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Scale Not Budging...
Im 2 weeks into my low carb... mostly meat and cheese, some lettuce.. lost about 8lbs.. which is nice, no complaints, but now the scale is stuck for about 4 days.. one day it was even up 2 lbs... just wondering if it's normal to have a good amount of water weight loss and then a stall? I remeber when I did this about a…
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Losing Inches vs Weight LCing
Anyone lose more inches vs weight on the scale while low carbing? Just hoping that when I see the scale stop budging that I will still lose inches :) Please tell me your success with inch loss!!
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Second Time Around....
So this is my second shot at low carb... I lost about 30 lbs the first time, then I fell off the wagon with too many cheat days :( Ive gained about 20 of it back in a very short period of time... like 4 months... so I NEED to do this again.. I tried it and was successful for about 4 days and fell off again... My question…
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Keto-Adapted
How long do I need to be under 20g daily to become keto-adapted? Also how will I know? I had been under 20g for a straight week, then I cheated :# then every week after I had a cheat day. I've decided to try to become "adapted" with NO CHEATING but I'm not sure how to know.... I've been pretty sluggish this week. So I'm…
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Reset Leptin Levels?
Ive heard that a reset of leptin levels after several straight weeks of 20g or less carbs daily, is good for you... I was losing almost a lb a day, then I gained 2 lbs ( without changing anything in my diet) and now am stuck there... Im wondering if I should have one high carb meal, like boneless wings for example, to…
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OMG Bloat?!
ok, so today I've hardly had anything to eat! I ate a few coconut sugar free Russell stovers chocolate and a small salad with a tablespoon of ranch. I could BARELY get my jeans and I was even down a pound this morning. I don't think I've ever had this issue since starting the LC woe. I'm HOPING it's not a weight gain?…
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Protein Intake While LCing
Ok, I just read that too much protein can kick you out of ketosis... how do I know how much protein to have daily? Is there a magic number like the carbs are 20g or under... Ive heard that you should have so many grams per body weight.... if I am 170 lbs, how many should I have to stay in ketosis? I never thought of any of…
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How many of you....
How many of you lost weight to your desired goal, or large amounts of weight and had your ups and downs with the scale? I ALWAYS get discouraged when it doesnt move. Even if it is the same as the day before , I still get discouraged. Although I am a daily weigher ( i know shame on me) and I know that it will fluctuate…
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Inches vs Weight
Why is it that ive been hearing lately and noticing personally that inches seem to come off faster than weight? Ive lost some inches, went from a 16-12 in about a month and half... which is AWESOME but ive only lost approx 20 lbs... any other diet ive tried, mostly low cal diets, the weight goes down but it takes forever…
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Low Cal vs Low Carb
Ok, I have cut calories in the past with no fast/large loss... when I started LC, Ive lost about 26 lbs since the first week of January... any ideas on why LC causes faster weight loss? I know that the calories are normally decreased because of the LC diet, but I am still staying around 1200-1500 daily, and was the same on…
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Water weight?
so I cheated saturday and are a few Girl Scout cookies and applebees chicken strips :( the ne t day I was up 4 lbs! I'm HOPING this is water weight? Will it come back off easily? Any insight helps :)
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Ketosis Symptom?
So Im curious if a constant rumbling tummy is a symptom of ketosis? Yes, I eat, but it is so LOUD it's embarassing :(
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Confused...
So I binged over the weekend, actually starting thursday and ate just about everything in sight... :( I did this from Thursday to Saturday. Sunday I got back on the wagon and have been under 20g since.. I was 177 before I binged, and today I was 176... any suggestions on why this is? I was kind of stuck at 177-178 for…
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Does It REALLY Matter?
Does it HONESTLY matter WHAT carbs you eat as long as you are under the 20g per day ( that is if that is your goal, it's mine)? I eat the atkins candy, low carb tortillas, and other low carb processed stuff... I seemed to do ok.. but Im curious to know if it really matters. I know some of you say yes, only meat cheese and…
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Did any of you show no scale loss but inch loss??
So I keep fluctuating with the same 5 pounds.. at first I lost about 10 pounds but nothing since. I lost a pant size in that same time frame, but i dont think it's changed much... Did any of you lose inches when the scale wouldnt budge? I hear that inch loss is a little more common in low carb dieting? Just want some…
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Low Carb and Garcinia Cambogia
Hi, I am on a low carb diet, 20-25g daily. Anyone else doing this and taking Garcinia Cambogia? Specifically the 80% HCA with Potassium?? If so, whats your success???
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Ketosis?
How soon can you "go" into Ketosis? I felt the keto flu or what I thought to be, the first week I started low carb (under 20g a day). I lost approx 10 lbs, then I had a cheat day and im pretty sure it kicked me out of ketosis. again, if thats what it was. I stopped losing for a week, now since monday, ive still been 20 or…
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Scale Goes UP Morning After Workout
So Ive noticed that my scale seems to go UP the morning after my workout. I do 30 minutes cardio, 30 minutes cable machine weights. I also use a pre workout that has a little bit of creatine... could this cause the scale to show more? I know it's not muscle, Ive already been told that 30 minutes of cable weights isnt…
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Low Carb, Exercise, Scale Not Moving!!
Hey everyone! I started LCing about 3 weeks ago. The first week I lost 9 lbs. Now, the scale just keeps going back and forth between the same 3 lbs. I did lose ALMOST 2 pants sizes ( i can fit into the 2nd smallest, but not too comfortably) which is terrific dont get me wrong, but its frustrating. I exercise at the gym 3…
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Anyone on Low Carb Diet?
I started LCing about 3.5 weeks ago. Lost 9 lbs the first week (all water weight) now I keep going back and forth on the same 3 lbs. I did lose almost 2 sizes in my jeans... I go to the gym 3x a week, hour each, 30 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes cable weight machine. My question is, do you think just 3 hours a week makes…
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23 lbs more same pant size?!
Ok so I was 164 before I got pregnant, I gained about 40 lbs. I've lost approx 20 and it says I have 23 lbs to go to be at my lowest weight last year.... I've been newly doing cardio and cable machines 3x a week for about 45 minutes that I didn't do last year, and today I tried on a pair I my size 12 pants that fit before…
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Afraid To Up Calories! Any Success Stories?!
So according to the Scooby method, my TDEE is 1875, My BMR is 1562. It suggests 1500 calories daily for a 20% deficit. Im currently trying to stay around 1200 and am usually approx 1200-1400 daily, with about 30 minutes of elliptical at LEAST 3 days a week. I will lose a pound, then gain 2, then lose 3. Its all a vicious…
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How to Accurately Determine Calories Burned On Elliptical
So Ive seen alot of posts where MFP is not accurately listing the calories when using an elliptical. My personal elliptical says Im burning approx 500 cal for 30 minutes of interval, light effort... I highly doubt im burning that much considering im not even sweating THAT much... So anyway, my question is, if I want to…
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Stuck :(
So Ive been working out at 30 minutes a day on my elliptical, and my net calories have been staying between 1200-1600... Im a little confused why the scale hasnt budged at all? I have been stuck for a week. According to Scooby, my BMR is approx 1550 and my TDEE is around 1800ish... So why hasnt it budged? Ive been trying…
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Maybe a Stupid Question.....
Ok, I know to some of you this may sound absolutely ridiculous, but if so, dont answer. Ok, so if I eat a larger meal, I eneded up approx 400 calories over yesterday, and then I used the elliptical for 30 minutes, but only logged half those calories, so I think MFP determined I was over by approx 200-300 ANYWAY I weighed…
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Best HRM
Ive heard about using a heart rate monitor since the calories burned on MFP seem to be off, but whats the best to buy? Im not looking for an expensive one, but I also know you get what you pay for, so whats a good brand that wont break me?
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Sodium Intake
I just went ahead and finished out my diary for the day, ( i know exactly what im having for dinner ;) ) and my sodium is -83... this is the first time tracking my sodium (just added it into my settings) Is that bad? can someone help give me a number to try to stay below so I can work on it?! OH OK I SEE WHERE MFP…
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Drinking Water Help If Eating To Much Sodium
If you drink alot of water, and you eat alot of sodium, does it help balance it out? Or are you just "screwed" if you eat alot of sodium?? :)
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Calorie Zig-Zag
I just started my "diet" again... Im curious if I should start using the zig zag method right away or wait until I hit a plateau? MFP is suggesting 1200 cal a day, which so far ive been good at... but I dont want my body to get used to it right away and not do anything for me... Also using my elliptical 5 days a week... is…
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Not dropping pounds? :(
I have been using my elliptical at least 5 times a week, on the interval setting, as well as using mfp. I have been close, sometimes a little over my 1200 mark, and for the first week, I dropped like 7 lbs. Now all of a sudden, I went UP two pounds :( I dont get it, I am not overestimating, in fact, I underestimate…
