Hey ! I'm Ashley. I'm 25 years old and live in beautiful British Columbia ! Four months ago I started cutting meat.. after doing a crazy amount of research I became vegetarian..Three months ago I made the commitment to be vegan ☺ it has been the best choice of my life. Loving every second of it. I LOVE learning new recipes and ideas. My fiancé is vegetarian and has been for 2 months. It's wonderful to be supported by the one person who means the world to you.

I guess this group is mainly about weightloss. I have always been about 100 to 110 pounds.. until a year ago i got super out of hand and didnt weigh myself for so long.. it wasn't until i saw a picture of myself ... I honestly did not recognize myself. I said what did they do to this picture ? This isn't me.. well it was. I weighed myself and I was 115 pounds. And i know what you are thinking - but you're wrong. I am just 5 foot. And i tell ya you can see even 5 pounds on someone as short as me.. short people do not carry their weight well... if you are tall and 15 pounds over weight than your norm i bet it wouldn't be as noticeable.. but that was my breaking point. I started working out every single day for an hour to an hour and a half a day and eating healthier... but still treating myself quite a bit actually... it wasn't before long that i got down to 97 lbs. ( which is still a healthy bmi for my height and age) the problem was I had to continue working out that hard to keep it...... it was so hard... i was falling asleep while sitting up even. Just completely exhausted ! In all honesty I became vegan for the animals but this is just something I have noticed along the way.... I don't have to work out as much. I only work out about 3 times a week and it isnt as crazy as before.. it is usually a half an hour at a time ! And all I eat are carbs. I constantly go over my recomendation... I eat my recommended calories to maintain weight and on days I work out I eat back the calories burned. I dont limit my treats.. everyday we deserve a treat and the best part is if its vegan its most likely healthy. I currently weigh 98 lbs. I am happy and healthy and never fall asleep during the day or get chronic migraines like before this vegan life is my new lifestyle and there is no looking back !. P.s. I am addicted to my fitness pal... if I don't end my day I truly don't feel like I have ended my actual day. Lol.. such a wonderful idea for weight management.

Hi, I'm Steph. I live in southern Ontario and have struggled with my weight my whole life. I re-joined MFP recently because my weight has crept back up again, and I want to be the healthiest and strongest vegan I can be! I tend to fall into the 'convenience food' trap more often than I'd like by thinking to myself, 'Well, this might not be the most healthy option, but at least it's vegan.' I'm new to posting in the forums and groups here, as well.