Plant based people, where ya at?
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PinkPupper
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My friend's list needs more fruit and veg!
I've been 100% plant based for over 4 years. I make an effort to consume whole foods as much as possible. However, a pint of dairy free Ben and Jerry's is hard to resist sometimes.
My goals at the moment are weightloss and to increase my overall endurance through cardio. I've lost 3lb so far
Feel free to send me a friend request. I also have a blog via MFP if you're curious about my stats and a little background info about me. Can't wait to veggify my newsfeed
I've been 100% plant based for over 4 years. I make an effort to consume whole foods as much as possible. However, a pint of dairy free Ben and Jerry's is hard to resist sometimes.
My goals at the moment are weightloss and to increase my overall endurance through cardio. I've lost 3lb so far
Feel free to send me a friend request. I also have a blog via MFP if you're curious about my stats and a little background info about me. Can't wait to veggify my newsfeed
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plant based in the house!!!4
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I'm really new to this whole weight loss thing, but I have been vegan for 1.5 years now2
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There's a bunch of us in the clean eating group.
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There's the Happy Herbivores group at http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/45-happy-herbivores too
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Yo HMU I'm new to eating predominantly plant based. Hope to go 100% in the near future1
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Just watched "What the Health".....so I'm starting a plant based diet today. If you have any good ideas for a beginner please add me8
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I'm two weeks into eating plant based /vegan and I love it! I feel amazing!2
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I'm coming off of a whole foods, plant based experiment, due to some unexpected negatives that happened, but I still eat a mostly plant based diet-I now follow the DASH woe and focus on veg/fruit, whole grains, and then small amounts of dairy, meat (3 ounces or less a day), nuts and seeds, etc. Added sweets are still pretty limited and is usually my beloved Sweet Baby Ray's sweet n' sour sauce lol1
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So, it sounds like by plant based you mean vegan and not just a diet that has mostly plants as a base, correct? And 100% plant based includes occasional ice cream?2
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Vegetarian here, (milk,eggs,and cheese sparingly) was Vegetarian for 8 yrs, then stopped for a pregnancy and am back after 3 yrs, for the last 3 months. Weight loss desired, 50 lbs goal. Age 38, 5'5(barely) 196.0
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OliveGirl128 wrote: »I'm coming off of a whole foods, plant based experiment, due to some unexpected negatives that happened, but I still eat a mostly plant based diet-I now follow the DASH woe and focus on veg/fruit, whole grains, and then small amounts of dairy, meat (3 ounces or less a day), nuts and seeds, etc. Added sweets are still pretty limited and is usually my beloved Sweet Baby Ray's sweet n' sour sauce lol
Sorry for the late response. I forget to check the Community tab.
Transitioning can be tough! It took me about 4 months to covert to 100% plant based. I was pescaterian for 5 years as well
How's the veg life treating you?
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rowlettalicia wrote: »Just watched "What the Health".....so I'm starting a plant based diet today. If you have any good ideas for a beginner please add me
Watch a better documentary.4 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »So, it sounds like by plant based you mean vegan and not just a diet that has mostly plants as a base, correct? And 100% plant based includes occasional ice cream?
Side-point: cannot wait for Ben and Jerry's to release their new vegan range in the UK- all the reviews from US vegans say it's great.
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I've been vegan since November. Looking for more whole food recipes1
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Plant based is such a vague term... Grain is plant based, sugar is plant based, oils are plant based, fruit and vegies are plant based, alcohol and many drugs are plant based.
Dairy, meat, eggs... From animals that survive on plants...
I'm not "plant based" but I eat around 1.5kgs vegies and fruit a day...2 -
Vegetarian for 22 years, added oily fish so I guess 'Pescetarian' about 5 years ago. 27 years without any 'meat'. Have recently been delving a lot more into decent nutrition - with astonishing results compared to just training. Still have some fish and dairy, but diet is becoming more and more 'plant-based'.
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Plant based is such a vague term... Grain is plant based, sugar is plant based, oils are plant based, fruit and vegies are plant based, alcohol and many drugs are plant based.Dairy, meat, eggs... From animals that survive on plants...
I'm not "plant based" but I eat around 1.5kgs vegies and fruit a day...
The English language is fluid, but not that fluid.
That said, I don't really like the term 'plant-based' so much, because it's a bit fuzzy. My diet would fall under that umbrella, but so would the diet of anyone who planned to eat mostly plant-derived meals with some animal products. "Plant-based" would not be very helpful to a concerned host at a gathering.4 -
Plant based for almost 5 years. I have tried almost every vegan/vegetarian diet under the sun in that time. But, long story short and a medical sob story or two, I suppose I am a reluctant pescetarian (lacto-ovo vegetarian + fish Oil) with goals to make it back to vegan, some day.1
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I've never taken plant based to mean vegan or vegetarian. I see those as stricter versions of plant based. The definitions I've seen allowed for animal products and meat, but as long as the large majority of one's diet is plant based, they would be under that umbrella. I consider myself plant based, even though I eat animals & animal products. Most of my intake comes from plants though.6
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