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Ideal Sugar Substitute ? Thoughts?
My daughter brought me some Ideal. It tastes great, but I am getting conflicting advice. Any LCHF friends have ideas?
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CARB COUNTERS...THERE IS A WAY TO SUBTRACT SUGAR ALCOHOLS
i found that I could add a food to MYFOODS that I call sugar alcohols. I put in ZERO calories, etc and put a MINUS 1 in the carb. Yep, that is right. -1 so If I have 6 sugar alcohols, I put in 6 servings on my food diary and it shows up as a -6 in the carb column. whooooopeeee.
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I found a way to subtract sugar alchols in my Food columns
i found that I could add a food to MYFOODS that I call sugar alcohols. I put in ZERO calories, etc and put a MINUS 1 in the carb. Yep, that is right. -1 so If I have 6 sugar alcohols, I put in 6 servings on my food diary and it shows up as a -6 in the carb column. whooooopeeee. I found out it works on the computer version…
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Killer LOW-CARB GLUTEN-FREE COOKIES
ABSOLUTELY TO DIE FOR !!! Even the picky hubby and grandson LOVE THIS! :bigsmile: Almond Butter Cookies 1 cup almond butter (I used 1/2 raw and 1/2 roasted) 3 Tbs honey 10 drops liquid Stevia 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp sea salt (I used 1/4) 2 oz dark choc Preheat to 350. Mix everything except…
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Killer Cookie Recipe
Just posted this on the Recipes blog. Check it out. 6 g carb, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein, 7 g good fat
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Onderland oh Onederland.......(sigh)
ONDERLAND, oh ONDERLAND.....wherefore art thou my glorious WONDERLAND.....:ohwell: ALAS my friends, I have fallen DOWN the Rabbit Hole OUT of ONEDERLAND..... I WAS THERE. I was there for months and months. I was there and down more than 30 pounds INTO Onederland. I was so far into Onederland that I was 25 pounds from my…
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Help me pick a dress for my reunion !!
My High School Reunion is is 3 weeks. I cannot pick a dress by myself -- I just lost 80+ pounds and I want to look nice this time (not so great in the reunion 10 years ago) Please cast your vote! I cannot believe I graduated 40 years ago! It sure went fast. Young folks--enjoy because time passes way too fast! :yawn: so…
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REUNION DRESS, Part 2 -- the WINNER & Photos
Thank you all for your responses and votes. in helping me pick a dress for the 40th Reunion. It sure got here fast, so LIVE LIFE all you young folks!!! First, I'll remind you where I began. The first photo is June 2012 after I had lost 20 pounds. UGH ! Next -- The Winner ! Those I only lost 5 more pounds, I was hitting the…
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NSV - 1/3 Body Weight GONE -- and new Revelations
Well, no weight loss again this week. BUT I forgot to post a SUPER NSV last week when I did have a loss. My NSV is.......as of now, I have LOST 1/3 of my body weight! Shock AND Awe! And while that is so amazing and gratifying, it also has its grave revelation. When I started this, I had a goal weight of 145 on mfp--it…
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Fat Fast -- Eat back Exercise Calories
Do I eat back the exercise calories so I will net 1000? 1000 calories in and 300 calories of exercise doesn't seem ok to me.
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WHY won't my Keto Stix Show ANYTHING?
Been doing keto for months. My ketostix never register more than trace. day----caloriesfatproteincarbsfiber =====Exercise Calories Burned Tu1043103(88%)22(8%)10(4%)3540 We1412135(83%)40(11%)22(6%)60 Th1414135(84%)33(9%)25(7%)9515 Now, I do get that I am supposed to eat only 1000 calories/day. But I was starving and i…
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Discrimination--Weight/Age/Hotness/NotSoHotness ???
Have YOU been treated differently because of your weight, or not-20something age, or being totally HOT, or maybe being Not-s0-HOT??? Please respond with your observations on yourself, your friends or family, or maybe a stranger or co-worker. I am asking this because....On another thread about Work Place Attire and…
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Piriformus Syndrone -- anyone dealt with this?
I am pretty sure that is what is going on with my glute. I have had all the testing and waiting on the results, but I read every article I could find on this and I am pretty certain it is the cause of my pain. I have not fallen, so I don't believe it was caused by an injury. I thinkI just aggrevated it with lots of walking…
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Heavy Weights for Muscle Growth or Light Wts for Tone?
OKay, I am not sure what I should be doing. I've been doing heavy weights for a year, mostly the machines because all the guys using the weights kinda intimidate me, so I just hit the machines and gradually raise weights. Since March, I have been doing more dumb bell, kettle bell, and weighted ball stuff. I have lost quite…
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Anyone's guy crazygoing after you lose a bunch?
Mine is about.driving me nuts. I look better so I guess he is feeling threatened. At OUR age, it is rather annoying and not flattering at all that he is getting jealous. He is SKINNY and I have been overweight since we met. Now that I have lost enough to show, he is acting like a teenage boy if someone compliments me. GOOD…
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Down 60, 30 to GO....and "Nana" shows some leg !!!
My ticker says 50, but my doctor informed me that I was 10 pounds heavier when I started ! My A2c was 6.2 in January and 6.0 last week. My goal is LOWER! My cholestrol was 201 in January and 162 last week. woo hoooooo The photos are of 2011 Christmas....I'm the one on the left in the freaking TENT shirt. The other is…
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HELP....strange reaction after exertion
ok, I guess I am a dummy. Eating 25 net carbs/day, high fat. I had a high fat breakfast 41 g fat, 3 g protein, 3 g net carbs. Then I did strenuous yard work in the sun for 2 hours. I thought I would faint. My heart rate felt like it was racing, but my hrm indicated normal, so I felt pulse and it felt normal but I was…
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Ketosis....can't get there - WHY???
I have been doing low carb for over a month. I blew it at first because I had the wrong stevia, so my carbs were not at 20g like I thought. Now been at least a week with the perfect number of carbs. I did have an Atkins bar several days ago because I had nothing else to eat for one meal. I tried the ketostix the last two…
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SOMEBODY SHOOT ME PLEASE...
I am SOOO stupid. I have been doing Atkins for 3 weeks. I have been making great protein shakes and/or homemade bread, muffins, pancakes out of flax and almond flours. All great LOW Net Carbs. I just READ the TRUVIA package. I bought a different kind and have been using the Baking Blend that HAS SUGAR! i had picked up the…
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Help? Have I blown Induction?
16 days in: NET CARBS were, 20, 24, 11, 30, 17, 20, 16, 19, 28*, 22, 51*, 23, 21, 21, 13 okay, had a couple bad days (family stress) and had vodka, lost willpower and ate almonds or peanuts. Have I complete screwed up? I also had Quest bars and Atkins bars on some of my very good days.....I had them in the house and they…
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GOING C R A Z Z Z Z Y!!!
oKAY, I have become OCD with counting calories, carbs, fat, protein, sugar, sodium., calories in, calories burned. I lost 43 pounds doing so. Yay me. Now I decided to shake up my already lower-carb diet by going Atkins. I read what to eat, what not to eat. But they don't give me anything to COUNT. I can't take it. I have…
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HRM for Swimming
Anyone have any luck? I have been researching and keep running into disappointments. Is the technology just not there yet? I really would like to know what my heart is doing when I am huffing and puffing, lap after lap. The calorie burn data on swimming is all over the place. and I know, everyone swims differently so that…
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Weight Training - HELP
I am a 57 year old and been hitting the gym since Jan. I do lots of cardio and work out as hard as I can on the weight machines. I don't do free weights....all hogged up by the big ol guys. I am happy with the machines. I had been doing 3 sets of 8 reps and steadily getting stronger and increasing my weights. I am NOT…
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can't get my fasting below 100
It's not bad.....110-125. But I am committed to get my numbers good. Hoped to get off meds....but I'm probably 50 pounds from that if at all....I've lost 32 since Feb, now at 202. My after eating numbers are almost always below 120, 140 tops. 1000 met am and night. I usually take nite med at 11pm to 12am. I've been having…
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The most Under-rated NSV
We all moan and groan when the scale does not budge. We all happily report inches lost, lowered blood pressure, lowered blood sugar, elimination of meds. We all whine when we stall, plateau, or GAIN an ounce. We celebrate when we fit into a size smaller or get a compliment. We jump for joy when we hit a goal. But the…
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SEATBELTS
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY --- SEATBELTS. ???? WHAT, you say??? Seatbelts. I have come to the conclusion that my MFP buddies are my SEATBELTS. I have fallen off the fitness/health/diet wagon time after time. I have had some long stretches where I lose 25 pounds. I do great for a while, then hit a BUMP or a CURVE and I'm on my…
