JanetLynnJudy Member

I've been looking into tips on this too. I'm sure you've heard these before, but so far I hear this - - Drink lots of water. - Dry brushing and exfoliating. - Moisturizing. - Wraps. - Wearing control wear. - Exercise. Continue to lower body fat. - Not smoking. - Eating healthy. Foods high in antioxidants. - Certain…

Great information above. I do a HFLC diet and I love it. It has seriously changed my life. I finally have the energy to exercise every single day and I actually look forward to it. Some things I want to add. - It will probably take a little while for your body to get used to a HFLC diet, but once you do it's pretty easy to…

One of my old high school classmates died because of heart failure caused by low potassium levels. I was just reading about that on our class reunion facebook page today. He was in his 20's at the time. It is definitely worthwhile to monitor your potassium levels. I take a potassium supplement daily. You also have to make…

I log everything (I haven't always though). I think though from now on I will always log. It just helps so much. I think this vessel that carries me through my life is worth the little bit of effort it takes. My diary is open to friends.

1 year, 10 months, 15 days I started trying to lose weight Monday, May 30, 2011. I just hit the 100 pounds lost mark yesterday. From December 2012 to March 2013 I've been losing 5.4 pounds per month on average and I've already lost 5.4 pounds this month so I'm hoping to see that average go up.

I didn't know what the Savage Race was so I googled it and wow, that looks pretty hardcore. Great job!

Wow! You look great in all your photos. I do low carb. too and I love it. Great job!

Suzic73, you are an all around amazing person and I'm glad to have you as a friend on MFP. You are so close to your goal and I can't wait to see your next update. Great job!

I started my weight loss journey Memorial Day 2011. We didn't start a low carbohydrate diet until a few months into 2012. I've changed my diet, workout plan, etc. several times in that time period and the for almost the entire first year I didn't track my weight very often (my start weight is based off of a weight from a…

From what I understand about fiber is that it depends on the type. Soluble fiber slows digestion. Insoluble fiber speeds up digestion.

Yes! I never took prescription heartburn medicine, but I took OTC heartburn medicine on a daily basis.My SO did as well. It used to be a must have thing to have in our household. Ever since starting low carb. we don't need it at all.

I'm just going to copy my reply I write on the reddit keto group the other day since it's relevant to your question. My suggestion would be to maybe incorporate flax seed meal. It's 4 carbs a serving, but all of those carbs are fiber (1soluble, 3 insoluble) so it's pretty much zero net carbs. In addition to the fiber…

Sometimes if I feel like being strict I'll use a little bit of green onions instead of white onions, but I do use regular white onions too. One of my favorite things to add to recipes is some of that frozen stir fry mix of peppers and onions. It does have carbs, but a little goes a long way flavor wise. One cup of Birds…

I'm sorry to hear about your cancer diagnosis. There have already been some great suggestions above and I wanted to add a suggestion that may help with one of the issues you mentioned. My suggestion would be to maybe incorporate flax seed meal. It's 4 carbs a serving, but all of those carbs are fiber (1soluble, 3…

Join this MFP group. There is a lot of great discussion in this group regarding lowering carbohydrate intake. My macros are set up for low carbohydrate and I have an open diary for friends so feel free to add me if that would help. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-group

It sounds like you are off to a great start! Keep going! My advice would be to log every single day. Even bad days. Especially bad days. Add in some kind of exercise every single day even if it's just a walk around the neighborhood and I mean, not counting the normal daily activity, I mean like only counting specific time…

I do low carb and daily exercise. I log every day and my diary is open to friends. Feel free to add me if you want.

I'm almost there. No surgery. Just changes in diet and exercise. I started working on this on memorial day 2011. I started out just going for walks and eating healthier. I kept adjusting my diet and exercise routine which has included intervals, weightlifting, cardio, etc. At the moment I don't have a gym membership so…

Starting out on keto isn't always easy. Through my personal experience I have seen my weight go up and down a bit on a daily basis (I've had up to 4 pounds daily variance, but usually it's within 2) and I've had stalls of up to 2+ weeks, but I'm still losing every month (since December I'm losing 5.4 pounds per month on…

I go with what my machine says which is a lot less than what the MFP database says. I guess maybe it's because the MFP database will factor in your weight and some machines (including my own) do not. Even though my machine does not factor my weight, I go with that number because it's the lower number and because it will…

I'm so glad to see this discussion here because I have been wanting to reduce my cortisol levels and I have read a bit about this on other forums. I've read that the following things have potential to assist in this; Vitamin C, Green Tea, Chamomile, Ginseng, Magnolia Bark, Theanine, Rhodiola and Phosphatidylserine. Of…

I take time to think about what was worth it (if any part was) and what was not worth it and how I could in the future either eliminate or lessen the damage for any future situations which may be similar so I can mentally prepare myself to avoid making the same mistakes again. Other than that I just add in extra exercise…

I like to make tzatziki to have on the side when I eat fish. Last night we had Swai and sprinkled some taco seasoning on it then put it in a low carb tortilla with homemade salsa, lettuce and sharp cheddar and put the tzatziki type mixture I made on it. I used Greek Gods Plain (it has higher fat than most grocery store…

I do at least an hour cardio a day (I haven't missed a day since December 26th - before that my exercise was part of my routine, but more sporadic). It's usually all on my elliptical, but sometimes I use my bike. I'm actually on my bike right now, but I plan do also do elliptical later (it's better workout). I don't do…

Maybe try unsweetened almond milk, unsweetened soy milk or unsweetened coconut milk or even unsweetened almond coconut combination milk (which is my personal favorite) as a milk replacement. "Unsweetened" is key as it will have a lot less carbs than milk. Heavy cream is good, but if you are worried about calories you could…

What really stuck out to me was the part about the New England Journal of Medicine report on a study of the olive-oil-heavy "Mediterranean diet". "After five years of watching trends in heart disease and strokes among people at high risk, the researchers could not in good conscience continue to recommend a 'low-fat diet'…

There are lots of great suggestions above. I love having jalapeno cheese sticks around. Also, I found that if I microwave a deli slice of muenster cheese for like 1:25 (I'm sure this varies depending on the type of microwave) it peels right off the plate and gets crispy after it cools. Full fat ricotta cheese is awesome…

This morning I made chocolate sunflower kernel bars. I didn't have peanut butter, so I wasn't sure how they would turn out, but they were awesome! I just did the same method as above only with coconut oil, unsweetened cocoa powder, roasted and salted sunflower kernels, granulated no calorie sweetener, vanilla extract,…

I drink diet sodas and I use artificial sweeteners on a daily basis. As far as other low carb frankenfoods go - yes I do eat them (along with other more natural food like vegetables that my family grows and brings me when they visit). As a rule of thumb, if it is a frankenfood, I try to not have more than one serving of…

Coconut oil is something we always have in our pantry now. It's so versatile. I made a snack bar tonight with coconut oil, roasted sunflower seeds, unsweetened coconut and peanut butter . I just melt those together in a little container, stir, set it in the freezer to cool and once it gets cold it pops right out and cuts…