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My weight has been climbing up and i was at the largest I have been:~174 (5’3”). Then I decided to clean up for 10 days: no grains or alcohol. Then I remembered if I just upped my data, I’d be keto. So I started keto. It took me about 2 weeks to get into ketosis. I get excited thinking about fitting into my clothes again.…

I watch both but I'm LC not keto. I keep Uber 100 total carbs a day and my caloric goal is 1405. I'm 47' female 5'3 and 148.5. I usually fast 18:6 or 20:4 with an occasional 23:1. Those 23:1 days are the lowest calorie days be the longer I fast, the less hungry I am.

Please feel free to add me! ETA: I stopped being lazy and sent you a request. :)

I wonder if insulin rises in response to the vivid dreams!

It's a new day- get back on that wagon! :) Glad you had a good time!!

Thanks for posting!

I have an Aria which syncs with FitBit app and MFP.

Yes, as a new-comer, I feel welcomed and have never seen any behavior which would make me upset. Thank you!!

Daily. 18:6 with an occasional 23:1 or 22:2 about once or twice a week. Nothing but black coffee or water until I break the fast then I try to get my full calories in (1200-1400) but that's hard on the 23:1 days.

Steak with a pat of butter on top with a side of avocado.

Not true if your metabolism is "broken." Think of the biggest loser study just published.

Hi! Welcome back! Please feel free to add me! I try to log everyday, but I've been fasting and fell out of the habit a bit.

I sent you a friend request. :) This group itself is great support. I read pretty much every thread even if I don't think it has anything to do with me and I find a LOT of information and support.

I just can't. ::face palm::

"To the scientist there is nothing so tragic on earth as the sight of a fat man eating a potato." Or to the low-carber

I use them maybe once a well. Handy for work. Add HWC to increase fat and satiety if i won't eat again for a while.

It's my TOM. I won't lose anyway.

Add me too!

When I was in my 20s I could eat 1/2 a bagel with butter for breakfast with a light and sweet coffee at 8 the other half at lunch and be totally set until drinks at happy hour. Now with my broken metabolism I could eat a whole bag of bagels. With cream cheese. Actually, I remember one time when I was 30 my DH was away for…

@Foamroller Yes, they are the hormones that control satiety and hunger. Some argue (Dr. Robert Lustig) that insulin is an inhibitor of leptin. Dr. Fung argues that we don't know if that is true or not yet, but that there is a causal relationship between insulin and obesity whatever the mechanism (The Obesity Code, 87-88).…

Me too! When my work friends ask how I don't get hangry from fasting, I explain I only get hangry if I have breakfast. I'm convinced it's insulin resistance. I hope you make it ok! :)

I don't drink BPC. I drink 2 cups black coffee before work Then a black iced coffee during my lunch break (10:30!!) Then I will break my fast somewhere between 16-23 hours after I finished dinner the previous night depending on hunger. I try to finish by 7pm but usually finish by 8pm. ETA: I'm trying to keep insulin down…

I hope you had a great birthday!!

Mine is open to friends. Feel free to add me!

Like @andysport, I feel like my main motivation is more superficial. I want to look healthy and fit when naked or near naked. :wink: My mom died of Alzheimer's complications and my uncle has Alzheimer's now. I want to prevent it. Keto and reduced insulin may help and I'm pretty sure I'm insulin resistant.

Good luck to you! I hope you will post updates!

Well done!!!!! Hoorah!!

Some of the questions about coffee are answered in this FAQ supposedly answered by Dr. Fung. dietdoctor.com/intermittent-fasting-faq 1-2tsp of cream is ok to get you through. He didn't specify amount of coconut oil. "While fasting is it okay to drink coffee with milk? I can’t do black coffee. I have a little milk with my…

Thanks for this thread and all the information with! I'll read up some more and try it myself. Very exciting!