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Don't use it as a crutch, but exogenous ketones work pretty well for the occasional slip-up, or even just to get deeper in ketosis on a regular basis. I use Perfect Keto. It tastes horrible unless you mix it with a good amount of milk or something - if it still tastes salty, add more milk until it doesn't anymore (soy milk…

Make cloud bread! (There are different variations, but here's one: http://www.food.com/recipe/carb-free-cloud-bread-411501) It's pretty great. Kind of a pain to figure out how to make the first time or two, but once you've got it down, it's super easy. I also sometimes get shredded Parmesan and bake it, then wipe off the…

Yeah I'm with the other commenters here, no need to step on the scale if you really don't want to. I did because I wanted the "before," but numbers on a scale mean much less to me now. I have plenty of clothes I can use as my "before" and "never again" :)

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Yep, you're absolutely right. I knew you could OD on water but I didn't realize how close I was getting to the daily limit. Alright, will stop drinking this much as of tomorrow and see a doctor about why I'm so freakin' thirsty... Thanks for the input.

Hmm, well, I'm not drinking it all at once, if that's what you mean. I have a 750 mL water bottle that I fill up before I walk to work, it's drank before I arrive, I'm filling my water bottle up ~10 times throughout the work day, then I come home (again drinking 750 mL on the walk home), fill up and start exercising, and…

Hm, good point. Would your lips get dry though? Like usually my lips only get dry when I'm dehydrated or it's cold out...

Oh man, check out the Moov Now. Just got one not too long ago, it gives you a crap-ton of information about your runs (and for cycling, swimming, and some other stuff). It's only like $60, totally worth it if you're a runner trying to get stats on your runs and it even coaches you!

I just bought the Moov Now, I love it! But specifically for the training aspect, I have no idea how accurate the calorie counts actually are. It doesn't have a heart rate monitor so I feel like, in theory, it should be less accurate - but I just eat 1/3rd of my exercise calories anyway and I've lost weight since I started.…

I canceled my WW plan this morning and wrote them a long letter saying essentially what you said, that the new plan was basically a waiting game until I binged and a discouragement from exercising. I can't believe how badly they messed up what was once a good program. I hope they change it back or go bankrupt :P At least…

Do you like cheesecake? If so, mix about 1-2 tbsp of nonfat Greek yogurt, 1-2 tbsp whipped cream cheese, 1-2 tbsp of nonfat milk, 1-2 tsp of powdered sugar, and if you like, add some berries (I say 1-2 because I make it with different proportions each time depending on how I feel, but it always comes out delicious!).…

Oh man, I wrote more after that but It got cut off!! Haha, well the general gist was that you can't eat back your activity points which makes you less motivated to exercise, and the app is crappy. They ruined WW!!

They ruined WW. I think in the past you might have lost an equal amount on WW, but the new program is such sh** (I left WW two weeks ago after three months of no weight loss). Here's why it's crap compared to MFP: 1) It's too harsh on sugar. Most people who are overweight to obese didn't get that way with a perfectly clean…

Not sure what you mean but this is what my fitness tracker says, and I eat 1/3 of my "other calories"

Also, are you taking Ambien? If so, that's why you're not remembering eating in the middle of the night and no amount of exercise or calories during the day will help - it's a side effect of Ambien. If you aren't, then yeah, you may want to talk to a doctor because waking up to eat in the middle of the night probably has…

Oh man, I get it real bad. Here's my best advice for you: #1 don't take any sleep aids, especially Ambien. If you are, that alone is likely the reason you're eating in the middle of the night. Second, if you aren't consuming enough calories during the day, OR if you're not tired enough when you go to sleep, it'll be worse.…

I did Atkins. Felt really malnourished, but I guess I could have been doing it wrong...

Sorry, I mean 1/3rd of the calories I eat that are OVER my baseline BMR (somewhere around ~1500).

I have a fitness tracker (Moov Now) which calculates approximately how many calories I burn a day. I eat back 1/3rd of them. I dunno, is that a reasonable strategy?

Wean yourself off! I drink carbonated water pretty much exclusively now, but I hated it at first. First find out if you like club soda or seltzer better, because they're definitely different to me, and then add some kind of flavored sugary syrup to it. Then just keep reducing the amount of syrup you use until you don't…

Wow, I didn't realize weighing instead of measuring was so important. Ok, duly noted, thanks!!!

Haha I love the flow chart!! I do measure every single thing, even stuff I know has very little calories, like one sip of fat-free milk. Don't even get me started on the flaws of WW. You're not supposed to eat back your fitness points, so it totally discourages you from intense workouts, and you either have to eat sugar…

I do two Urban Rebounding classes a week (it's like an aerobics class on trampolines), and I do 10 min circuit training with a fitness app (Moov Now) every other day (calisthenics). I've also recently started running and taking spin classes. I've been kind of scared to do weight training because I tend to gain a lot of…

Thanks for your suggestions! I do weigh my food and measure it out with measuring cups or spoons. (That habit was probably the only useful thing that came out of Weight Watchers.) You're probably right that I need to give MFP more time, I just get super frustrated when I think about how much time I wasted on WW without…