Well, here I sit in the midst of a beloved CN and figured it's as good a time as any to make my first post!I can't believe I never came across Kiefer's CBL and CNS before this year!  I was finally connected to it from a Robb Wolf post on Facebook in January.  And immediately I'm hooked.I spent a weekend in January dropping everything on my plate to read the CNS eBook, as well as just about every single post on the Forum (seriously), and then I listened to all of the BioJacked podcasts that next week.  I loved everything I was learning, and especially love all the support shown on these Forums.I have a history of Figure competitions (back in 2005, just some low-key local ones), Crossfit (shhhh!), and Paleo.  I actually run some Paleo challenges at local gyms.So I have been around the block with different approaches to nutrition and fitness for leaning out. I can't express how frustrating it became for me to no longer be able to control my own body comp. The trouble came for me a few years ago when I was doing very low-carb Paleo for months (with no back load EVER) while doing Crossfit 6 days a week.  After about a month, I hit major adrenal stress and what I would assume was a total hormonal bust. EEEEK. That was also about when I found out I have a disc tear at L5 and should 'never squat or DL heavy again', which I'm still trying to work around.  btw - I think this is more common than people think, and I am constantly open to exercises and ways to get back to heavier lower body stuff.Add that on top of my history with figure show diets (super low calorie, high carb / low fat, water / sodium manipulation and lots of over training ), and you can probably understand why my body hasn't seemed to work right as of late... 😮Anyway, my deal now is that I'm 5'4", 148lbs, and I'm guessing I'm about 30% BF, but I'm doing it myself w/ calipers.I was doing very low carb in January anyway when I discovered CN, so I went right into the program from there a few weeks ago.  I'm feeling better already, but not seeing any budge on scale or calipers.  I'm not concerned.  It's only been a few weeks, and I expect my body to take a little bit to jump on board.I know people say "don't track calories, just go by satiety", but honestly if I just eat protein and fat when I feel like eating, I end up around 900 cals a day.  WAY too low.  And I fear that my metabolism is quick to stall.  If I do 1g protein and 1/2g fat per Lb of BW, then I still think I'm too low.  And too low to make up for it on CN.  So I'd love any suggestions there.  Maybe I need to cycle cals on my low-carb days, some days at 1200, some 1500, some 1800.  Not sure.My goal is to drop 15+lbs of fat.  Wait - who am I kidding?  I've had that goal for 2 yrs!  At this point, my goal is to break below 140lbs! I'm training hard a few times a week (came into it too late to get a good understanding of Shockwave Ripped - but my goal is to get into that when the new eBook appears), doing HIIT 1-2 days post CN, and getting plenty of sleep.  I am gluten and dairy-free.  I 'think' dairy stalls fat loss for me, and it was backing me up something fierce in January!  I'm doing a 10-12hr fast, starting the day w/ coffee + MCT or Coc Oil + Coc milk (I do decaf, sometimes half-caff - have to be careful w/ my adrenals).  And I eat lots of meat, adding fat where needed.  I've been doing about 125g protein and 100g fat per day.Sorry for blabbing on and on - I am on a major carb high.  Basically if you're still even reading this, you're my new best friend.  😉I'm excited to chat w/ all of you and learn as I go!