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My SW: 151.4 CW: 142.6 GW: 115 START Date: 12-15-14 DAY: 1: 148.4 (estimate, I weighed on 12/12/14) DAY: 10: 145.2 (12/25/14) DAY: 20: 145.2 (01/04/15) DAY: 30: 146 (01/15/15) DAY: 40: 146 (01/25/15) DAY: 50: 143 (02/04/15) DAY: 60: 142.6 (02/14/15) DAY: 70: 141.5 (02/24/15) DAY: 80 DAY: 90 DAY: 100 END of challenge date:…

My SW: 151.4 CW: 142.6 GW: 115 START Date: 12-15-14 DAY: 1: 148.4 (estimate, I weighed on 12/12/14) DAY: 10: 145.2 (12/25/14) DAY: 20: 145.2 (01/04/15) DAY: 30: 146 (01/15/15) DAY: 40: 146 (01/25/15) DAY: 50: 143 (02/04/15) DAY: 60: 142.6 (02/14/15) DAY: 70 DAY: 80 DAY: 90 DAY: 100 END of challenge date: March 25, 2015…

My SW: 151.4 CW: 143 GW: 115 START Date: 12-15-14 DAY: 1: 148.4 (estimate, I weighed on 12/12/14) DAY: 10: 145.2 (12/25/14) DAY: 20: 145.2 (01/04/15) DAY: 30: 146 (01/15/15) DAY: 40: 146 (01/25/15) DAY: 50: 143 (02/04/15) DAY: 60 DAY: 70 DAY: 80 DAY: 90 DAY: 100 END of challenge date: March 25, 2015 Check-in: I've done…

Maybe folks other than me have fiber recommendations. I know some folks eat psyillium husks. But many of us on LCHF don't find (or believe) that we need to think about fiber as something we need. If your concern is, ahem, regularity--a good amount of dietary fat takes care of that for many of us. That's my 2 cents.

They have cheap staples like: Eggs, whipping cream, raw almonds, chicken sausage, frozen vegetables, frozen blueberries and raspberries, olives, almond butter, coconut oil, ghee, They have cheaper prices on specialty-expensive things like: Thick cut bacon, grass-fed cheddar/kerrygold cheddar, sometimes they have organic…

I am just about to give up hope of losing any weight. I've given up alcohol. Sugar. Flour. Abstinence isn't magic--you can still overeat with real food, but its a damn sight harder. But I have kept to my calorie count. Because my diet is so darn clean, I'm cooking a lot. So I end up eating the exact same few meals. So why…

I'm with sljohnson1207 above. What I like about LCHF is that I dont' have cravings. So I haven't really had to "replace" them. When I eat flour+sugar+fat desserts, I crave them. And crave them, and crave them. I never stop craving them. There is no replacement for it. Not for me. Its like trying to find a replacement for…

I am just having 0 luck with this scale. It's not quite 30 days for me yet in this challenge, but outside this challenge, its been exactly 8 weeks--56 days. I think I lost 5.5 lbs in 1 week (oddly, not the first one, but the 3rd one. So it wasn't water weight. Who loses water weight on the 3rd week of a diet?). But nothing…

I sometimes struggle with the "no" because of politeness. But the key is to be consistent. I see so many people--not just LCHF's, but anyone really--get frustrated and mad when people try to get them to eat something they don't want to eat. But when you say yes sometimes, people get mixed signals. People will keep asking…

Well, no one seems to be here. Maybe I'll see you all in one of the low carb forums!

I did my 20 day weigh in. Not pleased. I have stuck to my plan, but I didn't lose anything. I was disappointed. But I can't let that stop me. I also feel like its important to share when things don't go as planned. I've been on and off MFP for several years. And I see a pattern where the successful people post all the…

Nothing lost at all this week. And I can't blame it on the holidays or on hormones. I stuck to my plan to the letter. Well, I knew my body was resistant to losing weight. That's why I chose a pretty modest goal. I just have to stick with it. One pound at a time. And at least the scale didn't go backwards! My SW: 151.4 CW:…

I'm Tatiana. I have been doing LC this time around for 46 days. I'm basically doing Atkins--by the book, with all the rungs and everything! I joined this group when I first rejoined MFP back in August. But I wasn't very active. I'm a bit more active at the moment. I joined because, for me, the key to success is just…

lorrikooten and fejiofor, the new year can be a fresh start for all of us. But I also hear all the positive steps you both have already made. Cutting back on sweets, starting to exercise--it *does* count for something. Even if the scale doesn't move as much as you'd like. Because remember, the scale moves in both…

There are tumbleweeds blowing through this group. Anyone here? Anyway, I will go first and share a little something. I have been struggling with health problems that have made it hard to exercise. So I splurged and got a rebounder--a bellicon to be specific. I started out doing only 10 minutes a day, 5 days a week. I've…

Well, I can tell you about my past success. I'm just getting started this time around! I lost from 180 lbs down to 115 doing a loose form of Atkins. I was in my 20s. By "loose" I mean that after induction, I immediately skipped ahead a few rungs and stayed there. And I didn't count carbs, I just strictly avoided certain…

I'll chime in on the alcohol. For some of us, 0 carb or not, alcohol makes it hard to lose. I'm female, so maybe that has something to do with it. The non-scientific explanation I heard was that although many alcoholic drinks have 0 carbs, the body will burn the ethanol before it burns the fat--so you are basically…

I don't think there' s any magic to specific meal times. But I do think there is something useful about having a routine. Think about all the time you've eaten off plan--I'm betting at least half of those times, you found yourself hungry and, without a plan, ate what you could find. Or didn't eat and then found yourself…

After weeks of small to no weight loss, I guess I finally experienced the *woosh* everyone talks about! I'm almost to my first mini-goal! My SW: 151.4 CW: 148.4 (as of 12/12/2014) GW: 115 START Date: 12-15-14 DAY: 1: 148.4 (estimate, I weighed on 12/12/14) DAY: 10: 145.2 (12/25/14) DAY: 20 DAY: 30 DAY: 40 DAY: 50 DAY: 60…

My SW: 151.4 CW: 148.4 (as of 12/12/2014) GW: 115 START Date: 12-15-14 DAY: 1 (I didn't weigh yesterday. I don't know.) DAY: 10 DAY: 20 DAY: 30 DAY: 40 DAY: 50 DAY: 60 DAY: 70 DAY: 80 DAY: 90 DAY: 100 END of challenge date: March 25, 2015 Goal: My goal is consistency. To consistently not eat flour or sugar. To consistently…

Many women of a certain age find calorie counting helpful, even on LCHF. I would be one of those women. But don't do the MFP standard of 1200. Follow other's advice for calculating your particular needs. I don't have an algorithm. But you asked for what "people" do. So I'll tell you what i do: I eat 1500 calories a day.…

Its true, groups are hit or miss. In part, that's why I like belonging to more than one. I can take what I want from each and leave the trolls and zealots to fight amongst themselves. And thanks for your list, Deansdad. I'm too lazy to scroll through the endless pages!

Thanks, deans dad. I'm already a member of that group too! So maybe I'll post there instead. Although, at the moment, I'm okay with my slow-but-steady pace. I'm at a place where the things I imagine I could tweak, I'm not really willing or able to change at the moment anyway. I was just kind of curious. As well as…

I don't have a recipe per se, but I've found the key to a good stir fry is the seasoning. Finding a quick sauce I liked changed my whole attitude about stir fry. Usually, I'd make some some salty-soy sauce-is-my-only-real-flavor-I'm-happy-its-low-carb-but-it-sure-isn't-tasty dish and long for takeout. I no longer do.…

Low carb cheesecake--the baked kind with egg, cream cheese and splenda.

Yes…but don't' count your chickens yet. Not to be negative, but just to be real. Most if not all of those early followers will stop at some point. We've all been that person at least once! That's when its super important to have your own motivation. Because the easiest way to quit, is to quit with friends. Over pizza. And…

I do my own/personal challenges. For example, my challenge this week is to exercise 3 days. I teach, so every semester I get a new routine--which is another way of saying, my old routine has to be chucked out the window every few months. So I'm trying to establish a different routine for exercise with a different teaching…

I'm going to address what I read: that you seem to be saying: not only is it not getting any easier, you actually feel more tired, with heavy legs, etc. A physical response--not an emotional one. When I have had exercise make me feel worse rather than better, a number of things helped: 1. Iron. I was anemic. Especially if…

I "fourth" the avoiding replacement bread and 'paleo-bread.' When I really crave a starch--I just eat eat less damaging ones--potatoes or white rice. Your tastes will adjust with your habits. As for inexpensive meals for family--try an old school casserole. I usually make mine with spinach, tomatoes, chicken, spices, and…

Yeah. On one hand it is kind of sad. No amount of "balanced diet" is going to help you overcome 400-900 calorie "snacks." The bad news is that you really just have to cook (or go to artisanal places that charge more). On the other hand, its also kind of freeing. No *wonder* we're obese--its not just because we have no self…