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My go-to's used to be Kraft fat free Italian dressing and low fat Catalina. I make my own now though, thanks to someone sharing an awesome recipe here :) 3 parts salsa, (I love Garden Fresh Gourmet Sweet Onion salsa), with 2 parts full fat sour cream and then I also add 1/2-1 tsp of taco seasoning. Mix together and…

Food-I'm always experimenting with different ways of eating, to keep maintenance from becoming boring. Exercise-I've added walking to my maintenance plan because it's good for cardiovascular health. I see several of my elderly neighbors out walking every day in rain, snow or sunshine and I want to be like them someday-in…

I'd talk to your doctor before starting any supplements. I was taking fish oil and my doctor told me to stop because of some side-effects it can have, especially with my medical history, (that I hadn't even thought of). I asked her about several other supplements I was thinking about taking and she went over my blood…

Nothing wrong with sharing what's working for you. However, you titled the thread in a misleading way, as is your op. Following keto does not automatically mean that someone doesn't have to pay attention to calories or portion sizes. And fat is not highly filling for some people-macros ratios are highly individualized and…

Re-read the post you're quoting, it doesn't say what you thought it said.

I bought the new Halo Top Pops-I haven't been able to justify $6 for a box but it was Mother's Day so I went all out, lol. And oh my goodness-they're fantastic! I got the strawberry cheesecake ones, soooo good! The bars are pretty small, but at only 60 calories/7 net carbs, I can easily fit in a couple each day. I'm sad…

Take the micros recorded here with some skepticism-many of the data base entries don't have the correct information, or are missing information. If you're curious to see where you're coming in at for micros I'd recommend tracking over on cronometer. Their data base is much more regulated by the site owners and the entries…

OP can you clarify, your post doesn't make any sense?

My current macros split is carb 95g/20% , fat 116g/55%, protein 119g/25% I eat meat, eggs, dairy (greek yogurt, cottage cheese/other cheeses and half&half), nuts and seeds, vegetables, some fruit (berries and avocado usually), a few servings of grains spread throughout the week, butter and olive oil and olives, salmon,…

My carb target is around 100g and I've found that gives me quite a bit of wiggle room. I still eat things like fruit, grains, ice cream and dairy, we eat out a couple times a week etc. I think a very low carb/keto woe would be challenging, over the long term, but once you start getting in the 75g+ range it gives room for a…

kshama2001 does this give your coffee a coconut flavoring? I love coconut flavored beans but it's hard to find on a regular basis. Do you add them into the filter with the grounds or put them in the pot?

Well, most people fail at long term weight loss adherence, regardless of what plan they follow, so the reality is most people find maintenance impossible to actually do :p If you've found a way of eating, regardless of what it is, that you truly enjoy and can follow with minimal fuss then you're already at a much higher…

Yeah I went lower carb last month (above keto levels), and I lost 7lbs in a couple weeks. I'm already a lower weight though and it's just not physically possible that I lost a significant amount of fat in that time. Most of it had to be water whoosh. If I started eating a higher carb woe again most of it, if not all of it,…

With the bread I'd estimate around 1,400 calories, based on similar dishes I've ordered at other restaurants. https://www.applebees.com/en/menu/pasta/classic-broccoli-chicken-alfredo

This. Morbidly obese people who are in a life and death situation will sometimes be given the ok to lose weight rapidly-under the close supervision of a doctor. For someone like the OP, who isn't even that overweight, eating a VLCD is doing way more harm than any good.

This is really hard to understand, maybe you're using a phone keyboard? Anyways, best of luck to you OP.

You just answered your own question :) It's very easy to overestimate portion sizes and as you become a smaller weight you need to be a lot more accurate with your calories-you have a lot less wiggle room to work with. Get a food scale and start using it-you'll be shocked, lol. I'm 6 years into maintenance and I still use…

What are your current stats? Are you tracking all your food and all beverages that have calories? Are you using a food scale to accurately measure out correct portion sizes? Have you set a reasonable weight loss target that's not too extreme and unrealistic for your stats? Why do you have to lose 10lbs by June? And if you…

A bit of a side trail, but this is a pretty neat video where they test various sugar substitutes. A couple of the artificial sweeteners had no effect on blood sugar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYfqvTZWilw&feature=youtu.be

Op, what are your stats? 800 calories is a really bad idea unless you're morbidly obese and doing a supervised plan under a doctor. I used to respect Mosley but he's really gone off the deep end with his new plan. 800 calories a day, every day, is a horrible idea and it's just setting people up for failure and health…

OP, why is your calorie intake set for only 800 calories a day?! That's a very low calorie amount and you're setting yourself up for all sorts of health problems by hitting that consistently. Where did you get that number from? Are you doing a VLCD under a doctor's supervision?

This is how I thought too and I was always quick to jump into threads and be pretty critical about low carbing. I was definitely a HCLF kind of gal :) That all changed though, after I decided to try a lower carb way of eating recently. I was frustrated with where my weight was at, (I'm in maintenance but was dealing with…

I'm lower carb but using Axe as a resource just makes us look bad-that's like someone trying to use Greger as a resource to advocate a plant based diet :p There's lots of solid low carb sources available, no need to use the bottom of the barrel quacks.

I'm lower carb and I love Aldis sprouted grains bread. It's called Simple Nature Knock Your Sprouts Off, and 2 slices are 140 calories, 22 carbs, 4g fiber (so 18 net carbs), 6g protein. I usually toast it with the Aldi generic laughing cow cheese spreads. For sandwiches though I use a low carb wrap, I love La Banderita…

By thinking in terms of months and years, not days and weeks. Back when I started this whole process I needed to lose the extra weight to stop prediabetes from progressing to type2. Seeing the affects of this disease with various other family members cemented it in my head that I wasn't going to fail at this, no matter…

Didn't realize we could manipulate this, just changed mine-thanks!

In terms of weight loss it doesn't matter, you just need to be at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals. However, having an overall balanced diet that hits your macro and micro nutrient needs is important for your health and also makes weight loss and maintenance easier to achieve.

This is exactly what I'm dealing with right now. I recently switched to a lower carb woe, and while I'm really enjoying this style of eating, it's been acting as an appetite suppressant and I can't get my weight to stabilize/stop losing. I'm in maintenance and already at a lower BMI, not looking to lose weight. It's…

We utilize a lot of leftovers, either eating them within a couple days or freezing them for later. I did recently do a cupboard clean out since I'm switching to a lower carb way of eating, from a mostly plant focused style of eating, and donated a bag of unopened grains, beans etc to a local food pantry (things my family…

My daily weigh-ins and using that data to track my trends on Libra is one of the tools that I use as part of my weight management plan. I've stopped weighing daily in the past and I've promptly regained. So for me it wouldn't be a good idea, but you can always just give it a try for a month or two and see how it works out…