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Or down at the local bar bragging about his 'hawt' wife.

One of my favourite omelettes is made the day after we have tacos for dinner and there's some leftovers. I put in the seasoned ground beef, chopped tomatoes, shredded cheese, a bit of sour cream. It's yummy! Serve with salsa on the side and some salad. Makes an awesome lunch or even dinner the next day.

If you have another incident, please go to the ER again immediately. It's just too easy to think, "Oh, they didn't find anything the last time, so I'll just do a bit of a wait-and-see." Because regardless of what's causing it, you want to be in professional hands if it goes even further sideways.

Get the monitor, pronto. Also suggest you knock off the fasting until after the results are in, even though your current 16:8 pattern isn't really a big deal, longer periods could be. What did the doctors at the ER say it could be? Has your own doctor offered any insights? Take care of yourself!

Shortbread cookies. There's a reason I only make them once a year. :D

@Betty - you might want to bring up with Vanilla that this change renders the quotes practically unreadable for people with lower vision. :( Which, even though that's sometimes a blessing, is likely to be problematic. ;)

The first couple of weeks here, I made no changes to my diet at all. Spent that time getting used to weighing and logging *all* of my normal food as accurately as possible. Once I had that basic data in place, it was fairly easy to see what the calorically 'spendy' items were in my diet. From that point, I slowly started…

What does "seriously tracking" mean? If you're not actually weighing your food, you're really only "seriously guesstimating." :)

What are your dietary restrictions, if any? What foods do you really like to eat? Answering these 2 questions will help us tailor ideas that are specific to your needs and likes. :)

Yup! That's right up there on the bs scale along with your digestive system needing a rest. If that's true, don't your heart and lungs deserve a few hours off every once in a while, too?

OP, you need to work on your reaction to life's little disappointments to deal with them in a more mature, rational manner. Having a food tantrum never ends up anywhere good. :)

Other than the initial water (not fat) weight loss from depletion of glycogen stores, what would keto do that any other means of creating a calorie deficit wouldn't? OP, the simple heart of the matter is that if you're not in a consistent calorie deficit, you won't lose weight. Using a food scale and accurately logging…

Grannysplaining is always legitimately informative. And is usually accompanied by baked goods. <3

No, but this thread sure did! :D

I agree! For example, I love shortbread cookies, but only make them for Christmas. Such a treat that way. :)

You do realize that the initial weight loss on keto is mostly water weight, and has very little to do with any actual fat loss, right? I'm glad that you are feeling better on the keto diet, but just wanted to make you aware that glycogen depletion and its inherent reduction of scale weight is temporary and isn't reflective…

Not seeing where anyone said "No, this is not the way." Since the OP - by his own admission - is completely unfamiliar with keto, asking him what it is he hopes to achieve from it is not out of line. Nor is pointing out that weight management is ruled by calories and not what particular food parameters/restrictions one…

What do you think the keto diet will do for you? Losing weight is all about reducing the number of calories you eat in a day. All diets work on this one basic principle. There are no additional benefits to eating keto for weight loss that can't be achieved through a regular balanced diet, such as the one you are currently…

Two things: OP is 47. Weight loss (and maintaining that loss) can get more difficult the older we get, simply because the general tendency is to be less active, more sedentary. Secondly, being a menopausal or post-menopausal woman can also be a factor in making sustained weight loss more difficult. My point to the OP was…

Prioritizing adequate protein and fats within your deficit can help. :)

Perhaps, at age 47, the unrealistic part of your goals is wanting to be a size 4? Not that doing this would be unachievable, mind you. It's the maintaining it that would present the greatest difficulty, imho.

Accelerated hair loss is rather common if someone is on a steep and prolonged calorie deficit. If the body is being deprived of adequate nutrition (especially protein), it will literally sacrifice less survival-related functions (like hair) in order to try to preserve the essential ones. Excessive hair loss while dieting…

How long have you been doing it, and what have your results been like? I've been doing IF for decades. I just don't eat breakfast. ;)

Gotta ask: What the heck *is* this? ;)

Posting history. This topic and these suggestions have been brought up *numerous* times.

See a therapist. Honestly. Your obsession with this isn't healthy.

What do I think? I think that even if you had the genetics and dedication to obtain that freakish level of booty, by the time you did, the world would have long since moved onto another fad and you would just end up looking freakish *and* foolish. Concentrate on the baby inside you and put your energy towards making that…

Pay the electricity bill, dammit! :D

Welcome back! You have an advantage in that you already know how MFP works. <3

Just thought of another 'sneaky' thing I do that goes with the thinner slices of bread that I mentioned upthread. When I get fresh-cut deli meat, I get it sliced thinly, too. Like one thickness up from shaved. A sandwich looks more generous when I have multiple thin slices piled on, rather than just the equivalent amount…