cerise_noir Member

How about lightly poached orange segments in orange liqueur?

How much protein are you consuming? Not eating enough protein can mean longer recovery times.

Delicious!

Squat: 120lbs Bench: 85lbs Deadlift: 200lbs OHP: 53lbs Rows: 85lbs Hip thrust: 200lbs Restarted after a two year hiatus. I lift in my basement.

You’re not supposed to create a deficit from BMR. It’s TDEE!

Ok. Wasn’t going to post this, but now I am. Obese tend to burn more calories. How do I know? At my highest weight I was 270-275lbs. I was losing 2lbs per week and ate way, way more than 1000. Twice that amount, actually. I had more calories to play with than I do now at 217lbs, but I certainly eat way more than 1000. I…

How? I’m 5’3” and even at my lowest weight at sedentary-lightly active (I lift 3x weekly, plus housework), I maintained at 1800.....

What’s wrong with aspartame?

? The metabolism runs 24/7.. it never becomes dormant!

QFT. Reliable, reputable sources matter. ;)

I’m on 130g of protein. I usually find it relatively easy to reach with a protein shake, canned tuna, white fish, chicken breast, cottage cheese, protein fluff, protein ice cream. The foods I just listed contain at least 150g.

I weigh before, since weighing after cooking isnt necessarily going to be accurate due to cooking time, cooking method and moisture content of the meat.

Lifting, painting/art.

I work out at home, and I like it that way. My home gym has a barbell, plates, bench, a squat rack and treadmill.

Double cream and butter are quite calorific though. How much of each do you consume a day?

This is what’s happening to me as well. I tried adding wine cap mushrooms and it wouldn’t add.

There’s no reason you should be eating that low with your current stats. Use a food scale to weigh all solid and semi solid food. Log drinks, cooking oil, dressings... everything that goes into your mouth, food and drink wise should be logged, since everything except water has calories, and calories add up. Choose correct…

That’s the best thing! I maintained for almost two weeks and had a 3lb drop this morning.

I’ve had a couple teaspoons of pure maple syrup before a run or lifting. It acts quick, and tastes good. Canadians would hit Quebec maple syrup. ;)

If you haven’t been weighing your food, it’s most likely you’ve been eating much more than the mentioned calories as you should be losing. Before I used a food scale, I thought I was eating 1500 cals. Started weighing all my food and it turns out I was eating close to 1800-2000.

So they don’t get cold? ;)

My point was, that it’s easy to stuff more than 15g in a tablespoon and log it as a tablespoon, and go about your merry day until you can’t figure out why you’re not losing as much weight as you thought. :lol: Of course I don’t stop at 15g.. I’ve been known to have 45g, sometimes more, but I make sure Iog it as accurately…

I’m on a similar drug, pregabalin and find that I can lose weight without any problems. It did cause water retention when I first started taking it, but that doesn’t happen anymore.

I forgot to mention that lifting weights has helped reduce my symptoms somewhat. I also have to be diligent in getting my micronutrients every day.

:laugh:

*raises hand* Have lost weight with and without medications just by eating foods that fit within my calorie goal. Of course, using a food scale for all solid and semi-solid foods really helps, as well as making sure I eat enough protein, fat and fibre (to combat the hunger). I gain weight if I start getting too relaxed…

Spot on! Don’t forget to log cooking oils, beverages, dressings, milk/coffee cream, flavourings/some seasonings.

I can fit 25g of peanut butter in a tablespoon... 15g is a serving. Weigh it... it’ll make you cry :lol:

Same here. It’s both petty and funny how some use the woo. With (lack of) woo, comes great power. :laugh:

Also not keto. Been there, done that (miserably). I like carbs and am losing fat just fine.