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Your journey is amazing. The encouragement is helpful. I am psyched to make it happen.

Can you tell me how long it took and how much per week?

I second that. I didn't lose weight with exess exercise. I will see how the low calorie works.

This is very helpful. Logging could be very easy for me because my grocery at home is already geared towards lowfat/low Carb, but feeling unsure makes me not want to commit.

If you are a good logger ( at least for a period of time) it will work. You get to see an adjust it accordingly. You will eventually start choosing better options that fit your calorie goals. [/quote] Thanks, I feel more optimistic.

I was just curious how many calories I would need to cut. I would love to know what calorie level results in weight loss at various heights and weights

I'd rather not focus on the injury, just diets that work if you don't mind.

A huge part of what I like to call my 'rehabilitation' on mfp was getting back to not counting calories while maintaining my weight. I don't post on my wall because i don't want to derail 'friends who are counting but this is a forum and no one should bully others who post about not counting calories on a calorie counting…

It could be a matter of timing of carbs. When I am sedentary which is most of the day, I consume lots of fibrous foods and protein, but not carbs other than fruit, but at the end of the day, hours before my workout, I have a meal with the 40% carb ratio or maybe even 50%. Eat carbs if the activity in your life supports…

Any fiber can do this. go for lower cost options. A bottle of now foods glucommann lasts 2 months and it is only 10 dollars. Even metamucil will work. Buy the packets and take them with you to use before tempting situations. $55 make it seem like fiber is something they invented. It is basic. I also make my own fiber…

glad you see caffeine as a tool. I do caffeine on and off as well. other tools are weighted vest, ankle weights, hand weights. Unshelled sunflower seeds when I want to snack in front the tv.

To go brands green tea packets. 90 mg ecgc and 50 mg caffeine. Drink hot or cold. it comes in packets. I use

The first 10 pounds is always water weight if you have not been dieting and exercising before. So she is right on schedule with an appropriate amount of weight loss at the beginning of her new program. It will obviously taper of to 1 or 2 pounds a week after.

Garcinia only works if you have glycogen spill over. It will prevent those carbs from turning to fat. Anyone who exercises regularly reduces glycogen enough to handle a donut or 2 without excess glycogen storing as fat. G

There is good info on the net about the great benefits of fasting. I've done 3 day fasts and I turn to it very often. But, I would only recommend it if you are receptive to it. If going without food makes you feel like you are dying, you are not open to it and should never attempt it because it will most likely destabilize…

I am afraid of weighing myself because even though I work out alot I eat alot and I don't want to know if I am fluctuating upwards. The last time I bit the bullet and got on the scale expecting the worse, I actually lost 4 lbs. I think being afraid of weighing has everything to do with a lack of commitment.

I don't find it expensive for some things I would only buy there, diet foods like coconut flour, nutritional yeast, bubies sauerkraut ( I'm scared of eating my own home made sauerkraut), cheeses that are low fat. Can't remember my list but low fat low calorie stuff that are organic I would buy there. Seeds like flax, Chi…

Treat all fats as the same. If you have grilled chicken with avocado or dressing treat it as the same as fried chicken. When i used to do this, I would budget my fat intake to include nuts and other healthy fats so that in the back of my mind I know half avocado and grilled chicken may be the same as salmon or fried…

Don't waste your time and mine.

There are lots of sites just Google glycogen depletion. It is mainly used by bodybuilders. The basics. Women deplete glycogen in 48 hours, men 72 if they fast . But you can do a glycogen depletion workout to deplete it depending on intensity (90 minutes or more) . Glycogen stored in the muscles and liver = 500 gms or 2500…

Shakes have been a godsend for me. My favorites are Atkins chocolate shake, muscle milk 100 calories and hydroxycut 100 calories. I love shakes because they are versatile. I have only one per day. If I have it in the morning, it prevents hunger or I save it for 2 pm the time when my energy levels lag. Be creative with it.

I do use it but can't guide you on it. I do glycogen depletion, into fasting, fasted workouts, into ketosis back to Carb load ( great for cheat days ). I lost weight but I am still working on balance.

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Protein shakes. Easy to have between patients. Will help stave off hunger.

I love mfp. Signed up a long time ago but never officially used it till last week even though i was recommending it to everyone. There is so much about this app that helps me and I knew enough about dieting before joining.. it helps me organize my strategy, but most importantly, I love the message boards. Full time…

I'm in. This is the right time in my diet strategy.

3000 to 5000 Cal's, trying to make it down gradually.

So go with it. Lose the need for a perfect start. Plan your overeating instead of running from it. If today you start overeating at 11am after breakfast, the only plan you should make towards dieting or 'starting' is to push that time later and later until you conquer an entire day.