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You will find this very difficult. By eating higher fat you are replacing the fuel you are no longer getting from carbs. If you eat very little fat AND carbs your body will struggle as it has no fuel. Fat has been given a bad name through the media but when doing a low carb diet you really need to get enough. This is a…

Weight loss calculators like this: http://www.weightloss-calculator.net/ Not saying thats the best one but it shows what you have to consider to decide your calorie intake.

This is a great example of how far out you can go with cup measuring: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10402111/this-is-why-we-always-tell-you-to-use-grams-and-not-cups/p1 That's just pasta, if you're weighing higher calorie food like cheese or nuts like this you could be adding more than just the 89…

I usually have a good couple of hours before I can get my food back into a fridge. How hot is it where you are though? On Sundays I make lunches and snacks for work: Tomatoes with light cream cheese: cut the tomato in half, scoop out the inside with a spoon and stuff the cheese in. Sprinkle a bit of dried parsley on for…

if you are stayin to or under you calorie goal then changing your macros wont help. Its more likely, and common reason for not losing weight, that you're misjudging portion sizes which leads to miscalculation of calories. Do you weight what you eat? Or do you judge by eye? Nothing leads to weight loss except a calorie…

Are you purposefully going keto? If you are I'd recommend posting this same question in a low carber/keto group. I don't think the other answerer is giving you the response you need. I can tell you a couple of quick things: 1. eating too little won't slow weight loss but it will leave you malnourished. 2. Most people…

I tried tiger balm (the red one) which is cheap and available from most supermarkets/chemists/even the pound store in the UK. It seemed to be help the deep red fade quite quickly. I stopped when my partner 'borrowed' a few packs of a silicone based gel from work usually prescribed to new mothers and post surgery patients.…

Not sneaking into the office kitchen to have a cupcake because I finally realise that just because no one can see it doesn't mean it doesn't count!

Also do it a on Friday! Any reason other people picked Friday morning too??

I too like a drink, I believe it had a lot to do with my weight gain. I had to do some experimenting to find out what worked into my log. Now I usually have a bottle of wine on Friday and one on Saturday. I balance it out with exercise: 35 - 40 minutes swimming for one bottle and a 2 - 3 hour walk for the other bottle. I…

I've been doing keto for about 3 months now, still learning and still adjusting. Would be nice to be friends with all of you :)

See comments above - no such thing as starvation mode

Lol, clearly you haven't met my family....haha!

I had to look capscicum up as just call them peppers. So I got an education today too :)

Olive oil and bread is a big thing, I wonder what I could substitute it with? Still, I wouldn't want to be rude to their customs

@KnitorMiss Agreed. Nuts are so calorific they need to be eaten in a controlled environment. I take a small pot to work most days so when they’re gone – they’re gone! I did try to withdraw to lower my calorie intake but noticed quickly that I wouldn’t be eating enough calories per day. As a result I feel like a get a…

Nuts! Provided your not allergic of course! Make a great snack, easy to just pick up and have a high fat/mod protein amount. Stay away from peanuts and cashews but almonds, brazil nuts, pistachios and walnuts are all very tasty!

Alpro Plain Simple Yoghurt I picked it as it has lower carbs than most Greek Yoghurts and though its not as creamy it also has lower calories. I get to mix it with blueberries and crushed almonds cos carbs and cals are so low :smile:

I should've just asked the full question, sorry. It seems like a lot for such a short time and I wondered if you were doing keto? Early stages of the keto diet leads to rapid weight loss but its water weight. 12 days wouldn't long enough before you had a cheat day or you'd gain, possibly, all of that back and kick yourself…

You've lost 9 pounds in 12 days?

I think you can only track fibre on the app and not on the website ??

Wow! That's doesn't seem like a very nice way to put it!

This sounds like what I used to go through - your blood sugar might be dropping too low. I used to find this happened to me within 2-4 hours of eating. I'd get shaky, light headed, dizzy and palpitations which all felt like the beginnings of a panic/anxiety attack. 15 - 20 minutes after eating something it would go away.…

Quick update! Someone was promoted yesterday so they brought in some treats today. Without me having said anything at any point she proclaimed "we've had so much cake and chocolate recently I brought this in instead...." we now have a box of grapes, an oat cake and some bottles of sparkling fruit juice! I've made space in…

Numerous lessons learned here.....

Ladies and Gentlemen we have found the solution!!!! Bring out the mice!!!!