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Breath Acetone >50ppm
I've been on keto for about 4 months and am approaching 12kg lost. I have been testing my breath acetone twice a day using a Ketonix for the last 3 months and, after a period of struggling to get to 4ppm, I've stayed fairly consistently between 5-20ppm. In the last few weeks, however, my morning breath analysis before…
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Weird NSV
Weird NSV: I haven’t been able to find anything about this so I don’t know the actual name but I had reached a point of obesity where my tummy from my bellybutton down looked like it was ‘cleaved’ down the middle with a dimpled line (I think it’s an abdominal muscle that was holding out as the last line of defence) This…
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Keto - breath acetone spiking to 50ppm
Hi guys, I've been on keto for about 4 months and am approaching 12kg lost. I have been testing my breath acetone twice a day using a Ketonix for the last 3 months and, after a period of struggling to get to 4ppm, I've stayed fairly consistently between 5-20ppm. In the last few weeks, however, my morning breath analysis…
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Breakthrough!
So, these last few years have been tough. I managed to get down to 115kg about 3 years ago, but then I got very unwell (later found out it was mould-related respiratory disease) and then had to take on both my disabled parents full time as well as working full time as a high school teacher. I turned to food for comfort…
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Scales
After realising that my scales are unreliable to the extreme (I lost and gained 3 kgs in a minute this morning by stepping on the scales 4 times!), I’m in the market for another one. Does anyone have any recommendations? I’d prefer not to pay for a dud. Thanks in advance!
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What's your favourite type of food?
Hi guys, I've been on hiatus as I adjusted to a number of life changes but am slowly clambering onto the wagon again, and number one on my bad habits hit list is just grabbing whatever is in the fridge for dinner. I'm working my way through Pinterest recipes pages, but I'd like to look up specific dishes or types of food.…
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What do you do when you get triggered?
Hi MFP pals. I have made a huge mistake. Yesterday, in a fit of totally misplaced optimism about the internet, I watched a video entitled 'Dear Fat People' thinking there was no way it could be as bad as people were making it out to be. I have literally not felt so triggered in years. Memories from my childhood, all the…
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Best heart rate monitor?
Hi guys, I'm thinking that it's about time to invest in a heart rate monitor. I'd be syncing it with MiCoach and WalkMeter, and have an iPhone 6, if that impacts. Pros, cons, experiences? Thanks! Coolchick207
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Winter.... seriously, WTH dude?
Hey guys, Now, I know that a lot of people experience a slump over winter - I get that. However, having just come off the southern hemisphere winter 5kgs heavier than I was at the start of it, I'm hoping to avoid the same thing next year. I'm finding that, having the motivation for spring, summer and most of autumn (fall,…
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Respiratory trainer experiences?
Hi guys, I'm 7 months into this journey, but have had a pretty major setback in the last 2 months after developing what seemed to be a cold in mid-June. Yesterday (TWO MONTHS LATER :grumble:), I got back pathology results confirming that the reason why I'm still struggling is that I was hit by the unlikely double-whammy of…
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NEW CHALLENGE!
Hello, my dear and darling challengers!! We have a new home! To be started this coming Sunday, it will have some minor changes 1. Shorter time: only 60 days this time! 2. Weekly challenges (optional participation): Little extra challenges to push you that little bit further! 3. New mod: BoulevardMto180 and I will hopefully…
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FODMAP help?
Hi guys, I'm a 26 year old with coeliac disease and IBS, and (after a series of continued, minor flare ups despite a strict elimination diet for my known trigger foods) I'm considering trying the FODMAP elimination diet to try to isolate what may be causing the flares. As anyone with IBS will tell you, it can be an…
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Even a little can do a lot! 16 weeks, 13 kg, same top.
Hi guys, So, I'm nowhere NEAR my final goal weight, but I try to make the time to celebrate little wins. Todays was putting on a top I was wearing 16 weeks ago to take my 'start pic' and realising that it fits far differently. Decided to take another photo as a comparison pic. Big difference! So, for those of you who, like…
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Week 8 weigh in
Hi all. Short post this week. Had some good on-scale success, but struggled all week with the psychological part of this journey. Found out some distressing news about some of my students, had several long days at work, didn't exercise as much as I wanted and got my period, which all added up to wanting to have huge carb…
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Week 7 weigh in
Morning all from a much rainier Australia! We've had a heck of a battering by the weather this summer, so will definitely be glad to see the end of it soon! (Not having to hear "Miss, it's too hot to work" during period 5 every day will also not be missed!) Hope that all of our northern hemisphere people are staying nice…
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Week 6 weigh in
Good morning everyone, from a much happier and more settled me! Firstly, I finally had my new fridge and washing machine delivered on Friday! I have filled the fridge with fresh fruit, veggies, and wonderful organic, grass fed meats, and used to washing machine to get my massive backlog of clothes cleaned and am feeling…
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Week 5 weigh in
Hello again, everyone! Sorry for the continuing 'situation: silence' that's happening from my end - still trying to sort out those 'little' things, like a washing machine, fridge and internet! Hoping (who knows?) to have everything sorted by next Saturday, so I should be able to post pics next weigh in. Anyway, onto the…
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Week 3 weigh in
Morning everyone, from a thankfully much cooler Australia! This week, all of Australia was hit by one of the worst heatwaves on record. Most places lingered between 42ºC (107.5ºF) and 45ºC (113ºF) for 5 days in a row. Made exercising outside very difficult, but water intake much easier!! Thankfully, the cool change came…
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Learning new things
Morning everyone! Is everyone pumped for the weigh-in this week? I am! Slow and steady, darlings... My discussion topic for today is: What new things have you learnt about what constitutes a healthy lifestyle since you started this journey? I've learnt that my portion sizes were ALL wrong. Eating 'healthy' foods, but…
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Week 2 weigh in
Hey everyone. Well, I've had an interesting week. Hit all my calorie goals, exercised daily, drank between 6-8 glasses of water every day, even reduced my calorie goal by setting to 'sedentary'... but I still gained. I had a major IBS flare on Wednesday, which was hard to recover from, but the gain was devastating and…
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Start weight weigh in
Hi everyone. It's Sunday the 5th of January here in Australia and I've just done my first weigh in of the NSC challenge. Now, I'm not saying it's pretty, but it's where I am so here we go: SW: 123.8kg or 272.9lb GW (end of challenge): 108kg or 238lb. Loss so far: 0kg Remember to always weigh under the same conditions every…
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Inviting others?
Hey, is it bad form to invite others to join?? I think a few of my MFP friends would love to participate!
