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I don't pay attention to WW news. But I just looked. That's a big fall, but these companies tend to be resilient. We'll see if they finally die.

That trig/HDL ratio is awesome. 78/85, you're kicking some serious butt. Your doctor is likely going to try and push a statin for the total cholesterol. You're a female with no history of cardiac issues (I assume). I can't believe it isn't malpractice to recommend statins to you. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/587563…

I have had one migraine in over 5 years, and it was during a time when I was completely off the carnivore wagon and back to eating high-carb garbage. That alone is enough for me to stay on it. Of course, there are other benefits, but very few compare to the complete removal of migraines. Those are the absolute worst.…

I stand by the advice to up calories. Binges tend to happen more with greater restriction. You need energy and sustainable weight loss, and that requires more food and patience. You can do this. You aren't the first person to have fallen off the wagon here. The trick is to just get back on, as quickly as possible, and do…

Check this out. https://youtu.be/CYfqvTZWilw?t=640 The whole video is good, but that should start right at maltitol. Short answer, when you see it, read "sugar" because that is essentially what it is and how it behaves.

Well, it's 16-23 grams of actual carbs. Maltitol shouldn't even be counted as a sugar alcohol. It affects blood sugar like normal sugar, it has 3 calories per gram, it just fails every possible low carb test. That's before talking about the digestive issues it may cause. That said, if it fits into your carb allowance, it…

Ground beef is boring without cheese. It can be gotten used to, but it takes a while.

@GaleHawkins I think it is important to note that I was talking about extremely low-calorie diets (1200 calories and under). In those diets, the limited food intake makes nutrient density of paramount importance. While someone consuming 2000 calories a day has room for calories that just bring in some fatty acids, a person…

My main foods all get right at 1:1, sometimes a little more. Seriously, lunch today was two steaks with three eggs. The steaks were a little leaner than ribeye, but I added some butter and the end ratio was probably close.

I'll eat eggs with any meal. I don't always eat breakfast. I am not a morning eater. But, if I am hungry, I'll eat.

Olive oil and coconut oil are not nutritious foods. Sour cream has some nutrition, but it's still mostly added fat. One reason (out of many) that diets under 1200 calories/day are specifically against the guidelines of MFP is that it is nearly impossible to meet your nutrient needs in that few calories. Tossing back a…

If your diary is accurate, you are undereating by a significant amount, and very under on protein. You should easily double, triple, or quadruple your protein intake. Your body is going to stall when you put it under as much stress as you are from eating this little.

I can't answer why, for nicsflyingcircus. I can answer why I have done it for 30+ days more than once. For me, it is not unlike my normal diet. It removes eggs, cheese, and other animals but otherwise is not a big deal. I usually do it because I get a lot of ground beef on sale. I love it and find it very enjoyable. Your…

It sounds weird, but I love vegetables. I used to be a vegetarian. It is just that my body doesn't love them. I found that removing them was worth it for me. We're close geographically. I will probably drive through your area this weekend on my way to Disney with the family. :smile:

I have a goal of 0g, but a pretty firm limit of 5g (total, never net). And, most days I hit 0g. If I am above zero, it is cheese or eggs that does it to me.

So entertaining as always. I really do enjoy hearing his stuff.

If you are only going to eat one meal a day, you must meet all your macro and calorie limits in that meal. If you are unable to eat that much in a single meal, OMAD is an inappropriate technique to attempt. Per official MFP policy, you must reach 1200 calories and not eat under them.

My cart used to always look like that. Lately, I have been buying less at a time and shopping more often.

I found a whole cartload of low-carb foods!

And they consider low carb 130 g/day or less. Could you imagine if they cut the carbs down much, much further?

The average woman, your weight and age, is burning 2,450 calories a day. According to a doubly-labeled water calculation from a study that I don't have on hand. :lol: I know how sketchy that sounds. This TDEE assumes a normal amount of activity. If you exercise more, it will be higher, and if you are really immobile it…

I am willing to bet that 70%+ women get a calorie goal of 1200/day from MFP the first time they do it. It gives stupidly-low calorie amounts anyway, everyone always thinks they should pick sedentary, and everyone wants the fastest possible weight loss. It is a trifecta perfectly designed to hit the lowest number MFP will…

You can undereat to the point that you fail to ignore real hunger cues. There is no way 600 calories is sustainable. OP needs to eat a lot more. Smaller meals more often, different foods/seasonings, whatever. Keto is an absolutely sustainable lifestyle. Starvation is not.

Honestly? Yes. It is too extreme, especially when not being monitored by a doctor. I highly doubt you are getting adequate protein and nutrients with this crash diet. I get the reason you feel a sense of urgency, but you won't starve yourself healthy.

For a while when I started, there were like 4-5 people on here that I was messaging back and forth with. We kept each other accountable. It might not be all you are looking for, but maybe find 2-3 people on here with similar goals and similar stats as yourself and see if you can get a small group going. You can do it…

I consider fiber to be detrimental, so I definitely won't subtract it. I also consider artificial sweeteners to be a problem, so I don't subtract them either. It really depends on your goals. Fiber won't kick you out of ketosis. If that is your only goal, you can subtract it. Many artificial sweeteners won't cause issues…

There is a reason you'll hear some of us constantly harping on not counting calories. It's [usuaully] unnecessary and almost all the calculators give dreadfully low numbers. The trend of just using "sedentary" for activity level doesn't help. That would be sleeping and sitting in a chair all day. With almost no real…

Eating low-carb addresses and repairs the cause of us getting fat. Losing the excess weight is a side-effect of fixing the underlying cause. It's time to stop thinking we need to try and attack the symptom. We need to address the reason we're fat. Not just starve ourselves until we're thinner and still have the problem…

Urine ketones are not a good indicator. Once adapted, you won't be spilling any even when in ketosis. Fasting isn't the solution, even if you were out. Time is the solution.

LOL, for a moment, I could have believed that this was my response. :smiley: