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I just now became aware of an incredible amount of extra space in the bathtub!

136.7# lost in total…how many participants? We lost a whole person!

Username: DebbsSeattle Weigh-In Day: Thursday Start weight: 231 PW: 181.9 I cannot believe the transformation in my body. 231# was a tight 18 pant size. 181.9 is a comfy size 10. I’m back to 2014 size and the next skinny jeans that I cannot yet wear are a 2007 size. I reserve the right to change my goal, however I am…

Username: DebbsSeattle Weigh-In Day: Thursday PW: 187.7 CW: 181.9 Good week back on track with high water, high veg and low sodium. Even got two exercise events in on top of all my physical labors.

At 5 months I’m down 46#. I try to eat only whole food, no processed, no sugar, no carbs other than fresh veg and the occasional fruit. I was insulin resistant. I shoot for 10 cups of daily veg, majority dark leafy greens. Keep protein to 60-90 grams, carbs under 50, fiber high as possible about 21, fat I let go to 100…

I have a few ideas for you. 1- Don’t jump right into the deep end. Spend a couple days tracking what you currently eat, don’t change anything except adding water if you are bad on water intake. Now you know your caloric intake, your starting window for feeding and your macros be it good, bad or ugly. 2-Coffee, use heavy…

I have had my “caloric goal” change a few times in 5 months without my touching a thing. MFP will not allow less than 1,000 calories to be logged and saved. This does not work for fasting (or being ill and not eating). You must “force” calories to balance to 1000 by doing a quick add of calories. You can also change your…

I have never been a sweets girl…until on this diet. I can go all day long to dinner being finished, feel full and satiated and then from nowhere…I get blasted with a sweet tooth craving, ravenous, going to die if I don’t give in. It usually strikes about 10 pm. The healthiest I have come up with is to do plain Greek…

Non scale victory! Reduce, reuse, recycle!

Username: DebbsSeattle Weigh-In Day: Thursday PW: 182.7 CW: 187.7

You have done the hard work and now you get to reap the rewards! You should be able to get your A1C to 4.5 by continuing to skip the carbs. If you hit a 4.5 you will have killed your insulin resistance to be able to sparingly enjoy carbs from time to time. Good job!

Username: DebbsSeattle Weigh-In Day: Thursday PW: 189.6 CW: 182.7 Before anyone feels the need to double check for accuracy, yes, that is correct. I’m on my March extended fast, I do one each month.

You can make things easier by centering each meal around your vegetables. You should aim for 8-10 cups (servings) of veggies per day. That is 3 cups per meal. Sounds like a lot but it isn’t. An avocado has 2 servings. 1 ounce of lettuces is 1 serving. Once you do that you fit the protein and fats into the remaining room in…

I do not feel these “medications” are fixes but bandaids. I’m still shocked at the number of food diaries I see that are examples of people pursuing weight loss/caloric reduction, simply through eating less junk/highly processed foods, no real food, no fruit, no veg, no water but diet sodas instead. Until you address the…

Username: DebbsSeattle Weigh-In Day: Thursday PW: 190.1 CW: 189.6

If you can do some deep study on sugar, seed oils and processed foods, it may cure you of your addiction to those foods under stress. For instance, easy low hanging fruit, excessive sugar intake causes insulin resistance, insulin resistance is the root of diabetes, Alzheimer’s is now called type 3 diabetes. If you cannot…

My man has had what I call a “sleepy machine” for about 15 years. We own three…one for home, one for the cabin and one for travel. He gets so mad if he does not get to use his machine for sleep. He sleeps so well using it. There are at home sleep studies now. You get the stuff, you sleep at home, you transmit data. Boom.…

You should consider doing a change up on your menus. Your body figured out what you were doing and it adapted. Try switching macros, switching out old foods and bringing in some new kinds, do 2 days of vegetarian menus, skip dinners for two days, eat one meal a day for a couple days, go carnivore, change your workouts to…

Username: DebbsSeattle Weigh-In Day: Thursday PW: 191.7 CW: 190.1

Thanks minstrelofsarcasm. I think that is sufficient. I am not tech savvy…by choice…it has absolutely no appeal to me. I have a hard time finding this page to get back to it. I won’t be joining the step teams as I’m a step underachiever and no time to work on doing better at this time. Thanks.

Hi there all. I have no idea what I’m supposed to do. Help would be appreciated.

Great job. You are looking fit and attractively packaged. Also, settling into a body recomp phase should be totally fine. As you build more muscle, your body will naturally go find additional visceral fat around organs and within muscle tissues. Our bodies are miraculous at knowing exactly what to do and when to do it. All…

Congratulations on your demonstrating commitment and perseverance. If we only had the wisdom in our youth to know what is really important as we gain all of our experience, we would never know the joy of succeeding.

Fibro, chronic fatigue, arthritis and a 100 little other issues. 41 pounds down since Oct 27, 2022 (231 # to 190 #) and everything is cleared up, gone away and no longer plaguing me. It was all stemming from insulin resistance. Not settled in any one weight loss plan but all whole food, fresh and as quality as I can…

Eat with your non dominant hand. Set your flatware down between bites. Do not cut more than one bite at a time. Read an article out loud while eating (after you chew and swallow of course). Read 3 sentences then take another bite.

MFP USER NAME. DebbsSeattle YOUR CHOSEN WEIGH-IN DAY. Thursdays YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT. 192.4 YOUR ORIGINAL STARTING WEIGHT (highest weight ever) - 231 PREFERRED TEAM (if you have one). No preference