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You might find it harder to make progress with lifting if you cut calories, but which is more important to you right now? Possibly sacrifice something on the lifting for the benefit of continued weight (or fat) loss reducing the cals. You might not lose any more scale weight but find your measurements going down again.…

My initial goal was 100g or less but when I am on plan I usually am between 40-80g. I do sometimes eat small amounts of rice or potatoes. And veggies of course. Occasional fruit. I avoid bread and pasta. I just got back from vacation where I did somewhat okay, as in, not pigging out like I used to, but I was not being…

She said all my tests came back in normal ranges, and that we will talk more at my next appointment which is late April, after I get back from vacation.

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BMI & Blood pressure used to be higher. Total Cholesterol used to be a bit higher, HDL about the same, LDL lower, triglycerides higher. Not extremely out of range, but enough to get lectured. lol. I only do it because they give us a cash incentive.

Well, feel better soon! I was gonna say nope, this never happened to me. I was going to suggest more variety like seafood instead of meat.

He won't stop looking until he is either blind or dead. So you have to find a way to deal with it. Realize that he is choosing to be with you. Understand that just because he looks, it doesn't mean that he finds you lacking and it doesn't change how he feels about you.

Yeah, my tolerance is WAY lower. I drink vodka usually with a diet soda a couple of times a month. It hasn't stopped my progress, but unsure how much it may slow it down.

I think you mentioned in another thread that you had some thyroid or other adrenal problems in the past. This definitely can slow weight loss even if you are doing everything else right.

Definitely a medical condition, but often undiagnosed. It is linked to insulin resistance which definitely stalls weight loss.

In addition to this, I would get rid of the PB&J bar and have something with more calories as a snack, like maybe nuts, sunflower seeds, hard boiled egg, etc.

I always thought the same thing, until I read more about PCOS, its link to insulin resistance and many other hormonal things a lot of women can have without even realizing it. And the number of women who test in the "normal" range for thyroid when they are not really normal..... etc etc. But yes, the OP should tighten up…

If you could open your food diary we could maybe make some suggestions. But off the top of my head, butter, olive oil, bacon.....

I lost 24 pounds in about 7 months and now in a very healthy weight range (though I may eventually lose 5 more vanity pounds, I'm not stressing about it). I don't eat bread any more (or rarely, maybe some wheat toast once a month if that). I eat just a very small amount of mashed potatoes and rice once a week. My carbs…

With walking or running 3 miles a day, I would really try to hit that 1200 calories. Your body probably just needs time to adjust and then the scale will start to move.

You are averaging almost a pound a week which I think is a good healthy rate and is sustainable for the long term. Once you are moving more, that will probably result in faster loss.

I'm trying to remember, I think I peed a lot the first week or maybe two.

After my first binge, I learned really quickly that it made me feel like crap, so that made it pretty easy to avoid doing it the next time. Now when I have cravings I give myself the talk..... "I know you really want that, but you know exactly how you are going to feel, so is it really worth it?"

Oh, and she was pleased with my weight loss and seemed happy that I have been eating lower carb and was not at all surprised when I told her that changing my diet helped a lot with reducing menopausal symptoms.

I'm eating ~ 1600. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Typically 1500-1800 is my range. There is a rare day that I eat 1200, but that isn't a regular occurrence. Editing to add: My TDEE is about 1800.

She is ordering the TSH plus Free T4 and T3 tests as well as checking for various vitamin and iron deficiencies. And all the other standard tests she would get for a regular checkup.

I would replace your two Atkins shake snacks with a meal since the few days I looked at you have skipped a meal. If you have just recently started LCHF, then you may find that eventually you can eat a bit more.

Well, I don't know yet if this is my problem, but it seems likely based on symptoms. I will know more by early next week since I won't get blood drawn until Thursday.

I haven't been to the doctor in several years. I believe they do have a number to compare it to, but I'm not sure what tests they ran before at my regular checkups. I will ask for a referral to a specialist if I don't feel like she knows what she is talking about. I'll check out that site. Thanks!

I'll take the butter, hold the pancakes and syrup. lol.

It happens. I did it at Christmas time. Just get back on it and work through the blahs. A few weeks after I was back on plan, I reached my new low after the prior low I was at before Christmas.

I would say don't worry about those numbers. Even walking 30 minutes a day is beneficial.

I don't think that is screws up your metabolism, it is just a different process than weights, aerobic vs anaerobic. It depends on what your goals are. If your goal is building muscle, then aerobic exercise isn't going to be that beneficial, because you have to eat more to fuel that exercise. Maybe in the sense of energy…