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Will my scale ever budge again :(
I lost 15 lbs on my way to my goal of 25 lbs. I was on the South Beach Diet and then eventually modified it a little when I moved to Mexico for a few months. I lost an extra 5 lbs in the last month and a half and now for three weeks my scale has been at the exact same weight. I really avoid white carbs and sugar - a huge…
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Is my scale stuck :(
I have been on Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet for 2 weeks. Am sticking to it pretty well, no major cheats (except 1 granola bar today...). My daily calories have been 800-1100 and I've been eating allowed foods. I lost about 5-6 lbs at first. The past week my scale has been at 150.2 the entire time. I don't know how I can…
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Low Carb Dieters - do you have problems with.....
OK, a little embrassing but from what I've read this isn't unusual when you drop your carbs so much and end up losing alot of fiber during the early phases of Low Carb diets. You know what I'm talking about right??? I bought some BeneFiber supplements and have started on those but still not much help. Does anyone use…
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Are "net carbs" a real thing, or marketing ploy?
From what I can see it would make sense that you could subtract the fiber from the carbs but I'm not so sure about the sugar alcohols. The reading I've done says those do effect your blood sugar. Do you have thoughts on this - what are most Low Carb dieters doing with the net carbs issue? Thanks!
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Low Carb Breakfast Ideas?
As I embark on this adventure my biggest fear is breakfast - I'm sure that is common. I am not a big egg girl although I can see eating them a few days a week. I'm going to try a South Beach style diet, I realize Atkins works better for some but I can't imagine not getting any fiber and I do eat low fat usually anyways. I…
