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coleyd

coleyd

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Hiya

So I've been on the lchf thing for about 10 days maybe now and I feel lighter but scale shows 1 lb gain what could I be doing ? I eat less than 1500 cals a day
 
mist said:
If your exercising too, you most likely have gained muscle which is more dense than fat tissue, and consequently weighs more.
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Thanks. But as I have chronic fatigue syndrome I can't do alot so I have started yoga before bed though amd tried to be a bit more active in general . I think I have some muscle wasting in my legs due to years of inactivity my legs are super slim and I read I am an adrenal body type . I'm apple shaped and have traces of my pcos still I'm my blood (no more cysts on ovaries )
 
Well 1 lb of weight gain is nothing, our bodies weight fluctuates widely on a daily basis, even after eating breakfast or the difference between a pre and post poop weigh in can have different results.

I wouldn't worry about it.
 
mist said:
Well 1 lb of weight gain is nothing, our bodies weight fluctuates widely on a daily basis, even after eating breakfast or the difference between a pre and post poop weigh in can have different results.

I wouldn't worry about it.
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Actually I have been a bit constipated. I've always had issues with that but I'm also coming from a vegan diet to eating meat and eggs again so maybe my body is trying to adjust. I only weigh myself once a week .
 
coleyd said:
Thanks. But as I have chronic fatigue syndrome I can't do alot so I have started yoga before bed though amd tried to be a bit more active in general . I think I have some muscle wasting in my legs due to years of inactivity my legs are super slim and I read I am an adrenal body type . I'm apple shaped and have traces of my pcos still I'm my blood (no more cysts on ovaries )
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Inflammation and/or fluid retention might cause some temporary weight gain. Please take it easy, even with the yoga. Any activity added for ME/CFS patients is going to come at the expense of other activities - or it'll eventually trigger a crash.

The latest research is pretty consistent in showing that exercise has almost no impact on weight loss in normal/healthy people who are already overweight. It only helps in avoiding weight gain. Diet is the key to losing weight. Though myself and a lot of other patients on the ME/CFS forum (Phoenix Rising) report that we can't handle ketogenic diets.

I've been counting my carbs and calories carefully. If I go under 20g of carbs per meal, I get sicker and weaker with my ME/CFS symptoms. If I go over 30 per meal, my blood sugar gets too high during the day. So I try to aim for 20-25 per meal. A nutritionist recommended 1800-2000 calories to lose weight, based on being sedentary. But I have to spend most of my day on the couch, and can't even do most household chores, which is an entirely different level of sedentary. I seem to lose slowly (0.5-1.0 pounds per week) without going hungry or feeling sicker if I stick to 1700-1800 calories per day.
 
Freema said:
Yoga is great keep on doing it 1 pound is a normal variation from day to day so if it is not more than that I wouldnt worry
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Hi @coleyd It took about 4 weeks before I started losing weight, and even then it could fluctuate by a pound or more over the course of a day, and by up to 4 lbs over a week.
And I don't think most scales are that accurate.
 
coleyd said:
Hiya

So I've been on the lchf thing for about 10 days maybe now and I feel lighter but scale shows 1 lb gain what could I be doing ? I eat less than 1500 cals a day
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I have been doing the low cal diet for a while and have lost about 7Kg (15lbs) in the last few months. I weigh myself every Saturday morning and some weeks there is no weight loss and other weeks it can increase by 0.5Kg (1 lb), but long term the trend has been downwards.

Your weight does depend on water retention and how constipated you are, but if you keep on the LCHF diet you will notice your weight progressively decreasing and you will feel lighter. My problem now is that I need to tighten my belt more, otherwise my trousers will fall down. I think I will need to but some new ones with a smaller waist if my weight loss continues. :)
 
ME_Valentijn said:
Inflammation and/or fluid retention might cause some temporary weight gain. Please take it easy, even with the yoga. Any activity added for ME/CFS patients is going to come at the expense of other activities - or it'll eventually trigger a crash.

The latest research is pretty consistent in showing that exercise has almost no impact on weight loss in normal/healthy people who are already overweight. It only helps in avoiding weight gain. Diet is the key to losing weight. Though myself and a lot of other patients on the ME/CFS forum (Phoenix Rising) report that we can't handle ketogenic diets.

I've been counting my carbs and calories carefully. If I go under 20g of carbs per meal, I get sicker and weaker with my ME/CFS symptoms. If I go over 30 per meal, my blood sugar gets too high during the day. So I try to aim for 20-25 per meal. A nutritionist recommended 1800-2000 calories to lose weight, based on being sedentary. But I have to spend most of my day on the couch, and can't even do most household chores, which is an entirely different level of sedentary. I seem to lose slowly (0.5-1.0 pounds per week) without going hungry or feeling sicker if I stick to 1700-1800 calories per day.
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Thanks. I was going to get treadmill and go for wee 5 min walks on it as I've come to rely on mu mobility scooter while out and about but I feel motivated to at least try and move more. My yoga is from a lady who is a yoga teacher and has m.e

Thing is I don't know if it's m.e I have. I've always been confused. I have a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and pcos that I got 7 years ago and always wondered what caused me to feel like this and I actually suspect I've had blood sugar issues for years
 
coleyd said:
Thing is I don't know if it's m.e I have. I've always been confused. I have a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and pcos that I got 7 years ago and always wondered what caused me to feel like this and I actually suspect I've had blood sugar issues for years
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ME/CFS diagnosis is really tricky for patients in the UK. Some clinics and GPs there use a useless criteria where it's basically just chronic fatigue. Better criteria are Canadian Consensus Criteria, International Consensus Criteria, and the new Institute of Medicine SEID Criteria commissioned by the NIH.

But basically, Post-Exertional Malaise is required, which means getting a lot sicker starting approximately 24 hours after a relatively mild amount of exertion ("crashing"). A crash can involve the onset or exacerbation of immunological, neurological, and muscular symptoms. For example, my lymph nodes get painful and swollen, I get more light-headed when standing (orthostatic intolerance), and I get full body pain (not just in the exercised muscles).

The primary treatment used by patients is pacing, which basically means not exceeding our activity limits. If an activity triggers symptoms, it's too much. A tool to help, especially if doing a structured activity like Yoga, can be a heart rate monitor. Generally speaking, if we cross the anaerobic threshold, we're in trouble. So I keep my heart rate under 110 most of the time and avoid crashing that way. But depending on severity and problems with orthostatic intolerance, some ME/CFS patients will cross the anaerobic threshold just getting out of bed and walking to the toilet.
 
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ME_Valentijn said:
ME/CFS diagnosis is really tricky for patients in the UK. Some clinics and GPs there use a useless criteria where it's basically just chronic fatigue. Better criteria are Canadian Consensus Criteria, International Consensus Criteria, and the new Institute of Medicine SEID Criteria commissioned by the NIH.

But basically, Post-Exertional Malaise is required, which means getting a lot sicker starting approximately 24 hours after a relatively mild amount of exertion ("crashing"). A crash can involve the onset or exacerbation of immunological, neurological, and muscular symptoms. For example, my lymph nodes get painful and swollen, I get more light-headed when standing (orthostatic intolerance), and I get full body pain (not just in the exercised muscles).

The primary treatment used by patients is pacing, which basically means not exceeding our activity limits. If an activity triggers symptoms, it's too much. A tool to help, especially if doing a structured activity like Yoga, can be a heart rate monitor. Generally speaking, if we cross the anaerobic threshold, we're in trouble. So I keep my heart rate under 110 most of the time and avoid crashing that way. But depending on severity and problems with orthostatic intolerance, some ME/CFS patients will cross the anaerobic threshold just getting out of bed and walking to the toilet.
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Yeah I feel dreadful actually. Maybe I need a heart rate monitor then. I get such a pressure in my head too at times. My blood pressure is high amd everyone says to exercise for blood pressure and blood sugar control it's all quite depressing for me
 
I get pem after washing the dishes and dressing my toddler is heart rate raising
 
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