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I recommend EatSmart scales. I got mine off Amazon, but I think they also sell them at Bed Bath Beyond. It's pretty accurate, almost matches my Dr. office (I figure it would, but I don't weight naked up there HA!)

My ketostix have never gone above small and mostly stay in trace, even on days when I've eaten nothing but meat. I know I'm in ketosis because my mouth has the funny taste and I have the other benefits. Ketostix are known to be an inaccurate tool so as long as they show trace I'm fine with it. It still means I'm in…

Spent the entire day pretty much swimming and being very active. My bathing suit was too big! Strap kept falling off and the butt was so baggy it wasn't funny. And.... went to Golden Corral. Wasn't even remotely tempted by anything off plan! WOOT

This is my exact problem too. I can do nothing but simply hope that continued weight loss will eventually target that area too. In the meantime, I look a my clown pants with a bit of pride. I used to fill the suckers out and now I could fit another person in them. Although measurements have told me I've lost a inch in that…

Have a coworker the same way and just as pushy. Personally, I've drank diet soda for over a decade and I've never had any of the effects from it they claim. My mother is a type 1 diabetic and she's drank diet soda for 33 years and has never had any issues. She's used saccharin, aspartame, and splenda with no adverse…

Another fellow Floridian here! I second the above. You may find the turkey leg vendors yummy! Disney is very pack your own lunch friendly as mentioned and it's also a cheaper option. If not, most places have the standard fare, albeit overpriced. Have fun! Comfy shoes are a must! You'll be doing loads of walking and…

I would do the Natural Calm at night before bed due to it's supposed sleep and relaxation benefits. Honestly, it never really helped me. I still fidgeted with restless legs and I still would wake up at 3 am with insomnia. Now I just take the capsules with the rest of the supplements at lunch time.

I've used Natural Calm, but the taste isn't that great to me, no matter the flavor. It's hard for me to drink it without getting nauseous. However, it's easy to take and just require a water bottle and water really. It's been very difficult to find a pill that isn't horse sized as I hate swallowing pills. I recently bought…

Man, does it ever. But he's getting sexier, so win win? LOL

BAHAHHAHAHA, I have such a gutter mind. I can't believe I didn't go there too..... ROFL

I do hate my TOM, but I love being a woman. We rock! I get ravenous the week before and really have to keep it in check. I also don't lose that week at all,or minor losses, due to water retention normally. The week of I'm actually barely hungry. My main issue is the water bloat. The scale doesn't change really but man, my…

I weigh every morning before my shower and log any loss, but Saturday morning is technically my weigh in day, sometimes Sunday if I forget.

ohbiteit.com/2015/07/cheesy-bacon-meatball-bombs.html I think I'm making those tonight...... /drools

My hubby was also diagnosed with fatty liver two months ago. Dr. told him he needed to go low carb and 1600 cals or lower. He's lost 57 lbs so far but he hasn't gotten checked out again so I can't tell you if it's gotten better or not. He didn't have any trouble losing. 57 lbs in 2 months is way too fast for me. He had…

I go to the Care Closet, a local secondhand store in my town run by a church. Lots of rich town folk donate some really nice stuff and they sell it at .50 cents a piece, some things still with tags. That way I can get a pair or so of pants and shirts without breaking the bank while I shrink on down. I'd see if you could…

I'm 5'7 and it says 150 is the beginning of normal weight for me and that's the weight I'm trying to get to, it or 160. I was pretty happy at 175 honestly so it all depends on how I feel when I get there. 118 is the lowest, and um...... No. Not going to happen. Ever.

Are you adding from an app or the computer? I notice when I do things in the app it gets really wonky, like doesn't save what I add or resets all my goals and macros. Sometimes it takes forever to refresh.

And simply because I need the reminder today.....

Simply because in the last 5 years I have seemingly been fighting this battle LOL And this.....

I wish my company would let me do this. Last girl that brought one up here got wrote up and sent home for three days. :( Party poopers. My coworkers and I walk on breaks though. It's not much but adds up to 30 to 40 mins a day.

Watch the tuna with the cats. It's not good for them outside of an occasional treat. I had to learn that the hard way when my cat of 12 years got yellow fat disease. She loved tuna! blog.petmeds.com/1800petmeds/is-tuna-bad-for-cats/

I had insane high blood pressure. 160/110, stroke level. I refused to take medicine, went low carb, and now it's perfect. Last Dr. visit it was 112/77, in just two months. :) My DH's was high too and now his has stabled. Not sure if it's just losing weight or the diet though. I think it's the fact I'm more active and have…

My hair was falling out in ridiculous drain clogging amounts prior to LCHF. It's still falling out, but I do think it's less. I only have to clean out the drain every other day instead of every shower, but not sure if it's diet or increased biotin. It wasn't my thyroid as everything checked out normal the last three times…

I feed all my animals grain free food, especially my cats as I feel they are better adapted to it.

Great stats KittensMaster! I can see my collar bones again! And last night my husband said my shoulders were getting bony. Now if the weight would just start coming off my belly.

This ^ I mainly donate mine to the local church's care closet though or just give them to friends and coworkers. I hate trying to sell stuff.

civilizedcavemancooking.com/recipes/pork/crockpot-pulled-pork/ Had that last night and it was delicious. And I'm really loving some chicken recipes too, like parmesan herb and the heroin chicken tenders!

I start retaining a week or two before I start. However, last month I didn't at all and never got that bloated feeling. I actually lost weight that week, which is not normal for me. It was my first period since really getting into ketosis so I'm hoping this months will be the same.

Dr. Atkins died from traumatic brain damage from falling on ice. He was also not overweight. He was 195 lbs. He died at 258 lbs because of massive water retention.

Aside from missing the convenience of sandwiches, I'm pretty content on this diet. I haven't really had any desire for carbs since week 3, with very very minor cravings for stuff like pizza and rolls. And that to me is weird, because I considered sweets always to be my hangup, not bread or potatoes. As it is, I've sat…