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It is the muscles that hold them in. That's what creates the ridge I mentioned above. I'd be interested to know if you tried what I described in the post above your last one.

Lol. I was unusually tired when I wrote that last one. In my last statement, I meant to say *an inadequate amount* of dietary fat. Wow. Oops.

Some days I don't at all, but I weigh several times per day most of the time. I find the fluctuations interesting, and learned my lowest weight is usually in the afternoon. I might be an oddball there, but I think a fair number of people don't check at various times, and might not know when they usually hit their lowest.

I haven't, but it would have a similar effect to hypothyroidism. I'm at 40% off what I've read if the typical dose for complete thyroid hormone replacement (for those who've had the whole thing out). ETA: I've lost 42 pounds in the last year, and was just above your current weight.

I was thinking similarly, but be careful going back too far, to be sure it's realistic and healthy. When I was 18, I weighed 118, and that was very healthy for me at that time. When I was 25, 135 was what looked really good on me (and I'd had a breast reduction in between, very little weight lifting). My current goal range…

Folic acid was the only one I knew of specifically as well, but a lack of almost any specific nutrient can cause various birth defects (some fatal). A lack of protein can too, and dietary fat is well known to be very detrimental to brain development from the get-go, and up through the years.…

One potential, and solvable, culprit is called rectus abdominus. It means separation (down the middle) of the two sides of your abdominal muscles. Mine resulted from pregnancy, but my FIL got it from lifting things that were too heavy for him. It can easily make a person look pregnant. Physical therapy can close the gap…

She looks it in her picture, but you are correct. Not only would it not support the growth of an unborn baby, but not supplementing a fair number of nutrients would cause birth defects, and so would not be done by medical professionals. There is a good reason that women are strongly encouraged to take a multivitamin…

This is incredibly interesting, and I appreciate you posting it, as I'm sure others will. You have clearly worked hard, and look fantastic, btw. Which of them did you personally think was closer? I found a page with some close examples, and I would say the 18% ladies look the closest, but it's hard to say, as none are a…

True. People with ketosis from starvation, however, aren't being infused with sodium alone, which would greatly accelerate the electrolyte imbalance. The sorts of medical professionals who would subject a patient to such a treatment are straight out of the Nurses Who Kill tv show.

That's good, because hypothyroid meds are a royal PITA, lol.

I was going to say this, but hypothyroidism also actually (typically) lowers body temperature. If your temp runs around normal, you likely don't need to worry about it. If you're freezing when it's 75º in the room, and your temp is consistently under 97, get checked out for it.

If you continue losing, and I don't know why you wouldn't, I don't think you should even consider the surgery. Just make sure the changes you make are sustainable, and keep in mind that statistics show that people who lose their weight more gradually are far more likely to keep it off. Your losses will slow down, but if…

If that's typical for you, it's considered highly active. I believe that's 12,500+ for that category. If I might ask, how in the world do you hit that many steps (lol)? I don't think I could manage it even if someone paid me $10/step.

This is incorrect. 10,000+ steps is considered active, as in, between (which is above lightly active) somewhat active and highly active. I've also read it's approximately equivalent to walking 5 miles. With the intake and progress I listed above for myself, and considering myself lightly active, the OP could eat more than…

Not too much at all. I'm over double your age, only 5' 2.75", and weigh just 4 pounds more than you, never come near 10k steps or visit a gym, average 1900/day, and lost 41 pounds in the last year.

If she had an elevated cortisol level, probably. Not before she died from the electrolyte imbalance, though. For the record (other posters), I wasn't implying that ketosis is harmful, merely that it would is have been an effect of the treatment she described, and she'd failed to mention it.

Yes you were misinformed, because this science as not as flexible as you apparently think it is. And yes, you still would have suffered kidney damage. Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown and reabsorption of muscle tissue. It would've occurred from atrophy caused by being bed ridden.…

That's only 16 glasses, and many of us do that most of the time. My record while tracking has been 21 glasses, but I also drink from a 20 oz glass, and only count 2 glasses for each. I once poured and drank a liter while my babysitter filled me in on my daughter's afternoon. I didn't notice until she said "Wow, thirsty?"…

an0nemus for the win.

Skeptical

I paged through it, and I think it went back to the 9th, maybe (?). There were 2-3 days where the carbs were a little high for getting into ketosis in the beginning. You also don't really come close to your fat goal, and I'd encourage you to do that. Some find it scary to do, but it really is fine (unless you don't have a…

I'm honestly sorry that you're feeling that way, but you were seriously misinformed about your treatment. At the very least, going without other electrolytes for a protracted period such as that literally would've been fatal. The heart cannot function with only sodium and water. You also would've been in ketosis,…

You would have to not be in ketosis yet then, because you drop several pounds in water weight (always) when that has set in. Have you been logging long enough to show your pattern? If so, do you want to open your diary for others to look for pitfalls? Do you weigh and measure foods/liquids?

I ran into this issue early on as well, and tried the recommendation of relatively evenly dividing my calories between my meals, with the general wisdom being that I wouldn't get so hungry later if I'd eaten enough at earlier meals. This proved absolutely false for me. I don't get very hungry in the morning, but whether I…

That's good to know. It had sounded to me like they hadn't investigated it, which would make it more difficult to treat. To address one of your initial concerns, you should keep your intake where it is while you're maintaining your current weight. Adjust as necessary if that changes, and you may need to with any changes in…

From what I've read, there can be cases caused by thyroid inflammation that is idiopathic (meaning no known cause), but that's a lot less likely than an autoimmune condition, such as Graves' Disease or Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Growths can do it too, but I imagine they at least felt for them. The autoimmune conditions I…

@Niagarasailor If you haven't been diagnosed with insulin resistance, do you mind me asking why you're on Metformin? It's not generally recommended otherwise, and it's not terribly safe unless you really need it.

There's a grain of truth to it, generally, but I'm certain it was poorly explained. When they're in ketosis, which is very considerably low carb, most people have a very substantially suppressed appetite. Many of them take pains to get up to their calorie goal, rather than having to try to limit themselves to it.

Just an fyi, the NIH says that, on average, medical students received 23.9 hours of nutrition instruction. When one doctor thought I had gout, he told me that diet was the only way to control it (true), and literally told me to Google what's recommended. I've suffered symptoms for 23 years consistent with several nutrient…