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Hi Zena, my name is Vaska, I'm 61 and I'm also disabled: severe fibromyalgia, two full hip replacement surgeries due to osteoarthritis, a slew of spinal issues mainly caused by osteo. I used a walker for 3 years and a cane for 4 years but am now fully mobile again (yay!). As for what works for me, since I'm extremely carb…

See how your own body reacts to that plan. If you find you're losing 2 lbs a week on that, it means it's for you. If not, lower your carbs to 125 g a day, say, and see how that goes. Most people will find that it accelerates their fat loss wonderfully. Some, like me, are so insulin resistant/carb sensitive that they have…

It's about calories -- and it's about a lot more than calories, too. I personally can't lose weight following the macro breakdown suggested by this computer application or by the American Diabetes Association (the latter would literally kill me if I were foolish enough to trust them rather than my own body and mind). I'm…

Careful with those Oreos, cereals, and carbs in general. You asked yourself a couple of posts back if food was an addiction: sugar and carbs certainly are. It's distressingly easy to slide back into the pre-diabetic condition if you give in to that craving for carbs. It's that which keeps me motivated: I've already had two…

16lbs down and another 87 lbs to go! Add me in :-)

I've lost 16 lbs in the last 6 weeks and have another 85 lbs to do. Add me. :-)

I don't use "earned calories" as I find that doing so either slows down or completely stalls my weight loss.

As you suspect, it isn't right. It dates back to the days we believed that our bodies operated just like machines, which is only a metaphor and a rather seriously misleading one at best. I can only second kymni72 on this: don't worry about that equation at all and just log what you eat (pre-logging can help you stay…

"Btw, if anything I *gained* weight being a vegetarian." I had the same experience a few years ago, when I went raw-food vegan for about 6 months. It was a perfectly healthy way of eating but I found it extremely frustrating and disappointing that it didn't help me lose a single pound! It was only when I discovered just…

I'm doing keto, too, and it's working very well for me so far. As others have already said, the headache is most probably electrolyte depletion, which can be corrected very easily with some Himalayan or sea salt (plain white table salt will not help). I do make sure to get in plenty of vegetables (2 cups cooked veggies and…

There is plenty of research done in the past 10 years that counters the notion that excess calories rather than excess carbs produce weight gain in the form of stubborn (belly) fat. Fasted *moderate-pace* walking activates the type of muscles which produce steady, continuous fat burning for hours afterwards. Again, the…

Lack of sleep is stalling your weight loss and may even add to fat accumulation as it affects our hormones in a very drastic way. Make at least 7 hrs of sleep a night THE priority right now, and perhaps introduce a 10-min body scan as a way to relax and improve your hormonal balance, too. You can find many good guided body…

I weigh myself daily, and, as a couple of others on this thread have also observed, I find that weighing myself first thing after a morning walk, and before breakfast, gives me the most reliable readings. I used to be discouraged by the fluctuations you mention but have recently learned to simply move past a disappointing…

Go with that ratio (30-40-30) for a couple of weeks and then evaluate your results. We're all different, and the best thing is to discover what works for you individually. I'm so sensitive to carbs -- which then raises my insulin levels, which prevents me from losing fat -- that I have to keep my carb intake to under 20%.…

You could try lowering your carb intake for a while: going low carb for a bit often helps with stubborn (belly) fat. The easiest way to do it is to eliminate all or most grains and starches (and sugary foods) for a few weeks. If you do so, make sure to up your intake of healthy fats. All starches and all excess protein…

You could start pre-logging your daily food and calorie intake (and sticking to it) based on your basal/resting metabolism. Since I'm also obese, mine is at about 1500 calories a day. After about 1-2 weeks of that, you could reduce your calorie intake by 100 cal a day, say, and do the same after another 1-2 weeks until you…