JennyToy Member

i am Jen :) i lost a bunch of weight since my NY resolution on 1/1/12 but it was mostly by calorie counting. i kinda hit a wall and started researching and doing Atkins and eventually keto in 8/14! i was doing good but had a rough Holiday season (i always do). But i am back on track :) i love this group because i never,…

Lots of people count net, but i count Gross. Here's my opinion, i am sure other people will have other thoughts. If you are a "vegetable" person and are likely to get most of those carbs from fiber, awesome. If you are like me and are more likely to get carbs from 1 salad, cheeses, lunchmeat, bunches of eggs, cream,…

thanks to all the Mods for working so hard on our little corner of MFP. You are appreciated!

Ty DW. I will research the links you provided also :smile: thank you!

DD- "While I don't "buy" the "set point" idea (and have seen no research that would support the concept), I DO believe that "something" in the combination of all the various metabolic variables that a person is currently at, DOES "control" what appears to be a "set point"." Purely anecdotal, but i have hit stalls at weight…

Good job!!! my will power has gone on vacation but it's alot easier since no one expects me to bake anything, LOL. edited for spelling. TWICE. GEESH.

Thankfully his doc is on board. One of the injections is insulin the other is victoza.

I count about what I use. If I dump the remaining fat over the food and eat it, I count it. If there's a bunch left in the pan, I count half.

sporty how do you cook your brussell sprouts? i really want to try them but i want them crispy. thank you!

i asked Santa for a george foreman. Can't wait to try it out!!!

that was so weird!

Definitely buy some good fitting clothes you will feel spectacular and look better :) i'm in the same boat as nicsflyingcircus, i buy a few pieces to get by.

thank you for the link-i watched it. Very good & informative!

LOVE IT!!!

It sounds to me your blood work shows LCHF works for you! I will send prayers & positive thoughts!

Anecdotally... when i was only counting calories, a "cheat" day would almost guarantee i would lose weight assuming i had been in my calorie limit for the days immediately before. And by "cheat" day i mean moderate cheat, but above my caloric limit. IE, i would normally have a salad for dinner, but i had 2 reasonable sized…

i have heard it 'round the grapevine too much cheese can hinder weightloss. i don't think you are alone on that.

Well, glad to know there is 1 drinking side effect i don't have but... i have learned to stop at ONE drink. No. Matter. What. It's downright perplexing why this happens on keto. As a girl i try to never drink on an empty stomach or when i am thirsty because that will lead to trouble anyways. But on keto i need to be done…

That is a WHOLE THANKSGIVING JAR FULL OF AWESOME-SAUCE!!!!!!!

i have lost 24 pounds in 3 months

We go out to eat alot too. my Husband works really long hours and when he wants to have an easy enjoyable night i am not going to argue with him if that is what makes him happy. it really helps me to go online and see the nutrition info first. I go down the carbs column until i find a few low things and then ponder what i…

i have had great experiences with groups-but the main boards suck.

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I buy alot of "round steak" - it's thin cut but will satisfy my "red meat" urge without alot of calories. I can buy 2-3 meals of it at Walmart for about $5.00. You can buy a box of Fatburgers at Walmart for less than ten dollars, they are filled with fat & calories LOL. Also i haven't been to an Aldi's in awhile but they…

A Quest bar is still a hundred times better than many other things!

I say also be sure to be a little forgiving for yourself. If you try to "quit" everything at once and you get overwhelmed and stop trying-then you are missing out on all the health benefits you could have had. So i personally say it's OK to take babysteps. Once you are fully into LCHF maybe then tackle the diet soda? Or…

Lots of gas stations and C-stores have lots of different flavors of unsweetened tea now. No need to go for diet soda (and i used to be a true diet soda addict!). here here!

celebrate, you are back on the wagon instead of putting it off another day!

thank you for sharing!

It is such a strange phenomenon. The only thing I can figure is that people who say it "doesn't work" are mortified by the thought that a low carb WOE is better because they feel they wouldn't ever be able to break their own addiction. I can't figure why many people on the main boards are so threatened by it.