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Glad your back! Good luck on your journey. Just remember to take it one day at a time and be happy now!
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Most of us have been right there with you... So many of us lose and gain weight repeatedly. It's great that you are catching it now and resolving to do something about it. Try focusing on filling food like veggies, protein and whole fruits. Also, drink lots of water and hot beverages! That always curbs my appetite. I'm…
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Agreed, you should definitely be tracking and managing your carbs and calories. I do lower carb (around net 50 g) and moderate fat so I'm not keto but it's easy to overeat and get more calories and carbs than you think you are getting. Especially if you are trying to stay under 20 g of carbs... that shiz goes fast! Good…
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You can add me as a friend if you like. It's much easier with support and you have to find that wherever you can. This community is great but if your real life friends aren't supportive or just make you feel bad about yourself when you are around them, you should evaluate those friendships and see if they are healthy for…
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Definitely try Overeaters Anonymous!! They have great literature and wonderful motivation for help in dealing with food issues. It worked well for me.
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It depends on how long you have been exercising and how much you do in a gym session. I will doubt it will change your body. The most important part is really diet. Exercise is great for mental health and toning but the real changes in your body happen with your diet changes. If you are still eating well, you should be…
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I found exercise that I really love and I still track about 80% of the time but by now, I pretty much know what I eat in a day and what my allotted amount of calories a day looks like. If you feel deprived, restricted or hate what you are doing, you will eventually quit... even if it's years later. You aren't going to…
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Hi there! I am not new to the keto diet, I have been on a low carb diet (with a few times falling off the wagon) since 2013. I've lost 162 lbs so far and when I feel myself starting to slip and letting more carbs and processed foods back in my diet, I will take it back to keto. One thing you can do to help with the…
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My total weight loss goal is 170 lbs and I've almost lost 140 lbs. To be able to even fathom losing that amount of weight, I had to focus on small goals. Don't look at the full 70 lbs but focus on the first 10. It's so tempting to want to lose all the weight fast by reducing calories very low and exercising like a maniac…
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Meal plan! I cook a batch if egg muffins on Sunday for the week. I put in eggs, sausage, bacon, cheese, spinach, etc. Anything low carb you like and bake in muffin tin. I put two in ziploc bags and your good to go for breakfast for a week. I plan out my dinners too and my lunches are usually dinner leftovers the next day…
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I have seen some foods that are entered with net carbs only. If you create the food, you can enter the carb count yourself and subtract fiber or sugar alcohol if you want. I personally keep those carbs in there and just deduct the fiber in my head. It helps me be aware of the total carbs I am eating and if my weight loss…
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I like Hungry Girl's recipe books. Depending on what type of recipes you are looking for, she does a lot of convenience foods like breakfast in a mug and lower calorie versions of comfort and restaurant food. Not a "clean" eater but good recipes for someone to make healthy swaps for favorite foods.
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Any low carbers, feel free to add me. Been doing low carb on and off for about 3 years now. I do 1200 cals (a bit more if I exercised hard that day) and try to stay around 40 to 50 net carbs a day so not Atkins but still low carb. I do 15% carb, 50% fat and 35% protein. My diary is open to friends so feel free to add me…
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Totally agree with RoxieDawn. The closer you get to your goal, the more difficult and slower the weight loss tends to be. Try mixing it up a bit with new exercise and different foods. I think a maintenance break is a great idea as long as you can commit to starting back and don't go off the rails. Just raise your calories…
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I agree except it really depends on the type of coffee it is. If I'm at a local coffee shop that roasts their own beans and has amazing coffee, I drink that bad boy black. However, if I'm at work and I'm forced to drink the break room coffee, please hand me the equal and the flavored creamer!!
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Just a note, yes the main way our body loses weight is through eating less than we use. However, I have to say that some foods can lead you to overeat or crave more than others. May not apply to you but for me, there are just foods like bread and processed snacks, even some fruit that makes me want to eat my face off. I…
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Walking is a great start! Put your son in a stroller and wheel him around the neighborhood. Once it starts to get cold, you can go to the mall or another large indoor shopping center and walk the aisles. If you plan your meals, you can actually eat cheaper than buying junk or fast food. If you have an Aldi's orSave A Lot,…
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It happens to so many of us! The gym is a great idea to start getting you back in the swing of things. Once I start exercising again after I've fallen off the wagon, it helps me feel so much better and makes it easier to start eating healthier too. Don't be tempted to restrict too much... Think going in that this is how…
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It depends on what kind of food you are wanting to eat and what kind of things you like. I love the fall flavor so I am trying a lot of pumpkin recipes and apple cinnamon flavors. Get on Pinterest and look up healthy swaps for your favorite deserts. There is a recipe out there for Weight watchers pumpkin fluff ( and all…
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Just log it and move on! Great job on being accountable and tracking it. We all splurge and sometimes I even feel like it gives my body a little jumpstart. As long as a day or two of splurges don't turn into a week or two and then a month or two.... You'll be fine. And I'm so jealous of your biscuits and gravy! That's my…
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It really all depends on your body makeup. I have lost 135 lbs and my true goal is around 160 lbs total lost. I am pear shaped so my stomach is flat but I have thighs for days!!! These suckers are never gonna be small. They will go down with another 25 lbs, I'm sure, but that is where I will always carry most excess…
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There is a saying that you lose weight in the kitchen not in the gym. Or You lose weight in the kitchen but gain health in the gym. It's been very true for me. There are so many other benefits to exercise. Mentally, exercise keeps me on course and shows me how amazing my body is and how lucky I am to be able to move and…
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I love eggs!!! Have you tried egg muffins? You can use regular eggs or egg substitute like egg beaters and save a few calories. There is a blog called "The World according to Egg Face" and she has awesome egg muffin recipes and just recipes in general for people who had WLS. Check it out of you need some variety.
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It might help to try it out for a few weeks and see how it goes. Maybe doing low fat and low grains or carbs is causing the low energy. A lot of people will give advice but honestly, you have to find what works for you. And not just in the short term to lose weight. You need to be able to maintain your way of eating in the…
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Agree with all the posters here. Also, I would try to incorporate some kind of exercise into ur routine ASAP. Even a small amount, not just for the weight benefits, but also the mental benefits. When I go off on a food binge and finally rope myself back in, the first step is getting out and walking. Within a few days of…
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Totally agree with those other commenters. If you are doing low carb, especially under 50 g, you need that extra fat to keep things going. Your body doesn't have carbs so it's going to rely on fat to burn. I do 15% carbs, 35% protein and 50% fat. Eat full fat dairy, nuts and don't worry about the fat in the avocado. It's…
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Look up recipe for egg muffins. You basically just bake eggs with cheese, meat, veggies, etc. in an egg pan. You can eat those as a main dish and they can be as healthy as u choose to make them. Have a small amount of grits or toast and log it if u want the other stuff. Or try banana pancakes or other healthier options for…
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Identify your trigger foods and/or activities. I have struggled with binge eating my entire life and know that some activities like watching Netflix or going out for Mexican food make me want to binge like crazy. Cut those things out where u can and make new habits and try new hobbies that don't center around food. If…
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Don't mean to hijack the thread but when I click on someone's user name when they say their diary is public, I can never see it. I am on the app on my phone. It always says user feed is private. Is that because I'm on the app? I love to look at peoples' diaries but can't unless I am their friend.
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I follow a Keto/ Atkins plan and it really works for me. When I eat a lot of carbs, even so called healthy carbs like fruit, oatmeal and wheat bread, I am hungry, ravenous really, 30 minutes to an hour later and all day long. The first few days you are on the plan, you may have some cravings and a lack of energy but within…
