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It drives me nuts when people tell me about their cardio and how it's not boring. I always think of a hamster in a wheel. I'd rather go out and do real life activity like ride my horse - and not call it "cardio" but "living my life".

I must have thick skin, I soooo don't care a bit what people think of me. I care what I think of me, and what my family and friends think of me, but random trash on the street? Nope. Some people are just d!cks. A few weeks ago I was riding my horse along the side of the road and a car load of idiots went past with one of…

Weird changes over the last 4 years. Good: My teeth are smooth, I brush them because it's lifelong habit, not because I need to. My thighs don't brush together anymore, I can wear a skirt in hot weather and not get a red rash there. I don't really sweat (unless I'm doing actual physical exercise) My moods are a lot more…

Some people don't "count calories" but they still have to eat at a calorie deficit to lose weight. If you "count" your grams of fat/carbs/protein you are still in fact counting calories. For me, I was losing weight for a long time eating 1700 to 1800 cals, now I can't eat any more than 1450. I'm 42, female, 5'10" and…

I've used them for the last 4 years. Not to measure the "amount" or "how in ketosis I am" but rather just as a tool to keep me honest, like getting on the scales each morning. I've noticed the couple of times I've gone out for a meal and had carbs, they're no longer pink/purple. They're also a good alert if you sneak…

A week is nothing. Look at the trend over 4 weeks, or 6, or more. Keto is not a quick fix and daily weight fluctuations are normal. For example on Friday I was 87kg, Tuesday I was 85.4, yesterday 84.3 and today 85kg again. Get something like happyscale and track the trend over time, and stop worrying about the day to day…

I also hate being "rewarded for eating less" by being robbed of calories. Like, well done, you've worked hard, now work harder. Screw it. I was also irrationally angry when my Doctor told me to take fish oil, 5 capsules a day, and I realised that was 100 calories. When my allowance is 1450. I'd rather have bad joints. And…

You have to move past the pissing and moaning and decide what your priorities are. I did it for 20 years, complained about being fat, hated myself for my lack of will power, destroyed my marriage (if I hate me how can he possibly love me) you name it. Find your reason, and get on with it. Make those changes each day, a bit…

I eat most of my calories between 5 and 9pm. It doesn't matter when you eat.

Hi Sean, I was an overeater my whole life too. I couldn't stop. I would call through the drive thru and get two burgers to eat on the way home before cooking dinner for my family and eating that too. And desert. And sneaky snacks. I was full of shame and self hate and could never get control of my eating. At the risk of…

I've never understood this quote. Being fat is easy and requires no effort whatsoever - you can mindlessly be fat for years. I found it crazy easy to be fat for over 20 years. Much pissing and moaning about being fat, but nothing hard about it.

I weigh daily because it keeps me honest. Getting on the scales every morning for me has a very strong connection with sticking to my calorie limit every day. Once I stop weighing I can easily make excuses to eat a little more, or be a little less mindful. My weight does go up and down each day, but never more than about…

Maybe you shouldn't comment on things you know nothing about. I can guarantee with all of my considerable reading plus my 4 years experience eating a Keto diet that everything you've said above is total rubbish. Stick to commenting on things you know about.

It matters if you're watching your carbs. Not only if you're diabetic, people restrict carbs for many reasons including staving off insulin related cravings and hunger. As one of those people who watch carbs, I don't trust this "net carbs" BS. From experience. Some people metabolise up to 50% of sugar alcohols as sugar, so…

Normal weight loss

Must be nice to be you. For some of us it's not that simple. I can eat at a calorie deficit every day and gain weight consistently over the period of 3 or 4 weeks before I lose some again. With accurate tracking and no cheats. I also don't eat my exercise calories back. My weigh ins generally look like this:

How much are you expecting to lose? On any "diet" after the initial drop you can realistically expect to lose 1 to 2 lb a week if you're lucky. And not every week. Weight loss is not linear, you'll fluctuate up and down, you'll have periods where you weigh the same for 6 weeks, you'll get frustrated and annoyed and feel…

I get exactly the amount of protein I need (0.8 per lean LB of body weight). Fibre is not a consideration. Unless you have specific health issues you do not need to load up your diet with fibre. I get what I get from green vegetables and that's it. No digestion issues here. And according to my blood tests, in perfect…

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I just remembered another one. Online dating is so UGH. I'd chatted to this guy for a while, seemed nice. I'd rather meet someone in person sooner rather than spend endless hours chatting *kitten* on the internet. People lie, and try and be something they're not on chat. So he drove to my town (about 20km) and said he'd…

My diet is 75% fat. No it's not a problem.

You must feel amazing to have your life back. Good for you. I've struggled with losing the amount people say you should. Like 1-2lbs a week is expected, and you're a failure if you're not achieving that much. You're doing something wrong, you're not tracking your calories accurately blah blah blah. Not true. I have been a…

I'm getting married 22nd of October. I am about 20lb from goal, and would like to get as close as possible but I'm not going to sweat it. I am 87lbs down from where I started and I actually look good in a dress now. I have held off on buying my dress though as I'm going to need a smaller size than I am now, and I refuse to…

I'm low carb. I don't take a "diet break" as such but about once a month I'll have a day (usually a Friday night or a Saturday) where I'll eat out and have a couple of drinks and not stress about it. Those days can be up to 2500 calories, but they don't do any harm. And I still stay low carb, even on those days, so I'm…

Even those who've said they don't track calories (above) have still stated they're eating at a deficit - which I guess is the point I was making. It is very easy to eat over a calorie deficit with a high fat diet. So anyone saying calories don't matter is giving false advice. Whether you track them closely or you're lucky…

My Dad died last year at 68 from diabetes complications. He was a sick man for 15 years, and in the last 5 years had an average of 4 heart attacks a year. I'm surprised he lasted that long. It broke my heart to watch, especially knowing if he'd made changes at 40 when he was diagnosed his quality and length of life might…

I second joining the group, there are thousands of us. 4+ years of successful keto for me.

So much vague. I'm not going to offer any advise based on so little info. Good luck though, I hope you figure it out.

I make a weeks worth of lunches on a sunday for work. Normally chicken or eggs, avocado, olives, cream cheese, or similar. This Sunday I made a low carb Keto cheesecake. That's right, I'm having a slice of cheesecake every day for lunch at work. Who says life has to be boring :P

I'm low carb, so I don't have "cheat days" as this would undo all of my hard work. Eating carbs would throw me out of ketosis, and I'd have to go through a couple of days of adjustment to get back to where I was. Not worth it. I do, however, occasionally eat more calories than my target while still staying low carb.