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  • Maya440
    Maya440 Posts: 1,044 Member
    Welcome Barb !
  • henridw2095
    henridw2095 Posts: 1,179 Member
    Welcome @Paula9498 !! I copied your post where people wil find it 😃
    Paula9498 wrote: »
    Hiya, thank you for letting me know about this group. I was vegetarian for 12 years and I've been vegan for 6 years in June. I love being vegan but I have never been happy with my weight. I eat healthily but I also eat the yummy vegan junk food that's out there, especially during January and Veganuary! I'm hoping MFP can help me loose weight!
  • Maya440
    Maya440 Posts: 1,044 Member
    Hello @Paula9498

    I am vegetarian for 7 years. I have been vegan during covid but otherwise find it too difficult socially. I find vegan people inspiring :)

    I am just above my maintenance range so I aim to lose 1-2kg then maintain.
  • Paula9498
    Paula9498 Posts: 10 Member
    Well done for being vegetarian. I found being vegan hard at first socially as I am the only vegan in my friends and family but now it works really well as if we are eating out for dinner, we will always chose a restaurant with good vegan options! The same happens when I am invited out for dinner, they always make sure I am catered for. I still have a way to go to get to my target weight!
  • Kfhontherttrack
    Kfhontherttrack Posts: 82 Member
    Hi, y’all! I live in Aiken SC and am happy to be here. I’ve been away from MFP for a bit. Just getting started with WFPB no oil due to being in a family with a strong history of heart disease. I look forward to learning with you all.
  • Maya440
    Maya440 Posts: 1,044 Member
    Welcome @Kfhontherttrack :)
  • tofu_ty
    tofu_ty Posts: 1 Member
    Howdy y'all! Joined up a few weeks ago but I always forget about the community section of MFP!

    I've been vegan for ten years but I was definitely a junk food vegan for a long while :") decided to start taking my health seriously last year to lose some weight, get fit and strong and to help deal with my PCOS and mental health struggles! I've been feeling so much better since I've become more health focussed it's lovely!

    Hope everyone is having a good day ❤️
  • SparkSpringtime69
    SparkSpringtime69 Posts: 1,232 Member
    @Paula9498 @Kfhontherttrack and @tofu_ty Welcome the group!! :)
  • nita__nitro
    nita__nitro Posts: 8 Member
    I’ve been using MyFitnessPall for a long time on and off to track various nutrition and health aspects. I have been overweight a long time but years of diet industry mentality gave me a terrible relationship with food, so I have spent years unpicking that, and I’m definitely in a better place with it now.

    I’m now peri menopausal (yay….) and after a few very stressful years I want to get my health back, and in all honesty shift some weight. I’ve just tried trials for a couple of weight loss programs that were supposed to be not like the others but TBH, all smoke and mirrors and I was left very disappointed. This app has the best logging and tracking system I’ve used so I’m doubling down here and want to really make the most of it. So I’m going to try and lean in the community.

    I am 45 (going on 25 in my head), vegan nearly 13 years now, I play roller derby, though, I have had to take a long break and just getting back in to it, but also looking to increase strength and fitness overall.

    I work in tech, love rock/metal/electronic music, grow veg and try to live as sustainably as I can. I’ve no kids unless you count my cats and I live with my partner in Bristol, UK. If there is anyone out there who shares some interests with me and would like to buddy up, I would love that so please get in touch!

    Looking forward to exploring the group a bit more and getting to know some of you!
  • henridw2095
    henridw2095 Posts: 1,179 Member
    Welcome @nita__nitro !!! I’ve been a bit quiet here, due to work business, but will try to be a bit more
    active! Sending a friend request too…
  • SparkSpringtime69
    SparkSpringtime69 Posts: 1,232 Member
    @nita__nitro Welcome to the group!
  • nita__nitro
    nita__nitro Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you both!
  • chelseynikole9618
    chelseynikole9618 Posts: 37 Member
    Hey everyone I stumbled across this group and I’m excited to be here! I’m a vegan who just started back on a weight loss journey after packing on the pounds since the pandemic. I’m doing intermittent fasting as well, as this helped me lose and maintain weight loss for 4 years before falling off the wagon. Anyway looking forward to connecting and sharing recipes!
  • henridw2095
    henridw2095 Posts: 1,179 Member
    Welcome @chelseynikole9618 !!
  • osmith1999
    osmith1999 Posts: 34 Member
    edited February 24
    Hello I'm returning to MFP after being inactive for some time. I went vegan about a year ago and lost 25 lbs! I am working on improving overall health and fitness and also losing another 15lbs. Also my doctor says I need to lower blood sugar. (I do struggle with resisting goodies ha ha ). I have two adult children and two grandchildren and one barky little dog. I live in West Michigan. I see there are a couple of other new members from my area - yay. I have not been to the gym in the last year because life got really busy but I do plan to return in March. I'm looking forward to being in this group. I also hope to do more of the whole plant food approach to eating
  • SparkSpringtime69
    SparkSpringtime69 Posts: 1,232 Member
    Hi to all the newbies!! Welcome to the group.
    We usually all chat in the Chat Room-what's on your mind thread https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10900048/chat-room-whats-on-your-mind#latest.
    Hope to see you all there.
  • henridw2095
    henridw2095 Posts: 1,179 Member
    Welcome @theartsycraftsyvegan !

    Please feel free to jump in on any thread! It’s always great to see new faces. :)
  • henridw2095
    henridw2095 Posts: 1,179 Member
    welcome @Malimalai and @LucasHouse8374 ! It‘s great to have you!!

    Siri, so glad your husband is on board! My husband is a meat eater and very suspicious of anything I cook, so I cook only for myself. Will send you a friend’s request, I love Asian food and my diary is open as well.
  • henridw2095
    henridw2095 Posts: 1,179 Member
    Anyone should feel free to send me a friend request, my diary is open to friends and I often comment on my friends updates…
  • Maya440
    Maya440 Posts: 1,044 Member
    Welcome to both of you !
  • Malimalai
    Malimalai Posts: 276 Member
    Thank you @henridw2095 @Maya 440 ,Patrick used to be work as a chef but he leave the home cooking to me.😆 We are excited about this woe with you all and to see our health improved .❤️‍🩹
  • evanity
    evanity Posts: 6 Member
    edited March 11
    Hello! My name is also Eva, and I went pescatarian when I was a kid, then over time faded into ovo-lacto-vegetarianism. That went on for 25 years, until I finally made the full switch to veganism in January 2020. I don't know why that took me so long!!

    Technically, I am not overweight but I feel better in my skin when I weigh about five or six kilos less than what the scale said this morning, so here I am. I know my "problem" is working a desk job and indulging in chocolate whenever I get stressed about deadlines... and my portion sizes have grown way beyond reasonable.

    Finally, I want to work out more, and since I need to hold myself accountable, I am posting my plan here:
    Monday - beginner's ballet (75 min)
    Tuesday - spin class (120 min)
    Wednesday - back health / deep work (45 min) in the morning and/or vinyasa yoga (90 min) in the evening
    Thursday - rest day or vinyasa yoga (90 min), depending on what I did on Wednesday
    Friday - ashtanga or vinyasa yoga (90 min)
    Saturday or Sunday - run (30 to 45 min)
    The other weekend day is a rest day.

    However I will be missing spin class tomorrow and next week because of birthdays. I will either take a spin class on Wednesday or Friday, or go for an extra run or a gym session on the weekend. I should probably add gym sessions with weights somewhere in there, too... but I have a 30 day test membership at a yoga studio, so I will make the most of that, and then review my schedule.
  • Maya440
    Maya440 Posts: 1,044 Member
    Welcome Eva !

    I love your exercise planning !
    Spin class of 120min now that's amazing B)

  • Oup007
    Oup007 Posts: 4 Member
    Hello everyone :) I am a woman, in my forties, I live in France.

    About food, I stopped dairy products about 10 years ago, then meat 9 years ago, then (almost) all animal products 8 years ago.
    I have multiple sclerosis since 2007, so there have been ups and downs, but for several years now I am quite in peace.
    I'm a bit obsessed with the idea of eating healthily, but I think in my case it's a way of being able to control something, so I don't blame myself too much and I do occasionally make a few exceptions.
    I try to be as active as possible, even if I have to struggle with some limits.

    Forgive me if I'm not reactive and sometimes respond with a delay (jetlag, time zone, you know ;) and lot of work sometimes)

    Nice to meet you all! :)
  • henridw2095
    henridw2095 Posts: 1,179 Member
    @Oup007 welcome!! I can empathize with wanting to control something (and sometimes even practice eating out so this urge does not get unhealthy). For me, eating healthy and exercising has become an anchor in a stressful time. I look forward to hearing about your experience :)
  • henridw2095
    henridw2095 Posts: 1,179 Member
    Welcome @evanity - I‘m also Eva 😂 and you sound a lot like me (lots of work, deadlines, and trying to squeeze in lots of exercise).
  • evanity
    evanity Posts: 6 Member
    Hi @Maya440 Yes, my spin coach is amazing! He offers two consecutive classes two days a week, and then once a year there is a special "marathon" session where participants can choose to take up to 4 hours. When I first tried spinning about ten years ago, I was exhausted after one hour, but after a few months I tried doing the second, and I was hooked! (Exhausted, yes - but hooked!)

    @henridw2095 If I don't have a set time when I have to leave work in order to make a workout class, then I would stay way too late at the office. So exercise is very necessary for my mental health! ;) Do you use your workout plan to ease your work-brain a little bit, too?

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