Precisely, people will see a new fad diet on TikTok/YouTube/Instagram and immediately hop on the bandwagon with next to no research
Keto diet
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No, I‘m in San Diego CA. I go to a private wellness clinic. I don’t think doctor’s offices have them. You can get body composition scans for a lot less that still provide a ton of great information.
DEXA scans performed for medical purposes (such as diagnosing or monitoring osteoporosis) are covered by OHIP when ordered by a physician and deemed medically necessary.
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Ya I know all about them I just listened to doac podcast about it (he also currently lives in California) and have had it in my calendarNo, I‘m in San Diego CA. I go to a private wellness clinic. I don’t think doctor’s offices have them. You can get body composition scans for a lot less that still provide a ton of great information.
DEXA scans performed for medical purposes (such as diagnosing or monitoring osteoporosis) are covered by OHIP when ordered by a physician and deemed medically necessary.
.DEXA Scan & Body Composition Test In Toronto. Cost 85$
Looking for a DEXA body composition scan? We are proud to be a leader for testing in Toronto - PUSH POUNDS SPORTS MEDICINE
The Bone Wellness Centre - DEXA TORONTO
Get your DEXA scan in Toronto - the gold standard for measuring body fat, visceral fat, lean muscle, total bone density, RMR, and RSMI. Book Now!
DEXA Scans & VO2 Max Tests in Vancouver and Toronto
$29.99 Dexa Scans, VO2 Max and RMR Tests. Multiple Locations in Vancouver and Toronto. Get your Body's Stats today!
to look into on Friday and so this is
great it’s here in this thread but now I’m sad we don’t have it here in Canada. Not even at the one private clinic here in Toronto I found that does full body testing in one day. I did also write in my note to myself to bring up that my grandmother has osteo and takes needles for her bones so maybe that will allow me to be referred.
Does that mean you swallow ?I’ve found that making protein the main focus in my meals has made me consistent in losing weight and keeps me satiated for longer periods of time. I love carbs too much to ever cut out of my dietI don’t believe that cutting any food groups out of your diet has any benefits in the long run.
Best of luck with your journey!!
Keep us updated on how it goes
I was down to a crazy and amazing 193. 12 pounds in less than two weeks sounds like a record
But I discovered my scale measures three pounds too light so I weigh 196 which sounds right as 3-5 pounds water
and 2-4 pounds fat in 10 days seems within expectations
I still lost same amount it will just take another week to get to my goal of 185
Another month minimum to lose 12 pounds
Some Terbs call this another fad diet but this one is science backed as it has been around for many years they have studied people and the results are in. Weight loss caused by eating less calories as the keto diet makes you full with less calories and keeps you full, starvation diets work but are way too hard and as with keto diet or any other you will keep weight off only if you change eating habits and keto has the advantage because I am learning about eating less carbs which I will make permanent
Going down to the low carb store see what they got
But I discovered my scale measures three pounds too light so I weigh 196 which sounds right as 3-5 pounds water
and 2-4 pounds fat in 10 days seems within expectations
I still lost same amount it will just take another week to get to my goal of 185
Another month minimum to lose 12 pounds
Some Terbs call this another fad diet but this one is science backed as it has been around for many years they have studied people and the results are in. Weight loss caused by eating less calories as the keto diet makes you full with less calories and keeps you full, starvation diets work but are way too hard and as with keto diet or any other you will keep weight off only if you change eating habits and keto has the advantage because I am learning about eating less carbs which I will make permanent
Going down to the low carb store see what they got
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this is getting very interesting
50 gms of carbs per day is maximum weight loss
50 gm is 2 glazed donuts
deeper ketosis which is less than 50g does increase ketosis but not weight loss
deeper ketosis will increase clarity and decrease hunger so why not go 0 carbs?
because less food choices makes diet harder and you lack nutrition that only plants can give
but at 0 you may feel full longer - i went 24 hours fast with no issue - and mental clarity is better
but you do not get more weight loss so 50 gm is the target as i is the healthiest
also, you will go out of ketosis at 100 gms and the more carbs you have eaten the harder to get back in
50 gms of carbs per day is maximum weight loss
50 gm is 2 glazed donuts
deeper ketosis which is less than 50g does increase ketosis but not weight loss
deeper ketosis will increase clarity and decrease hunger so why not go 0 carbs?
because less food choices makes diet harder and you lack nutrition that only plants can give
but at 0 you may feel full longer - i went 24 hours fast with no issue - and mental clarity is better
but you do not get more weight loss so 50 gm is the target as i is the healthiest
also, you will go out of ketosis at 100 gms and the more carbs you have eaten the harder to get back in
Different people have different carb sensitivity. If I eat more than 20-30g of carbs I exit ketosis.
Just shows you can't depend on exercise, you need stop some foods that make you eat.
Jelly Roll says he 'lost his way' after shedding over 200 pounds, reveals how much weight he gained back
The 41-year-old broke his collarbone before Christmas, forcing him to stop running and exercising for weeks
Throughout the past few years, Jelly Roll has always kept it real when it comes to his weight-loss journey. Now, after losing over 200 pounds, the "Save Me" singer admitted he "lost his way."
In a video posted to his YouTube channel on Friday, the country music star, 41, opened up about hitting a roadblock amid his wellness journey and gaining weight.
"I was like, you know what, man? I've been working hard for the last three years losing this weight. I'm going to enjoy the holidays," Jelly Roll said, referencing his mindset around the holidays last year. "And I had a big Thanksgiving meal, and I ate a big birthday meal, and I ate a big Christmas meal and kind of got off the rails. I broke my collarbone about a week before Christmas, a few days before Christmas and that set me down where I had to quit running, quit walking, quit exercising for, you know, some extended period of time."
"I said all that to say that I have to some degree lost my way," he continued.
While he was proud of being on the cover of Men's Health, Jelly Roll said he still hadn't reached his goal at that point.
"Men's Health was not the goal. It wasn't the weight that I wanted to get to to be at maintenance," he said. "It's not my maintenance weight. I'm still about 40 or 50 pounds, maybe 60. I don't know. I haven't weighed in. I've been avoiding the scale. I'm afraid to see what the scale is going to say from what my actual goal is."
Jelly Roll, who's currently training for the New York City Marathon, said he's now focused on losing the weight and keeping himself accountable.
"I want to get these last 40 or 50 pounds off, and then I eventually want to cut my skin and I eventually want to be on the cover of something crazy like GQ or Rolling Stone or Vanity Fair or Forbes or Time with my shirt off. I know this is getting real silly now, but I don't know. I just believe there's this story that a guy can go from 560 pounds to a shirt off picture. It's absurd."
After getting on the scale, Jelly Roll said he gained 12 pounds and weighed in at 276 pounds.
The "Save Me" singer began his weight-loss journey in December 2022. He told Fox News Digital at the 2023 CMA Awards he was "starting to find a will to live" through his health journey, explaining he doesn't have a specific goal and is only focused on continuing "to keep doing the right thing and feeling better."
One year later, he made his first red carpet appearance since losing 100 pounds at the 2024 CMA Awards.
When speaking with People in November 2024, the singer explained his struggles with his health journey started with his "food addiction."
"The battle was with the food addiction, changing the way I’ve looked at food for the last 39 years," he told People magazine. "I’ve never had a healthy relationship with food, so that was the hard part. But once you get into that discipline and commitment, it’s like an avalanche. Once that little snowball started rolling, it was on its way."
Jelly Roll says he 'lost his way' after shedding over 200 pounds, reveals how much weight he gained back
The 41-year-old broke his collarbone before Christmas, forcing him to stop running and exercising for weeks
Throughout the past few years, Jelly Roll has always kept it real when it comes to his weight-loss journey. Now, after losing over 200 pounds, the "Save Me" singer admitted he "lost his way."
In a video posted to his YouTube channel on Friday, the country music star, 41, opened up about hitting a roadblock amid his wellness journey and gaining weight.
"I was like, you know what, man? I've been working hard for the last three years losing this weight. I'm going to enjoy the holidays," Jelly Roll said, referencing his mindset around the holidays last year. "And I had a big Thanksgiving meal, and I ate a big birthday meal, and I ate a big Christmas meal and kind of got off the rails. I broke my collarbone about a week before Christmas, a few days before Christmas and that set me down where I had to quit running, quit walking, quit exercising for, you know, some extended period of time."
"I said all that to say that I have to some degree lost my way," he continued.
While he was proud of being on the cover of Men's Health, Jelly Roll said he still hadn't reached his goal at that point.
"Men's Health was not the goal. It wasn't the weight that I wanted to get to to be at maintenance," he said. "It's not my maintenance weight. I'm still about 40 or 50 pounds, maybe 60. I don't know. I haven't weighed in. I've been avoiding the scale. I'm afraid to see what the scale is going to say from what my actual goal is."
Jelly Roll, who's currently training for the New York City Marathon, said he's now focused on losing the weight and keeping himself accountable.
"I want to get these last 40 or 50 pounds off, and then I eventually want to cut my skin and I eventually want to be on the cover of something crazy like GQ or Rolling Stone or Vanity Fair or Forbes or Time with my shirt off. I know this is getting real silly now, but I don't know. I just believe there's this story that a guy can go from 560 pounds to a shirt off picture. It's absurd."
After getting on the scale, Jelly Roll said he gained 12 pounds and weighed in at 276 pounds.
The "Save Me" singer began his weight-loss journey in December 2022. He told Fox News Digital at the 2023 CMA Awards he was "starting to find a will to live" through his health journey, explaining he doesn't have a specific goal and is only focused on continuing "to keep doing the right thing and feeling better."
One year later, he made his first red carpet appearance since losing 100 pounds at the 2024 CMA Awards.
When speaking with People in November 2024, the singer explained his struggles with his health journey started with his "food addiction."
"The battle was with the food addiction, changing the way I’ve looked at food for the last 39 years," he told People magazine. "I’ve never had a healthy relationship with food, so that was the hard part. But once you get into that discipline and commitment, it’s like an avalanche. Once that little snowball started rolling, it was on its way."
This ^^^ - Although the number of calories you should consume is based on several factors. There's no one size fits all.
I see a lot of people saying eat this food, don't eat that food etc. But it's ultimately how much you eat. There was a comedian who once said, "you want to lose weight? Put down the fork." It's true...
First calculate how many calories you need to eat daily, to maintain your current weight. This is based on whether you're M/F, current weight, age, height and amount of exercise you get. Once you figure that out, (say it's 2,500) then you can pick a number based on how aggressively you want to lose the lbs. A reasonable calorie deficit is 500 per day. I can guarantee you, if you stick to that, you will have no choice but to lose weight. You'll watch your BMI go down and the fat melt away.
Now it never hurts to eat a balanced diet with protein, fresh fruits and veggies. Try avoiding things high in sugar or fat. There's also apps that will help you track the calories you eat. You set a goal and it really helps you stick to it. It also breaks down your daily intake of fat, net carbs, fiber, sugar, salt and protein. My friend is using one that has a huge list of food items and calories you can use to update what you eat. You can also scan food labels or take a photo of your meal and it will use AI to scan and calculate the calories.
This is a simple and effective method to lose weight and you don't have to go hungry all the time.
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I was using a device that measured ketosis thru my breathe by breathing into the device. Supposed to be very accurate.
This is very true, and when I picked 2000 calories, I was basing it on the average-sized male. Females are less and a male over 6.2 maybe more....
This may help a few folks out https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/calorie-calculator/itt-20402304
homemade coconut cream yogurt - easy but takes 24 hours
home made almond milk - extremely easy put almonds in blender with water
chia seeds
1 part yogurt 5 parts almond milk this cuts the coconut fat calories and actually satiates better
satiates hunger plus the pre biotics bonus
add cocoa powder by blending with warm water and salt first
other than waiting for the yogurt to culture very easy to make
home made almond milk - extremely easy put almonds in blender with water
chia seeds
1 part yogurt 5 parts almond milk this cuts the coconut fat calories and actually satiates better
satiates hunger plus the pre biotics bonus
add cocoa powder by blending with warm water and salt first
other than waiting for the yogurt to culture very easy to make
I disagree with this approach. You will be SO constipated, the smell when you walk in a room will be horrid (from the protein farts), and you will not get truly satisfied when you eat so you'll end up overeating daily calories.
No MD required a lot of places have DEXA scans. I went to PUSH POUNDS LESS THAN $100
I cant believe I have been doing this for a month already
Down to 193 this morning from 207
At this stage the rapid water loss is over
I should expect 1-2 lbs per week of fat loss
The proper way to weigh is daily then reflect back on the trajectory
Body will gain and lose water weight so if I gain a few pounds, it is not fat but water weight
and if I lose a few pounds in a couple of days that also was not fat but water loss
more than 2 pounds ft per week fat loss is not happening as the body cannot lose more fat than that
but realistically 1 to 1.5 pounds of fat per week although 2 pounds is possible depending on me
I went into full fat burning mode after two weeks and will stay there until I stop diet
The amount of fat per week loss will lower in time as there will be less fat to burn but percentage remains
Daily weight is irrelevant the trajectory is what matters which is why I weigh myself everyday.
I have to trust the process.
Of the weight I lost up to 8 pounds is water. I will gain that back after diet.
To be clear, it is not less carbs and more protein that matters, it is less calories only that matters.
But, you eat less calories with the keto diet and still not be hungry - that is the key.
Do not eat if you are not hungry is the rule - no stuffing yourself.
I find some ghee, which us pure butter fat, satiates hunger within 20 minutes but is calorie dense so you cannot eat all the cheese, fats, etc that you want, that is a misconception
Also, I add fibre which is 0 calories, but it is unhealthy to eat all the fibre you want
I do not count calories but I do count protein and carbs in a general sense
The diet is easy as I add more food varieties as days go past
Three days ago I boiled cabbage with spinach and pork sausages it was pretty good and lasted two days.
I got low carb pizza crust from low carb store with low carb tomato paste and made a very good pizza
Made coconut cream yogurt with chia seeds as a very filling drink snack when hungry
Coconut cream ice cream with cocoa is very filling
I bought bread that has one carb per slice
I thought food variety would be an issue but not so far
One reason is you eat less
I stay away from cheese and peanut butter and nuts as I found I snack them too much as they are filling for 20 minutes then you want some more
I stay away from beef as it sticks between teeth so chicken, pork, pork sausages and lamb from real butcher and fish from the fish market
Trout and salmon and best for keto because of their fats , you should fry with skin on and eat the skin as that is where a lot of fats are
Lamb shoulder is the excellent for keto as it is cheapest lamb cut and is fatty and tender
this picture is similar before me and after what the new me will be as I did weigh 135 as this is my second keto diet
the first keto diet got me down to 215
then I dropped to 205 with a new permanent eating pattern that was keto light over a couple of years now I am on my second diet
add some muscle to the picture as I started lifting weights.
I suspect the guy in the pic did not lift weights even though he looks like he has as keto diet in particular defines your muscles because it stops water retention, bloating, inflammation.
One of the side effects of losing weight on keto is people will comment on how you must be working out when you have not
the guy in the picture was on actual keto diet
Down to 193 this morning from 207
At this stage the rapid water loss is over
I should expect 1-2 lbs per week of fat loss
The proper way to weigh is daily then reflect back on the trajectory
Body will gain and lose water weight so if I gain a few pounds, it is not fat but water weight
and if I lose a few pounds in a couple of days that also was not fat but water loss
more than 2 pounds ft per week fat loss is not happening as the body cannot lose more fat than that
but realistically 1 to 1.5 pounds of fat per week although 2 pounds is possible depending on me
I went into full fat burning mode after two weeks and will stay there until I stop diet
The amount of fat per week loss will lower in time as there will be less fat to burn but percentage remains
Daily weight is irrelevant the trajectory is what matters which is why I weigh myself everyday.
I have to trust the process.
Of the weight I lost up to 8 pounds is water. I will gain that back after diet.
To be clear, it is not less carbs and more protein that matters, it is less calories only that matters.
But, you eat less calories with the keto diet and still not be hungry - that is the key.
Do not eat if you are not hungry is the rule - no stuffing yourself.
I find some ghee, which us pure butter fat, satiates hunger within 20 minutes but is calorie dense so you cannot eat all the cheese, fats, etc that you want, that is a misconception
Also, I add fibre which is 0 calories, but it is unhealthy to eat all the fibre you want
I do not count calories but I do count protein and carbs in a general sense
The diet is easy as I add more food varieties as days go past
Three days ago I boiled cabbage with spinach and pork sausages it was pretty good and lasted two days.
I got low carb pizza crust from low carb store with low carb tomato paste and made a very good pizza
Made coconut cream yogurt with chia seeds as a very filling drink snack when hungry
Coconut cream ice cream with cocoa is very filling
I bought bread that has one carb per slice
I thought food variety would be an issue but not so far
One reason is you eat less
I stay away from cheese and peanut butter and nuts as I found I snack them too much as they are filling for 20 minutes then you want some more
I stay away from beef as it sticks between teeth so chicken, pork, pork sausages and lamb from real butcher and fish from the fish market
Trout and salmon and best for keto because of their fats , you should fry with skin on and eat the skin as that is where a lot of fats are
Lamb shoulder is the excellent for keto as it is cheapest lamb cut and is fatty and tender
this picture is similar before me and after what the new me will be as I did weigh 135 as this is my second keto diet
the first keto diet got me down to 215
then I dropped to 205 with a new permanent eating pattern that was keto light over a couple of years now I am on my second diet
add some muscle to the picture as I started lifting weights.
I suspect the guy in the pic did not lift weights even though he looks like he has as keto diet in particular defines your muscles because it stops water retention, bloating, inflammation.
One of the side effects of losing weight on keto is people will comment on how you must be working out when you have not
the guy in the picture was on actual keto diet
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