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Only you can decide if you are in a position to seek treatment. I don't know your financial prospects, nor the availability of nutritional councilors in your area. And I am not young, female, nor have I had an eating disorder, that concerned me. But I would say stay away from high glycemic carbs, which can just be empty…

Back when I was growing up, in high school, I suffered from cluster headaches. The kind you had to go into a dark room and lay down and felt nauseated. Don't miss them. But understand a little about what you may have experienced. So now you've made a choice. Good. Be strong and best of luck. There are plenty of people here…

Fantastic you are fully in control and not hungry and weighing in only once a week. We are now in the same boat. Fifteen more to go. As with your line, mine has been descending and then flat line for awhile. Like I said, sometimes the body can be stubborn ;) But great work and keep it up!

The main thing I am quickly learning is when I hit a plateau, just stick with it and remind yourself, this is your body, and plateaus are only normal. I quickly remind myself while the scale can only give me one data point, my body inside is complex and it would take dozens of data points to know what's up. So just keep…

Only one Dislike? I'm use to 10-15, so maybe some are starting to accept me - for me? But thanks go52182, I'll take that Like :)

rheddmobile, oh, why did I donate all my clothes that I once wore. Guess I had given up. Seems the reward to losing weight is new clothes. And yes, starting with those pants! ;)

Thank you for noticing! Lots of effort into such a small transformation. I really meant to post this under the PHOTO ONLY SUCCESS STORIES, but this is just one step and not a full success. Again, thanks.

Final update on this thread. Can't end with that last picture, on the bottom of me wearing that black shirt. So a before and after picture which covers the first month of this diet. Just got access from a trail camera to the photo from March 20. So about a month.

I'll throw these up. In Alaska, standing by the boat, at a 27/28 inch waist and maybe 124 lbs. That's a small men's shirt. I ended up buying a few kids shirts later that summer, because they fit. And I was down to 118 lbs. Too small. Then 11 years later, and that photo of me walking my dog, was when I decided - enough. Saw…

Thanks Ann. I'll look you up and talk more when I get into the maintenance end of it. Till then, I will look into the psyllium husk supplement you mentioned, for fiber. I miss Alaska and the ability to go year after year and circumnavigate a new area each year. But I can't right now. So, I kayak on the lake near by, and…

I don't plan on doing this forever. Just for now. Then when I hit my weight, can start a maintenance program. I did this for 5 years in Alaska. For 6-7 months at a time. Then came home and starting eating and would gain some weight. But at the end of each season, I was usually 118-120 lbs. Had room to gain weight. Never…

Also, remember, I started at higher calories when I weighed more, and have been lowering them, three times thus far, and do not plan on going under 1,450. I started at 1875, then went down after 8 lbs, and then went down, and so on. I have probably been on 1,450 for 8-10 days.

mmapags - no, no-one on any video stated anything about this. I went to several sites and look at my height, weight, age and those sites, along with MFP, said 1,450 calories. I decided, just like when I was in Alaska, to just try to hit that per day, and go ahead and log the exercising per day, and then just look at the…

Again, thanks for the replies. phychod787 - I guess when one is eating only 1,400 calories a day, and only 450 calories a meal, it's easy to isolate foods and not be the mixed media meal. A salad, meat, and something with fat added, doesn't leave a lot of room for all the extras that meals may have included, not that long…

Thanks guys. Yes, I understand there are a lot of sources stating one can eat over 7 servings of fruits/veggies a day, and that is even pushed by a lot of the keto youtubers. I read about people trying to live off of apples, in some circumstances. One, a model, didn't fare well after trying to eat and live off of just…

One other comment. If you are having to measure your blood daily, and have to manage your insulin, then let us know, so you don't get a lot of suggestions that may spike that insulin. But if you don't have to worry if you spike it then there are more things we can suggest, including other fruits and things, that work…

The only thing that I know of that is basically zero, is Mac Pork Skins. You don't want to even try to live off those. Plus, without some carbs, the body won't like you and you won't lose weight. Not in a healthy manor. You do know most keto followers even think under 50 is fine. They count net carbs. They slowly lower…

I am lucky, I guess, that my body is reacting nicely to what I am doing. Sure, I went a stretch, 7-8 days of nothing happening. But I see it this way: I have only been on this for 25 days. So I need to expect more stretches where nothing will happen. Now, one may refer to this as setting new set points, which is possible.…

Thanks lemurcat2. I do incorporate green and red bellpeppers and green beans, and yes, fruit. Not only blueberries, raspberries, but apples. I read about your body processing apples differently if you are eating low glycemic foods vs if you eat apples with high glycemic foods. So, as you know, following Keto - one tends to…

Thank you ylrara, those are nice ideas. I don't know why, when I think about veggies, I automatically go to the ones I really hate. LOL

Thanks. Keto was a diet plan I could understand, then hijack, and tailor to my needs. I watched lots of videos, of which some parts I could agree with, and other parts I was like that's not me, or that can't be right, or that's too fanatical. But I do love the way you give advice. Pick a path, learn - learn - learn, then…

Thank you psychod787. I never really even worried about what I ate till I re-introduced Coke products back into my life 3 years ago, after an absence of 14 years or so. I started mixing 2/3rd Coke with 1/2 black cherry cranberry juice. Got hooked. Lemurcat2 - I do want to learn, contrary to what you may feel. And again, I…

Thanks just_Tomek. I am enjoying learning new recipes and not just opening a box and placing in the microwave and eating 4-5 minutes later. I will look into some recipes that can hide some of the taste and yet provide some of the micros.

Thank you janejellyroll for the time with your response. I will look into simple supplements and maybe ask my local pharmacist about recommendations. And I will google some more, as you suggest. Thanks. And yes, I do like raw spinach leaves. I guess one thing to do first is go back and look at what I ate on the days I hit…

Hey, psychod787, I can see you now. Personally, I love sweet potatoes, or yams, with butter and not all the maple syrup. So when I am ready to add that to my diet, that 's something to look forward to! Kale, not so much LOL, but can you get the same nutrients from kale chips? May try those. Avocados. Guacamole. One would…

I'll try to go in order here, to those kind enough to respond. Dear psychod787, I am not sure why but I always see your profile pic as washed out white, and anything you post is just blank. I do not know why. I have never set your profile to Ignore or Block and can't imagine why I have never seen anything you have said, to…

Queue the Disagrees, but instead of a direct answer, I'll try to add to the discussion by another means. And I will talk directly to the OP here. :) A better question may have been: Do you believe sugar is necessary in a diet? https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C44&q=is+sugar+necessary+in+a+diet&btnG= What…

Well, seeing as a few disagree with me, let me start with Healthline (which seems to be an acceptable site, here) which provides access to resources: (*tip Try Google Scholar) https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-foods-that-cause-inflammation#6 This is why Keto followers are warned to stay away from these inflammatory…

It's a good question. As you are seeing results from personal experience. I don't know, nor will claim to know, but I do only want to add that some, and I am not going to state how often, which studies, or make general statements, but there are those who are referring to this inflammation and Keto as the inflammation…

I’ve lost 18 lbs in 18 days, as this will be my 18th day to log into MFP. My carb intake has gone from 500-600 grams a day to usually under 100g. Often around or under 50g. I also smoke 12 cigarettes a day, on average and I don’t eat 90% dark chocolate. I eat the 72%. How much of that is water? Don’t know. Don’t care. Was…