Hello FTS Family,

Quick question: how often do you hit a weight loss plateau? A couple of weeks ago, I was stuck at 210 lbs. Then I dropped a few lbs. down to my current 201/202. I've been stuck here for about a week. I really want to get under 200 lbs...haven't seen that in 10 years!

Is this normal? I haven't changed eating habits. And I'm exercising as well.

Hi Umpa (and everyone else)!

I was hoping to get some guidance on Bragg's Liquid Amino's. I've been using it to make a common Filipino dish (I'm Filipino) called adobo.

Normally you just marinate chicken in 1/2 cup of soy sauce and 1/2 cup of vinegar. Then you boil it for about 25 minutes.

I've been using Bragg's to replace the soy sauce. The Bragg's label says that there are 100mg of carbs per 1/2 tbsp. Since there are 8 tbsp. in 1/2 cup, my math says that there are 1.6g of carb from the Bragg's.

Is my math correct? Is there anything I should know about Bragg's or counting liquid carbs in general?

Thanks.

I'll tell you what I would do, I'd let the chef or the organizers know in advance that you need a "diabetic friendly" meal meaning no starch...just meats and greens...I'd even pay extra if required. Everyone is sensitive to "special needs" people and believe me diabetics are special needs people. Even if you don't suffer from the disease the way we eat is the healthy way for diabetics as well 

Thanks Doug. I will speak to the food people today. I doubt they will be able to do something about it for tonight, but this may help me with future dinners.

The meals are just served to us; we don't have a choice as to what they put in front of us. Most of the time it's a meat entree with either a vegetable side or starchy side. One time I didn't eat everything on my plate and the server made this really snarky comment. So I'm nervous about that happening.

It's a small group so they will definitely notice that I'm not eating. I will have to tell them about my new lifestyle. I just wanted to know what could happen physiologically if I had one bad meal. I'm not worried about falling off the band wagon I just want to know what will happen to my body from one bad meal a month.

I've been using ketostix since i "restarted" the lifestyle. I also stay in the moderate range. I use it to see how my body reacts to certain foods. For example, I've noticed that eating a lot of foods with sugar alcohols in them will drastically decrease the results. I also noticed that lack of water will impact the results in the same way.

Hello everyone,

I first tried FTS in 2010 and lost over 30 lbs. in a month. But soon after that weight loss, I got a job that requires me to travel in an automobile for most of the day. So it got really difficult to maintain the lifestyle. I eventually gained back all of the weight.

I still have the same job, but I decided to try FTS again. I'm entering my 2nd week and I feel great.

I've also discovered that when I eat natural foods, the weight comes off. If I eat non-natural foods or drinks, like Atkins bars and EAS 3 carb drinks, my weight stays the same. So I'm just sticking to stuff that I can make for myself. It's difficult to do that because I work full time and I am also a grad student, but I'm tired of being fat so it's worth it!

I haven't really been checking the scales because I don't want it to be a contest, but I think I've lost around 10 lbs. already. The real notice is in my clothes. I had to go to a tuxedo event the other night and I discovered that the tux was fitting better much better than it used to. So I'm happy about that.

Anyways, I look forward to resuming my journey with you fine folks.

Doug, thanks again for the amazing book. I've been recommending it to family and friends. Will let you know if any of them try it out for themselves.

i am sorry ,Welcome Damooster! If I can help let me know,I am Umpa, Dougs wife.I have a column called ask umpa  on the home page where I can answer questions and convert your favorite recipes to Fat to skinny friendly.

Thanks Umpa. I've been checking out the forums since I bought the book a couple of months ago and I'm just now getting around to posting. You and Doug are absolutely awesome and I thank you for everything you guys do.

Just to clarify: the Beanit Butter is 0 net carbs (5g carbs - 5g fiber)?