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You can overcome it by not doing such a silly diet that causes you cramps that then require pills to fix a self-inflicted problem. Why would you opt to take supplements in lieu of actual whole foods simply because they have carbs? That's nuts. Just eat a healthier, more balanced diet at whatever calorie level or deficit…

Same thing happened to me when I was doing a high fat Paleo diet. Keto will do that to you too because it's high in saturated fat. Some are more susceptible to this than others so the solution is to quit such diets. A healthy diet should NOT jack up your labs, it should improve your health. Keto/Paleo/low carb diets are…

Beans, lentils.

Exactly! I was going to say the same thing. She also somehow figured that the OP should limit her weight loss to 10-15 lbs. It's bizarre. People just dish out these random generalizations with no basis.

The link I posted has the detailed explanation on fiber and calories. They distinguish between soluble and insoluble fibers. The soluble fiber is digested by bacteria and DOES provide 2 calories/gram, but they say the insoluble is not digested and therefore doesn't provide any calories. One question mark I have is that…

Oops, sorry! According to https://fiberfacts.org/fibers-count-calories-carbohydrates/, they say: " The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that fibers fermented by bacteria provide about 2 calories per gram of fiber. Insoluble fibers travel to the intestine with very little change. Instead of being digested,…

She already did the math on cooked vs raw. That's not where the problem lies. She took 1.9288 servings x 70cals/serving and got 135cals. If she were to use the 128 calories/serving (which doesn't exclude insoluble fiber), she would end up with 1.9288 x 128 = ~ 247 calories. And that would only be a 20 calorie difference…

It's 227 per cup. The reason for the discrepancy is the insoluble fiber. If you look at the original label, they say it's 70 calories/serving but the details show 23g carbs and 9g protein which at 4cals/g would be 128 calories (32x4). That's a 58 cals/serving difference stemming from them subtracting the insoluble fiber…

You should use your RESULTS as your guideline. If you're not losing, you're eating too much and should eat less or exercise more. It doesn't matter what your doctor of mfp says if the scale isn't shifting. YOU have all the information you need - the scale.

Ignore the debbie downers and go for​ it. I see nothing wrong with having an ambitious weight loss goal. Just because some or most people can't do it doesn't mean it shouldn't be done or that it's unhealthy. Seriously, 2.5 lbs/week is NOT even that high even for someone who's not obese.

Veggie stew - potatoes, lentils, onions, zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, cauliflower - makes an 800 calorie pot of stew that takes me two days to finish coz it's so voluminous. Smoothies with just strawberries and a citrus fruit is also very filling. And oat porridge is another high volume low calorie meal, just 200 calories…

I was in your shoes a few years ago with an LDL of ~203 (normal is under 100) and Total Chol of ~280 mg/dl (normal is under 200). I used to eat paleo, which is high in meats and saturated fat. I quit paleo 2 yrs ago and cut back on meat, chicken, cheese, butters and oils, all high in saturated fat. Now, 90-95% of my…

LOL, the woman on the right doesn't "lack muscle", it's the woman on the left who has an above average level of muscle. That's what a typical bodybuilder figure competitors looks like and they represent less than 1% of the population. Using her as the standard and concluding that the girl on the right lacks muscle or is…

True, but these are the prices I pay for food here in Texas and I shop at Kroger, WinCo, Aldi, Walmart, and yet we're the #11 most obese state with 68% overweight & obese. What's our excuse? Plus, if you travel to poorer regions like Africa, they pay more for food as a % of income compared to the West and their obesity…

This is just another common LAME excuse for obesity. Unless you're looking only for organic produce, it's just not true that healthy whole foods are MORE expensive. More expensive than what? Junk food? Fast food? Most Frozen veggies are $1-1.50/lb as are some fresh veggies. A 5 lb bag of potatoes is under $2, dried beans…

This isn't difficult to figure out. Why don't you try it yourself and eat 10k/day for a week or two and see how fast you'll get fat.

Are you obese? It's easy for obese people to lose massive amounts with little effort. Maybe when you were working out you were eating more and now you're eating less and your deficit now is bigger. Maybe you've been retaining water from exercising and now it's come off. Maybe you've cut out a particular food and don't…

Everybody knows that.

And as you can see, they said they could see she had edited her post to correct it.

150 minutes per week is a lot of cardio?? LOL FYI, the World Health Organization recommends 150 minutes/week of cardio as the minimum and 300 minutes/week as optimal. http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/factsheet_adults/en/ "...For additional health benefits, adults should increase their moderate-intensity aerobic…

No difference in FAT loss. Low carb will initially cause WATER weight loss due to glycogen depletion. That's it. Look up the NUSI study last year by Dr Kevin Hall which debunked the idea that low carb is better in any way for fat loss.

I lost 30 lbs on a plant based diet. The key on any diet is eating less calories than you burn. To speed up your weight loss, my tips are: - avoid nuts and added oils - avoid vegan junk/processed foods - eat mostly whole foods - exercise 7-10 hrs/ week even if just brisk walking

Good plan. My total cholesterol went from ~278 mg/dl to ~180 mg/dl mainly by reducing saturated fats. I reduced my consumption of meats, eggs, cheese and full fat dairy and reduced cooking oils. I was doing a paleo diet before. Now I eat more fiber, plant foods and starches like oats, potatoes, lots of beans and lentils,…

I'm 95% vegan. Yes you can lose weight esp if the main change will be removing eggs, cheese, butter etc. If most else remains the same, then your calories will be much reduced coz you've removed calorie dense fatty foods. But if you'll just replace those calories with vegan alternatives, then no, you won't lose weight.

Make sure you check your cholesterol after a few months.

I'd be more worried about the meat than the salad.

Keeping fat low <15%.

You can't fix this with magnesium. The only solution is to reduce the activity that is causing it. Your shin bones are just not used to that level of stress given your weight or previous inactivity. So don't aggravate the situation by keeping on with the same activity. Go a few days doing non impact stuff like elliptical…

Several things: -At 4'11", 147 lbs, you're 2 lbs away from being obese class 1, so no, you're not small. The ones who find it harder to lose are those who are already on the low end of the normal bmi range. So when you get closer to 100 lbs, that's when you'll find it harder to lose. -Low carb or low sugar doesn't mean…

It's possible. Weight lifting doesn't burn many calories. On average ~200/hr. And she's doing 4x/wk for 2 hrs so that's about 1 hr/day on average, so about 200 calories/day. And at 5'4", 140, her bmr is around 1350. Standing for 8 hrs (teaching) adds just 200 calories more than if she had a sitting job.…