LizinLowell Member

I totally understand this feeling! Congratulations! Can't wait to get there myself as I've been bouncing around 199/200 for over a week now and am so eager to get down there where you are. How long did it take you between 200 and 189?

@mmultanen Ugh, sorry you suffered that, I feel for you. Glad you were able to ditch it.

I've been at around 1,500 cals, 20 net carbs since March 8. Last week I added Level One 30 Day Shred 3x a week. My weight has been very even since I started exercising (2 weeks) & I'm concerned I'm exercising my calories too low & slowed my metabolism accidentally. Is there a threshold where that happens? Or is it, like…

@Dragonwolf Aha. I didn't do a ton of research before I tried it but I knew it was causing me trouble by day 2. Oh well!

I'm premenopausal but tried fenugreek to see if it would help me around my TOM and it made me so depressed and anxious for three days I had to stop. After I stopped taking it I went right back to normal so I guess it isn't for me, at least not right now :(

@KickboxDiva butting in to say I've been taking the collagen hydrolysate for years, 2 tbs a day. It's the only thing that helped a painful knee problem when nothing else would. That knee hurt for two years and the pain stopped completely 2 weeks after starting collagen & never returned. I do have a genetic collagen…

I think you look great in both pics tbh! FWIW I didn't look my age until my early 40s and it had nothing to do with weight. I think I just got away with looking young a long time lol but eventually some years are gonna catch up :lol: But I don't mind looking whatever age because I'm just glad to be on this side of the dirt!

In 2003 I went on Atkins after my older brother was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, that scared me & I worked hard & lost 60lbs. Over the years I've stayed relatively low carb/Paleo but the weight started creeping back on. Then earlier this year my older sister was diagnosed with diabetes as well and that scared the heck…

Today is exercise an day. This will be my third 30 Day Shred Level 1 session in May. It's so hard to get started each time but just putting on my workout outfit seems to be key so here I go :smiley: Good luck to everyone trying for their goals today! Oh! Also, I mark it on a wall calendar every time I exercise, seeing the…

@cstehansen Haha! I've always said that about acne & gray hair at the same time being totally unfair lol :lol: I've been eating whole foods & strictly grain free for 13 years with my only carb creep coming from fruits, veg, and small amounts of maple syrup/honey, sometimes legumes. So it was a huge surprise to me to have…

I'm 47 & I've had acne since I was a teen. I know it's hormonal but nothing I did ever helped. Add in that I suffer from the addictive condition Dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking) and it's been a lifelong struggle. I've been low carb to varying degrees since 2003 but I went full Keto March 8 & today, May 8, my skin…

I was going to say chiropractor, massage therapist, or physical therapist, too.

Well my 1st Shred in a while on Thursday did cause a 3 day cramp in my calf (which I massaged with magnesium oil) but I did the exercises again today (carefully) so I wouldn't wait so long that I'd be back at square one. It went fine today, plan to do it again Tuesday. 3 days a week or every other day is my goal, whichever…

Went down a notch on my belt :smile:

Today is a rest day as I got very sore from my first day back doing level one of 30 day Shred. But I did take "before" pictures & measurements because when I get frustrated with this process, as I assume I will, I will need proof I have made strides. Everyone's progress pictures have been so inspiring & motivating!

Farmers market chorizo sautéed with farmers market Savoy cabbage, topped with farmers market egg, NOMZ

@AlexandraCarlyle :lol:

Before garlic turned on me, I found this product very effective: https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/yeast-fend-100-capsules/vs-1594 It has garlic in it so I can't use it anymore. My dad used it very successfully to get rid of a case of thrush he got from some powerful antibiotics.

From April 2015 through most of 2016 I did the Jillian Michaels 30 day Shred Level 1 over 130 times (the higher levels are too hard on me). I got much more fit & grew some muscles but I didn't budge the scale. Now I know muscle weighs more than fat but I doubt I was 204 lbs of pure muscle lololol so yeah. I needed to lower…

Yes! And way back in the 90s I remember being that clueless person asking an Atkins guy "You mean you can eat bacon but not pretzels??" And thinking that was nuts, lol. Boy did I have a lot to learn :smile:

I had to move the car seat further forward because my butt is smaller & I couldn't reach the pedals as comfortably anymore :blush:

Looks like you got your answers but I'll chime in to say back when I was 180 lbs a few years ago (I'm 5'8") I got cold all the time! And it hurt to sit on a hard chair for very long, and it was hard to nest my knees for sleeping. But I'll take all that over worrying about my health I guess, lol :smiley:

@macchiatto Thanks! And good luck on your race

@PaulaJSchiller sounds like a good goal, I think I'll aim for 160 though that sounds like a fantasy lol. Hang in there & keep at it! Don't fret about the pounds, I bet you are shrinking anyway because of exercise.

@my4andme333 It's just incredible what you've accomplished, I know you worked so hard for it.

@Steph_Maks Thanks for sharing your experience! I appreciate it.

47 yo woman 5' 8" SW 210 March 8, 2017 CW 198.6 May 2, 2017 GW ??? lol I have no idea how much I'm supposed to weigh. I've always been overweight! I was probably 260 at my heaviest in 2003 before I started Atkins & lost 60 lbs. I lost another 20 a few years ago & got down to 180 but then it crept back up and here I am. I'm…

@auntstephie321 Thank you, so sweet! Love the white fingers :smile:

We lost Chet a little over a year ago and I'll never get over it but I love looking at pictures of him, and other people's pets too!

Ok due to you all inspiring me, I did 30 minutes on my Nordic Track, it's been quite a while but I felt fine. Waiting to see if I stiffen up tonight but in the meantime I'm off to drink electrolytes & feel accomplished lol :blush: cc: @my4andme333