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I second the con of not having quick meals around-there's definitely a learning curve with having food prepped and on hand for busy times. I now always have hard boiled eggs, pistachios, whole milk Greek yogurt and string cheese on hand for those times when I'm just too busy to prep a meal. I'm also experimenting with…

This would be a really high carb meal??

I'm doing my own thing too, not really tracking but I loosely aim for %c20, f55, p25. And then IF a few times a week.

Agree with this. I'm just over a month into a lower carb woe now and I'm really enjoying it, but it's way to early for me to declare that it's the way of eating that works best for me. I'm transitioning from a mostly plant focused woe and a month into that I thought it was going really good-but by month 3 I had hit a…

I'm not Atkins but I am lower carb and would be pretty close to their Atkins40 plan right now. I'm not a big recipe user and keep things pretty simple- large salads with 1-2 protein and fat sources added, cubed beef or pork mixed with sauteed (with ghee or butter), veggies or steamed veggies with a low carb condiment to…

Just sent you a friend's request, this all beef thing completely fascinates me! Are you seasoning it or using condiments? I'm trying to wrap my mind around that much ground beef-I've only eaten it on tacos or taco salad, lol.

It's still going to be pretty individualized though. I'm transitioning from a mostly whole foods plant focused, high carb/low fat diet to a mostly whole foods, low carb/high fat diet, and I now realize that higher carb whole foods-things like whole grains, beans, fruit etc do nothing for me, in terms of making me feel…

No, excess calories from any food/macro split causes weight gain. If you're eating at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals, (that's the calorie target MFP set up for you), then you'll lose weight regardless if you eat a lot of carbs. Macros splits come into play for some medical conditions and then…

I'm coming at this from a unique situation, since I'm already in maintenance, (6 years now), and not trying to lose weight. I decided to try lower carb last month, after hitting a pretty big funk in maintenance, and wanted to shake things up. I decided to do a general, lower carb style of eating, with a loose goal to hit…

I've eaten fast food/out 8 times this month so far, not including the 4 times I've also eaten at friends and families' houses. Haven't experienced anything like you're describing Op, is it possible you got food poisoning?

Weight loss can make your numbers screwy for a bit, so if you're in the middle of losing weight/eating at a deficit or transitioning from the weight loss phase into maintenance that may be affecting your numbers temporarily. Just something to be aware of.

We can ease in together :) I started a general lower carb way of eating a month ago, with a loose goal to hit 100g net carbs a day, just to try something different, and I've been blown away by how great everything has gone so far, and the benefits I've experienced from the changes I've made. I never intended to be keto,…

You'll find a lot more info in these two groups https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1143-keto https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum Also, this site has a lot of info, recipes etc https://www.dietdoctor.com/ And then I've been binge watching the youtube channel Keto Connect, a lot of…

You can still eat veggies, dairy, some kinds of fruit, nuts and seeds etc on a lower carb/keto diet. Why are you so restricted in what kinds of food you're eating? https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/foods

Well to be fair it's a short term, preventable issue. And really, anyone starting a weight loss phase may run into issues initially, no matter what plan they're following. Lack of planning/knowledge is a big hurdle many new dieters face.

Thinking back to my active weight loss phase, I really ate horribly nutritionally speaking. Fast food numerous times a week, all sorts of processed diet foods like frozen entrees and 'franken' foods, I guzzled diet soda, didn't drink water etc etc. And zero exercise. Pretty much what my diet/lifestyle was before I started…

This is a great idea, think I'm going to do this! I did the naked burger thing today at Wendys-just discretely peeled it off and stuck the bun under a napkin :D I was out with my 11 year old son and he didn't say anything about the bun, but he couldn't wrap his mind around me ordering a side salad instead of fries, poor…

I'm fortunate that my in-laws have 'pet' chickens that roam around their yard and field, and are supplemented with organic feed. Right now they live about 10 minute drive but they're building a house that's a 5 minute walk from my house, so soon it will be like me having my own chickens, without actually having to do any…

The Keto Connection people ate them a lot at supper time and did crazy things like scramble them with ground beef-never in a million years would I have thought to do this, but it actually looks pretty good (with all sorts of seasonings). I've always thought of eggs as a morning thing, unless it was hard-boiled in a salad,…

Diet soda is like 99% water and is low sodium. How is it causing water retention? As for dehydration, that's a myth that just won't die- 'It is true that caffeinated drinks can contribute to your daily fluid requirement. Drinking caffeine-containing beverages as part of a normal lifestyle doesn't cause fluid loss in excess…

Thanks everyone for the input, I'm definitely going to try and make them a bigger part of my menu :)

I started drinking diet soda when I began my weight loss phase, and then I went on to lose 50lbs and improve all my health markers, including reversing the progression of pre-diabetes. At the time I was drinking 4+ cans a day. Kept drinking diet soda as I transitioned into maintenance and did this for around 6 years, all…

I've been practicing IF for 7 years now and yes, this should be in the debate section since it's a pretty heated topic right now. The debate area will give a bit more freedom to post opinions/thoughts since the rules are a bit more relaxed in that section.

I reversed the progression of prediabetes just by losing extra weight (50lbs), while still continuing to eat a high carb, very 'typical' American diet. I've been maintaining fasting glucose numbers in the high 80s/low 90s for about 6 years now, which corresponds with my weight loss maintenance. I am trying a lower carb way…

Wow, this is really interesting-I have pretty crappy eyes (my rx is in the -14 range, I'm 40yrs old and have early onset cataracts forming, and due to family history I'm at high risk for macular degeneration). I'll check out the link, thanks!!

For weight loss the thing to focus on is your calorie intake and then eating in a way that makes you happy, has you feeling full and is also complimentary with your schedule/lifestyle. Macros can come into play along the way, but I didn't start paying attention to them until recently and I'm over 6 years into maintenance.…

Current favorites- 1. fatty cuts of beef 2. Halo Top pop bars-strawberry cheesecake flavor is amazing! 3. pistachios 4. broccoli 5. Bubbly sparkling flavored water (favorite flavors are pineapple and then peach). Once I started drinking flavored sparkling water (unsweetened), it broke a 7 year diet soda habit. Loving the…

Agree, I think there are situations where a doctor will have someone do this, but most times its because they're getting ready for weight loss surgery/other type of surgery. At that point the person is most likely working with a team of doctors/specialists.

Before Mosley went off the deep end with this 800 calories a day, every day nonsense, his 5:2IF approach was actually pretty solid. I did it during the time that I was transitioning into maintenance and it worked well for me. The difference between the two plans is that with 5:2IF you only have 2 lower calorie days a week…

Might fit better in the debate section.