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I was diagnosed with pcos 22 years ago. At that time, the only solution was to throw you on birth control. That gave me a blood clot. Maintaining my weight and watching sugar has been the only thing that worked. (I tried it all) I did, however, develop type II diabetes. If only I'd known then what I know now....
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The incredible edible egg.. Eggs are delicious. This diet is goofy. It's just an extremely low carb diet.
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When I got my food scale, the first thing I did was throw my 4 oz (serving size according to package) piece of chicken breast on it. It weighed almost 8 oz. Of course, there have been many other surprises with food portions over the years, but throwing that one piece of chicken on the scale was such an eye opener.
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I was diagnosed 22 years ago. Couldn't take the pill because of a blood clotting disorder so I had to suffer through some symptoms. I was never more than a few pounds overweight, and I did develop diabetes, but as I got older, a lot of the symptoms just resolved themselves, which my doctor said happens a lot if you control…
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Oh and if it matters, I've had a c-section.
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Well, I'd decided to lose more and now I don't know, maybe give it another year??? Some people obsess over the scale, I guess maybe I am with the tape measure. Maybe it's just taking longer for me. I really appreciate all the replies. I've fallen in love with lifting so that won't change so I'll just be keeping my fingers…
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Thanks everybody.. lemurcat12, maybe I'm not as bad as I think. I did put a few pics of this monster belly on my profile that I'll leave up for a while, in case anybody is interested. lol I'm not sure I explain myself well. I really appreciate the help. Looking at the pics myself, I'm thinking that maybe I should try to…
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no, it is not bad. I am just saying that you really should stick to a consistent plan and stay with it for six months. It sounds like you have been a little bit all over the place, and if you consistently do the same thing, it would provide you with better feedback as you progress towards your goal.[/quote] Okay, now this…
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So, calorie cycling is bad? I thought eating healthy food and lifting would do the trick. I guess I'm going to have to be more strict with having a consistent calorie number. I've spent so much time on it and thinking I'm doing the right thing, I'm at a point where I may be just waiting for an epiphany that may never come.…
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lemurcat12, do you mind sharing your waist size. 125 is what I started at, but I am an inch shorter.
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Wildly out of proportion, lol. 17" is the largest part of my thigh, bicep is less than 10". Honestly, it drives me nuts. No digestive issues, just the diabetes and pcos. Bloat, I don't know but if I am, I have been my whole adult life. I am a diet pepsi junkie, if that matters but I do drink water. I have talked to my…
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I may not be using the term recomp correctly. 1200 is a low day for me, I typically eat if I'm hungry, just count and weigh food to stay at least under the 1600, although I do go over occasionally. I can't really throw down bad food because of the diabetes. MFP set it to 1200, but I will eat more most days. I wasn't…
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Using the online calculators that have you measure everything, I'm 30.8, which I don't even see how that's possible at 118 lbs. I literally either can't or can barely, pinch skin anywhere else but there. So, a year and a few months ago, I decided recomp was what I needed to cure "skinny fat" or whatever they call it, but…
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To be honest with you, all this time, I've just tried to make sure I'm under the TDEE. Haven't concerned myself with how much. I have lost, but it's been painfully slow... Yes, I weigh food, unless it's something packaged with the calorie count on it. I don't really care if I lose weight, but I know you can't spot reduce.…
