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Pregnant?
Anyone lifting and trying to conceive and/or pregnant? I've heard it's good to do resistance training while pregnant. Thoughts?
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Breastfeeding
Hi everyone, it’s been a while since I posted. I recently gave birth to my baby boy 7 weeks ago and I am exclusively breastfeeding. I was on the keto train when I conceived him, all the way up to 5 months pregnant, then I gave in and started eating low carb, and low carb eventually turned into eating donuts every other…
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Cyclical Keto
Just as the title states... I’ve been toying with cyclical keto for the past 11 weeks. First I started with Lyle’s suggestion of consuming high GI carbs on day 1 of the carb up and taper down to lower GI carbs on day 2. Boy, in theory it sounds great but I need to have willpower made out of steel to stop myself from eating…
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My Body Fat Results & Cholesterol
Hey everyone, Me and my husband went and got out body fat scanned using a DEXA scan. The DEXA scan is one of the most accurate ways to assess body fat. I believe the number one method is underwater weighing? Not too sure... but I wanted to post my results in case anyone was interested. I was definitely shocked.…
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Cheating on Keto
So I decided to take a full on diet break. I broke away from keto for the first time in the past 12 months. I thoroughly enjoyed my share of garlic cheese bread, onion rings, donuts, cheesecake, chocolate lava cake, freshly baked French bread, TAMALES, TACOS, oh god.. I can go on. I ate everything within the past week. So…
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What Happens When Keto for 2+ Years
Hi Everyone, I feel like there is always a post on someone's labs but I really would like some clarificiation... Just a little background: I'm 5'3.5 feet tall 27 (turning 28 next month) Keto for 2.5 years Finally got a physical and blood work done in October (been eating at a deficit since April) Here's the stats: Total…
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Stroke
Today has been a whirlwind. I'm sitting in the hospital room with my husband and father in law. My father in law was admitted at midnight last night because of a stroke. We're still waiting on the results of the MRI. But the CT scan and ultrasound of the heart and throat came back normal. They're calling it a TIA. And they…
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Bloat and Sleep
So I haven't been sleeping well the past three nights, probably around 4-5 hours worth. And I woke up this morning feeling especially puffy. Stepped on the scale and yup, weight gain. Almost 2 pounds worth. Anyone have any experiences with lack of sleep and water retention? Everything else has been predominantly the same,…
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Saturated Fats HELP
What are your thoughts regarding eating saturated fats on a ketogenic/low carb diet? There was another thread I have read where someone on LCHF went crazy with the saturated fats and their cholesterol went from normal to extremely high (bulletproof coffee everyday, etc.) Any studies or experiences would be greatly…
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Soy Sauce
I've been on a soy sauce kick lately. Using miracle noodles and soy sauce for yummy stir frys. But of course, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. Turns out the soy sauce has been bloating me! I didn't know why.. thought it was the diet soda, or broccoli, but I eat broccoli almost every day for the past month so I…
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Work Lunch Meeting
Today is my first official work lunch meeting. I'm meeting with my supervisors and peers and they ordered a boxed lunch from Panera Bread. It comes with a sandwich, chips, and a cookie. I'm a little upset how they didn't ask us what we wanted for lunch. What if we had a food allergy? Anyway, I'm a little upset and don't…
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Bone Broth
I found this product at my local grocer. Thoughts? Needless to say, I bought it (I'm an impulsive shopper don't judge me lol). I never saw a product like it and heard so many good things about bone broth. Haven't opened it yet. Wanted opinions before it's too late to return it lol
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Diet Sodas
Found this study online and thought it was interesting! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4744961/ It's basically stating that artificially sweetened beverages are superior to short term weight loss and long term weight maintenance vs plain water.
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Food scales
My food scale just died on me. I'm looking to upgrade to a sleeker design, preferably an all flat surface food scale so food doesn't get stuck between the buttons. This is what I have right now. What food scale are you using and do you recommend it??
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I binged
Things were going so well. I was slowly losing weight and I saw the bag of almonds in front of me and couldn't stop eating them. I ate 4 servings in one sitting. Went over about 800 calories. Next morning, I wanted to see the damage... up 3 pounds. It took me a month to lose those 3 pounds. Yesterday went down one pound…
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Food Concoctions
I had tuna mixed with *drumroll* peanut butter. Yes... peanut butter. & it was pretty darn good! One can of tuna, tablespoon or two of mayo, pickle relish, pepper, and a tablespoon of natural peanut butter. What crazy food concoction have you tried? Was it a hit or miss?
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Ketoade
Hi everyone, I've been wanting to increase my potassium but it's so hard- especially when potassium supplements are only 400-500mg each. I bought Nusalt, thinking I would salt everything using this product but I can't stand the taste. I want to attempt to make my own Ketoade but I am not fond of Mio. What other 0 calorie…
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Bulking
Exactly what the title states. Anyone ever tried bulking on keto? I've tried to research this but it seems like no one has tried it or they tried cyclical keto or targeted keto.
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FOOD POISONING
Just like the title states, I have food poisoning. We went to a Thai restaurant and we should have left when we saw NO CUSTOMERS INSIDE *facepalm* but I ordered the chicken larb. It's basically ground chicken salad. Hubby tried a bite and didn't like it. He told me it tasted raw! Ugh.. just thinking about it makes my…
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Birth control pills
I've been eating way, WAY over calories for the past two weeks. Averaging about 2,600 a day (yikes!) and I just noticed I started taking birth control pills two weeks ago. Coincidence yes, no, maybe? I have PCOS and they're putting me on the pill to regulate my hormones before getting me started for my ivf transfer. Sounds…
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Pets!
Just like the title states! I remember a thread like this existed but I can't find it. We just adopted our first puppy and I'm completely head over heels in love with her. She's a complete ham. This is Charlie. What furry babies do you guys have?? Also, do you feed them low carb?
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New here. Anyone else ttc?
Hi I'm Lola. I'm 26 years old. I was diagnosed with pcos about a year ago. I've started eating keto for 6 months. I was put on provera to jumpstart my period since I haven't gotten a period for 4 years. I've tried clomid with increasing doses. Turns out I have luteal phase deficiency and my progesterone levels suck. They…
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Trans fats
I'm not proud to admit it but about 1/3 of my weeks food intake comes from fast food and restaurants. From what I know, trans fats = bad. But I just read that trans fats occur in nature and in meat. I don't understand. Is trans fat bad because it's man made and it's supposed to make food more shelf-stable? But if it's man…
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I'm an emotional eater
I was looking at my weight progress since I started MFP and it blew my mind how much my emotions affect my weight. I started out average weight, and became obsessed with logging and obsessed with losing and wanted to lose as much as I can by eating as little as I can. I got down to 114 pounds and I felt disgusting. I…
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Red meat, bad?
My husband has been on me about eating LCHF and its sustainability. He said it can't be healthy to eat so much red meat and there are studies that say it causes cancer and other illnesses? Thoughts?
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Egg fasts, fat fasts, etc.
Forgive me if this question has been asked before. I tried searching the forums, but I only see results for chocolate fasts and peanut butter fasts. Why is it that people advocate egg fasts and fat fasts for only a limited time period? For example no more than a week? How is eating an all egg diet different than eating an…
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Birth control
Anyone on birth control? Forgive me if you've seen my post on another thread, no one has answered. Hoping to get some answers here. I've been eating way, WAY over calories for the past two weeks. Averaging about 2,600 a day (yikes!) and I started taking birth control pills two weeks ago. Coincidence yes, no, maybe? I have…
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When you're hungry...
I guess I'm not a snack person or a "grazer." My husband can do just fine by nibbling on stuff throughout the day. But snack foods just don't satisfy me. I can eat 2000 calories worth of almonds, a few protein bars, low carb bread, etc in one sitting and still not be satiated. Point being, I felt peckish tonight, decided…
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Paranoid
Ever since I started this WOE, I've become a lot more paranoid when I order my food. I need to watch the barista pour the heavy cream in my coffee so I can feel safe it's not half and half. Tonight for dinner, I got so excited seeing ahi tuna and cauliflower mash on the menu, that by the time I finished devouring my…
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Butter and bacon...not healthy?
http://darwinian-medicine.com/dont-believe-the-hype-eating-a-lot-of-butter-bacon-and-other-very-fatty-foods-wont-make-you-healthy/ Found this article this morning. Thoughts? One of the points the author makes is that fat is not satiating... but for me, if I eat a large, fatty meal in the beginning of my day, I am full all…
