Good for you Lucille. It's never too late to be healthy!

Great message!

I did keto for 35 days. I lost 14 pounds (water weight) the first week, and then gained back 2 the next week. I didn't lose anything the following 3 weeks, which was surprising because I should have even from a calories in, calories out perspective.

My diet wasn't good. I don't eat meat, and I got tired of eggs so I was basically eating tons of cheese, fake meats and some vegetables.

About a week ago I decided to break keto and add some fruit, whole grains and legumes back in. I was worried I would gain the water weight back but I didn't, and I have started losing again.

I still think low carb is good! And I'm limiting the refined carbs and avoiding added sugar, but I don't think that ultra low carb is right for me.

I started back on low carb right before Christmas. I haven’t cheated at all and I’ve only lost 4 pounds but my jeans feel looser and I can see my body changing shape. I have a cold and I’m not eating much, not hungry, but once I get back to normal, I expect to see the scale reflect more loss. I’m not really craving anything so that’s good.

Chi, I tried keto and failed at it. I know that Debby has had a lot of luck with it, as has her family. But for me, I find that a low fat low carb diet is a much better option. You can still be in ketosis without such high fat levels. I keep my carbs at less than 50 grams a day. I do this by using a lot of quest products, which are low carb and low fat. You can make waffles and baked goods out of the powders if you want. Then use walden farms pancake syrup, which is actually good. I don't like many of the walden farms products, but the syrups are good. I don't eat fruit, and eat the low carb veggies like cauliflower (make my own rice) salads, brocolli, cucumbers and peppers. And lean meats. Low carb chili with lean ground turkey is delicious.

Thanks, Sleeper. I should play around with my carbs and staying in ketosis. I seem to have a fairly high tolerance as my strips were always dark purple, even a few hours after eating two servings of potatoes during Christmas dinner.

I'm still incorporating a lot of the keto meals. Last night I made an amazing lasagna with egg and cheese baked "noodles" and I make chili with low carb Beyond Meat crumbles.

I bought some low carb maple syrup but I haven't tried it. I have some jam made with xylitol and it tastes just like regular jam.

I just tried something called konjac noodles - they are carb free and high fiber. I tend to eat low carb but miss noodles a lot. I don't really have to watch my weight but I do like to watch my blood sugar levels. I just tried them today so I don't have much to offer other than they are pretty filling (only had 1/3 cup) and have a very rubbery texture with not much flavour. Sauces are necessary.

Try this if you miss lasagna. The "noodles" are really good. I've also used them successfully as a pizza base. Just Like The Real Thing Lasagna

I lost 25 pounds two years ago by going low carb. Once I had lost the weight, I went to maintenance and slowly started adding a few carbs back into my diet. Things were going along great until I sprained my knee and broke my leg back in August. The break sounds more dramatic than it actually was, but between the two it was enough to keep me confined to a recliner for several weeks and a very low level of activity for several weeks after that.

Due to comfort/boredom eating and the lack of physical activity, I gained about ten pounds. Once the holidays were over, I decided it was time to get back on the low carb program and I've been at it for two weeks now along with starting an exercise program. I haven't really seen any results yet, but I never do until I'm about three weeks in and then the pounds start coming off. I guess it must take that long for my metabolism to get revved up. Based on past experience, i expect to see some weight loss in another week.

One of the difficulties that I'm having is that I am currently in a place where rice and/or noodles are eaten with every meal. I cannot begin to tell you all how much I love rice. If I wasn't trying to lose weight, I would be in hog heaven with all this rice, but instead it is one temptation after another. I've been allowing myself a tiny serving when we go out to eat, but that is going to have to come to a stop. Fortunately, we have a kitchen where we are staying, so i usually prepare a low carb breakfast each morning.

Chi, that lasagna looks delicious. I have bookmarked the recipe to make when we are back home.

Dawn, I think allowing a tiny bit of rice is smart! I am seeing more and more restaurants offering cauliflower rice, so maybe that will be an option at some point. Have you tried it?

I hope you like the lasagna! I really like her blog.

I am going at some point to try that lasagna. I am on low carbs because of my diabetes.

Thanks, Chi - rice is the one thing I find very difficult to give up!

I've made cauliflower rice at home a few times and it's really quite good. One of my favorite things to do with cauliflower is to make a mock potato salad. Steam qualiflower until it is of the softness of boiled potatoes. Remove from heat and chops into bite sized pieces. Using your favorite potato salad recipe, substitute the cauliflower for potatoes.

Very Important: Make sure cauliflower is completely dry before adding to the salad; otherwise any retained water will make the salad dressing turn runny.

I'll report back after I make the lasagna, but it won't be until after April when I'm back in my home kitchen. There is a kitchen here, but no oven, only a stove top and microwave.

i follow Trim Healthy Mama or THM for short. its a low carb/no sugar way of eating and i have been doing it for almost 2 years. never felt better. glad to be rid of processed foods and all that sugar!! lost 15lbs and keeping it off!!

here's a link : THM

Cookie 8 I bought some of the konjac noodles from Walmart today, thank you for mentioning them. And DawninCal, Walmart had bags of cauliflower bits so I got a couple of those.

One of the nice amenities at my apartment complex is that they have a 24 hour fitness center.

Let me know what you think. I bought mine at a health store - 2 for $9.00. It's a little pricey but I really miss noodles! I found zucchini noodles didn't quite do it for me. Neither did spaghetti squash. Really, a little goes a long way. I did find them quite filling and will have to be careful to not rely on them as a food source. They are a great source of fiber but not so much for anything else.

I bought something called miracle noodles, which I believe are konjac noodles. The big thing with them is you must rinse them well to get rid of the fishy odor and taste. After that they are basically tasteless, so sauce is a must.

I ate some of the konjac noodles with spaghetti sauce last night. The noodles are very different, sort of rubbery. I pretended I was at one of those luncheons that Worf and the Klingons have plus I was pretty hungry so I finished dinner, maybe the konjac will grow on me and seem more acceptable in the future.

Here's my plan for the second bag - use head of kale, chop, rub with juice of a lime add olive oil and rub some more. Cook up noodles, chop and add to kale with bell peppers, carrots and sweet onion. Dressing - 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce (coconut aminos for me), 1/2 tbsp rice wine or cooking sherry, 1 clove shredded garlic, shredded ginger, 1/4 tsp honey and some five spice for seasoning and extra pepper to make a salad. I wonder if it will be better for a salad? And chopped almonds. With the kale, it can sit for a day or two and doesn't have to be eaten all at once. TBH, I have no idea how those measurements are but might be approximate? They are my basics for one of my salad dressings and usually go by taste.

Friend makes this and her husband loves it. low carb cheesy zucchini bread

low carb cheesy zuchinni bread click for recipe

try the konjac noodles with Old Bay! i sauté some shrimp, steam some broccoli and then add the noodles with the OB...

one tip with the noodles, sautée till they are dry, will taste better, imo. & not be slimy. and yes, rinse the heck out of them to rid them of fish smell!!