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Probably a bit over a year between these two photos I think. This time last year I was stressing about how I was going to manage to lose enough weight to feel comfortable on the beach on my holidays. I worked out solidly for 5 weeks and lost NO WEIGHT, I was 25 pounds heavier than I am now. It may not have been a pretty…

Great running! If you can do 11 miles now you will definitely cope with a half marathon next month. Go for it :)

I used a load of different body fat calculators and based on tape measure results I get values varying from 24-26% bodyfat, so on the borderline between 'acceptable' and 'fit' - considering that I am barely out of the obese category based on height/weight alone this puts me a long way below the %fat levels classed as obese…

I'm glad I'm not the only one who craves butter. I'm afraid I've been known to spread it on a slice of cooked meat, or slice it and eat it like cheese when I'm really desperate >:)

Week 2 update. I haven't bothered with keto strips this week because I'm pretty sure I've managed to stay in ketosis. I exercised for at least an hour a day every day except Saturday last week again. I've lost 0.7kg (around 1.5lbs) so I'm happy that the weight loss is steady. Still IFing and I almost managed a meativore…

Oh my god, that looks so good!

I love reading these :smile: My NSV - my husband put his arm round me when I was falling asleep last night and said "oooh, you've gone all thin" ;) . My husband NEVER notices when I lose weight (or when I gain it either, that's one of the many reasons why I love him), it's only taken a 30lbs loss for him to notice this…

I'm a bit late checking in for week 1 but I'm pretty pleased with myself so far. I got back to keto nice and easily. I have very simple meals of meat with veg or meat with cheese, I would happily eat like this for the rest of my life! My keto sticks were pink again after 2 days so I have put them away for a while, I know…

Your story is almost the exact mirror of mine. I started April 21st and have lost around 12kg. The last month has been really up and down though with an overall loss of only 1kg which is much slower than the previous few months. I knew I was relaxing my diet a bit too much, the odd bowl of fruit or taste of potato or pizza…

I'm just back from holiday with an extra kilo of carb-weight in tow from letting my diet slip quite a few times over the week. My goal for September is back to basics: - Get back to proper keto eating again including using my keto-strips once a week - Do some form of exercise EVERY DAY in September. Keeping it simple so it…

Have you read The Paleo Diet for Athletes by Loren Cordain? I read it a few years back so my memory may be a bit rusty but as I remember he suggests increasing your carbs at certain times after exercise while maintaining a lower carb diet at all other times. I intended to follow this once I have reached my weight loss…

I've failed on my 'no weighing for a month' challenge already. It's just so hard when I'm used to monitoring my weight daily to suddenly not be able to weigh at all, I felt like I was losing control. So I've weighed myself today (down 1.3kg :smiley: ) and I'll try to only weigh once per week for the rest of the month. A…

I'm happy with the exercise levels I'm achieving at the moment so my challenge to myself for this month is more of a lifestyle change I guess. I have become preoccupied by the number on the scale and weigh myself 2-3 times per day right now, I think something inside my head feels more in control with the constant feedback.…

I'm doing my final check in a day early because I have the day off work tomorrow and I intend to be too busy to be messing around with apps :) . My weight started at 79.4kg and was 76 on Wednesday, so a nice 3.4kg (7-8lbs) loss for the month:). I have gone down a clothes size in everything, I have kept up my…

I'm just checking in. My wifi at work has blocked me from accessing the mfp forum so i've had to bring my tablet to McDonald's for a lunchtime catchup. I managed to stick to my 5 days planned 16:8 fast this week and extended one day to 24 hours. I'm still not feeling very different, my hunger might be starting to kick in…

I wish I had some before pictures to compare to. I've always hated cameras and always hated my weight so I don't have many pictures of me without a child startegically placed to hide whichever part of me I'm most ashamed of that day!

I think I'm going to extend today's fast to 6pm and make it a 24 hour fast. Yesterday I had a 'not hungry' day and ate a steak and some fridge raiders all day. I didn't eat anything later in the day because karate training took me past the end of my feeding window. Despite that I don't really feel hungry right now, I could…

I've only done 4 out of 7 fast days this week, and I've been more relaxed about when I started and ended my fasts, so some have been 16 hours, some have been 18, I'm trying not to overcomplicate things. If I'd checked in yesterday I would have said that it's been a bad week, I've got a head cold, I was all bloated, TOM was…

I had a tablespoon of double cream in my coffee this morning to try and curb the 11 o'clock hunger pains. Fingers crossed so far it's working. I feel hungry but I don't want to chew my own arm off, so maybe I just needed the small amount of fat to calm my stomach. I will see whether this also controls the desire to fill my…

I'm down 0.8kg over the week, which is similar to the kind of loss I was getting when not fasting, so not sure whether this is doing much for me. I'm generally starting to feel sick with hunger around 11-11:30 am (fasting 8-12 or 9-1), I haven't really felt hunger while on regular low carb unless I've had a particularly…

I don't log my food over the weekend generally because it adds an extra complication when I'm out and about and generally being busy with family. I decided not to fast on weekends for the same reason, but this weekend I found I naturally fasted for around 16 hours per day. I've not had problems with hunger so far until…

This looks like a great idea. I've been thinking for a while that lchf should work really well with IF. I dropped out of just one june pretty early on but I reckon I could do this! Your current weight : 79.4kg Your Fast/Feed Schedule:: 16/8 (8pm-noon), mon-fri Do you take supplements?: I take berocca (multivitamin +…

I don't generally have time for cooking breakfast. My breakfast usually consists of a large mug of coffee with heavy cream and a chunk of cheese. Sometimes I eat a piece of meat if there's any left over from the night before.

Hello. I'm Louise, I'm 36 and married with 2 boys. I lost 4 stone on Atkins after my youngest was born but I've gradually regained it over the past 8 years as the barbs and sweet stuff have crept back in. I rediscovered LCHF again 2 months ago and it's all clicked very nicely this time despite the numerous attempts I've…

@Sugarbeat I'm not organised enough to have measured myself. My clothes generally have felt looser for a few weeks. I know it's all moving in the right direction, I really rely too much on the number on the scale. @Thaeda It's definitley a plan for life I'm aiming for. I feel so much better in myself the last couple of…

:) Thanks. I'm trying not to get too caught up in the numbers, but I know I need to tighten up a bit on my self control ;)

I ordered 2 dresses from the catalogue for my cousins wedding next weekend. They looked beautiful in the picture and just as beautiful on the hanger, but when I put them on me they looked frumpy. I was so disheartened that I decided I may as well just wear something I already own, and started trying on dresses in my…

I've been thinking really hard about what I can do. I am happy with my diet the way it is, and I'm about at saturation point with the amount of time I can spend exercising without compromising family time. But I do think I could improve my flexibility, so my goal for June is to spend 10 minutes every night stretching. Also…

Any kind of beef steak, the rarer the better :p Last night I had buffalo burgers which were incredible (my local supermarket just started stocking these and I'm in love!) My favourite non-meat food is a couple of good tomatoes, cut in half with the juice scooped out and filled with mayonnaise. I just had these for lunch…

Yesterday morning I cycled 50 miles because I had a few hours to spare while hubby was at work. I drank a mug of coffee with cream before I left the house and took a 300cal snack of cheese cubes which I ate at midday (halfway through the ride), according to my hrm I burned 1400cal. The next solid food I ate was at 8pm…