megsybeth Member

I think you need to play around with what works for you. What I describe as “feeling low blood sugar” - light headed, anxious, headache but not dehydrated, weak to exhausted - can happen during IF, especially if I exercise. I agree with going for a very high fat snack. For me a bulletproof coffee or a keto shake works…

I think it's really unkind to say people are masochistic, starving themselves, etc. for making a different choice than you do. If you're going through your day with the energy you need, not crashing, not starving, and you're losing at a steady pace, that's great. The tools here are very helpful but we all know the exercise…

I love keto and it's the only diet I can follow. But to know if it works you have to actually get into ketosis. I think even being in the same room with a potato, or a banana, or a carrot, will make that hard. I do well with dairy so cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese (not too much), heavy cream do well for me to get my…

Hi, I turned 40 in May. Reading through the posts this seems like a great group! I'm someone who's always been very thin. When I was younger it was because of an undiagnosed medical condition (I had celiac so I couldn't absorb nutrients). Now I'm healthier but gained more than I'd like. This spring I hit the scale at 165…

Keto is probably easier for me because I have celiac and after six years gluten free it really changed my attitude to grains. Most "gluten free" subs are an extra 200 calories and really no nutrition. And I know so many people with corn and other reactions that I just think of grains as potentially making me sick. I simply…

Thanks for this thread. It's actually something I sometimes struggle with. For most of my life I was very thin. It actually turned out I had undiagnosed celiac, so I was really malnourished. Once I was diagnosed and treated, I could start absorbing fat and nitrients but I also gained wait and understood what everyone had…

Same :). I'm new to the forum so not exactly sure how to friend, though!

Would love to connect with others for support and encouragement. Low carb/keto advice especially helpful!

Yes, sounds great. I'm doing keto if there are any other low carbers.

Hi, I'm Megan and I'm new to this board and an infrequent app user. I've been really inconsistent, sometimes keto, sometimes calorie counting. I also have celiac, so I'm gluten free and tend to do well avoiding grains. I'm looking forward to having a group to check in with and sound off ideas. Thanks, Megan

I also have DR. Everything I've read says NOT to do planks or other exercises that focus on the large abdominal muscles. Better to do the other core work for the smaller, supporting muscles. I do barre with modifications for prenatal (similar areas to avoid). I'm planning on getting a tummy tuck since I also have a hernia.…

I have celiac disease and have been gluten free about a year, just dropped dairy and that's hard. I agree that packaged deli meats are usually ok. It's when they have bread on the counter that you have cross contamination. Or some junky products have malt, but you wouldn't want that anyway. I've been doing a lot of…

Forgot to say I love Pamela's artisinal flour blend. It's a good "cup for cup" flour for baking special dishes that you would normally make with wheat flour.

My son and I have celiac disease and our whole house is gluten free. Celiac.org is a great website, even if you're non-celiac gluten intollerant (from what I've heard, people with non-celiac gluten sensitivity often have worse symptoms, just not the long-term health risks). I gained weight on the diet but I think that's…

My son and I can't have any gluten and I try to avoid all the gluten free flours because they tend to be high calorie. Lately I've been doing a lot of sweet potato pancakes for the boys. They're super easy. Cook a sweet potato or two in the microwave, mush it up, mix with an egg, a pinch of baking soda and a pinch of…

I'm not a big milk fan so if I drink a glass it's for the calcium. Skim has much more calcium. Just because there's more room for it. So I get more bang for my buck. But I have young kids so I'm more often using their whole milk. I do prefer full fat cottage cheese and yogurt (unless it's Greek). Most low/non-fat options…

I usually use butter but have used Earth's Balance spread when we've had to eliminate dairy, which is pretty good and no less healthy than butter.

I have Celiac's Disease and spend a lot of time on celiac.com where they have really active boards. How is your husband's weight? I just ask because I'm on this board because of the weight gain I've had since going off gluten. It can be a little frustrating for me sometimes because going gluten free for weight loss is so…

This is good. I'm in a hotel room with my boys until tomorrow with no scale. After Easter I hope I haven't gained...I just joined today but this is what I weighed last week. SW: 148 CW: 148 GW: 142 Weigh in Dates: 4/1 4/8 4/15 4/22 4/28 End of Month (or whatever weigh in days you use) Total weight lost: Just for fun:…