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Congratulations on your achievements. I am sure if you look at your blood work from the beginning and compare it to now you have improved your metabolic health as well.

@getting_stronger1483. What an incredible powerful story and how what you are doing to get through your challenges

This is - and wil remain a very polarized conversation. - I will not take sides here but will encourage everyone who wants to take on the debate whether sugars (refined or otherwise) carbohydrates are unhealthy to read a book in physiology and see what happens to sugar and carbohydrates in our bodies when we ingest them -…

If people ask you "are you losing weight on purpose" - it just show they want to be sensitive to your health. You could have a medical condition (i.e. cancer) that caused a dramatic weigh loss.

@missysippy930 well said - and you can add if a person have surgery it is a very restrictive life style if someone decide to have it. One of my suggestions I have for you @nabilondon82 would be to read Jason Fung's book "the obesity code" ( I know several public libraries who carries the book) - he and his partner Megan…

I is wrong to call Keto a fad. It has been around since around 1920 when it was developed to treat seizures (before we had seizure medications) and is still used to treat that. Furthermore there is an increased body of research that show the benefit of low carb and higher fat/protein. Low carb diet was described in the…

This is not an inconvenice - it is thinking differently - I have brought my own bags for years. I keep them handy and pick them up - when I go to the store. If I am out and about - I also have some in the car. - I the cloth ones I wash from time to time and the ones made out of recyclable material are wiped down with a…

The Obesity code by Jason Fung MD Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholtz

I aim for 100 grams of total carbs per day.

Here it is https://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator

I don't think it can be called errors. They are probably using two different algorithms as there are several ways to calculate this. If you want to calculate your basic caloric requirements - also called BMR (basal metabolic rate) look for the formula and manually have that as your guide. Hope that helps.

@FL_hiker. I am sorry you have to go through this. As helpful as it can be to seek advise here, I would let your physician do the testing he/she feel is needed and may even have you see a specialist if warranted. Anemia and iron levels can be complex and using Dr. Google or Dr. Fitnesspal won't give you the answers you…

Motivation need to come from within .. .and not from others

I think the right thing to do would be to talk with your primary care provider and with him/her develop a goal. You also should talk with him/her about your blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, liver enzymes (fatty liver), triglycerides and HDL. Your college weight doesn't matter. You may want to search and find your IBW (ideal…