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Sat, Apr-08-17, 17:46

Mayflowers Mayflowers is offline

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Posts: 591

Plan: Atkins/LC
Stats: 205/150/150 Female 5'5"

BF:35
Progress: 100%

Location: Jersey Girl

Quote:

Originally Posted by bkloots

Right. I think it's a bit misleading to describe Atkins or even LCHF as "high fat."

I meant that she should try a moderate fat diet like Atkins and that Atkins wasn't high fat. Sorry for the vague sentence

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#17 ^

Sat, Apr-08-17, 23:18

gonwtwindo gonwtwindo is offline

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Posts: 6,671

Plan: General Low Carb
Stats: 164/162.6/151 Female 5'3"

BF:Sure is
Progress: 11%

Location: SoCal

Might have to count calories as well as carbs.

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#18 ^

Sun, Apr-09-17, 05:48

TrappaOne

Senior Member

Posts: 217

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 205.5/171.0/155 Female 5 5

BF:
Progress: 68%

Location: Northern Maine, USA

For me, I can maintain without counting calories but cannot lose after a point. So now I do both. It's good to change things up so my body doesn't become complacent.

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Sun, Apr-09-17, 06:03

WereBear

Senior Member

Posts: 14,673

Plan: EpiPaleo/Primal/LowOx
Stats: 220/130/150 Female 67

BF:
Progress: 129%

Location: USA

Also, as we lose weight, we need to eat less. We aren't maintaining the larger body any more.

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Tue, Apr-18-17, 12:26

alisbabe

Senior Member

Posts: 997

Plan: high fat paleo
Stats: 238/215/165 Female 5foot 7inches

BF:yes
Progress: 32%

Location: UK

Wow thanks for all the responses and support I am 2lb down since my initial post. However I have started running as it was clear that I was a risk of pulling out of my endurance challenge unless I upped my game.

This week I have now started IF on a 20/4 cycle so will see if that helps at all

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Tue, Apr-18-17, 12:37

deirdra

Senior Member

Posts: 4,328

Plan: vLC/GF,CF,SF
Stats: 197/136/150 Female 66 inches

BF:
Progress: 130%

Location: Alberta

Quote:

Originally Posted by alisbabe

However I have started running as it was clear that I was a risk of pulling out of my endurance challenge unless I upped my game.

This week I have now started IF on a 20/4 cycle so will see if that helps at all

Just be aware that new or more exercise can cause a bit of muscle inflammation (fluid retention) which may mask fat loss with slight water weight gains. Don't worry though, it will come off when your muscles are trained. Just focus on your eating and exercise goals.

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Tue, Apr-18-17, 13:13

locarb4avr locarb4avr is offline

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Posts: 261

Plan: My own plan
Stats: 220/126/132 Male 65in

BF:
Progress: 107%

Location: 92646

Almost hungry go to bed and get up hungry and want to eat a horse. Drink a pot of tea with butter or a 20-30oz cup of coffee with butter can last you half day. Then eat one full meal to last to bedtime. It is like almost fasting 24hrs everyday.
If you feel dizzy, just lower your head to your heart level.
Eat tomato or tomato soup(little salt) to flush out water.
Recycle your guts gems by rotating your foods(non balance diet per day, but balance diet per days/week.)

Per personal condition, it is extremely difficult to compute energy of food, energy intake, energy conversion and energy consumption.
So the best indicator is your body.
For example, "hungry", if you are hungry or almost hungry and go to sleep, you know where the energy source is coming from for the next 8 hours.
If you drink coffee or tea with a tb of butter when you are hungry, you also know where the energy source is coming from for the next couple hours.

Last edited by locarb4avr : Wed, Apr-19-17 at 12:05.

#23 ^

Tue, Apr-18-17, 15:01

TaraMaiden TaraMaiden is offline

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Posts: 46

Plan: LCHF
Stats: 133/124/112 Female 58ins

BF:
Progress:

Quote:

Originally Posted by alisbabe

I've been a moderate to low carber for more than a decade. I got quite a bit of weight off more than 8 years ago, got about half way to goal, but had some major life events and got derailed.

Fast forward to now, I have made various efforts to lose weight over the years, but not been concerted until January.

I am doing high fat with induction level carbs and am having less success than I did last year when I wasn't trying.

I suspect that over the years my metabolism has adjusted and it's harder for me to lose weight, but I never found it was easy to be honest.

So 3 months in and I have lost 10lb. I stall for weeks then will lose 2-3 in one go, then back to stalling, or even gaining.

I gave up dairy a few weeks ago as it was affecting my arthritis, so am using coconut oil, cocoa butter, beef dripping and olive oil.

I am only eating meat fish eggs and veg, with coconut yoghurt now and then. No nuts, no off plan foods at all. I don't drink alcohol.

I am getting quite demoralised. I need to be stricter but how? Would intermittent fasting or a fat fast help?

If it's any consolation, I've hit 60, and have found with the menopause, that my metabolism is much slower too. My weight loss is gradual, but steady, though; I go on fasts at least twice a week, and have found it is great in balancing my appetite, intake and general well-being.

#24 ^

Thu, Apr-20-17, 01:28

alisbabe

Senior Member

Posts: 997

Plan: high fat paleo
Stats: 238/215/165 Female 5foot 7inches

BF:yes
Progress: 32%

Location: UK

2 days into IF and I have dropped 4 lbs. This must be water weight rather than fat but hopefully this will continue to help.

#25 ^

Thu, Apr-20-17, 03:09

raun01

Registered Member

Posts: 29

Plan: my own designed
Stats: 276/267/200 Male 5.4

BF:
Progress:

You are going at the right pace, it you fasten up things it might danger your health. Good that you are maintaining logs, running/walking is the best thing

#26 ^

Fri, Apr-21-17, 12:30

locarb4avr locarb4avr is offline

Senior Member

Posts: 261

Plan: My own plan
Stats: 220/126/132 Male 65in

BF:
Progress: 107%

Location: 92646

3 rules according to law of physic;
1. Consume less energy(food)
2. Increase defficiency of energy conversion(digesting food)
3. Increase energy expenditure(work out)

They are not mutually exclusive or inclusive.
One has to figure out how to aply those rules according to one's life style.
For example, I am not a work out person. So I ignore rule 3 and forcus on rule 1 and 2.
I tried rule 3 for couple years on and off and finally recognized it is just not me.

#27 ^

Fri, Apr-21-17, 16:46

hindman6

Senior Member

Posts: 438

Plan: Atkins '72 version'
Stats: 264/232.2/150 Female 5.6

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: TENNESSEE

I would suggest to buy a food scale to measure protein. My fitness pal in a great app to keep track of your food. Its important to keep track due to carb and protein creep.

Good luck in your WOE and be patient, good things will start to happen

I stalled all of March. The scale didn't move but I lost inches.