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Obviously, since the idea has been stated over and over, you don't need to do keto to lose weight. Regarding sustainability, I tend to agree that as long as a person understands the underlying fundamental principles of weight management (calorie balance), it really doesn't matter if keto is sustainable or not. I've had to…

Back before nuts triggered my IBS, I bought a bag of those. It was a bad idea. Turns out I had difficulty moderating them. They were sooooooo good. I see them every time I go to Wegmans and drool. I'm also waiting for reviews of that Chocolate Donut flavor Quest bar and hoping. I'm not a fan of the overly sweet and it…

Narrator voice: that 95% number is wrong. The actual success for weight maintenance is somewhere around 80%. Still somewhat dismal, but better than 95%. https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/82/1/222S/4863393 FTR, this is a better success rate than quitting smoking, per attempt:…

If I were to base everything on my own personal experience, I could make a lot of hard and fast statements about a lot of things, but my personal experience doesn't apply to everyone. The only thing from my personal experience that I think is worth sharing as a cautionary tale goes towards the idea of the sustainability of…

Grains aren't keto friendly. With having to keep net carbs rather low, you're better sticking to protein focused breakfasts with some vegetables and fat added to the mix. If you're active, your carb allowance on keto is higher and you can have something like yogurt and berries. If you want crunch, nuts are keto friendly,…

Yes, it's most definitely possible! My starting weight was 95.25 kilograms and I now weigh 53 kilograms and am trying to lose just a tiny bit more vanity weight. Read as many of all of the Getting Started and General Discussion forum stickies for an idea on how to successfully lose weight, and as Ann pointed out, all of…

If you take reviews with a grain of salt, but want to use them to evaluate a product, you can use Fakespot to see how reliable they are. I'm glad to see that the FTC is getting involved with this. I get a lot of things from Amazon and rely a lot on reviews when evaluating products, and have done so with a cynical eye…

I'm busy all day! Some of it is intentional exercise, some of it is stress walking, some of it is just puttering around the house. I clean a lot and do it very inefficiently.

While I have a lot of genetic muscle mass (quads and hammies) and do lift weights, I have a lot of nervous energy and am one of those "can't sit still" types. That's why I burn a lot of calories during the day and have such a high TDEE. My maintenance calories are around 2200.

I'm in year four of monitoring what I eat and faithfully exercising with no plans on stopping any time soon. I've struggled with weight issues since I was a pre-teen and I'm now 56. I never could find the right combination of timing, knowledge, resources, and tools to effect lasting change that gelled well with my…

I'm 5'1" and very active. I currently weigh 117 pounds and am working on a few more vanity pounds. I lose on around 1700-1800 calories a day.

Easier to shave my legs, but harder to shave my armpits. There's an actual pit to navigate into now. Same. And since I wear pretty expensive shoes to deal with arthritis issues in my feet, replacing them has been pricey! I have not hesitated to make a leg-crossing spectacle of myself. :p

That is one of my favorite flavor combinations too, and I have zero problems eating toddler food. Heck, I wear hand-me-downs from my kids! I'm going to pick some of those up next time I go shopping.

Nothing fancy... my favorite green is collards.

Have them, have had them since puberty, and know that recomp and patience is the only chance of getting rid or at least minimizing them.

I strength trained throughout my weight loss. Still have lots of loose skin.

Question here... what do you consider to be a slow rate of weight loss? Perhaps your expectations are unrealistic?

The NHS is promoting a clinically supervised 800 calorie diet as an emergency intervention for Type 2 Diabetes. This is different than what you outlined in your first post. Medically supervised VLC diets are undertaken as emergency temporary measures only and since they're supervised and monitored by physicians for signs…

This is key for me too. Getting into food ruts has always just been a way of eating for me (I legit ate the same thing for lunch every day for 4 years while I was in high school), and I married a man and had children who are the same way! Realizing that the ruts would lead me into hitting a wall of boredom and frustration…

I'm 5'1" and currently 118. I'd like to be maybe 115, maybe 110. I'll stop when I'm satisfied that the fat pockets in my thighs have emptied enough :p I'm not in any rush because this is just window dressing at this point. I started out at 210. Having said that, I know that years of recomp are ahead of me, no matter what…

I have some vegetables that I roasted that I'm serving it with. Cauliflower is one of them. Since I already knew I was eating it with more veggies, I didn't add any more to the dish itself, but that's a good idea to make it a one pot meal in the future. Because I will be making it again.

I gave up trying ages ago, but was tempted when I saw (and checked with Fakespot that they were legit) the reviews for America's Test Kitchen gluten free baking books. If I were ever going to try again, that's what I'd use. I was diagnosed as a celiac so long ago that I'm really wore myself out with substitutes long ago…

Was doing some meal prepping and tried this DASH-friendly (if you use low-sodium canned goods) recipe. Very yummy, very easy. I cooked it for a lot longer than the instructions indicated to let it reduce a bit and for more flavor development. I was surprised how flavorful it was for how little seasoning was involved. Oh,…

"Inspo" or "Fitspo" or anything-po comes from a portmanteau of "inspiration" and "motivation". That's why it's "po" and not "pi.

What they are trying to say, but are saying awkwardly is that a keto person should: 1. Determine their overall caloric needs to eat at deficit. 2. Determine an appropriate amount of protein to eat based on .65 - .85 grams per pound of ideal body weight 3. Eat 20-50 grams of net carbs 4. Use the rest of the calories left in…

Yes, but with caveats. The original post was vague irt to how it all related to overall energy balance, and that's where the issue was I would wager. Saying: Outside of context literally sounds like you're advising a person to eat at caloric surplus. I assumed that the advice was rather that the PP was advising that, after…

Spring is a season of renewal, regardless of one's religious beliefs.

And even with pancakes, it depends how much breast tissue is in the pancakes and how much loose skin is in them. It really is just trial and error. I've had much better success on my own too.

This. Except I don't drink.