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A lot depends on what you mean by 'cheat'. Personally, I consider having a few bites of something I'm not supposed to as a 'cheat'. It helps me to cut a really really slim piece of pizza and eat it, rather then skipping all together. If I have the full slice, or worse, multiple slices, I find it much harder to get back on…

22 lbs in 9 months is something to be proud of! Okay, yes, I'm an American :) If you had put on 22 lbs in 9 months, you would feel terrible. You did the opposite, you should be ecstatic! I understand it is frustratingly slow. Sometimes you have to go back to the basics though. I won't pretend to deal with the woman side of…

I've been on my keto diet for 3 weeks and while my hunger has subsided immensely, I'm still always, always hungry. That last bit is just there. If I have bacon and eggs for breakfast, it helps a lot. Not sure why, but having a fairly substantial breakfast helps me through the first half of the day. For snacks, I'm still…

I've had a few people ask me how I've been losing weight and unless they want to really know, I just tell them I've cut out breads and pastas entirely. That fits into their 'mold' and doesn't require any other conversation. If they want more, then I tell them I'm working my doctor on a customized diet plan. I can give them…

Just to provide some balance, I have the same problem with my wife eating my HF foods in addition to her 'normal' stuff. I've tried to explain the danger of this, but she says she wants to try out my diet and see if it will work for her. Of course, eating all of the good stuff and not ignoring other things makes it seem…

50 grams seems a lot more practical :wink: I get to increase at some point. Dan

Thanks for the link to the group. I've submitted to join.

I hear you on the feeling like crap, tired, body parts hurt...... Use that as your motivation. What you have been doing got you (us) to this point. To be honest, that didn't work out so well. Time to change and feel better. Won't happen overnight, but it took us a while to get to this point. It will take a while to get…

Hi I just got placed on a 20 grams of (net) carb diet yesterday by my doctor. Its going to be an interesting journey for me since I'm a guy that loves my bread and pastas. A lot of people I know claim it works though. Get your insulin levels down and let the body burn the fat. I'm looking forward to it. Let me know how you…

Can a guy join in the club? I did this a few years ago, lost a little weight (I've got over 100 to lose) but my other goal at the time was eating better to run a half marathon. I managed to pull that off. Okay, I walked more than ran, but I made it to the finish line. Funny thing is, I accomplished that goal and felt good…

I agree! I've been stuck in about a 5 lb range for several months. In the meantime, my exercising has increased significantly. Okay, I know I've let myself eat a bit more, but, I didn't think I'd get stuck like I have. First 40 lbs were pretty easy. Since then, another 5, then, stopped losing weight. I was okay with that…

I've been quite the last few weeks. Things have been a bit hectic, causing my schedule to be way off. I roll with the issues pretty well, but I tend to not spend time on here (and a few other sites). I did manage to work in time today to go give blood. The vampires (American Red Cross) have been calling me a lot lately…

Time for a new week! Jack - Thanks for the chart. I was a bit off my game last week, and found it hard to get out and do my exercise time. I usually either ride bikes or go to the gym with my neighbor in the morning and he was out sick last week. Somehow, I used that to justify skipping a few workouts myself :( I did,…

I'm of the opposite school. Once a month is avoidance. But then, thats me. If I keep the scale put away, I notice my portion sizes tend to get a bit bigger, I'll eat a few things that I shouldn't, figuring I have 3 weeks, ooops, 2 weeks, no, I mean 1 more week till I weigh in. I know for some, it works. For most though, I…

Look at it this way, even coming in last is coming in ahead of all of those who didn't start. Don't worry about the time to much, just do it and have fun. Also, on most 5k's, you'll have a lot of people walking the majority of the route. My first 5K, I was surprised to see how many people were pushing baby strollers. Then…

Yep, I understand that knee thing. It's taken me a while to get to the point I'm at (all year so far) because of all sorts of pains, bumps, bodily objections, you name it. I did a LOT of walking to build my knees up so they would survive. Had a few setbacks even with that. Fortunately, except for being fat, way overweight,…

I like grilling corn as well. If you have the time, soak the ears in water for a couple of hours first. It helps it cook via steaming the water. Not required, but it does improve the corn a touch. I did my C25K run yesterday, week 8 day 2, 28 minute run without stopping. My pace is a little slow, but decent. Hopefully, by…

New week. New dedication to getting the job done. New motivation to achieving goals. We've finally gotten rid of the leftovers from Fourth of July! Fortunately, I got through that without putting on any weight, but I didn't lose any weight this last week. I lost a fair amount of weight earlier this year (about 45 lbs), but…

Hey, I'd like to join in on the group. I need a little motivation to get back into weight loss mode. I've lost a total of about 45 lbs since the beginning of the year, but the last 2 months, I've lost absolutely nothing, though fortunately, I haven't gained it back either. Somewhere in there, I lost the motivation to stick…