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I've had zero problems with Crystal Lite. I have diet soda and diet Rockstar energy drinks every day. I have seen no *credible* evidence that Aspartame/Sucralose/AcesulfameK hinder weight loss. They may have a minimal effect on insulin levels, but nothing near eating too much protein. Overall, they are still 0 calorie and…

Top left, "MY HOME". Over to the right one, "Goals" Bottom, green button labeled "Change Goals" Click second box, "Custom" Voila! :D

With keto, you really don't have to count calories as much. I can cite studies that show that there is body fat percentage loss even in an average daily small caloric surplus. On that note, make sure you get all your micronutrients (vitamins, minerals) with your macronutrients (fat, protein). Eat a diverse variety of foods…

Burger King triple stacker, no bun (sometimes two of them) is my go-to. I've also been known to eat the Little Caesar's Triple Meat without the crust.

WTF is "backloading"? I generally only feel the need for a "cheat day" which is when I load up on junk food, when I'm in a plateau. It signals my body to say "hey guys, we're not in a scarcity situation, feel free to be less efficient with your resources!" *edit* but yeah, carby foods make me bloated and heavy, give me…

That's what I was trying to get at, haha. So much of the hate of Atkins comes from people who never took the time to read the book and did it "wrong" and failed and then spread misinformation to everyone else. And yes, magnesium/potassium/calcium/zinc supplements are vital if you don't partake of a wider variety of…

Peanut butter on celery? Guacamole on celery? Good healthy fats and protein.

Water weight.

You didn't get in the situation you're in in one day. Don't expect to get out of it in one. :)

V for Vendetta is a classic. Books of Magic and Sandman are pretty awesome... unless you're going more for superhero type stuff. I really enjoyed Scott Pilgrim. Have you read Frank Miller's Batman? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns I have a hunch it's gonna be pretty similar to the new Bats vs. Supes…

I don't care about inches, what's your body fat percentage?

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And if you feel tired or you start getting muscle spasms, get some potassium/magnesium with your salt! I use Morton's Lite Salt, which is about half sodium/half potassium, and then I take magnesium+calcium+zinc supplements every few days. If I lived in the UK, I'd try to find some SOLO-Lite, which is apparently…

Yes you can, albeit very slowly. OP, scales lie. Get a body tape and some calipers and measure your body fat percentage each week. Weight doesn't matter as much as your ratio of lean muscle mass to adipose tissue. If your clothing size is shrinking (losing inches), that's a reasonable assumption that you're reducing fat…

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Coconut oil and multivitamins! :D More sunshine and maybe some cardio for the endorphins?

Male here, with mild Aspergers, ADHD, some chronic depression... and yeah, keto helps me stabilize a LOT.

I eat breakfast and lunch at work, and keep the same stuff in the freezer every week, so I always know what I'm having. :) Dinners can get a bit pre-planned, yeah. Not in a bad way, but just a "we need x ingredients if we want these recipes throughout the week, we have to go shopping".

I did a month of 16-8 (mostly 19-5) when I hit a plateau in my weight loss. It was fantastic. I ate from 8am to 4pm but mostly was done by 1pm. Same amount of food I normally ate before, but in the time period of breakfast and lunch. No dinner, just water. I slept a little better and was able to hit the gym easier at night…

One of my favorite recipes on Keto is a modified version of this: http://cavemanketo.com/chicken-broccoli-soup/ I dunno what my girlfriend does to it, but it's freakin' amazing! ANYWAY, about the electrolyte imbalance, yeah, that's a huge issue with going into ketosis, usually attributed to "keto flu". I tend to stick…

Aww, I was gonna jump in here asking if maybe the band size was decreasing, leading to a *relative* increase in cup size. :D

Yeah, I don't really "crash" at night either. I had to install a program called F.Lux on my computers to reduce the amount of blue in the screens, to stimulate melatonin production. It helped a lot. Sometimes I take 300 microgram melatonin tablets.

32M here, and went from about 222 to 182 in about 5-7 months before stalling . Intermittent Fasting helped me start back up again after a couple months of a plateau. I ate the same amount of calories per day, but only between 8am and 4pm (generally between 8am and 1pm). Anything outside that window was water. When I…

It shouldn't stall you too terribly long, it's only 2 or 3 calories per gram, isn't it? Burn some calories, it should be the first to go! :D Personally, stevia gives me a headache, but I'm okay with aspartame in my Diet Coke, and Sucralose powder in all my baking.

Calculate your basal metabolic rate (what your body uses every day even if you were in a coma). Calculate your total daily energy expenditure, which is your BMR and any activity at all. You'd have to eat that many calories to maintain your body. To actually become healthy, you might have to eat more, because you might need…

Fire your f$%^ing trainer, right now. This is all you need. http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Rules-Lifting-Women/dp/1583333398

Well, your mileage will probably vary from hers. Stationary bikes aren't known for being too high-calorie a burn anyway. Heavy lifting *is* known for increasing your metabolism over the course of a day or so. You don't burn it all at once, but you *can* recomposition your body and build lean muscle from fat tissue. So...…

Eat less? More protein and fiber? Move more? Lift heavy?

Scales lie. Get calipers and a body tape measure, imho. Go by how your clothes fit to measure your body; go by how you feel every day to measure your overall fitness. Measure yourself by how you feel after a workout. Don't get consumed in the lust for smaller numbers that fluctuate arbitrarily anyway. 2 months ago, I…

Go lift heavy things and run around for a few miles tomorrow. Every bit of progress you make is a bit more than if you had done nothing to change your lifestyle. Take your enjoyment where you feel you have to, then get back on the wagon and push harder.