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Yes, I am able to run anything I do by the nutritionists at UVA and get a sign off. I do need to build weight for now, and migrate to bulking a little once I am past say month 3-4. Not looking to be big, just defined. Thanks for the input and good luck to your brother-in-law!

Many thanks for taking the time to pen this, it is much appreciated!

Surprisingly, being on a plant based means protein is much less of a challenge. When eating meat it was more difficult to hit my daily target, I would typically be 100%+ above. On a plant based plan I am normally at 90%-120% of my target without too much focus. Thankfully, it has made it a lot easier.

Thanks for the reply. I thought that natural sugars were absorbed differently and impacted blood sugar levels differently to added sugar. I do see though that from purely a weight loss perspective they are considered to be identical. Thanks again.

I get you. I made the cardinal sin of posting something I understood, wrongly as it turns out, to be correct and several responses and messages convinced me that the community is not for me. I will certainly use mfp for tracking and to read up and try to learn more but I will not post again. I have zero problem with being…

Saying 'resistance training burns a lot of calories' does not translate to 'I will no longer do cardio'. To be clear...I am not advocating a replacement of one with the other. It is a case of me realizing that resistance raining has much more impact on calories than I had previously thought. Cardio is obviously important…

Slightly off topic but we recently bought a 1-cup scoop measure for our dogs. They each eat 1 cup AM/PM. It looked like it was too big so I compared it to a regular 1-cup measure. It was actually more like 1.6 cups! I did the test in the video above BUT with a completely level cup measure (totally agree that most people…

I know that most will say any snack is OK as long as it fits inside your calorie limit but I have tried to steer into having piece of fruit, an apple for a mid morning snack and a banana or a banana/honey muffin in the PM. I make a bunch of them each Sunday and they last me the week. Low in calories/protein (I need to…

Like many, I arrived here wanting to lose a lot of weight and fast. I lost 16 pounds in 2-3 weeks from 230 to 214 and was proud of myself. Only 25+ pounds to go, great huh?! I then spent 2-3 days here reading threads, learning about CICO, appropriate rates of weight loss and what exceeding those rates means. I have now…

One more...when I lived back in the UK our local barman was a little on the heavy side. He announced to the pub that he would be losing weight. For the next few weeks he was eating and drinking way more than usual. He told someone that he had learned that it is easier to lose weight if you initially gained weight. That…

I started c25K this week. I think for me the way to modify it was to simply select walking/running speeds that work for ME. I am walking at 3.4mph and running at 6mph. I am tall with long legs so that might equate to something slower for someone shorter in the same (un)fit condition. My objective at the end of the 30 mins…

Holy cow. This is a must watch set of videos. Thanks a million. I am good at ensuring the cup measure is level and not rounded but based upon this I will start weighing too. Those tablespoon/cup measure really lull you into a false sense of security don't they?!

In the same discussion I had with her yesterday re cholesterol she asked me if switching out pasta for spiralised squash pasta would be healthier for her. Bear in mind she finishes EVERY evening with 10-12 Oreos and two glasses of ovaltine with full fat milk. When I told her to keep the regular pasta and just cut out the…

My wife is convinced AC is set low in many restaurants/grocery stores as the bulk of people have this extra layer of insulation. She always feels the colds, me...never. I suspect that will change as I lose weight. Roll on spring!

Many thanks for the input. Oops, yes g not mg. Mea culpa. Yes, I have increased my input to 2400+/day and am monitoring daily for the next few days to ensure I am not losing. I will aim to be stable for the next week to let things settle and then gently reduce to give a 3k deficit over a week. The thing is though, it isn't…

Thanks I I totally agree with you on the weight loss angle. I am upping my intake and will aim for MAYBE 1 pound a week moving forward. I am honestly shocked it fell off so fast considering my intake.

Thanks everyone. I kinda suspected vegan would be a good candidate. Shame as I do so much like meat. Maybe I will try to steer into a situation whereby it is 50/50. Have meat as a treat etc. I tried some vegan food when over in Ibiza last year and to be fair it wasn't bad. They had a BLT made from beets which I swear was…

Spot on, CKD, stage 3b

Many thanks. I had set my calorie intake at @2300 and found the weight just dropping off me. I lost 9 pounds in the first week which I know is just nuts. I doubt there is such a thing as easy pounds but if so, I lost them that week. Things have slowed since then but even so I dropped 4 pounds the next week and 3 the 3rd…

At 6' 2" I was 190-195 for most of my early years until I hit 40. I then spent 5+ years hovering around 210 ignoring it because "I can drop this in 2-3 weeks, no sweat". Then 220 became my constant weight "I am not fat, just a few easily lost pounds" as I hit 50. Last month I was at the doc and she announced 230 as she…

I omitted probably the most important thing and it is kind of hinted at in other posts above. CKD is a varied issue, in terms of stage and type. Therefore, your diet and exercise regime should be communicated to you by your nephrologist. What works in stage 1-3 doesn't work in stage 5 or post transplant etc. My comments…

I guess I just learned something. One of those things I 'heard' over the years that just believed. Thanks.

Glad to hear I am not alone in the 'forgets to eat' area. I honestly believe there is something that certain people lack which results in a borderline inability to feel hungry. Or at least only when VERY hungry. I rarely feel hungry and my wife is always having to remind me to eat. I used to go 3-4 days a week forgetting…

I think it is as several have said, an individual thing. Personally I have two meals by 8-8:30AM. But then again I am up and working by 4-4:30AM as I try to work UK hours even though living here in the US. I have a bowl of cereal and a banana around 5AM and a light breakfast at 8-8:30. I tend to have a heavier lunch and…

Just joined mfp this morning and spotted this. I am CKD stage 3b, have been managing it for many years and can tell you that diet will have a massive impact on the progress of the disease. There is no catchall recommendation as it very much depends on your bloodwork but some general things to watch: Try to keep your…