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Bit of a scary episode this morning
I worked all night and while at work I did feel a bit light headed once or twice but nothing serious, I honestly thought it was related to a bit of a head cold I had been getting. Then once I was home and asleep, I woke up but the worst cramps in my leg, i get them often, even before this WOE, but this was the worst. I…
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Bacon
Ok I keep seeing people, especially on facebook groups, talking about eating bacon, bacon, bacon. When i doubt eat bacon. well thats great but how do you eat bacon and keep your protein low??? I tried to make one of those weaved bacon things today and blew my protein macros for the day. It was tasty though :tongue:
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Is this keto flu 8 weeks in??
WHen I started I had none of the syptoms I've read about for keto flu, I felt a little tired but other than that I was doing great. For the last few days I've felt a bit light headed, weak in the legs, and today I feel like I have a fever, clammy & sweaty plus low grade headaches for a couple of days. I've been taking…
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3 Week stall finally broken!!
I have been going up & down the same 2 pounds for 3 weeks now and was getting a little frustrated but today I am 1.4 pounds below my lowest weight lately!! Sooo happy!!
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Vegetables
Are you all eating a lot of veggies? I find I can go a whole day and not touch anything put egg,cheese & meat. I've never been a huge veggie lover but do eat them but now its like I don't want to use up my carb allotment (5% carbs) for the day in case I want a treat later. I've mainly been sticking to broccoli, cauliflower…
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Reasons for this stall?? any ideas??
I could use some advice from the experts please!! I am about 6 weeks in now and initially the weight fell off, lost 12 lbs in the first 2 weeks. Other than a drop of 1.2 lb a couple of days ago, which came right back, I have not lost anything since! My diet is spot on. I've adjusted my macros a couple of times now and am…
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Vital Wheat Gluten
I've been doing a bit of keto baking using almond flour & coconut flour and I was wondering if vital wheat gluten could be used in small amounts? Thoughts?
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Calories?
I'll start by saying I have been doing this since March 1st now & I'm very happy with how I feel physically & mentally, but that being said, I am a bit frustrated by the fact that I haven't lost anything since the 18th. I had been eating approximately 1300 calories with macros at 5% carbs, 30 % protein & 65% fat and after…
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Help from my keto friends
Hi everyone! Could someone take a look at my food diary & tell me if I'm doing something terribly wrong lately. I had lost weight steadily the first 2 weeks (almost 11 lbs) but have barely had a loss in the last 2 weeks and the little bit I did I gained back again. Yesterday I changed my Macros yesterday from 60f/30p/10c…
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Almond meal, Coconut flour & flaxseed meal
I've been experimenting with each of these ingredients and was wondering how others feel about them on the Keto diet. I made a mug cake yesterday wtih coconut flour (first time using it) and although it was yummy I felt really bloated & was up 1.5 lbs today. Not sure if thats to blame or the cabbage I had for supper but…
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Introduction & a question or two
Hi there, I've been eating lc/hf since march 1st & I've lost 11lbs since then which I'm thrilled about. I had been losing 0.5-1 lb almost daily until this week. I've stayed pretty much the same for the last 4 days and I understand thats normal to slow down after the first couple of weeks. A question I have is this, I have…
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New to the group & restarting Low Carb
Hi I'm Krista, I lost 50lbs almost 3 years ago doing low carb & unfortunately gained it almost all back once I started eating sugar & flour again. So I'm starting again and in the last 4 days have lost 4 lbs so I know, without a doubt this is the best diet for me. I have PCOS and low carb seems to be the only thing that…
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Does setting a goal stress you out?
I've just realized something about myself. When I set a goal for myself I start to stress about not making the goal when it gets close. Often this causes me to sabotage my efforts, making me not make the goal, again! When I started at MFP I set a goal to lose 40 lbs in a year (I really need to lose 70-80 but thought why…
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Starting over
Hi everyone! I just completed week 1 and am so happy I started up again. I was doing the program back in april & may and made it to week 5 day 3 and the 20 minute run got the best of me. It was around this time when I got the flu and it was increasing hot in my bedroom where my treadmill is (I did the whole program on the…
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Looking for vegetarians/vegans who have PCOS
Hi there, about 2 months ago I changed my eating to a plant based diet after watching the documentary Forks over Knives. We have alot of diabetes & heart disease in my family and I am a huge animal lover and have never really felt great eating meat so the switch came pretty easy. Ethically I feel great but physically, not…
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Looking for open diaries for food ideas.
Hi everyone. I watched FOK last week and have been doing research ever since. Lots of googling and reading about cutting out animal products, etc. Today I started eating plant based foods only and its 9pm and I feel pretty great. My one concern is when I look at my macros my carbs are really high and my protein is really…
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I think its time to start over
So after struggling with week 5 for weeks and pretty much stopping all together in the last week I've decided its time to start over & do it outside this time. I've been having a few different issues lately, adjusting to new puffers for my breathing problems and the heat (its been in the high 80s or above for the last 2…
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Lower leg pain?
I've started having what I thought was a bit of stiffness on the lower back of my leg, above the heel but below the calf muscle but today its a full on pain when I walk, especially when I turn suddenly or use that leg to push off when stepping up or down. It doesn't ache when not in use, just moving. I've had trouble with…
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Week 2 Day 1 - done & dusted!
I just got off the treadmill after finishing day one of week 2 and I feel pretty darn proud of myself. I have never been able to run longer than a minute before, it was almost getting to be a mental block but this time I just kept saying I'm a runner, I can do this, over and over in my head and I got through it without…
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Help with Macros & TDEE please!
I am not the best at math but I've looked at the numbers on one of your other posts and I would really just like to confirm what I've got. First here is the answer to the questions you wanted answered: Things you should try to provide for specific intake questions: Provide your stats (height/weight/age/bodyfat% if you know…
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Need advice on my breathing.
I've recently found out I have exercise induced asthma and at the end of week 1 started using a puffer which has helped a lot but I just finished week 3 and I don't feel ready to move on at all. The 3 minute runs kill me. By the 2 minute mark I'm sucking air like a fish out of water. I almost start to panic and wonder if…
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New runner saying hi!
Just wanted to introduce myself, I started C25K this week & am on w1d3 and I feel so incredibly awesome about doing this!! I've always wanted to be a runner but started MFP 90 lbs overweight so I didn't think I could run. I'm down 15lbs now & decided to start now instead of waiting and never doing it. I find I want to run…
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New to the group & GF
Hi everyone. I just started eating gluten free a few days ago after reading a few studies that show woman with PCOS (which I have) often have gluten sensitivies making it hard for them to lose weight. As many as 85% of woman with PCOS are gluten sensitive or even intolerant. I tend to eat low carb anyway so I'm hoping this…
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What Nutritional Type are you?
I found this interesting site, with a self test, to determine what is the best nutritional break down for your metabolism type. Its kind of interesting. When I did the self test it said I was the "Protein Type" which totally makes sense because I have PCOS & always do best on lower carb diets, which this is. Heres the link…
