Old Timers and Newbies!

[Lost and Found]

Sorry...double post

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Pear, when you say 'percentage points' are you talking about body fat? I have a scale that measures BF and Water content and the BF percentage changes a few percentages at random and I often think it may be the amount of fat I ingested that it is measuring.

Having said that, if it has changed 6 points, something is working big time. How encouraging to see that you are losing FAT! One more example of the scales not always being the best source of measurement. Click, are you listening?

Congratulations, Pear!

Jean

YES.......I'm listening, but the number going down is still nice to see!!!

[jeanran]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

GOOD GOING.....JEAN!!!!!

I'm sooooo proud of your success!!!!

Don't forget to change your stats!!!!

Oh, yeah,

Thanks bunches, Click

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by *Pear*

I am using the BF Percentage. I've noticed that it jumps up and down alot due to how much water I've been drinking, but the range is not usually this low, I've traditionally been in the 46 - 48 percent range. It's been declining, and this morning it was 42 percent. I guess time will tell if it has a relation or not.

I just ordered a 1oz bottle of sweetzfree to try it out. If the 1oz bottle is equivalent to 24 cups of sugar, buying the equivalent of Splenda would cost me more than $18. I figured it was worth a shot.

Pear,

Let us know how you like the sweetzfree.

Figuring it out how you did...price wise...it makes sense to get it!!!!

Hopefully, the equivalent chart was right, and it tastes good!!!!

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Oh, yeah,

Thanks bunches, Click

Atleast...I'm good for something around here!!!

[jeanran]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

What are people on other threads losing (other challenges) when they are dropping pounds so fast? Muscle? Or do you think that it is possible that they actually are losing fat?

Click, I think it has been proved that women don't lose more than 1-1 1/2 pounds of fat per week. The rest would be water and/or muscle. Research it on Google and you will be amazed at what you find on this.

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

YES.......I'm listening, but the number going down is still nice to see!!!

Hopefully...I'm not getting all jiggly for nothing. It feels really gross when I'm walking. I hope that a 10 pound whoosh occurred since my last weigh-in. Tomorrow is the big day!!!!

[jeanran]

When a person has stalled the Atkins people always ask what you have been eating so they can determine if you are eating enough calories. That's the only time they bring up calories.

I agree with Tooter, I think if you ate something with fat your hunger pangs would go away. Also, I have read that we can go in and out of ketosis throughout the day and after eating veggies with carbs. They can trigger hunger/cravings so I think eating fat would be the answer. Also, eating veggies with fat will help with that as it doesn't spike your glycemic index as high.

Just MHO! (My Humble Opinion)

[jeanran]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

Atleast...I'm good for something around here!!!

Yeah, you always keep me on track, don't you.

[jeanran]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

Hopefully...I'm not getting all jiggly for nothing. It feels really gross when I'm walking. I hope that a 10 pound whoosh occurred since my last weigh-in. Tomorrow is the big day!!!!

I can't wait, Click. But, regardless, you know you are succeeding...

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Click, I think it has been proved that women don't lose more than 1-1 1/2 pounds of fat per week. The rest would be water and/or muscle. Research it on Google and you will be amazed at what you find on this.

Yes...I read this too...Jean!!!

That's my problem.....the more researching I do...the more questions I get!!! (AS TOOTER KNOWS...I'VE BEEN A PAIN IN THE A$$ MY WHOLE LIFE WITH QUESTIONS!!!! )

Sooooo, if low carb woe doesn't rob your muscles and bones...then, how do people lose so much weight in a short amount of time? See where I'm going with this? If they are like me...eating too little will put them in a stall. I just don't get it?

Also...a question that Tooter couldn't answer .....if while being in ketosis (burning fat instead of carbs), some have to force the food in to get calories...to keep from entering the starvation mode...because while in ketosis one is supposedly not hungry. I've been eating plenty of fat, carbs, and calories. Then, since I have been hungry yesterday and today....does that mean that I am not burning fat...and not in ketosis?

I guess that I research too much sometimes. Then, I don't know what to think!!!! I like to do everything properly....soooooo, then, I get alot of questions!!!!

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by jeanran

I can't wait, Click. But, regardless, you know you are succeeding...

I hope that I am succeeding....sometimes, it doesn't seem like it!!!!

[Tooter]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

Don't feed the Trolls!



I'm just teasing, ya Woe, but you did deserve that!

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by Tooter

Don't feed the Trolls!



I'm just teasing, ya Woe, but you did deserve that!

[Tooter]

Lost and Found, this thread is in the Main room.


Having trouble with hunger? Try eating less protein.

[jeanran]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

Yes...I read this too...Jean!!!

That's my problem.....the more researching I do...the more questions I get!!! (AS TOOTER KNOWS...I'VE BEEN A PAIN IN THE A$$ MY WHOLE LIFE WITH QUESTIONS!!!! )

Sooooo, if low carb woe doesn't rob your muscles and bones...then, how do people lose so much weight in a short amount of time? See where I'm going with this? If they are like me...eating too little will put them in a stall. I just don't get it?

Also...a question that Tooter couldn't answer .....if while being in ketosis (burning fat instead of carbs), some have to force the food in to get calories...to keep from entering the starvation mode...because while in ketosis one is supposedly not hungry. I've been eating plenty of fat, carbs, and calories. Then, since I have been hungry yesterday and today....does that mean that I am not burning fat...and not in ketosis?

I guess that I research too much sometimes. Then, I don't know what to think!!!! I like to do everything properly....soooooo, then, I get alot of questions!!!!

Let's us just say that everyone's body is different and not everyone is completely up front about what they are doing, how much they exercise or what their emotional state is, so no one else can really answer for them. There are so many variables that it is hard to give pat answers.

I know that I am in ketosis because I am not hungry, do not eat over 30 gr of carbs a day and measure everything. I shoot for 25 to make up for any that may be hidden and am slowly losing weight.

I can't wait for several years to pass and you are sitting here answering questions for the newbies, telling them how you lost the weight, etc.


Jean

[Lost and Found]

Today:

2 Tblsp EVCO
2 Tblsp ACV
Vitamins
Water
1 stick of "Extra" sugarfree gum (I know that this is a no-no)
2 hotdogs
1 Tblsp hellmans
hamburger/cabbage mixture with 2 Tblsp butter
pork rinds
4 slices of bacon
3 eggs scrammbled in 2 tblsp butter
3/4 can of green beans

Calories Eaten Today

grams cals %total
Total: 2138
Fat: 185 1665 78%
Sat: 79 713 34%
Poly: 24 219 10%
Mono: 68 612 29%
Carbs: 24 68 3%
Fiber: 7 0 0%
Protein: 97 389 18%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

I told you that I was hungry!!! Calories a little high....Carbs a little high...unless we are subtracting fiber!!! What would you change?

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by jeanran

Let's us just say that everyone's body is different and not everyone is completely up front about what they are doing, how much they exercise or what their emotional state is, so no one else can really answer for them. There are so many variables that it is hard to give pat answers.

I know that I am in ketosis because I am not hungry, do not eat over 30 gr of carbs a day and measure everything. I shoot for 25 to make up for any that may be hidden and am slowly losing weight.

I can't wait for several years to pass and you are sitting here answering questions for the newbies, telling them how you lost the weight, etc.


Jean

Thanks for your help Jean!!!

So....you think that some are fibbing?

If I EVER Lose the weight!!!!

[jeanran]

Originally Posted by Tooter

Lost and Found, this thread is in the Main room.


Having trouble with hunger? Try eating less protein.

Tooter, that was a very interesting read. I was taught to keep a balance of 65/30/05 or 55/35/10 fat/protein/carbs. It seems to work well for me.

This is what I found in the dictionary.

Gluconeogenesis
The formation of glucose, especially by the liver, from noncarbohydrate sources, such as amino acids, and the glycerol portion of fats.

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by Tooter

Lost and Found, this thread is in the Main room.


Having trouble with hunger? Try eating less protein.

Thanks Tooter!!!

Very informational!!!!

[jeanran]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

Thanks for your help Jean!!!

So....you think that some are fibbing?

If I EVER Lose the weight!!!!

I wonder, sometimes, when people have huge weight losses for months on end if they aren't doing a KimKins kind of thing. That is what I meant.

Didn't you think it was funny to see yourself in Tooter seat in a year or so??? Guess it's just my crazy sense of humor!

[jeanran]

Tooter, I have been meaning to tell you that since using coconut oil on my feet, especially my heels, I have had the best feet in many years.

I have spent tons of money on lotions trying to keep them from cracking in the winter to no avail. I now use it on my whole body, hoping that I can keep skin supple while losing weight.

It works well everywhere but my face. If I get my hand anywhere near my face after using the oil, it burns like I put Mentholatum on it. Should it not be used on the face to your knowledge?

Thanks again for your tips.

Jean