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One thing frustrating about low carb/keto is the vaguries
Example: Milk - rarely and only in small amounts full fat. Um... what is considered a small amount? and for that matter how frequent is rare? I mean today my milk fits in my Macros (just barely) but does it have enough sugar to throw off all of my hard work to get towards fat adaptation?
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is there a matrix with all the low carb diets?
There is Atkins, keto, LCHF, Southbeach. I'm so confused. I know we have a launch pad but I would love to see a matrix that showed the similarities and the differences between each low carb diet.
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Hip Bursitis? Anyone ever deal with this?
Over the holidays I decided to go full tilt and purge our junk. I was standing 12hrs a day for about 10 days. It was exhausting and I'm not used to it (I have a desk job). The result ... Likely hip bursitis. ( according to Dr. Google but I'm getting an official diagnosis this week) I have been experiencing outer hip pain…
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Anyone else missing soda?
So I decided to cut out caffiene and sugar a month ago. I did pretty good until a few mornings ago I was exhausted and could barely get out of bed. I have officially replaced my 5 cups of coffee per day with 3packets of splenda to 1 cup of green tea by 6am with one packet of stevia. But the sodas. O man I have been a diet…
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Funny Story about micros
I'm new to the game but I monitor micros along with macros. I try to approach Keto as healthfully as possible. (ie I don't let it give me license to snap into a slim Jim) All these years of dieting I have had such a hard time meeting my micros. Last night I checked and I was at 75% or better with calcium (thx cheese) Iron,…
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Elliptical Trainer Calories (I'm going to exercise my skepticism)
So I'm waiting on a doc visit for a diagnosis regarding hip pain. SO I took it super easy this morning. I got on the elliptical for 20 minutes at the lowest incline and the lowest resistance. MFP said it was 278 calorie burn. I'm going to bet my calorie burn is much much much lower. Anyone care to take a guess? (I guess…
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fave zero carb alcoholic drinks?
I'm supposed to meet a coworker out for drinks tomorrow night. Anyone have any suggestions other than vodka and water with lime? Note: I have completely eliminated caffeine and sugar and sweeteners out of my diet (for my own reasons) so this one is tricky. I am 1.5 weeks caffeine and sweetener free and I feel flipping…
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This is an AWESOME article on a little Habit Changing thing called Extinction Burst
It's legit. I had to sleep train my son and I saw this happen with him. Its true for just about every habit you try to change. https://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/07/07/extinction-burst/
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Yay or Nay Beer Cheese Soup on Keto?
32 oz chicken broth ( or veggie broth to make vegetarian friendly) 12 oz beer 1 cup of carrots, finely diced or shredded 1/2 cup celery, finely diced 1 cup onion finely diced 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 1/2 cup heavy cream Mind you…
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Great Video from highly educated individuals on Keto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7mjm9LyW-c
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Guess the Calories
So I just ate a meal that I know is going to put me at a surplus for Days. I might just eat ice for a week. But I also am trying to get in the habit of logging everything. This was a co-worker good bye meal and so a local restaurant meal that is not on My Fitness Pal. What I propose is that for those times you just blow…
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Has anyone ever successfully tranitioned from Keto to a more "normal" diet?
so I have neighbors that were morbidly obese and they went on keto and they have both lost 70+lbs and they look amazing. I just can't help but wonder how sustainable it is. I am pretty sure the weight loss has done wonders for their health. So has anyone done Keto to get to a healthful weight and then transitioned to a…
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I love days where I walk 8miles
I took 15000+ steps yesterday going to a football game at my alma mater. The Main campus alone is 1mile on all four sides. I was 3 miles from main campus tailgating and we were parked 1 mile even further west from our tailgate. So it was 4+ miles to the stadium and back to the car. Not to mention walking up to the second…
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any extreme caffeine consumers here ever give up their addiction?
I typically keep a cup of coffee at my desk. So I'm pretty sure I fall into the extreme category. Anyone ever successfully quit their habit?
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Woops I forgot to enter all my snacks yesterday
I definitely understand and congratulate MFP on their stance for eating too few calories. I could see how some individuals might use it to practice disordered eating. However, yesterday I snacked a lot and didn't track them. I entered my meals and hit "complete day" and I got scolded for not eating enough calories. I'm…
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Anyone drink V8?
So I'm back on phase 1 of the South Beach plan but leaning towards fewer carbs. Dr. Agaston recomneds drinking v-8 during phase 1. I just noticed it has 14g of carbs. Anyone else drink v-8?
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I need help guestimating this unique dish from a local restaurant.
Hi, DH and I went on a date last night to a restaurant that caters to Paleo and Whole30 type folks. First let me say how amazed I was at how delish it was. but problem is that I had the below and have ZERO clue how to log it. Anyone want to over estimate how many calories/fat grams/carbs were in this dish: 1/3lb Kobe beef…
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Is it me or is MFP just bad at math?
Yesterday according to MFP I had a net deficit of 1,200kCal. (1,200kCal * 7 days/week)*5weeks = 42,000kCal for 5 weeks (42,000kCal/week )/3,500 kCal per pounds of weight = 12lbs in 5 weeks (roughly) MFP just told me that if I kept having days like yesterday I would lose 19lbs in 5wks. FTR 12lbs=/=19lbs How in the world did…
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Funny thing about IF
So because my mother never made us breakfast ever I have apparently been doing IF the first half of my life. I was actually pretty thin until later in college when I started eating breakfast because I thought it was necessary for health. I even went through a period where I kind judged my mother. But now... Now people are…
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Team Body Project on Youtube?
has anyone subscribed to this? I saw their videos on youtube and I can honestly say my interest is piqued. They appear to have what I need. Exercises that are low impact but high energy. (Most exercise videos like this are so basic they don't get my heart rate up high enough) I like to do video workouts because my husband…
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Post 'em here. All those disappointing meals you thought were healthy but are really high calorie
Salad from the cafeteria next door. 700 kCals. :( That's not depressing. 1 cup, Spinach - Raw 0.25 cup sliced, Bell Pepper, Red 3 ounce, Cucumber 1 ounces, Shredded 1 oz(s), Cheese, feta 0.25 cup, Chopped Fresh Tomatoes 0.06 cup, Sliced Almonds 0.25 cup(s), Chickpeas 1 egg, Hard Boiled - Large .25 cup Chopped grilled…
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Satiation is the name of the game
2 pulled pork carnitas for lunch at a total of 500kCal and I'm still sitting here filling like I want to naw my arm off. MAN DOES THIS EVER SUCK What do, you do to feel less hungry when dieting? Oh and tired. How do you combat that feeling of exhaustion.
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Working Mom's of young children how do you do it? (not a rehtorical question)
How do you manage getting your family fed, stay on point with your diet, keep work demands under control, spend quality time with your children, spend quality time with your husband, clean house, AND make time for working out. By young children I mean kids that aren't self sufficient. Kids that can't feed themselves or…
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Lets talk Meal prepping
So I saw some disposable "bento" lunch containers on Amazon. It got me to wondering if many people do this? pre pack all their food into these type of containers so that they have visible portioned veggies, protien, and starch for the day. Does anyone else use anything like this?…
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Anyone try to lose weight in secret?
so it's been a rough time going this year. And I've told people about my efforts for the purposes of accountability and the result is always me falling of the a bit, getting judgmental comments about how my approach is wrong blah blah blah. Habit change isn't easy and I always fail when things get stressful. My approach is…
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Dressing for weight loss
So as many of you know when you are trying to lose weight you are loathe to buy new clothes. ESPECIALLY when you have lots to lose. After 20lbs if you don't buy new clothes you begin to look sloppy. So what are some tips and tricks that you have for managing your clothing budget while your weight goes down. I had one…
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Poll:How long did it take you?
I know I hear a lot about people lose 10lbs in a month but recently I'm not seeing that kind of progress. Is it that you lost a lot early, then it slowed? If so how long did it take you to lose how many pounds? I would like to take everyone that answers and crunch it into a excel spread sheet. If people don't mind leaving…
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I eat more vegetables now!
Hi! I'm new here and I actually started out on South Beach. BUT I'm considering transitioning over to paleo/primal (I can't really give up dairy) Anyway I see all of these articles every day about how Paleo and low carb is bad for you and you don't get all of your nutrients... Erm I get my carbs from veggies. I eat WAY…
