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Where to start! Almost off all blood pressure medication No longer considered "pre-diabetic" due to lower blood sugar levels BMI in "healthy" zone No more knee pain No more bloating IBS gone So much more energy Mentally more alert - no more foggy feeling Asthma has not bothered me since I started LCHF Better mood AND I…

You might want to join one of the Keto groups on MFP. You will definitely get good advice there. Just search for "keto" and they will pop up.

My PCP is really torn about my WOE. I can tell she really wants to believe but she's so "fat is bad!" I get a little short tempered about it. She begged me to add more protein! I know she took great joy in my triglycerides going up last test. She does think my weight loss is great and has had no problem taking me off of bp…

I know I don't take in as much fiber as I did when eating more carbs. I had horrible IBS, was always constipated, took Miralax every day for it. NOW I am as regular as a clock! I drink my two glasses of water in the morning when I get up and bam! into the bathroom I go.

Oh dear. You are living my nightmare. I'm already in menopause but using HRT, don't know if that makes any difference except they do say hormones have a lot to do with weight loss/gain. Maybe you should jump start by going into Induction until you level off and start losing.

I can't think of anything you can't put on a burger! Well, except the bun :)

I have been asked how I've lost nearly 50 pounds. I just say "Low carb, high fat". There are people who want to know more, there are people who look at me like I will keel over from a heart attack at any moment. Those that are interested, I send them links, tell them about the books and research I've read. One of my…

I've been doing Keto for 6 months now, I'm 55 years old. I have always "shed" my hair twice a year. Just like a Golden Retriever! I have very thick hair so I think it's more noticeable when it starts to come out. I noticed about a month ago that I was shedding but it's still going on, not quite as heavy as at first, but…

I would love to have that triglyceride number! Also depends on what you've eaten beforehand. If this was at a health fair had you fasted?

My 4th was great but my 5th was a nightmare! I got hungry. I NEVER get hungry. I ate and ate and ate. But all of it was low carb!!! I ended up at 34 net carbs for the day but I packed on the calories. And the fat and protein. I guess that isn't so bad?

Alcohol, white wine specifically. But I don't!

Water. Lots of it.

I've been in ketosis for about four months solid. My net carbs are VERY low, like 15 to 17 a day. I do think this is key for those of us who are older. I also am only eating 1200 calories a day and the weight has just melted off.

Love Ranch & Bleu Cheese. I think Hidden Valley Ranch tastes the best.

My numbers have dropped, you are right about that. I know how touchy these tests are and I did have a whole lot of hot dogs and processed meats the weekend before. I might have done myself in! I'll just go back on the Lipofen and then see in 3 months what's happening. I'm going to concentrate in the pluses: my bp going…

Thank you all! Dragonwolf -- I had thyroid done at the same times and it has always come back normal. The old numbers were me ON Keto, in Ketosis for less than a month. BUT I was taking the Lipofen. So like you said, numbers on keto with the lipofen are much better than without the lipofen. The canola oil/butter was a one…

She was stunned at my weight loss and how good I looked. She just won't let go of the high fat thing. Otherwise, I really like her and she had been open-minded at my March check up.

Just wanted to say that this is so interesting and has now put the absolute fear of carbing in me!!! I have months of conferences coming up and I plan to keto through all of them. I don't see how it's worth it to put my body through the agony of going off. I can always just say no and order up some eggs from room service!

Cheese hasn't hindered my weight loss and I eat quite a bit of it. However, I have read posts from people who do have trouble with dairy. Do you have trouble with any other dairy besides cheese?

I am completely obsessed with scale, the only reason I weigh every day. I do it at exactly the same time, etc. I do bounce up and down but not by much. I also plateau. My longest was two weeks. All that said, I pay much more attention to my trending weight than the daily numbers. If you use the Reports here you can see…

Eat fat. Lots and lots of fat. It is so satiating. I stay under 20g carbs a day and I'm never hungry.

5'8" 161 lbs. 6 or 8

5'8" 161# 6 or 8

I was always slim, never weighed more than 135 lbs. (grew up in SoCal) until 2000 when I had a nervous breakdown and they put me on meds that put weight on overnight. Literally. I gained 20 lbs. in one week! I had to concentrate on my mental health so my physical health sort of went out the window. After going off the…

I'm 5'8", 162 lbs. and am wearing a 6 or an 8. I remember when I weighed 130 lbs. (14 years ago) I wore and 8. Something's up with sizes, they are not the same as they used to be.

bacon cheeseburger, no bun, on lettuce leaves. if he's ordering Italian, try sausage and peppers, hold the pasta. i tried eating just the toppings off a pizza and it was just not worth it. Chines: egg foo young, hold the sauce. there are always options!

1 cup of coffee and a little more than 3.5 litres of just water. No soda at all.

Go see your doctor. You don't want to mess around with something that could be serious.

^^^^ what he said! I've been doing this woe since January. I have tried all the "tricks" -- more fat, less fat, more calories, less calories, etc. It all depends on YOUR BODY. The general idea of keto really does work and I feel so much better than I did before starting it, with the bonus of losing weight and more…

I haven't. Too much protein maybe. Too much carbs definitely. Fat is GOOD!