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Tea is not enough of a diuretic to counteract hydration properties. Also, water in food alone is enough to maintain hydration for most people with sedentary or lightly active lifestyles.

I totally did! Got up, aired up my bike tires and rode around running errands all morning. I didn't realize how much I missed it! :)

My boyfriend is 5'10", 135 lbs. But he's really strong. He used to box for the police athletic league and delivers beer (cases and kegs) for a living. He's got baseballs in his biceps. :) I wouldn't say I like "skinny" guys but I love that my man is tall and lean. He looks like a model for Abercrombie and Fitch or Nautica.…

I think your comment is spot on, pu. Thanks!!!

I've read every single reply from you all and I want to sincerely thank you for every sentence you wrote! For taking the time to articulate helpful suggestions for my benefit, I am incredibly grateful. You are WONDERFUL! @BellaIron: Actually, one of the things that motivates me most is full-length mirrors, too. But, for…

Thank you all for the encouragement. It's good to be back!

Thank you! And thank you to all my pals who stuck around!!! Some of the best people I've EVER met in my life are right here on MFP.

Actually, yeah. They are. OP did it, even. Regardless. I would rather LOOK THIN than be able to do 100 push-ups or run a marathon (or whatever arbitrary fitness goal one determines to make their weight loss goals superior to anyone else's). For me it is about aesthetics. That's not shallow. That's my prerogative. Sticking…

Wow. How do you guys have time for that? I work and go to school full time and barely have enough time/energy to work out once a WEEK.

Thanks everyone for the advice! I don't have health insurance and the low-cost clinic downtown is such an enormous waste of time. It's basically an exercise in getting verbally abused by disgruntled nurses. So I'm going to skip that. I really NEVER go to the doctor for colds, even if they are extended. It's been a week and…

Very well put!

Isn't that because they didn't have desk jobs and then go home and plop on the couch for 8 hours? Just guessing activity has a lot more to do with it than macros.

Well, I'm still sick. It's been a week and two days. Symptoms come and go but I finally found a combination of medicines that work. Figured I'd share it here in case anyone else stumbles across this thread: Dextromethorphan (DM) cough syrup Advil Cold & Sinus Liquid Gels Saving my life right now! I can breeeeeathe!

@LadyConundra: I have not gone 100% paleo but my best friend did for a long while and still adheres mostly to a paleo diet. I did minimize grain in my diet for about a year and noticed some benefit. But this was also the same year that I lost 70 lbs. so, without a control, it's really impossible to determine if eliminating…

Oops. Misplaced my title period. :tongue:

Luckily no fever whatsoever. Just incessant cough, sinus congestion and sore throat. General exhaustion, too. I hope you have a speedy recovery!

Thank you! Currently drinking tea with lots of lemon and have Vick's on. Also just did a salt water gargle. Going to keep this up every 3 or 4 hours. Man, nursing a cold is EXHAUSTING. It's a full-time job in and of itself!

Unfortunately I am allergic to codeine. :( Thank you for your reply, anyway!

Bonus: My abs are sure getting a helluva work out. :laugh: :mad:

So true. XD OP, don't feel attacked. We just don't want our struggles invalidated because someone perceives other struggles as more worthy. All this aside, I get what you're saying and a perspective shift is important sometimes. Thanks for the reminder.

Taso, you silly thing. I am DEFINITELY talking about NET calories. You don't think I know this after all this time? :drinker:

Why?

Because there are benefits to eating a higher fat, lower carb ketogenic diet.

Maybe for you. I'm 5'2" with a small frame and 1200 is plenty. But for a 6'1" 240 lb. man with a larger build, yeah, it's not. Did you know that not everyone on the planet is the same height, weight, build and gender as you? ::gasp!:: :tongue: P.S.: OP: It doesn't get much easier. But it's not about easy. It's about being…

Why do you type like that? :huh:

Strawberries and whey are not a very good call on keto though, right? Also, avocado ought to be limited. Or am I misunderstanding some exception to the rule?

Thanks! I will try to find some local/grass-fed butter. I just bought a huge tub of coconut oil, too. :)

Hey, everyone! I'm not a mom (well, a dog-mom!) but I just started keto today. I'm 28 and go to school full time and work nights as a bar tender. Just started keto today! SO nervous and excited! Here's a copy/paste of my intro to r/keto on reddit. The info's still good! Hey, ladies and gents. I'm a 28/f full-time student…

I guess it doesn't bother me in diet coke. Enough orange oil and cinnamon oil and anything becomes palatable I guess. :laugh: But that's the only thing I can stand sweeteners in. Unless it's sugar or stevia, no thank you.

Hey, everyone! I just got a chance to read all of these comments. Wanted to pop a sincere THANK YOU to everyone for contributing! These links, opinions, experiences and informative resources are valuable and I'm grateful to you. Thank you for showing me the good side of our community for the first time in a while. Glad I…