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I was feeling ill just being vegetarian. Not now doing keto...i feel back to normal now. My macros are 70% fat...25%protein and 5% carbs. And i am meeting them. My urine shows a 2.75 ketone level so im doing good. And im staying under 1500cals. I average 1300-1450 cals. I think the higher carb lower fat vegetarian diet…

Yea I wasnt cal counting when i went vegetarian. Sigh...and ive always known my body isnt a fan of carbs in general. I never crave stuff like bread, pasta, rice, lentils etc. But had added them in..grant my cals were obviously high to gain. But i also just wasnt feeling well after eating alot of the carb vegetarian meals.…

Well its nice to know theres others out there feeling this is a issue. Its very frustrating...i also have at times pushed back my meals till later...doesnt really help with the urge to keep going but theres a smaller window of time left lol Ive been vegetarian for 7 months (massively gained during the switch...youd think a…

Same! I can easily hold 9 lbs water!!! Nitrates of any kind seem to be a big trigger...I stay away from all nitrates.

SO extremely true I have taller friends and they always look lean and the weight is placed so much better...shorter frame it tends to really show where the weight goes. ugh...its not harder or easier but for sure more noticable!

5'4 here....I am currently 169. as well have a muscular 'compact' build...I think that often comes with the height lol I am working towards being 145. And once I get there will see if I should go further. When I was younger I was 145 and very fit (figure skated most my life) and was a size 6 then. But since have had 2…

I don't have a problem...but I literally have zero side effects after having my gallbladder removed. Lots are left with food issues, etc. Immediately after re-cooperating I could eat anything I wanted no problems even high fat. I suppose if your someone who can't handle high fats since having their gall bladder out then…

Not sure why that personally offends you...for me it was a horrible experience and the devil! sigh

Maybe its text coming through wrong, but you sound almost hostile. I hope its just text doing that its really not that big of a deal. Not everyone needs to use the same type of Birth control options and that's okay. But there are plenty of options and so that's a good thing ...each of them is the person taking steps to be…

There are other ways to prevent pregnancy that have just about as high of success as the pill. ;) I'm sure most realize this. So no it doesn't mean congratulations are in someone's future if they no longer can use birth control pills. My last child was born 9 years ago. And I gained more on birth control that I was on in 6…

[/quote] There's nothing the pill does that causes magical weight gain. When weight is listed as a side effect it is usually because of an increase in appetite causing people to eat more without realising. Or sometimes they do realise. [/quote] Aside from messing with hormones and changing what the body wants to do…

I gained 40 in 6 months when I first went on Birth Control. For "some" women the pill is the devil. And anyone that tells you different is a Man or is just plain lucky to not have had the body chemistry to have that horrible effect. I went off, and over the years tried different ones..nuva ring was the only one that didn't…

I hate the term starvation mode. The body is not starving. But adaptive thermogenesis is a real thing. And it doesn't make you so you stop losing...but it can slow the process.

Some people are more muscular which makes them not look as big. but I think in the end if the day like a few have said often people are just being nice. Or its the effect of often you view others as looking better than you..generally it will be people that have known you a long time (they no longer see you for really you)…

I would suggest just keeping your diet very plain and repeative. I do this. I of course stick to the foods I love the most. I pretty much live on turkey avocado rice wraps. Lighthouse makes a greek yogurt dill/ or feta dressing that is super low in cal and yet oh so yummy creamy. Basically for a entire week...my grocery…

Everytime I hear or see a nutrisystem ad...a little bile raises in my throat. I did that program for roughly 2 weeks...and oh sweet lord...that space food chicken (if that can even be called chicken) would not stay down like at all. Never again!

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Thanks all...for the comments...Im in this. I won't ever stop taking care of my body..viewing this as a life long thing. I wish I had taken my measurements 50lbs ago...it's just a new thing I've started doing and it's left me a slight new frustration lol...

I am doing all of the above. No changes?! I only mentioned bust waist and hips to make it short lol

Broke through...put in a good 45 min run yesterday...even ate back all my calories...and I weighed in at 180 exactly this morning. Forward and onward! :smiley:

I am naturally muscular, thank goodness but I should start to soon add in weight training. Currently still doing mostly cardio. But I likely would be the same as you with biggest difference would be the going from 180 to 150. My cap seems to be 135 before I start looking too thin. I'm solid even for my 5'4 frame lol... at…

I've done weight loss challenges before and it was fun. And it did motivate and I didn't relapse after either :) Oh and I won that challenge too which was nice. Its something to consider lol

Thanks for your input. And personal experience. I guess I still feel BIG BIG and so this is why I ask how realistic. When I was heavier than I am now...no one bats a eyelash at a 2 lb loss a week. So its good to know that even at 180s (which I still feel is extremely overweight) one can't expect big motivational losses. I…

No offense taken :) Its more a incentive. And that's a number I'm comfortable with and its a round number. Of course after the event the next goal is to maintain or continue to lose. It's not that I don't have a long range view, I totally do. I started at 235...having a short range view doesn't mean there isn't a long…

Its actually 21 weeks I want to hopefully be down 37 lbs. Have a event I'm going to. Which would be less than 2 lbs a week by a fair bit. And I understand to lose consistenty 2 lbs each week isn't realistic. But 5.5 months is a fair bit of time...I've got to get close in that time.

I don't track steps.

Into the gothic scene :) Took pic via webcam Genuine

I don't eat out, and when at others homes I am strict with myself. Its only as hard as how committed you are. If you must eat out do research ahead of time on popular chinese dishes and find the ones that are generally healthier to choose while out. Calorie counting hasn't taken over my life...my commitment to myself and…

extremely good point!!!

Depends on your body...bmi may show it to be within healthy range for the average person, but that doesn't mean it is for everyone. All you can really do is continue to eat healthy and exercise, if your body naturally allows you to 115 while keeping up your good habits then your one that can hit 115 realistically.