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I agree. And I know that you are not anti low carb. And I also don't like excuses. I personally think the only people left in this conversation are those without extreme beliefs and we are sort of arguing the fine points. I think both Lindsey and I are advocating because we have had a rough time. Like I've said before, if…

Yes, I think this is true. And some people do believe that about depression too. I think it can be very difficult for people to understand if they haven't experienced it first hand. That's the problem. At some point lowering your calories far enough will work, but how far? And if you lower them far enough to lose weight do…

Not that I know of. I only know that mine is not obesity induced because I wasn't obese. I don't think there is really any difference in the mechanism. Personally, I think that the underlying problems are the cause of the obesity. But it is a catch-22 in so many ways because the more insulin resistant you are, the more fat…

I like the idea of encouraging her to do this with you. But who knows if she will. Honestly, I don't want to be judgmental, but she sounds like she wants an easy answer. Unfortunately, there really isn't one. If she wants to lose the weight and keep it off she will have to do it by making long term changes to her life. I…

Yes, and you are exhausted. However when you eat low carb it changes your hormone levels (testosterone levels among others) and increases insulin sensitivity. I think that is why people think some of us attribute magical qualities to our diets. When we eat low carb our insulin sensitivity increases. Then we can eat more…

No it's us low carb people who are cultish, didn't you know?

Pumpkin purée is just canned pumpkin. If you haven't done the fresh pumpkin, I think it's kind of a pain. But if you don't mind it, more power to you

Yummy! Don't feel bad I don't have one either! I think I have all the ingredients, may have to experiment tomorrow.

The cause of PCOS is not understood. There are many different theories, some of which are diet, hormonal imbalance, genetics, environmental, the list goes on and on. But saying it is caused by obesity doesn't make sense because so many people with PCOS are outside of that parameter. I have never been obese and yet I am…

I use the bar code scanner too. How do you do keep your measurements accurate. A lot of times I end up having to go back in and tweak everything. It can be a little tedious. Just wondering if you have any tips. I'm new to this so I'm still getting the hang of weighing everything. Right now I weigh everything in grams, but…

For the most part I agree. A lot of people do not have medical issues that keep them from losing weight. That it's difficult to lose weight due to many different circumstances is true too. But, the problem is, it can be very difficult and time consuming to get Drs. To take your concerns seriously. One of the reasons I made…

:laugh: how true!

At my son's school they have a minimum nutritional value rules during school hours. Basically, you can send whatever you want in your child's lunch, but neither you nor anyone else is allowed to give anyone else's child something that doesn't meet these requirements. (Juice box ok, Capri sun not ok). There are a few days a…

You can add me. I'm right there with you.

Right, I was agreeing. Whey is a fast burning protein. What I was trying to say was that different proteins act differently. For instance casein burns slower so you wouldn't get the same spike you get from whey. And proteins don't act the same way that simple carbs do. That's all. I just explained myself poorly. I'm not…

Whey protein? Apparently different proteins react differently too. I read that it doesn't exactly do the same thing to your blood sugar that carbs do. (My diet is under the care of several Drs.). I will ask my endocrinologist to clarify since he his a metabolism specialist and he wants me to eat low carb.

Thank you

To be honest, I have had this disorder for a very long time and have never been obese. I have probably been at the high end of healthy to slightly overweight since puberty. During my high school years I was on the track team, exercising constantly and I could never lose weight. I barely ate. It wasn't that I wanted to be…

Thats what I'm using and its working. It does feels miserable sometimes but when I'm done I'm proud of myself :) Running is strangely addictive...

Actually, they believe PCOS to be genetic. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776334/) I listed this study because it is a case study and sites many other studies for those of you who are interested. I'm not sure why being "scrawny" is outside of your control any more than an inherited gene defect the effects…

I'm doing low carb too, I sent a request.

I wish I would have avoided this thread! First of all, I'm pretty new here, but I have seen a lot of "There's no such thing as a special snowflake. You are not counting right, either your calories in or your calories burnt are wrong." Then, someone brings up a case where a body might use nutrients differently, and they get…

Try to speed up your walking to maybe a jog at times, that may help. Definitely weigh everything, it's a big pain at first but worth it.

I just want to point out that all of this back and forth started because someone claimed that brain function would be impaired and people would be unable to work on low carb diets. I think that this is something that many people keep forgetting. A lot of us answered with studies and many of us said, "just because it is…

It's never too late! Log everything you eat so you can get a good idea of your habits. I recommend a food scale too. It's very useful to me. I think there is no way to be accurate without one, at least at first. Good luck :flowerforyou:

It was yummy! It wasn't exactly low cal, but it worked for my restrictions and I stayed within my calories, so that's all I was worried about :). My husband and son both liked it my husband even had seconds. I think it came out to 264 calories for the cake. I used different frosting and logged it separately. That being…

Ah, ok, that makes sense. I sure hope it's sustainable brcause I feel so much better !

That's why I initially used scholarly articles. My point is that it is not the only way, but my brain definitely functions better low-carb than with a migraine. I'm not advocating for everyone to cut out all carbs. I am advocating to find out what works for your own body. Many of you seem to think that low carb is bad no…

I think we all have to find what works for our bodies. Low carb works for me because I prefer the way I feel with a stable level of energy all day. I have even found I do not need to drink as much coffee or tea during the day. I also prefer low carb to migraines which I get when I eat a lot of carbs. I don't think it's the…

I love skinny jeans with tall boots too. I like boots and jeans. This is a weird thread...