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And remember- just the fact that you are eating Keto does not guarantee weight loss unless you are burning more calories than you are taking in. With some people that happens automatically because of the appetite suppressant results of Ketosis. For me, I LOVE cheese and macadamias and heavy cream. I have to watch my…

So far so good! I have found that it is easiest to forgo breakfast and forgo dinner and then have a hearty lunch. Then I am not hungry for the second half of the day at all and I can manage the mornings. I am down 6 pounds. I might not embarrass myself too badly next week in Bora-Bora.

I have not been focusing too much on ketosis. I generally keep my carbs low by habit, but I am more strict about the fasting than the carbs at this point. Day four now. Lost another 2.5 lbs since I posted last. Keep going guys! You can do this!

Day 2 was a little harder...woke up wayyyyy too early, and have been dragging ever since. Tea with a splash of half n half for breakfast, cup of miso soup for lunch, and then nice dinner, brick chicken leg with lime / bacon marinade and a sweet potato. #1 goal ? A good night’s sleep so tomorrow I don’t get so hungry!

Great timing, and thank you for starting this. I started IF yesterday (16:8) and my dinners are paleo. Short term goal is being not embarrassed in a swim suit in Bora Bora next month (ugh!!!) but long term is to drop the 40lbs still lingering from having my kids 13 years ago, lol. Day 1 went very well, but I was on the…

Remember, people's perception of "normal weight" has sky rocketed in recent years. I am 5'7.5" and both the health charts and my doctor say that my ideal weight (longest life, least incidences of cancer, chronic diseases like arthritis and altzheimers) should between 125 and 145. The "healthy" (vs "ideal") weight is…

I am in corporate sales, with a young family at home. You are describing my life. On the road, I think of it as an excellent opportunity to get fish, chicken and vegetables prepared in ways that I never get around to at home, and can often start with a broth soup or green salad to take the edge off in a low - calorie way.…

5'8" and goal is 129. By Christmas...maybe?

Reducing carbs/sugar can have a significant affect on your appetite due to fluctuations in your blood sugar. Carbs generally make you want more carbs. Consider that as a factor. I tend to be a lower carb person normally. When I switch to just veg/meat/cheese my appetite largely goes away. Be aware though, if you are a…

I keep my TiVo queue full of My 600 Lb life. Motivates the heck out of me!

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I think this is perfect and the closest those of us with truly unforgiving schedules can achieve. so jealous of those who need little sleep. I am a nine hour gal who rarely gets nine hours and whose performance suffers accordingly.

I wonder what the difference is. Some people have great support networks, others have saboteurs everywhere they look. Is it the people we attract in our lives, the people we are attracted to, or how we perceive the actions of others?

I struggle. Most red meat causes my joints to swell up, so I try to eat fish...but I don't like fish. Luckily that helps with the whole weight loss thing.

So happy to find a thread where people are not bashing it. The first week I must have logged 20 miles. Last Friday my husband and I took the kids into historic Concord town center, and wandered around, catching stuff, and hitting the (huge) quantity of Pokestops. My kids now know about the families who lost soldiers in…

So happy. My 13 year old and 11 year old got ME out of bed this AM to take a hike. Caught them most of the day, husband, me and the kids. Nearly 13,000 steps, 25 floors and 97 active minutes. Family time to be proud of.

@glassyo I totally did. Honestly looking for posts like 'what was the final straw?' Or 'what finally motivated you' or 'crappiest thing anyone said that made you hit your goal'. Rants are the closest thing. ;P

Portion sizes are so ridiculous in the US, (especially at family restaurants) I think people just get used to being served what a family of four would eat somewhere else. Girlfriend of mine lived in Japan for two years during school and her host family ate (she added it up for me one day) roughly 1100-1400 calories a day.…

"Obsessive" is what the lazy call the dedicated. Also, to your point about running, humans are the only animal put together for true long distance running (http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/the-biology-of-running). We are actually designed to run.

Go paleo!! I cannot eat beef, so I kept the beans, but I think that a diet centered around veg, with bits of organic meats is absolutely the way to go. Cannot seem to find enough time to take it to true next level (aka baking my own almond flour/tapioca breads, pizza dough) but hope to get there eventually. I am not chatty…

Love me a good rant...actually requested the moderators add a Rant forum, for just this purpose!

CICO is true...but the levels of how low your CI has to be and how high your CO has to be to burn CI off will differ dramatically based on height, gender, muscle percentage, medical conditions, etc... Kinda like cars...a Prius, an Accord and a Maserati may all have a 12 tank, but how far each one of those cars will drive…

Beanitos chips...love them. High protein/fiber snack food if you miss that carby chip crunch. 140 calories for one oz, aka "about 12 chips". Nonsense. It's about 8 chips - I weighed out an ounce. Trust your food scale, not their marketing department. ;)

Got a stomach bug. :(

I second (third?) the injuries stuff. Was highly athletic my whole life. Had two kids and started an extremely high pressure job, and the next thing you know 12 years passed with no consistent exercise. Trying to ease back into it, but dammit, I was an athlete and my mind is ready to go-go-go long before my body. Seems…

Breastfeeding, healthfully reduced calories and exercise were what did it for me. Reverse sit ups will not burn the fat, but they will tone the lower abs which tend to be very jiggly after you have a baby.

I was stuck in a delayed flight fro Chicago to Boston and only ordered the trail mix (rather than Pringles, crackers and hummus etc...)

I am 5'7. My doctor said healthy was between 120 and 160, with ideal about 130. (Ideal = best for joints, longevity, lowest incidences of cancer, diabetes and other health problems). So my goal is 125, expecting to rebound to about 130 for maintenance.

The way I see it, I cannot get younger...but I can get fitter.