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I agree. After my gall bladder was removed I could not eat high fiber or fat without getting severe diarrhea. This was also the period of time that I was trying keto. So felt miserable. I take Cholestepol tablets (prescribed by my doctor) which prevent the diarrhea and now can eat most foods. It also comes in a powder but…

There is no such thing as starvation mode. If there were, then nobody would starve to death. If you eat in a caloric deficit then your body is forced to draw from its stores of fat and muscle. If you are doing a progressive resistance program while in caloric deficit your body will go, I need that muscle more than fat and…

MFP Starting Weight: 223.4 lbs. September Starting Weight: 176.3 lbs. September Total Weight Loss: 2.9 lbs. Week 1 10/1 171.6 10/2 169.9 10/3 170.8 refeed 10/4 171.9 refeed 10/5 173.2 10/6 172.6 10/7 172.6 Down 0.8lbs. from 9/30/2020 This is the first time that I have done a refeed and it felt like a binge but after 7…

MFP Starting Weight: 223.4 lbs. September Starting Weight: 176.3 lbs. September Total Weight Loss: 2.9 lbs. Week 1 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 10/5 10/6 10/7 Week 2 10/8 10/9 10/10 My Birthday! 10/11 10/12 10/13 10/14 Week 3 10/15 10/16 10/17 10/18 10/19 10/20 10/21 Week 4 10/22 10/23 10/24 10/25 10/26 10/27 10/28 Final Week 10/29…

3/8/2020 223.4 started weight loss journey. 8/25 178.0 SW for challenge 8/31 176.1 9/4 176.9 9/11 175.8 9/18 175.8 9/25 175.6 9/30 Goal weight: 174.0 9/30 173.4 Actual weight loss: 2.7 lbs/Sept. Total lost 50.0 lbs. 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 10/30 GW 170.0 Days until 1/1/21: 94 My birthday is 10/10 so will calorie bank…

I would like to join, too. On March 8, I weighed 223.4 8/25 178.0(Starting Weight) 8/31 176.1 9/4 176.9 9/11 175.8 9/18 175.8 9/25 175.6 9/30 GW 174.0 Days until 1/1/21: 99 Started a new weight lifting program in September after Labor Day. Seeing progress with lifts and measurements decreasing.

Fabulous progress! Will look forward to reading about your continued success.

Yeah, pizza is the devil. I feel you on this one. I am diabetic. But don't refer to it as a diabetic diet. It is a healthy diet that many doctors recommend for people to follow. Your family would benefit health wise to eat more like you with a consistent level of carbs and protein and fat throughout the day than excess…

Wishing you future success on your health and fitness journey.

If you are accurately logging and weighing all that you eat and drink then it is probably just water weight. Stick to your plan and exercise for six to eight weeks and weigh yourself a month from now. You should start to see a trend. If you just recently started a new exercise program you have probably gained water weight…

Are you using a fitness calculator to determine your TDEE or your actual data from MFP? I have found that the majority of fitness calculators overestimate my TDEE. To use several different calculators at once you can go to Gym Goal and see the variation in estimated calories. There are members here that have spreadsheets…

Thank you for posting on this topic. This came along at a great time since I am over half way through my fat loss journey and the remaining fat is looking dimply and gravity is doing its worst. This post is a wonderful reminder that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you for another educational, insightful post.

Your consistent hard work and dedication is showing. Congratulations and wishing you continued success on your future goals.

I have been in the hospital so many times they should offer me stay rewards. Usually I am on the no food plan when I stay. Seriously, I do not lose weight and usually gain from the lack of activity and fluid that has been pumped into me. Once I gained 23 pounds from the stay and couldn't wear my shoes out the door when…

I am female, 56 years old, 5'7" and started Mfp this spring over 200 lbs. I chose sedentary as my activity level and was given the same calories as OP. I also walk 5-6x a week and lift weights 4x a week. Be sure to eat some of your exercise calories back. Be patient. You are most likely holding on to water weight. I have…

The power was out here due to the fallen trees from the derecho winds. I weighed and measured and recorded in a notebook. When the power was I restored I entered the meals into MFP. I did not use the time as an excuse to overeat. Eat mindfully.

On September 22,2006 my kidneys failed and I was placed on dialysis. I was on dialysis for three years until I received a kidney/pancreas transplant. During my time on dialysis I gained 75 pounds. I was 48 when the transplant was performed and spent much of the first year in and out of the hospital. I turned 49 in late…

You should also be tracking potassium in foods. It is a little easier to find on labels than phosphorous but still not required. Do you have a dialysis center near you that you can get info from. They usually have flyers on foods that can and cannot be eaten that are distributed to their clients each month. I was on…

The two comments that I get from family are, 1) You will gain it all back, and 2) You should stop losing weight while you are overweight because you won't be able to maintain it if you get thin. I lost 93 pounds from 2009-2011 and kept it off for 5 years until a cancelled wedding. I have currently lost 43 pounds and have…

You might also like to go to "Groups" and join the Larger Losers group. It is a group for people who have over 75 lbs. of weight to lose and it is one of the most supportive groups on this forum. Good luck to you and you are off to a good start by joining MFP.

You might also want to get a referral to an internist instead of a general doctor. Internists specialize in diabetes and are more current on treatments and medications. I also agree with above poster that you need to see a dietician and learn how to count carbs. You can look up diabetic diets on the internet and will see…

I agree with the above poster. I was misdiagnosed as type 2 because no test was run and lost my right eye and kidneys along with most feeling in my extremities. Because they weren't certain which kind of diabetic that I was, I almost didn't receive a kidney/pancreas transplant. After the transplant, one of the doctors told…

As a former diabetic, I was constantly put in New Balance shoes. I had horrible ulcers(sores) that never seemed to heal. One day, I was referred to a running store and had a shoe fitting. Saucony is what fit me and New Balance was the worst possible choice for me. You might want to research which shoes are good for…

Late to the party but would like to join the challenge. Just starting to plank so will set the my goal for 20 total minutes for the month of August. This is my first challenge so hope any tips are welcome.

Have lost 40+ pounds from March 18 to present. Started walking 5-6 days a week to ease my anxiety and when the gyms opened in June added 4 days of weight lifting. Nothing heavy because I have been sedentary but focused on fitness because I just got tired of being fat and it was easier to focus on that than the uncertainty…

Do your parents qualify for Meals on Wheels? It is a service for elderly stay at home individuals that provides a low sodium or diabetic home cooked meal delivered to their home for lunch. The cost is quite reasonable and guests can purchase a meal for themselves.

Gyms officially opened in June here, IA. I go to a free rec center where I have the weight room to myself for the most part. Temps are taken and hands sanitized upon entering the facility. Towels and disinfectant are supplied to wipe down the equipment before and after each use. We are not under a mask mandate yet but…

The amount of calories burned for walking seems a bit high. Maybe, only eat back half of your exercise calories. You could also try eating at your maintenance calories for two weeks then resuming your diet.

It just takes time. When my rec center opened in June, the first month I used the ellipitical it said my heart rate was in the 30% range. As july is ending , my heart rate is now in the 50% range. Still not the training range but getting better. Keep working and consistently make the effort to get faster or ride longer and…

You sound like you would like flexible dieting. The IIFYM (If it fits your macros) might be worthwhile for you to look up. No food is ruled out, you eat in such a way to make allowances( calorie and macro wise) for your food choices. So the diet teaches you to be aware of the effect of your food choices on calories and…