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@cbishop7777 If you haven't broken through yet, since you're so low on cals and so active, it might be worth INCREASING your calories by 50 a day, or a one day boost of 500 or so to WAKE UP that metabolism and get it moving again! @d_dc_lady This one might apply to you, too... (hugs) Or calorie cycling days. Higher, lower,…
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@KristinLeeD I know it's down the road from your original post, but something to remember, even though you may have a net loss of zero, the average person gains 10-20 pounds a year. If you say 18 pounds a year, that's an average gain of 1.5 pounds per month. So you don't have a net loss of zero, you have a net loss of 1.5…
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@PeaceQT18 After the initial losses due to fluid retention being dumped and the beginnings of fat loss, your body will retain a little fluid again to restore the balance. You may not have lost all the weight you wanted by your deadline, but I bet you lost enough inches to make it worthwhile! Happy Belated Birthday!!
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@MariahMichaels I have NOT have any scopes done. I only triggered this loose stool issue in 2016 after being keto about a year. I had my gallbladder out in December 2000, and have had a number of "rush to the bathroom" issues after eating (post GB removal), but I never had diarrhea on this scale until 2016. Not even food…
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I saw a similar article this week, too, but it only showed significant progress in newborns diagnosed within the first few months, but it was for them taking sulfonylureas. Something about how it worked in that classification... So completely different, but interesting... It's good to see progress in these subjects.
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Remember, also, that hungry naturally changes from day to day. Some days, we really are just not that hungry. Other days, we feel super hungry all day. Hormones, sleep, stress, exercise, activity, etc., and a ton of other factors all contribute to hunger, etc. Look at calorie deficits on a 7-10 day average...
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@brittanyterry1 Excuse me, but you looked like this, and he was calling you the "fat one?" I sure hope that is an inside joke. You look like you have a little bit of tummy weight, maybe from having kids? Like seriously?? I know that SO's have many jokes together, and in my house, my OH calling me a "short little fat girl"…
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Darth Luiggi on Reddit/Instagram, etc., is a body building on keto... https://www.instagram.com/darthluiggi/?hl=en According to this, he FOUNDED Ketogains... So I think he's a great resource, too. https://www.reddit.com/user/darthluiggi/ https://ketogains.com/author/darthluiggi/
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It's about building new muscle mitochondria to actually use the ketone fuel for your muscles. You formerly were fueling with glucose. You no longer have glucose fuel, and your body is not yet efficient at using ketone fuel (there are a number of factors). @ketobucko Look at the book "The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate…
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@canadjineh The "rest of the family" is my other half. And no. I simply do not have it in me to cook ever day. I don't have the energy. And the majority of the time, I batch cook intentionally... I'm also the one who ends up eating more of certain leftovers... LOL Too many carbs or too many calories in a meal, and I'm…
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I'm sorry that you had to suffer to gain that knowledge, but thank you for sharing it... That being said, I agree that it is completely asinine to suggest someone lose muscle and health to adhere to some ridiculous chart that has no bearing... I'd probably have argued back with my body fat percentage... UGH...
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The metformin titration is really relatively new, and not widely known, but nearly everyone who has the issues swears by it: http://www.mendosa.com/blog/?p=1261 I also did the brand named Glucophage for a while, and that was WAY better as far as side effects, but I got into an argument with my insurance over it, and…
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The fluorescent light stuff is probably more adrenal if I remember correctly...and the super tired all the time can be both. Because there is so much overlap between the two, it literally takes a number of blood tests sometimes to get to the root of it... I spend 8-10 hours a day underneath fluorescent lights, but I do…
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Well, I always swore I could never do keto, so maybe a day will come where I can try this... You never know. :)
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@kpk54 I never bought into that way of thinking (even on Atkins, I ate all the tomatoes I wanted!). If my carbs were ALL from veggies, I didn't sweat it, even if it were over 50-75 grams. Period. My body simply processes starches and added sugars differently than veggie carbs. I personally think that most of us could eat…
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Sadly, a truly low histamine diet is well beyond my means, also. I'd have to eliminate 75% or more of my current available food list, and I simply can't do that. I'd probably have an easier time doing and extended fast, which I also can't do due to constant bile trickling... Thanks for the thoughts, though. I think I will…
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Honestly, it's mainly about funds. I cannot afford to eat a Whole30 diet. Flat out, full stop. I'm talking a beans and rice survival budget at the moment. @MariahMichaels I swear, sometimes I think there is almost nothing worth than trying to get healthy and being unable to afford medical appointments, decent vitamins,…
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They poo-poohed at because the science they were taught in medical school is roughly 30 years out of date. Most of the MODERN thyroid stuff is in the last decade that it's really made strides. Unless they intentionally pursued specialized continuing education in a endocrinology related specialization, THAT WASN'T MEDICALLY…
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My D3 level can drop in days/weeks, so I would absolutely think it could go bad. I have to say that something in their note makes me angry. My B12 level was around 250-280 when I discovered it was low (same allowable range). I have a PERMANENT NEUROPATHY SPOT IN MY THUMB. I can no longer open water bottles and such due to…
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@loserlee123 Just to bring some perspective, 28 pounds in 5 months is nearly 6 pounds a month, which is at least a pound a week, which is well within healthy averages for weight loss. 2 pounds a week is considered aggressive for the average person - anything over that and they generally want you monitored by a doctor. So…
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I think that was internally stressful on the body and liver in ways we can't quantify without constant tests, not on your compliance. When blood sugar drops below a certain point, the body panics and dumps glycogen from the liver. In some people, this process is barely noticed, in others they feel it all, and some are in…
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@aresvallis I don't like spiro (lactone or something). It caused me bad dehydration and stripped me of potassium, so I ended up with muscle cramps. And it did NOTHING for my chin/beard and lip/mustache hair. NOTHING. So noped right out of that one. But my testosterone levels aren't elevated. I can't fine any test where…
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@tammyfranks2 That's incredible. I hope you feel as much better as that lab improvement! :)
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And I know this is strange, but I can really still go back and clearly see the sequence of events that lead up to me feeling so run down and just ... PBBT. I miscarried right before I conceived my daughter, so my entire pregnancy was considered high risk despite being hugely uneventful (and that was after nearly 18 months…
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@tcunbeliever The problem I find with all thyroid supplements is that they're all a mess. They cause me to be a mess. I can't afford them individually, but together there's usually too much of something or a single ingredient that causes my body to go haywire. Chromium causes me to have blood sugar crashes. Badly.…
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@hillmike56 If it didn't matter, it would be easy. IT IS BECAUSE IT MATTERS THAT IT IS HARD. I don't know if you read much in the way of books or listen to e-books, but one I ran across a couple years ago really helped me to understand how much outside manipulation there is in the world, period. From colors and music to…
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@skigal303 As a person with the same conditions, IR, PCOS, hypothyroidism, BED, and a few other messy issues in there, I find myself in a similar position. For me, it's not about can't. If I tell myself I can't, it absolutely fuels that compulsive eating side of me. It's "I can have this if I want this. I choose health."…
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@ldruss1546 You can't artificially eat less to burn more calories - not long term (obviously, self-starvation for extended periods of months/years will waste away the body, but that's an extreme example). The body is smart and will adapt. Your metabolism will slow down to match your intake. You'll burn faster at first…
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The reason many people say you don't have to track both is that there is a natural level of satiety, a lessened hunger, so many people find it difficult to overeat on Keto. But if you do not have good control of your appetite or hunger levels, or eat in response to other things (stress, sadness, boredom, etc.), this likely…
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Adding in fiber supplement adds carbs. You cannot have a fiber supplement without carbs. If you took Metamucil that was 10 grams of fiber, there would be 10 grams of carbs, making it zero next carbs FOR ITSELF. You cannot artificially create a negative carb situation. There is no such thing as a "negative carb" food,…
