MichelleSilverleaf Member

I think you need to ask yourself whether the problem is your figure or the number on the scale. Because you do look great, and the number on the scale shouldn't take away from that.

Dr. Axe is not a trusted source, he's a wooster on par with Hymen and Mercola. And yes you do in all likelihood have to watch your calorie intake on keto. For every lucky one who doesn't have to, there are many who still managed to gain weight on keto.

I second pushing your doctor for a referral, and if she doesn't ask her to note it in your file that you requested a referral and she refused to make one. It seems to work stateside to get drs who don't want to doctor.

Stop weighing yourself. Stop with the weight loss efforts, for the moment. You are not in a good mental place to lose weight in a healthy way. Please please please please please focus on treatment with your team. Obsession of any kind is not healthy no matter its focus. Your mental health right now is so much more…

How long have you been at said plateau?

Calorie deficit matters for weight loss. Unless there's some medical reason to keep carbs low, I wouldn't stress about the amount you're eating.

Being never hungry is problematic in and of itself, just fyi. 60lbs in 3 months works out to 20lbs a month, and that's not safe for a lot of people.

From what I understand eating and drinking nothing.

Animals in nature who go weeks without food is usually due to food scarcity. Same probably followed with early humans. Why would you willingly want to replicate that?

Home scales that claim to calculate fat and muscle are actually inaccurate. Are you recomping or something?

Which is not an excuse to give people bad information.

Your continued posting history would suggest otherwise. Weighing several times a day isn't going to tell you a single thing about how much you can or can't eat to lose weight, and you'd need more than two weeks of data to decide whether what you're doing is working or not anyway. You've been told numerous times how to deal…

Why wouldn't it be? Unless you have a serious allergy or medical condition that would require you to avoid it, there are no 'good' or 'bad' foods. What ultimately matters is eating a balanced variety of things (for overall health) and a calorie deficit (for weight loss).

What difference would 5lbs make?

I like weighing daily, it helps me to avoid getting thrown off by a random fluctuation. In the morning after a bathroom visit is usually best.

Well you've lost weight, so you've obviously been able to maintain some sort of deficit. 1000cal depending on how much you have to get to your goal weight is likely too much, you may not have enough to try and lose at 2lbs/week. I don't know if you're weighing your food, but if you're not now's the time to start. And…

People who regain after using meal replacements do so because they learned nothing about proper portions, calories or maintenance. People who regain after calorie counting do so because they got complacent, lazy or life happened. People who regain after fad diets do so for the same reason as people who use meal…

Why not just eat foods you enjoy but at a deficit, then? You don't need to be low-carb to lose weight.

I've noticed that when I keep my protein at least 60-80g every day that urge gets to be less.

Are you eating enough? It's just as important to stay properly fueled as it is to maintain a reasonable deficit.

If you're looking to drop such a large amount in a month I'm going to guess your wedding is very soon. In which case I'd focus more on getting the dress altered, or getting one that fits without having to lose 10-15lbs to get into it.

The last 10lbs requires time, patience and accuracy. A 250cal deficit can easily get wiped out if you're not careful. Measurements can help you see changes as can using a weight tracker like Libra or Happy Scale to see the downward trend.

That's what tracking your calories will do. I really don't think you're currently in the right mindset to lose weight.

4 days is not a stall. Change your expectations.

It's only going to work if you're in a calorie deficit. Few people can achieve that without trying. I think the only way to find the plan would be to buy a book containing it. Or do keto, which sounds like it'd be the same thing with those net carb numbers.

You never want to work out to make the calories less, you want to net 1200cal at the very least. But yeah I wouldn't worry about 12 cal :)

MFP's number includes a deficit already. So any extra calories you get through exercise you're expected to eat back because it's extra activity. Otherwise you'd actually be eating less than those 1200cal, which is not good or ideal.

Everyone has a week or two where there's no apparent weight loss. It happens. It becomes a concern if there's no weight loss after 4+ weeks of no loss. Right now it's not something to worry about.

^ Super good advice. I believe most health food or supplement stores will have sample sizes you can grab of varying brands. At least that's what I've heard.

Googling sucralose real quick, it seems only the woo sites disprove of it so not sure I'd worry about the sucralose. It's just a sugar. I've been using Kaizen as a protein supplement and enjoy it.