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Hi, I lost 48 lb a few years ago but have gained most of it back and am pretty discouraged with my lack of progress and continual cycle of back and forth with my eating. I've managed to exercise regularly all of 2019, which is great, but I want to try to concentrate on my eating more and I think that giving and receiving…

I'm counting calories, but also trying to cut all grains except oatmeal, because I tend to overeat with them and it's easier to get my nutrients and not go over calories when I eat that way. So proteins, fruits, vegetables, and some dairy like cottage cheese, yogurt and milk. Probably not much if any cheese. And I am…

I tried these but I couldn't even get one bite down.

Hi everybody... I'm 38 from NY and a single mom of 2 boys. I am trying to develop some good habits and lose weight. I want to incorporate cardio and strength training (or I may switch to yoga instead. I'm not sure.) I am counting calories and trying to eat lots of protein and fruit and veggies. I really want to lose weight…

I like an app called Yoga Studio. It's more calm and meditative than some of the other ones I've tried. It has several different routines at varying lengths or you can build your own.

I'm not any kind of expert, but I started cutting out breakfast almost two years ago (just coffee instead) and found that I didn't need it. I dropped 30 pounds effortlessly. Then later I read about intermittent fasting and realized that one doesn't HAVE to eat every few hours. It works better for me to get my calories in…

I did keto pretty religiously for the better part of a year. I've since switched back to a whole grain, low calorie diet and find it works better for me for weight loss and navigating life in general. For me, the pros: -It was very nutrient dense. I was super worried about cutting out fruit until I started researching and…

Sorry for your loss. I started at 216, I'm down to 176, and aiming for the same general range as you. I'll send a friends request.

I keep chopped spinach in the freezer because it's fast and easy to add to eggs.

I try not to keep high calorie or junk food in my home if possible, but also I identified the times of day where I'm most susceptible to mindless grazing and planned ahead. 3:30 pm I'm always hungry so I pre-portioned popcorn, cottage cheese and cut veggies and worked it into my calories for the day. Now I just go straight…

I started losing at 216 and lost 48 lb, then stopped counting and gained some back! I'm back on track losing, have lost almost everything I gained back, and am aiming for 40 more pounds. I'll send you a friends request. :)

I just cut out breakfast and drank coffee with a little cream. I lost 30 lbs. without much effort and it motivated me to keep going, adding exercise and additional nutritional changes.

Thank you all for your replies...I did not realize I couldn't really build muscle while losing so I will just work to maintain what I have and hopefully build muscle after lose the amount of fat I hope to lose.

The low calorie candy is a lot of sugar? How does that work?

I'm actually still trying to lose weight, I just want to build muscle while I'm losing, so I don't think I want a calorie surplus.

I've tried unsuccessfully to count calories many times, and I've found that trying to include a small amount of whole grains, protein and fat at each meal or "mini meal" helps me stay satisfied. Also, some people swear by snacking throughout the day while others eat only within a certain window or skip meals when they're…

I am also on meds that cause weight gain and I managed to lose 48 lbs last year. A small amount of it was on keto and I found that I was never hungry, however, it seems for me a diet of whole grains, protein and moderate fats works better for weight loss. I have learned to skip foods at the times I'm the least hungry and…

Thank you.

I'm a single mom of two who works two jobs. I am not a morning person, I hate hate hate waking up early, but I've determined it's the only way for me to squeeze in a workout. If I wait till after dinner it just doesn't ever get accomplished. I set my coffee pot to have coffee brewed and I drink it as soon as I wake up...in…

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Not to be a pain, but imho the reason the ketogenic diet works is because it puts the body into a state of ketosis. You can't get into ketosis doing intermittent keto, so carb cycling may be a strategy, but not really intermittent keto, as a lot of the high fat foods are also quite high calorie.

I slice them thinly and roast with some olive oil spray and salt for beet chips. They get crunchy.

Normally I just have coffee for breakfast, eat about 300 calories at lunch and then save the rest for the afternoon and evening when I'm most hungry. My goal is 1300 a day.

I would suggest the book The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat & Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teicholz if you're interested to learn more about why saturated fats are not the demons they've been made to be. Also your body needs fat soluable vitamins...to me the only reason to cut fat is when it is tipping my…

I'm trying to drink fluids at night instead of eating... I find that reserving calories doesn't work for me cause I'm a monster eater at night and once I get started I just binge. It's better for me to skip it. The drinking isn't convenient cause then I have to pee in the night but at least it satisfies that oral thing and…

I lost 48 last year, gained a little back, and would like to lose 40ish now. I'll send you a FR.

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I’ve been having a boiled egg, an apple, and 6 Triscuit crackers which is in the 300 area, I think.

www.genaw.com has a lot of really great low carb recipes.

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