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omg!! totally listened to that today already! ha!

^^^ yes yes yes and congrats! I am at a little over 1.5 years!

I was once a smoker. I gave myself a year of not smoking before I tackled the little bit of weight I put on. Be easy on yourself - sometimes trying to do a lot at once hinders progress! I know you can do it though!! I am so glad cigarettes are out of my life FINALLY!!! Congrats to you!! When you want one, work out instead!

I cannot find a spot on the net to tell me EXACTLY what to do. I do see yams, white potatoes, white rice, etc on there. But if I add this back, how much do I eat? How often? or do I just do an experiment on myself? Also, am I messing up my thyroid? Some stuff on the net linked it to an underactive thyroid (which I don't…

I am going to buy that book!!

She beat me to it! That post is AMAZING!

Oh I hope you love it. I will never ever go back to eating the way I did before. I feel amazing and believe it or not - I don't crave ANY of those carby foods anymore. AT ALL. Glad you're here!! All those they said above ^^^ great resources!

You can adjust your MFP to go with these percentages, too - within the settings. I eat around 50 g (net) carbs a day or less, with around 100 g protein and then 120ish on fat. But I made sure that if I was hungry, I ate!! I was eating about 1600 cals a day on a lower fat diet plan and I lost nothing and felt deprived. I've…

Good read! Pre-low carb I didn't eat dairy at all. I just didn't need it or want it. Not other reason. Now that I am low carbing, I eat full fat dairy - mainly whipping cream and full fat cheese like gouda. I feel better than I did pre-low carb, so it's all good. But I know a lot of people who can't handle dairy as easily.…

although... for that shake... it has to be over 10 carbs... hmmm... that's a tad high for me... we shall see how i tweak it! for sure add hemp seed to it!

Why are you cutting down on dairy? I do enjoy heavy whipping cream... but the reason I am cutting down on it a bit is because of the fat... trying to swap out some fat for more fibery stuff. Didn't know if that's why others do it, too?

Nope. They don't give you the breakdown since it's just the blood donation place. BUT I saw they will do it once a year for free for me, so after the next donation (in two months) if it rises more, I am going to nab that freebie. :) When it jumped 30 I went to my doc, who basically told me that I have nothing to worry…

Yep. That's what sucks... the stupid thing they give me is only TOTAL ... I'll probably have my bloodwork done again. In the meantime, I am adding broccoli and more fiber into my diet and increasing my fish a little :)

True. If you're working out, your body will use them up.

I can't wait... and yeah, I don't like things that sweet, so I don't think I would need all that sweetener. I think heavy whipping cream already tastes sweet!

Hmm... wondering about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantethine

I think they've brainwashed me to worry. I keep saying to myself, "Heart disease is because of inflammation... and I take fish oil!" HAHA! Going to read this tonight, too: http://livinlavidalocarb.blogspot.com/2007/03/cholesterol-confusion-and-concerns.html

BTW, I know this thread gets beat over and over... I was trying to find my old thread to no avail. :/

I haven't made it yet - but I think salting the Zukes makes the water come out. :) My SIl made this but she's vegan-ish, so she replaced some items and she loved it :)

I do hear from people - when they hear how I eat - "I can't live without my fruit." Mind blown. Probably because I've never been a big fruit eater though.

The put corn in my taco salad the other day and I didn't feel like picking it out - it was super tedious. So I ate it.... but I was okay in the end. It tasted SO SWEET to me! haha! (And it tasted so good!)

Sure thing! Zucchini Pizza Casserole Yield: 12 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 30 to 40 minutes For the “Crust”: 4 cups shredded zucchini ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese 2 eggs, lightly beaten For the Toppings: 1 pound ground beef* 1 cup chopped green pepper ½…

Yes!! THIS! Let me say that when I do bootcamp, I die about 15 minutes in sometimes. When things get intense, I think some people would do better with a little bit more carbs. With this being said, I think I read somewhere that you should eat them within an hour of working out, and that they would be used up within your…

EXACTLY!! How is it NOT lazy to eat Lean Cuisines and 100 cal packs!? COME OFF IT! :)

So true. Got a smartphone and was all pumped to scan what I eat into my diary. Um, can't do that because I don't eat processed foods that often anymore! HA!

Yeah. I have started to react as if it will kinda kill me. Bugged eyes... No. I can't eat that. Hopefully in time they will stop offering. Would you offer a diabetic sugar? UGH. When I go to places to eat, sometimes I tell them I am diabetic to make sure they use SF stuff.

OMG LOVE THIS! So true.

That is AWESOME! WTH with them seeing the results and not looking it up/researching it/trying it. I guess everyone's different... but when they try to get me to eat a cookie and I turn it down and explain I can't eat it... I want to be like, "WHY would ANYONE eat that cookie!" My husband called me a diet nazi the other…

THIS is why I love you guys! I can come here and talk about this stuff. And to the lady that keeps commenting on your food... GEEZ! My coworkers aren't really that bad... they at least don't comment on my food. Just when they ask me about my "diet" they don't get it or are set on stating facts that they don't know for sure…

Oh yeah - I have that link marked!