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Electrolytes keto eaters need to focus on are sodium, magnesium, and potassium. On a low carb diet, it is especially difficult for us to get potassium and magnesium and these things need to be supplemented somehow. Some people in my keto group use keto specific drink supplements but I just take a vitamin. Being in ketosis…

Hello! I have been on a ketogenic diet for 2.5 months now and have lost 23 lbs with very little exercise. Everyone is different, of course, but its worked fantastic for me thus far. The biggest thing to remember is to keep your electrolytes up. Besides keto flu, the only time I've felt really awful was when I forgot to…

I usually make myself some kind of "cheat" snacks. I say cheat because you typically wouldn't think of them as low carb but I make them that way! My favorite thing is to make ice cream. So far I've done butter pecan, chocolate chip cookie dough, and strawberry cheesecake. All of them are 4 carbs or less. I also like…

I likely have PCOS...in the process of getting tests done and my thyroid was fine, so waiting until my DR here will test me for PCOS, but I eat a low carb, high fat diet ketogenic diet. I've lost 23lbs in 10 weeks, which anyone with PCOS will know is a HUGE accomplishment. Before this I was doing low fat, moderate carb for…

I am on a ketogenic diet and eat 20g or less of carbs each day. Some days my total will be higher but I usually go by my net carbs. There are some great keto cookbooks and websites for recipe ideas to make meal planning easier. My favorite is ruled.me, though I use google for specific recipes until I find one I like. If…

Eating keto is not as easy as some people make it sound, especially at first. My husband and I started 10 weeks ago and we had to meal prep for the first few weeks to get past the cravings. We also both went through keto flu (me more than him) and that almost made me quit right there. You also will likely be hungrier the…

Hello! I've been eating keto for 10 weeks now and down about 23lbs. I love finding keto ways to eat my old favorite foods. In fact, I just finished a lovely serving of low carb strawberry cheesecake ice cream! I don't post much, but I have an open diary and log my foods every day. Feel free to check it out and request any…

Hello! I am also on a ketogenic diet right now and I love it! My cravings for junk are way down and I've lost 22 lbs in 10 weeks, which is astounding considering I spent the previous 10 months working out religiously and eating low fat and not losing a pound. It can be so difficult when a significant other doesn't support…

Looks like your body is just in a period of losing inches so definitely not a plateau. If you go three weeks with no weight or inches lost, you might need to change up your routine (alter calories or exercise) but just give it some more time and if you're losing the inches you're still golden and hopefully the pounds will…

Yesterday was my Friday because I live in the future but I did 2 hours on my recumbent bike to prepare for girl's night and still would have stayed within my calories even without the workout! Also, when I got home, my husband wrapped his hands around my waist and said I was getting smaller. :) Felt pretty good!

I've read a lot of differing views on the subject. Some people say it doesn't burn a lot of calories and some say it is akin to cardio. My heart rate is always up to where it is when I run so I definitely feel I'm getting every bit of the calorie burn in. It's probably still better to underestimate and go over your…

You did not screw up your diet at all. The important thing is tomorrow to get back on track tomorrow. You're already eating at a deficit and you might bloat up a bit from the sodium but just drink a lot of water for that. If anything, you probably ate near maintenance today meaning you won't gain actual weight from it.…

I use my heart rate monitor when I strength train. If you don't have one, I guess it is better to underestimate than over estimate. But yes, you can log it as exercise under the cardio section. There is an entry for it.

Hi there! I started lifting 6 months ago and could barely do one set on the bench with just the bar (40 lbs). I can now almost do my full 4 sets with 70 pounds! I might not be able to bench as much as the boys, but I am getting stronger little by little. Don't give up and just do what you can do and add on that weight once…

I'm an MFP vet who has just restarted in the last month as well. Looking to make friends for mutual support in this journey to better health! Feel free to add me :) (Just saw your last post. To add a friend, click on their name to go to their profile and there is an "Add Friend" button next to their picture!)

I am 203 pounds and on a sedentary day (no workout, sitting around the house) I burn 1800-2000 calories a day. If I work out, I burn 2300-2800 calories depending how hard I work out. If you move around or are on your feet a lot, plus your workout, I'd say 1700 plus your exercise calories are perfect but if you're fairly…

Feel free to add me as well! I started over about 2 months ago with my food logging and discovered most of my friends have left for various reasons. Things go so much better with a cheering section ;)

Bonjour Ginny! I wish my French wasn't terribly outdated! I took 6 years of it but after a 5 year hiatus and listening to Japanese for the past 18th months, I'm quite limited ;) Will definitely shoot you and add though!

My husband is in the Air Force and 16 minutes is the minimum but not until the end of basic training. Guys have to run it under 12.5 minutes and women have to do under 16 I believe. My husband went from barely being able to run 1.5 miles to running it in under 10 minutes at his peak fitness. You don't have to go into it…

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LOL! I wouldn't have much to give then! I could just give you the fat and you could turn it into muscle ;P

No but you can have my weight and do with it what you will ;P

Wish I could say this was true, but at my gym (I live on a military base in Okinawa, Japan) it is a bunch of super fit military members. The only overweight people you see are middle aged men. Plus, the gym is ALWAYS packed...I even tried going at 2 AM and there were 30 some odd people there giving me weird looks for…

I've seen people lose weight by having a free day or are less restrictive during the week. I, however, cannot lose weight no matter how strict/lax I am so I can't say personally. Congrats on your 20 lbs though!

I actually made up my own recipe very similar to that one except with a banana, rolled oats, egg whites, and blueberries. If they took more than one banana, I'd just do that, but I have to get rid of my bananas asap. They're pretty ripe. Thanks though :)

Ohh that looks interesting. I'd have to tweak it as I can't find chick peas here and I just sold my protein powder so not buying more but I might try these, thanks :) I was mostly just listing my currently in my kitchen available ingredients. I'd be willing to buy something if I know I'm going to use it but as I live in…

It is also made with a low fat ice cream so it is lighter than if you got the same thing from say Dairy Queen. 130 is correct...I worked there for 9 years and the website is also correct.

Don't throw it away. I hate when people suggest just casually throwing away food! Sooo wasteful. If it is unopened, DONATE it to a food bank.

Awesome! I didn't need the flavoring so not sure why I put it...probably so the syrup doesn't sit in my pantry for the next 3 years. I could cut it down but my soy milk is higher calorie. When I made the mocha swirl, it was 140ish calories. I only had chocolate syrup so it was 50 calories just for 1 tablespoon and it still…

My friend was stationed at Misawa for 3 years and then had a 3 month deployment to Okinawa and he has counted all the obese people he's seen...it is something like 107....and he frequented Tokyo so that's a lot of people. I live on Oki now and yesterday I saw a young Japanese man that would be the equivalent of a neck…