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Okay, this is ridiculous. I just had one about 30 minutes ago and now I feel like I could eat everything in the house. I wasn't this hungry before. Total opposite effect.

Thanks. Today is going well. Carbs within goal range.

Carby food triggers binge urges sooooo badly for me. Accepted your request. Thanks!

Well, if my one thing was forgetting this event and not even bothering to try to stay in ketosis, then I'm rocking it! Can today be a fresh start? My one thing is no diet "aides".

Good for you Jane on finding a decent man!

Way to go. I'm starting fresh today. Want to join me and get refocused?

I do my BPC for breakfast instead of skipping it. I use a cup of coffee, 1 T. Cold expelled coconut oil, 1 T. Kerrygold butter, sometimes a packet of Stevia in the Raw, and blend on high in a Vitamix until I get a nice foam. Enjoy. I've only done it a few times because my mom drank the rest of my coffee :( but I got more…

Hi, I'm Ethan, aka aspiedude. 29 year old man. 5'5.5 " 170 lbs. High weight 281. Low weight 138. Goal around 160 with about 10% body fat. I've studied psychology and like to continue to learn as well as craft and play with my cat. Aspiedude refers to my having Aspergers Syndrome aka Autism Spectrum Disorder. Proud to be…

My primary care thought I had a gallbladder problem because for awhile mine were clay colored.

I get a brand of ketone test strips at Walmart. They're pretty much the same but about half the price. They were working great but I haven't used them in a bit because it'd be a waste because I know I'm eating too many carbs. Tomorrow is a new day.

I feel you. I've "fallen off the wagon". Hard. On my butt. I live with a parent and she loves junk and carbs for herself and my nephew and she expects me to just have "self-control" even though I'm trying to recover from binge eating issues. Soooo helpful.... not.

Friend request sent. Feel free to add me too everyone!

Took with pleasure. Would be glad to test "drive" one when they're ready!

That might have been it. I was umm..... using the bathroom like crazy and not getting even the 2300 mg limit of sodium a day the USDA says.

Here is the link. You can read the full article. http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v31/n3/full/0803444a.html

I'll see if I can find the article again. You probably won't be able to see the whole thing without a subscription, unless it was an open source publication, but you can at least read an abstract. It was peer-reviewed, not some magazine article.

Ummm... semi-paranoia, half-a$$ed hallucinations, etc. I knew it was all in my head, but it still scared the snipes out of me. I think the ketosis was making me manic, but I'm not sure. We'll find out soon. I ate some carbs and came out of ketosis and it calmed down, but also changed my meds (yeah, I'm one of those guys).…

You do enough experiments you're pretty much guaranteed to get conflicting data.

No you don't, just look under nutrition. I don't have premium and it's right there.

How long does it usually take to settle down?

Another question. Can being ketoic make you ummm, crazy? Because I'm feeling a bit weird.

Thanks for the great insights.

Okay... two more. Is it normal to lose 5.4 lbs in a week? Is it normal to not really be hungry until about 1 pm and only have the appetite for about 1150 calories after that?

Cool. I'm just wicked into keeping track of stuff, all sorts of stuff. This app is perfect for me. I love data.

Is that when you spring for a blood ketone meter?

Woo-hoo!

Great suggestions. I'll just keep my questions here to not crowd the thread. Am I in ketosis? I just tested my urine ketone and it was darker than the 15 mg/dL but not as dark as the 40 mg/dL. Am I ketoic?

Everyone here is brilliant and awesome!

I am 5 foot 5.5 inches and weigh 164.6 with a body fat of 21.3%. I walk and bike some but that's it. Would I be considered "overfat"?

How do I gain muscle then? My goals are to lose fat and build muscle.