I find sharing your journey here is a great motivation tool. Being part of a community that know's what your struggling to do... The easy day's, the hard days and all the mess in between Good luck to you, your off to a great start
Mother nature took her toll on my body when I had my little girl but now I'm back and can start fighting the flab lol...
Need as much motivation as I can get... I should join chocoholics anonomous. But just the name gets me slobbering lol
Mother nature took her toll and gave you a beautiful little girl. I wouldn't be too grumpy with the old lady lol... hopefully we can motivate eachother. Welcome to 3fc =)
Thanks Shelley.... Yup I agree there my daughter is my biggest blessing, and good luck to you on ur journey as well we can hold eachother up on the tough days... My time zone is a little different from urs but I'll try and be as supportive in real time as I can lol!!!
What weight loss methods are there tht work??? I'm currently an atkins junkie cos I'm a total carnivore. But it's a little boring. Sometimes.... Especially at breakfast time....
To kick start me I use the weightlOss shakesjust so I have a guide line and some restriction. I'm a real bad one to cave into cravings so if I have it plain and simple in front of me I tend to be a bit better . Then try and have some healthy nibble in between. Like some nuts or fruit or tuna. It sounds boring or yuck but it's ok. Then for dinner I have my protein . So chicken or red meat with a salad . I try not leave myself with nothing cause that's when I tend to crave more and worse things.
What I have learnt is that not one diet is suitable to everyone. Your ideal diet might be 4 different diets mixed together. Like a shake to cut your calorie intake but then Atkins to curve your carnivores cravings. I have tried many diets and got discouraged when I either put weight on or plateaued so it was trial and error . And now I have a comfortable diet that suits me so I don't end up binge eating or craving anything.
My breakfast treat is one wholegrain muffin with avocado, smoked salmon, 1 egg scrambled and red onion. So tasty.but you have to layer it lol. So muffin then avocado then egg then salmon then onion lol. You get your protein, your good oils and fats and carbs and most important taste. Cause it has a bit of everything I find myself not craving anything until lunch ...Now that's my treat might not tickle everyone but worth a try for something different. :-)
It's 11:06 here now in the morning....
I'm time zone confused but I think we differ 2 hours????
That sounds like a healthy option and ur breakfast sounds so yum!!!!
For me the muffin's carbs would blow me out of the water.... The lowest carb muffin I've found here is 18 carbs!!!!! What a nightmare lol
My breakfast is usually. Lean bacon. And en egg baked in the oven in the shape of a muffin... And then I have a salad at 12 with chicken or tuna and then at night. Usually have some or other lean meat and a cup of veggies... Preferrably raw.... I hate cooked veg. Bleeeegch!!!!! Lol
I have a huge sweet tooth and I was constantly snacking on something sweet so that's the hardest part for me. But now that I'm in full ketosis it seems to motivate me more to stay there....
Oh yum. N.a. I haven't ketones tested. I don't even know how to do that diet lol I have read a little about it but it confuses me a million times over . It's almost 9pm here so maybe we are a little ahead or behind? Lol
Hahaha so I was waaaaaay off lol.... I think I was confused with the uk... Oops lol...
I don't follow it strictly I ordered ketone stix online and. I eat high protein and 20g of carbs per day for 2 weeks. And. Test for ketones every day until the stick turns pale purple.. Usually takes about 3 days....then after that I increase my carbs with 5g. Each week until I start gaining a little bit then I cut down by 10g well that's howmy sister did it anyway so she's helping me.... She lost 48kg in a year....
It's an easy to maintain diet which works well for me.... I'm day 4 now and going strong, no carb cravings or anything.... Fatigue has gone so now all I have thataks bad is the. Metallic taste in my mouth, dry mouth .... And when I'm not chewing gum my breath smells a bit funky so I live with sugart free gum nowadays
But other than that It's a pretty easy and. Nice diet...
back on the band wagon
Good luck to you, your off to a great start 
