HeidiGrrrl Member

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Don't feel bad. I've lost 61 pounds and my clothing size has not changed AT ALL. I'm dead serious. However, I had 140 pounds to lose, so that's to be expected. I'm also tall, so my fat is spread out more, plus it was really compact. I wasn't soft and squishy. As the weight came off, my measurements and size didn't change,…

Looking at the photos, you've sacrificed fat and protein for the carbs in veggies, which for an epileptic isn't what you want to do. The good news is that what you've gained is most likely water weight. Minimize or eliminate your use of tomatoes, onions and peppers. Those are high carb. Even low carb veggies, like the…

That is actually incorrect. The laws of thermodynamics do not apply to the human body. Calories in and calories out are not equal. "Eat what you want" contributes to high cholesterol, inflammation, disease processes and insulin resistance. The ketogenic diet eliminates all of those things. Yes, you manage your calories,…

I've been eating keto for over 2 years, and plan on eating this way for the rest of my life. Keep in mind that it is a lifestyle, not a "diet" and not a "challenge". It's not a means to an end, or a race to lose a few pounds then quit. It's a permanent way of eating for health, not weight loss. Weight loss is just a…

I've been keto for nearly 2 years. It's not something you do for 2 weeks, then quit. It is a lifestyle change, not a "challenge", not a "diet" and certainly not something you do for only 2 weeks. If you aren't willing to put in that kind of permanent commitment, then don't do it. For one, it can take up to 2 weeks to even…

When they're literally falling off of me and I need safety pins to keep them on. So far that's only applied to pajamas, even after a 61 pound loss. I still wear everything I always have. My size hasn't changed all that much. I bought two pairs of 2-size smaller jeans: one was a stretch pair (fit great because they…

It tastes like coconut, just like almond milk tastes like almonds, and cashew milk tastes like cashews. Soy milk is just yuck. I buy unsweetened vanilla or unsweetened chocolate almond milk for drinking, and that's not bad. The chocolate is really good (Blue Diamond is the only one that makes that, at least that I can…

Atkins is high protein, moderate fat and low carb. Keto is high fat, moderate protein and very low carb. Protein can be converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis, thus triggering the insulin response, which is the mechanism by which we gain weight (insulin is the fat-storing hormone, which is why carbs are bad for…

This is how it works: Artificial sweeteners (not the natural no-calorie sweeteners) stimulate appetite and trigger the insulin response just as if you had eaten real sugar because they can still spike blood glucose. This is fact, not a biased study. When I switched to diet sodas I gained 30 pounds the first year without…

FALSE. What you eat is just as important, if not more so, than how much you eat. If you're loading up on carbs, then you're releasing too much insulin. Insulin burns the glucose in your blood to try to bring blood sugar levels back to a normal range, but most people eat way too much in the line of carbs for the insulin to…

Your body is constantly burning calories because your heart is beating, you're breathing, etc.. The only time it stops is when you're dead. LOL! The background calorie burn is your basal metabolic rate, basically the amount of calories your body burns just to keep itself alive.

That is a really good question. I use them, too. My understanding that the optimal distance to get the resistance equivalent of weight of the band is to have your feet about 2 feet (24 inches) apart, or roughly at the same distance as your shoulders. That's fine if you're doing certain lifts with the band, but not helpful…

I'm on day 371 of keto (aka 1 year, 6 days), and I'm down roughly 60 pounds. Seems every 30 pounds or so my body decides to take about a 3 month hiatus. I still have roughly 80 to go. My macros are set at 75% fat, 20% protein, and 5% carbs (10g total carbs--I don't count net carbs), and 1200 calories. Yes, you do still…

Yep, there's a bunch of us doing this diet. I've been doing it since June of last year, and am down 61 pounds. The biggest thing I have learned is that you can't just eat the right foods and hit your macros. If you aren't also watching your calorie intake, you may initially lose, but you won't keep losing for long.…

Not at all. I find "friends" on MFP worthless. Especially if they're people you don't even know. I also find the "information" on the forums worthless, as they contain an overabundance of self-righteous, judgmental people spouting nonsense and misinformation. If you want diet advice, go to real experts, instead of these…

YES! Sugar is a killer! That's why those of us on a ketogenic diet only eat raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and strawberries, and only up to 1/2 cup once in a great while as a "treat". They are the lowest in carbohydrates, and they have a decent amount of fiber (some of the carbs are insoluble fiber, which your body…

I'm 52 and I totally agree with you. Sociologists consider those from 45-65 as middle aged. A person your age is considered a young adult. They should have said upper 40s to mid 60s, instead of including the upper 30s or even the low 40s. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_age

An easier way would be to eat cauliflower rice. No starches, so it's better for you, anyway. Won't spike blood sugar.

MFP doesn't do anything but provide you the tools, so no, MFP does not work. YOU have to do the work. You absolutely must log everything you eat, however, otherwise you won't be aware how much you actually eat. I got lazy lately, and put myself into maintenance without realizing it because I had stopped logging. Didn't…

Yep, and I'm an old fogey--52 year old female! Shocking, I know. Red Dead Redemption, COD World at War, LA Noir on Xbox 360, GTA 5 on Xbox One, every incarnation of The Sims, SimCity, Farming Simulator 2015, 2016 and 2017, American Truck Simulator, Company of Heroes and Company of Heroes II, all of the Age of Empires…

It's been well over 2 years since the OP, and my Microsoft Band has NEVER synced with MFP. My Fitbit has died, and I don't want to replace it, even though that has always synced. I don't really know how to manually add my exercise as I don't count moving around my house doing my daily stuff as exercise, even though my MS…

I've been doing keto since June 13th, and I'm down 54 pounds. I would LOVE some keto friends!

You're lucky. I'm down 56 pounds and nobody has noticed. I've only lost one and a half sizes, so I'm still wearing the clothes I've always worn because they're really not that loose. Or maybe I was just wearing them too tight before. Of course, I'm an old fogey, so maybe my skin is just so stretched out that it doesn't…

None of the above as all spike your blood sugar levels, as they are converted to glucose in the blood, increasing your chance of insulin-resistance, metabolic syndrome, heart disease and Type II diabetes. http://www.livestrong.com/article/468167-the-negative-effects-of-wheat-in-your-diet/

Well, it isn't nice, but when people have body shamed me, I've always said "I may be fat, but you're ugly. I can always go on a diet, but you'll still be ugly." That usually shuts them up. LOL! :D

MFP posted back in July that they were having trouble with it syncing. No notice from them if they fixed it, so after several days of this I sent a note stating it still wasn't. Without even contacting me, they marked my case resolved. I can't get mine to sync, either, so it is most definitely NOT resolved. Sent them…

MFP posted back in July that they were having trouble with it syncing. No notice from them if they fixed it, so after several days of this I sent a note stating it still wasn't. Without even contacting me, they marked my case resolved. I can't get mine to sync, either, so it is most definitely NOT resolved. Sent them…