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Be careful on the carby food when you're drinking, it tends to go on your butt while you're drinking ;)

Low carb is about stable blood sugar and insulin. Fats can be healthy, if you choose the right ones. Some Vitamins are more easily absorbed in higher fat foods.

1800 calories Carbs 5% Protein 30% Fat 65% My BMI is over 50 and I'm Insulin Resistant

I'm in Australia and we don't really do creamer here, but I managed to get some Coffeemate SF Hazelnut. I keep a small container in my bag in case I want coffee when I'm out and about :) Everywhere serves black. It comes in all kinds of flavours in the US, you can probably buy it online.

There's loads of info online. A know a few folks on Paleo, some are athletes and fitness trainers, some are folks with allergies. While they're not entirely the same, you will find related into under the terms Primal and Clean Eating. There is probably more content on blogs/podcasts etc than MPF, but as other posters have…

Cauliflower & Leek soup is pretty good. You can also use it in asian style stirfries.

Different countries count fibre differently, so it depends. MFP uses what's in the entry, but for me in Australia, some items are carbs - fibre (Amercian counts) and some are carbs without the minus of fibre (it still tells you how much fibre though - Australia). If you ever get a minus after subtracting, it's not an…

You could try eating back your extra expended calories for a week and see if it changes your weight loss. Take measurements as well though, as you may be losing fat and gaining muscle (muscle weighs more than fat).

Are logging your exercise? I didn't see any on the entries I looked at. If you're not logging your exercise, you won't be eating anywhere near enough calories. MFP will add extra calories onto your daily allowance when you log your exercise. You also look a lot taller than me, but eating the same calories with a LOT more…

Calories are not nutrition, they are only measurements of energy. Whether they are carbs or calories, nutritionally empty is empty of value for your body, unless you have a NEED for huge amounts of calories (which very few people do). Calories matter as do carbs, but quality (nutrition) is most important. You could lose…

Yes, depending on how you calculate your calories and your workout, you can be burning off lean muscle mass without realising it.

I am not a Vegetarian, but I was having trouble with my LBM and it's now improving. I was doing a VLCD which was low GI, but not really low carb, it was also low fat and very low calorie. I was doing okay on it for awhile, but all of a sudden I was tired, my muscles were very weak and often failing during exercise, I was…

Most of your fibre should come from vegetables.

Mine did eventually arrive :) It came with a Chocolate Decadence Bar and a Milk Chocolate Bar. Some nice recipes too.

Coconut oil and olive oil will help you get there. Add more fats.

Once you have quit, explore your new sense of smell, it can take awhile, but it's something I would never give up now :)

When it comes to a life partner (temporary or otherwise), close friend or family member, they need to support you in achieving your goals, even if that support is simply NOT having a negative impact on your efforts. Work on positive elements only after you can remove all the negative ones. The negative ones will hold you…

For anyone trying to create new healthy habits, I highly recommend tinyhabits.com 30 seconds per habit, makes it easy.

Not in any particular order: * working night shift / rotating shifts (I always thought I "had" to, turns out a new job meant I didn't) * making time for foundation health activities, like preparing good food, shopping for good food, getting enough sleep * not getting enough sleep * using coffee as a solution to not enough…

No cereals. Putting that kind of blood sugar spike in my system after overnight fasting (sleeping) throws my blood sugar into a boom-crash cycle for the whole day (that's cereal without any sugar at all). If your blood sugar is okay with it, go for it. But read the ingredients, most breakfast cereals are designed to be…

Dukan is a good option if you have any medical issues with higher fat (it's much leaner) but in many ways it's more strict than Atkins. Some people struggle with the "days" part of the program, others love it. I think you'd need to be more careful with nutrition on Dukan, especially fat soluble vitamins like Vitamin A. My…

I couldn't even be bothered to read their Facebooks, let alone spend an evening with them *yawn* People I like to spend time with, I keep in touch with already.

You may find the venue has something they can offer you, many obtain their catering from elsewhere and they can special order. It doesn't cost anything to ask :)

Plans closer to South Beach might be better for a teen, but make sure there's enough nutrition. Most underdevelopment is lack of nutrition (iodine depletion, serious deficiencies). For cramps, more salt, more potassium, magnesium and calcium. Atkins now recommends adding soy sauce or salty broth if you're getting cramps. I…

More fat and protein, fat will easily up your calories. EVOO is fine. Coconut oil in coffee can up your calories if you're too low. Make sure you're counting net carbs. You look like you've had 22 net carbs which should be okay for ketosis. Are you hungry?

I have Celestial Seasonings fruit teas (unsweetened) which are mostly hibiscus. I do wonder though, whether the high count is for eating the actual stuff, rather than using it to make tea. Check the ingredients. Even stuff that looks okay can be soaked in sugar, some flavoured coffee beans are made that way.

For those asking about Macros, you can update yours in MyFitnessPal by going to: Goals > Change Goals > Custom and update your percentages.

Try a new recipe every week (or day). You won't get out of a rut if you're always cooking the same ingredients or recipes :)

In Australia all of our labels have to label for 100g or 100ml in addition to serving sizes, for exactly this reason :) <1 carb is great, but if it's 0.9 carbs and you have 20 of them, far from zero carb :) Try and calculate the value of the whole container, this will often give away understated serving sizes and give a…

Stuffed celery sticks (use your imagination -> nut butters, cream cheese, tuna salad) Carrot sticks Fresh asparagus spears (I like mine grilled, cold or warm) Pepper strips (capsicum) Cut up a protein bar into tiny cubes Dip & veggie sticks You can get great snack containers to keep your crispy items crispy.