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No change this week... Had my first carb blowout over the weekend and immediately gained 5lb of water weight! I've just got back to 180lb this morning after going HARD keto for the last 4 days...
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SW - 230lb CW - 183lb (-3lb) GW - 172lb Still going!
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Macros good all week, exercise of some sort every day (although I did have a complete rest day before doing my Latin dance exam on Sunday...), calorie targets met (on average) over the week, but lots of unnecessary stress unfortunately... I haven't let that stall my commitment to the process though!
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Hi Kenny! Welcome to the forum and the keto lifestyle! I concur with Ralf that it's worth having a good read through the stickys on the main page - they were an invaluable resource when I started this time. Also, it's probably worth using several different calculators for your basal metabolic rate just to see what range of…
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Not yet... I did notice a greater urgency than usual this morning though. Maybe it's in the mail! Yikes! That's a pretty disgusting metaphor... :D
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...when your dance partner tells you that she's been politely not mentioning the fact that your breath smells like nail polish remover for the past few weeks!
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On a related but tangential note, has anyone got any experience of inadvertently taking in too much sodium in a single day? I had one of those ridiculously busy days yesterday and so all I ate was about 2000 calories worth of Kielbasa sausage (my favourite keto food - it fits my macros perfectly and tastes heavenly!)…
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The way I look at it is that for years prior to going ZC I was eating the least healthy possible diet - lots of processed carbs, sugar and definitely not enough vegetables. Now I might not be eating huge quantities of veg, but everything else I eat is good - fatty fish, plenty of meat, eggs, cheese etc. and in comparison…
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I've been asked recently, whilst being 40lb lighter but suffering a bad cough, whether I had been checked out for cancer due to the rapidity of the weight loss!
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And can I also mention how important MFP has been in my efforts this time? As you will no doubt know already, people in general are EXTREMELY sceptical about LCHF/keto eating and the chances are that you will encounter people who will try and talk down your WOE or tell you that it is in some way 'wrong' or 'dangerous'.…
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I've been zero carb (or as close to 1% as possible...) since the turn of the year. Once I had my electrolyte levels sorted I haven't looked back... I feel fitter and stronger than I ever have and have felt or experienced no ill effects at all. I don't intend to remain zero carb when I go into maintenance, but I will…
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This forum really helped me too - I'd had a similar experience to yours and suffered the electrolyte deficiency problems in the first 2 weeks which were solved by coming here and asking questions. I use K-salt and sea salt in combination for sodium and potassium, and take a magnesium supplement every morning. The magnesium…
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Interesting! It's 4:20 every evening at my house so I wonder if that has anything to do with my current weight loss... It's been quite spectacular compared to previous keto attempts! I've only been indulging every day for the last few months as I was telling myself it was to help me with my depression over the breakup of a…
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Antibiotics seem to be working and I can breathe properly again! Did a 45 minute walk in my weighted vest and I'm hoping to do at least the same every day for the rest of the month now.
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SW - 230lb CW - 186lb GW - 172lb 44lb lost so far, 14lb to go, and as I'm a Brit, getting to the 'last stone' feels like a significant milestone, what with our arcane measuring systems and everything...
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Hi April! It does seem that you're doing the right things - listening to your body and finding the right balance for your particular needs. 1385 seems to be a suitable calorie intake level and, if you've made up the extra carbs with good quality fruit and veg you're likely still on the right track. If you're still in keto…
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I've really struggled with a bad cough for the last few weeks which ultimately proved to be a chest infection which I am now on antibiotics for. I made the discovery before I took anything, that literally every possible cough remedy was LOADED with sugar... I did find however that keeping myself well hydrated - at least…
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I've had an up and down first week... Kept macros and carbs good and have continued to lose weight, but have been kept away from the gym and a lot of my exercise in general by a bacterial chest infection AND a viral infection at the same time... Got antibiotics for the chest, but am just going to have to power through the…
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My macros are similar to yours and I'm using a 1500cal limit. I've tried lower, at 1300 per day and found that I was feeling too hungry. What I have used with a reasonable amount of success is a 16/8 daily fasting cycle and occasional fasting days where I will consume less than 600 calories per day. I agree with all the…
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Taken from Saturday's weigh in... SW - 230lb CW - 195lb GW - 172lb 35lb down, 23lb to go!
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Well in the spirit of the February challenge I'm going to continue to stick rigorously to my calorie and macro targets which I managed throughout the month and saw a 28 day weight loss of 16lb! I really need to get to the gym more, but life, illness and my other activities have been getting in the way and I'm not sure if I…
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I've not really thought yet about how I'm going to approach replacing my wardrobe... I've got a few nice pieces - jackets and suchlike - that I've kept in the hope of being able to wear again which I could easily wear now, but all the clothes I've been wearing for the last few years are starting to bury me... My trousers…
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I can now fit into trousers which I haven't been able to wear for well over 5 years and my shirt size has come down from XXL to L!
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I'm in to my 8th week of eating less than 5g of carbs per day. So far I've lost 35lb and I feel great. Low carb certainly doesn't suit everyone, and I don't intend to eat like this for the rest of my life, but as a 'blunt instrument' for weight loss it is certainly effective.
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That's a great article and encouraging for Alzheimer's research. My grandmother died last year after suffering Alzheimer's for the last 2 years of her life. She was T2 diabetic and, being Irish, had lived on a diet of potatoes with every meal and HUGE amounts of sugar and processed flour as she was almost constantly…
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Welcome! Please feel free to add too! I've also been keto since January... :-)
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I do 3 eggs and 4.5oz (or 125g) of Mascarpone cheese, whisk to a batter and then fry. I usually have them savoury with bacon and cheese... VERY high calorie but awesomely tasty!
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Welcome! And well done for your progress so far. Hopefully with the app and the brilliant community support here you'll make it to your targets! I know that it's helping me - I've done keto several times in the past but have usually given up on it once I hit a stall, usually having lost 20-25lb, which then crept back on…
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I dream of being able to eat pork (rinds) scratchings... I haven't got the teeth for them anymore unfortunately. I started grinding my teeth in my sleep following a bereavement in my 20s, but once I'd got over that with the help of counselling the damage had been done. 10 years ago a dentist told me I'd got great teeth for…
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I'm a 16:8 keto faster too! I've never been a big breakfast eater, so I have keto coffee in the morning and don't eat until after 2.00pm. As I'm quite hectically busy with various activities and projects at the moment I can't always get my dinner as early as I'd like, but if it gets to 9-10pm and I haven't eaten I don't…
