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There is nothing wrong with carbs - our bodies are designed to prefer them as they are broken down into glucose, the main "Fuel" we run on - even protein can be turned to glucose! Now, I personally avoid carbs as I am on a keto diet - however, it is important to eat more fat and protein in the right ratios to compensate.…

I now eat keto for hunger/energy management - still follows the law of calorie counting but I have found it much easier to stay on track with calories. You get a quick drop in weight when starting keto due to your glycogen stores emptying which is motivating to start, but results are similar to normal calorie counting.

Fantastic start! The average penis size is just under 6inches so the majority of men would agree it's a massive amount to lose haha

My motto is: Calories for weight loss, exercise for fitness and nutrition for health. I lost 12kg through diet alone - Looking back now I wish I had been weightlifting at the time as the scale went down but I didn't have the results I wanted (low weight but high body fat/muscle ratio. But it's definitely doable.

Face & ankles for me first (gaining & losing) - Annoying as it's very obvious to others that I've gained/lost weight haha

If you want to buy one, it's up to you, but drinking enough water isn't as big of a problem as it is hyped up to be. Adam Ruins Everything - Why you don't need 8 glasses of water a day

It's sad that these people are trying to claim this is a thing when there are millions of people starving in the world. If we could live off air, we wouldn't have people starving to death.

Water retention could be caused by increased water intake, hormones, cycles or just a normal fluctuation. I really wouldn't worry about it. Source: Australian and am used to 42C days.

1. If you feel fine and eating well, but the app is cranky at you for being under your goal, chances are your log is not accurate. I fell into that trap, estimating what I ate and wondering why I was so full on 1200 calories - it was because I was eating more than 1200 calories. 2. Your goal already gives you a gap in…

I like broccoli plain but smothered in cream and cheese also works real good... one of my favourite high fat, low carb meals.

Not a term/phrase but I get really sad seeing people bust their *kitten* in the gym, working so hard, then they go to the shops and get a "reward" for all their hard work that is 6x their calorie burn. (Very aware you can fit in treats in calorie counting, but you can pick the ones that really don't realise that they would…

How are you measuring your calorie intake? A lot of people who struggle to lose weight while calorie counting are only "estimating" calorie intake and are way off in their numbers.

I had wisdom teeth removed and recovery was much easier when I wasn't stressing over calories and just ate what I could, when wanted to. At the worst, I put my progress back a week. It was better than being extra miserable and extra hungry.

If you are reducing volume of what you eat, yes you will feel emptier/hungrier than usual. That being said, a lot of people find drinking calories to be not very filling - perhaps replace the smoothie/OJ with something that fills you up a bit better.

Eh. The number on the scale doesn't change how I look and people are really bad at guessing. My boyfriend knows mine and I know his because we just started a cut and we talk about that sort of stuff.

It is important to remember that keto has a big loss in the first week as you flush out your glycogen stores as well as a fair amount of water. You won't be losing every week like the first week. Keto weight loss is like any other weightloss, calorie balance dependent. How have you been measuring your calorie intake?

Are you counting calories? Keto shows great drops in the first couple of weeks as your glycogen/water stores empty but if you are eating too much of anything (keto or not), weightloss will stall.

I was so intimidated going into the weights section. I hate cardio and really wanted to start lifting. It was awful at first, but you soon realise everyone is there to focus on themselves (either in the mirror or exercise) and they don't care. Just wipe down machines when you are done with them and no one will care!

I have heard it is possible, just harder. However, I would be checking in with your doctor first.

Zombie thread, rises from the dead!

For me, it depends on what i'm cooking. If i'm cooking steak where I know i'm going to be cutting off the chunk of fat that I don't eat, I won't log the tiny amount of oil i'm using.

Headaches are often brought on by low energy levels... sugar/sugary foods provides very quick energy which can then make the headache go away.

I believe the 1gram is per lb of LEAN body weight, not total body weight. My protein is about 30% on keto

Weight has a big impact on calorie burn during exercise.

It's the same as sugar.

I'm sweaty and exausted after a solid hour gym session and I barely get 200 calories from my heart rate monitor. I would say it wouldn't be much more than that.

I like them. I was incredibly sick for the first 5 days of keto while I changed from carbs to no carbs. Then all of a sudden, the sickness went away and suddenly (like being in the eye of the storm) I doubted that I was doing it right. The ketostix gave me enough comfort that I was doing it right and had come through the…

Nope. I can't accurately log and i'm going to eat it anyway so it's not worth the stress.

What are your stats? This sounds worryingly like eating disorder/body dismorphia territory.