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When I eat a slice of bread in the morning, I'm hungry for the rest of the day. If I eat a sandwich for lunch, I immediately need a nap and am sluggish and in a mental fog for the rest of the day. By dinner, I'm ravenous and over-eat. When I stick to my low LOW carb eating plan (under 10 carbs/day), I am never hungry…

Back more than 30 years ago, I lost about 25 lbs on Adkins. Adkins suggested (at the time) that induction = 5 grams of carbs a day, but then it increases using specific rules. I found that when I reached 25 carbs/day, the weight increased. The keto-stix no longer showed any release of ketones, and I saw the climb start. So…

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I bought a heart rate monitor and wore it for days, while determining which activities burned the most calories. Was I surprised!!!!! I found that my morning aerobics burned far less than I burned while vacuuming, mowing, ironing, grocery shopping, emptying the dishwater and cleaning up the kitchen, walking, etc. (Out went…

Two scoops of protein shake = 100 cals, 0 carbs Two eggs = 140 cals, 1 carb 1 sl pepper jack processed cheese food = 70 cals, 2 carb (for a spicy egg scramble) 2 mugs of coffee with 1 Tbl heavy whipping cream each = 104 cal, .08 carbs Total: 514 cals, 3.8 carbs, 64.3 protein. 23.5 fat, 512 sodium. I won't eat this until…

Non-sugary ones. DRY wine is OK in moderation - 1 or 2 3 oz glasses. I prefer bourbon "up". (no ice). But I stay under 10 carbs a day, so I avoid the wine because bourbon has no carbs - even though it does effect glycogen/insulin levels. BUT REMEMBER: One full glass of water or cup of coffee and some water in between every…

Given my eating habits, I can't get my protein levels high enough without them.

I don't eat anywhere near 2000 calories a day and I'm not hungry. But I'm on low-low-low carb, and that takes away the hunger. when I had a goal of 800/day, my doctor asked me to increase that to 1200-1500, so I did. She assured me that I would still lose weight, but I hit a plateau. Now my goal is 1,000 calories a day.…

There were a series of days (about 2 weeks) that this happened. Then I reviewed my nutrition/exercise log. I realized that my water intake as way lower than the body required (for my low-low-low carb diet). So I increased it significantly and within a few days (not day 1), not only did it go away, but my skin felt better…

I did it about 30 years ago. Kept the weight off for 20 years - until a lifestyle change that brought bread/pasta etc back into my daily eating - and I quit smoking (which added 30 lbs each of the two times I quit). Now I'm back on LOW carb. It's not exactly Adkins because I don't eat vegetables or fruits. My goal is carbs…

I don't know how to look at your food intake, so I won't comment on it, but I do know that when I hit a plateau, I started tracking water intake as well as sodium. It's interesting to see the relationship between them. I started increasing water and three days later, the plateau broke. Now my goal is my body weight (in…

I prefer to eat two meals a day. 10:00-10:30 and 4:00-4:30 ish. But then, I'm a morning person. I like to get up around 3-4, so I'm generally heading to bed at 8PM. If I get hungry, it's easier to talk myself out of eating because I'm already in bed. But if I'm really REALLY hungry, I can have a protein shake. It's only…

I only lost 1 pound the first two weeks. (A rarity for someone obese like me) So I started a detailed nutrition log and weight started flowing out of me. My doctor said that those who keep such food/nutrition are 75% more likely to be successful. I hit a plateau and after reviewing my log, realized that I wasn't drinking…

I was "stuck" for nearly 2 weeks. SO FRUSTRATING!!!!! So I reviewed my food (nutrition) log and realized that I was no longer drink anywhere near the water that I should be drinking each day. So I computed minimum water needs (weight in lbs * .75 = minimum ounces) On 3rd day, it started coming off again bounteously. (3.1…

What a wonderful thread. To see so many transformations and so many taking 20 years or more off their appearance is SO inspirational.

WOW!!!!! You are SO beautiful now. What an inspiration for me

How beautiful you have become. An inspiration for me

Wow! You don't even look like the same guy

If I can find a calorie count for "cooked" whatever, I use that.

I wasted the first two weeks of my diet by not keeping a detailed food/exercise log. I lost 1 lb in 2 weeks. So I put together a log (using an CalorieKing software combined with an Excel spread sheet. Weight strated draining off. I guess I wasn't aware of how much I was putting in my mouth. Keeping the food log doesn't…

True, we don't chat much. But I'm here. I'm losing weight and the number sounds great, but I cheated. I started early. I found that I can't keep New Year Resolutions, so I thought that I would start the new year with a plan - already on track - to follow, and then commit to it. That resolution I have kept so far (more or…

Measure inch loss, not weight loss. Get that scale out of your house for a while. It's playing with your head! Don't let it do that to you. I just came off a plateau that was driving me to distraction. I put on a smaller pair of jeans and used a belt that I hadn't even been able to buckle a few weeks ago. Weight wasn't…

Hi. I'll try to be there for you. I recently bought a heart rate monitor to see what activities give me the best cardio. I found that mowing the lawn (mulching leaves), ironing, vacuuming, folding clothes, emptying the dishwasher, etc are much better for me than other exercises. I can't walk much because it hurts my back…

I started my diet on 11/27/2011. I'm down 23 lbs which means that I now have just under 100 lbs to go. I just took my first measurements yesterday so I have no idea how many inches I lost. I do know that I'm wearing old jeans and am actually wearing a belt. That belt was the largest I could find, but it was still too…

Coffee with artificial sweetener and 1.5TBL heavy whipping cream. Ummm