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After decades of taking Atorvastatin, I went off statins from June of '22 until 6 weeks ago when my Cardiologist put me on Crestor (due to a high Calcium Score). My experience (yours will likely differ) is that statins likely caused some temporary weight gain through water retention and constipation. I have also noticed my…

We had a 30 year old analogue rotary that did just fine until I weighed more than it's upper limit (300lbs). Replaced it with a cheap digital Health-O-Meter for it's memory function that tracks the weight from one day to the last time I weighed myself. It tracks this weigh-in to weigh-in for two people separately which is…

As @yirara warns, it is a waste of time to ask what numbers work for others since we are all different, and all have different goals. With a user name like "ketoassasin" there might be a chance that your goal is to lose weight as fast as you can get away with. That is a mistake a lot of people make. I don't have anything…

IMO, it is misleading (in a thread about, "Best Macros for Weight Loss") to point out that billions of people (with less obesity) survive on carbs as the main source of macros in their diet. To me, that is saying the same thing as eating lots of grainy carbs are good for everyone. That if it works for billions, it will…

lol, If I went with what my body tells me in regards to sugar and moderation, I'd weight 800 lbs.

Sounds pretty darn simple and easy. Eating less and moving more works for a majority of people, but since that isn't happening for a considerable percentage of the Western population, despite their most diligent efforts, obesity and T2D continues to rise. You appear to continue to make the case for eating things like rice…

So you think a Yo-Yo diet is a good thing? Healthy? Something you "need" from time to time? I hope for your sake, that you will stick around the forum and pay attention to the science backed comments and advice that are freely offered. These old zobie threads aren't doing you much good.

Outstanding post!

All I have for you is some tough love advise: Stop starting over again - its not working. You need to change your everyday way of eating forever. You need to change your attitude towards dealing with stress and rewarding yourself. Losing fat and keeping it off can be so much easier than you are making it. It is not always…

I suspect it takes a lot more than planning and awareness. I know it would not be possible for me to only eat out or to eat frozen foods without busting the scales. I'm happy for you, @COGypsy, that you've found a way to weight loss without problems. I think your method has to be extremely rare though, and your success in…

This is an excellent comment ending with sage advise. Thank you. Your experience very closely mirrors my own when it comes to what consuming the usual carbohydrate amounts and types of carbohydrates recommended by almost all official dietary guidelines did to my health over the years. No one should expect the herd…

Don't know and don't care. Wish MFP would require new members to post in Introductions before they could post in other forum areas. I figure the "one-post-only" members aren't serious and are only looking for quick fixes via others.

The person with the fork in their hand is the only one who is in control of what they eat. All this other stuff about estrangement, toxic family, feeling safe - even finding reasons to be grateful are excuses that will only be a problem if you let it. The saying, "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen,"…

Seems stupid to me.

Give it a try if you want, there is nothing inherently unhealthy about reducing carbs (especially processed and high glycemic carbs) and replacing those calories with healthy fats. Everyone is different, and while most folks might consider the macro splits you listed as a fad, you might find that you are one of those "many…

Winco carries PB2 in their bulk bins if you are near one of their stores. They also carry it in regular retail containers at twice the price. Go figure.

What you have described is a classic symptom of insulin resistance - always feeling hungry even when fully fed. @herringboxes' experience with blood sugar spikes is somewhat different than my personal experience. We are all different and respond differently to what we consume. For me I had to cut all fruit (except…

lol, This is the epitome of a Zombie thread. Guess an important subject like portion size of croutons will always keep coming back. My count has it at 8 resurrections so far: February 2013 (thread started) January 2014 January 2015 May 2016 December 2017 December 2018 February 2020 July 2021 September 2023 I don't even eat…

Multiple meals a day is just another tool in the nutrition meal box. It is utilized by some to help achieve specific goals which differ from person to person. What I do (and why) is likely totally different from what your medical team advises. As @neanderthin warned, "you really should be talking to a professional in this…

What you can do is educate yourself about nutrition and weight loss that last. A good place to start is to read: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-health-and-weight-loss-must-reads#latest

Bradycardia (low heart rate) hasn't bothered my weight loss of 115 lbs over the last 21 months. At my Cardiologist appointment Tuesday it was 42bpm. In December they clocked it at 37bpm. That is a normal range for me (66 y.o.) for whatever reason. They tell me that as long as I'm not getting light headed or fainting to not…

I don't think its a minor nitpick at all as your post addresses a key issue about long term health and weight loss. The most common result of all diets is that that they all fail long term almost all of the time. "Diet" in this context belongs on the **kitten** list and should be replaced with "forever-way-of-eating".

YIKES! At least you didn't try to tell us that eating eggs causes high cholesterol.

Agree with all of the above. Weight loss surgery is not magical. It doesn't fix whatever it was that got you to the point of needing to lose 50kg. There are several threads on MFP with members sharing their experience with different weight loss surgical procedures. Some of the stories are a little scary. My takeaway from…

If I made the mistake of allowing myself to get "really hungry" (which I try my best not to do) I'd eat whatever I had already planned for the rest of the day. I would not care about the calories because to get to the point of real hunger, my body is telling me it needs more energy than normal, probably because I burned…

When asked how I lost weight, I answer that I finally figured out what caused me to get so fat in the first place. After getting control of that, losing weight (aka: CI-CO) has been effortless. Statements like the one posted by @AyameShimitsu, "Calories in and out is all that matters when losing weight," are so incomplete…

Great question! There are no perfect ways to deal with the different forms of stress that we encounter in today's world, but there are a lot of bad ways of trying to relieve stress that are readily available and provide a brief respite. Over indulgence in tasty treats to obtain a few minutes of feeling at peace is one of…

That's great! I love it when old post get updates. Especially when they are as positive as the one above.

lol, Is Dr. Watson the type of doc that would suggest lowering carbs? Here is a short clip with him deciding what and what not to eat. Doesn't mention carbs per se, but does include violence: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2hN1BKWIQ

Not knowing exactly what form your struggles with carbs make themselves known, I can only suggest to reduce/eliminate all carbs (except low glycemic vegetables) until you are no longer struggling. Replace those calories with proteins and healthy fats. Then you can slowly add healthy carbs back to your meals as your system…