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Getting healthy again
Fitnessflexibility
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Hey guys!
So i am am looking for my plant based people! I am interested to see what/how everyone is eating and how they are doing in the gym.
My story:
I was on here about 3 years ago and i was about 175. Because of this app, logging mynfood here and having a supportive community i lost 50lbs. Now jump ahead to today and im doing ok but ive stopped logging my food and ive gained 15 lbs. i am also now going totally plant based (back when I started i was raw till 4 vegetarian)
So here we go, raw till 4 plant based is my lifestyle and im excited to share and find new recipes and ideas!
So i am am looking for my plant based people! I am interested to see what/how everyone is eating and how they are doing in the gym.
My story:
I was on here about 3 years ago and i was about 175. Because of this app, logging mynfood here and having a supportive community i lost 50lbs. Now jump ahead to today and im doing ok but ive stopped logging my food and ive gained 15 lbs. i am also now going totally plant based (back when I started i was raw till 4 vegetarian)
So here we go, raw till 4 plant based is my lifestyle and im excited to share and find new recipes and ideas!
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Just out of curiosity, how are you eating when you are not actively trying to lose weight/get healthy?2
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The past 2 years ive been eating a processed vegan lifestyle partly because i was new to being vegan and wanted to try all the “vega” foods and meals i found. But i know processed foods are not good for you so i am “waking up” and becoming more healthy13
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Fitnessflexibility wrote: »The past 2 years ive been eating a processed vegan lifestyle partly because i was new to being vegan and wanted to try all the “vega” foods and meals i found. But i know processed foods are not good for you so i am “waking up” and becoming more healthy
Processed foods are a wide category of foods, including some that are great choices nutritionally (not to mention from an economic and convenience POV). I'd argue that avoiding something simply because it's processed can make it harder for someone to meet their nutritional needs, especially if they're vegan. I know things like plant milk, nutritional yeast, tofu and tempeh, canned tomatoes and beans, frozen vegetables, and nut butters make my life better from all points of view, including my health.
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Getting Healthy does not always equal losing weight.
Eating healthy does not equal losing weight.
Food is good. Different kinds of food are good for different reasons.
You get to pick what reasons matter to you.
It's all good if it makes you happy and helps you reach your goals in a comfortable enough manner.
If nutrition makes you happy, have fun with it. But the concept of diminishing returns does apply.
Busses don't ask what you had for dinner before they run you over!
Other than that... take it easy and apply a small deficit till you're back in the weight range you're more comfortable in!12 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Fitnessflexibility wrote: »The past 2 years ive been eating a processed vegan lifestyle partly because i was new to being vegan and wanted to try all the “vega” foods and meals i found. But i know processed foods are not good for you so i am “waking up” and becoming more healthy
Processed foods are a wide category of foods, including some that are great choices nutritionally (not to mention from an economic and convenience POV). I'd argue that avoiding something simply because it's processed can make it harder for someone to meet their nutritional needs, especially if they're vegan. I know things like plant milk, nutritional yeast, tofu and tempeh, canned tomatoes and beans, frozen vegetables, and nut butters make my life better from all points of view, including my health.
When i say Processed foods i mean foods with added things such as sugar, salt, oil and then the ingredients that no one can pronounce! Haha
I love frozen veggies and they are just that frozen vegetables with no added preservatives. Hope that clears it up a little .12 -
Fitnessflexibility wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Fitnessflexibility wrote: »The past 2 years ive been eating a processed vegan lifestyle partly because i was new to being vegan and wanted to try all the “vega” foods and meals i found. But i know processed foods are not good for you so i am “waking up” and becoming more healthy
Processed foods are a wide category of foods, including some that are great choices nutritionally (not to mention from an economic and convenience POV). I'd argue that avoiding something simply because it's processed can make it harder for someone to meet their nutritional needs, especially if they're vegan. I know things like plant milk, nutritional yeast, tofu and tempeh, canned tomatoes and beans, frozen vegetables, and nut butters make my life better from all points of view, including my health.
When i say Processed foods i mean foods with added things such as sugar, salt, oil and then the ingredients that no one can pronounce! Haha
I love frozen veggies and they are just that frozen vegetables with no added preservatives. Hope that clears it up a little .
It's fine if you want to eliminate those things, but I'm not convinced that they'll do any harm in the context of a diet that meets your nutritional needs. When I cook at home, I will sometimes add salt and sugar. I don't mind if a company I'm buying food from will sometimes do the same thing, I just make sure the products fit into my nutritional goals.
Whether or not you can pronounce something has little relation to nutrition. What I call "eggplant," the British call "aubergine." It's the exact same thing even though I'm not quite sure if I could order it in a British restaurant.9 -
Getting Healthy does not always equal losing weight.
Eating healthy does not equal losing weight.
Food is good. Different kinds of food are good for different reasons.
You get to pick what reasons matter to you.
It's all good if it makes you happy and helps you reach your goals in a comfortable enough manner.
If nutrition makes you happy, have fun with it. But the concept of diminishing returns does apply.
Busses don't ask what you had for dinner before they run you over!
Other than that... take it easy and apply a small deficit till you're back in the weight range you're more comfortable in!
Nicely said. I agree to a point, and yes this way of eating makes me feel better. I want to be healthy and eating healthy gets me there. This is why i love this app i can log my food and be sure in getting what my body needs. I have eaten unhealthy before and i do not feel my best so im learning what you put in your body does matter
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janejellyroll wrote: »Fitnessflexibility wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Fitnessflexibility wrote: »The past 2 years ive been eating a processed vegan lifestyle partly because i was new to being vegan and wanted to try all the “vega” foods and meals i found. But i know processed foods are not good for you so i am “waking up” and becoming more healthy
Processed foods are a wide category of foods, including some that are great choices nutritionally (not to mention from an economic and convenience POV). I'd argue that avoiding something simply because it's processed can make it harder for someone to meet their nutritional needs, especially if they're vegan. I know things like plant milk, nutritional yeast, tofu and tempeh, canned tomatoes and beans, frozen vegetables, and nut butters make my life better from all points of view, including my health.
When i say Processed foods i mean foods with added things such as sugar, salt, oil and then the ingredients that no one can pronounce! Haha
I love frozen veggies and they are just that frozen vegetables with no added preservatives. Hope that clears it up a little .
It's fine if you want to eliminate those things, but I'm not convinced that they'll do any harm in the context of a diet that meets your nutritional needs. When I cook at home, I will sometimes add salt and sugar. I don't mind if a company I'm buying food from will sometimes do the same thing, I just make sure the products fit into my nutritional goals.
Whether or not you can pronounce something has little relation to nutrition. What I call "eggplant," the British call "aubergine." It's the exact same thing even though I'm not quite sure if I could order it in a British restaurant.
When i say i cant pronounce it i mean the ingredients like “oleic canola oil” “sodium erythorbate” “bha (butylayed hydroxytoluene)”9 -
Fitnessflexibility wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Fitnessflexibility wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Fitnessflexibility wrote: »The past 2 years ive been eating a processed vegan lifestyle partly because i was new to being vegan and wanted to try all the “vega” foods and meals i found. But i know processed foods are not good for you so i am “waking up” and becoming more healthy
Processed foods are a wide category of foods, including some that are great choices nutritionally (not to mention from an economic and convenience POV). I'd argue that avoiding something simply because it's processed can make it harder for someone to meet their nutritional needs, especially if they're vegan. I know things like plant milk, nutritional yeast, tofu and tempeh, canned tomatoes and beans, frozen vegetables, and nut butters make my life better from all points of view, including my health.
When i say Processed foods i mean foods with added things such as sugar, salt, oil and then the ingredients that no one can pronounce! Haha
I love frozen veggies and they are just that frozen vegetables with no added preservatives. Hope that clears it up a little .
It's fine if you want to eliminate those things, but I'm not convinced that they'll do any harm in the context of a diet that meets your nutritional needs. When I cook at home, I will sometimes add salt and sugar. I don't mind if a company I'm buying food from will sometimes do the same thing, I just make sure the products fit into my nutritional goals.
Whether or not you can pronounce something has little relation to nutrition. What I call "eggplant," the British call "aubergine." It's the exact same thing even though I'm not quite sure if I could order it in a British restaurant.
When i say i cant pronounce it i mean the ingredients like “oleic canola oil” “sodium erythorbate” “bha (butylayed hydroxytoluene)”
Most people are able to tolerate an astonishing amount of unpronounceable ingredients before their health is impacted.
Whether that's optimal or important to someone and worth devoting energy to is a function of everything else that's taking place in their lives (see diminishing returns mentioned above).
Unpronounceable ingredients that are instantaneously poisonous to the vast majority of people tend to be weeded out from the food supply!
While the OP is not one of them, many people conflate the type and the nature of the food they eat with the amount of calories they consume.
The two are not necessarily tied together and realizing this may make it easier for many people to reach their caloric goals.
Reaching them on freshly sprouted bamboo shoots is also ok; but not necessary!
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Fitnessflexibility wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Fitnessflexibility wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Fitnessflexibility wrote: »The past 2 years ive been eating a processed vegan lifestyle partly because i was new to being vegan and wanted to try all the “vega” foods and meals i found. But i know processed foods are not good for you so i am “waking up” and becoming more healthy
Processed foods are a wide category of foods, including some that are great choices nutritionally (not to mention from an economic and convenience POV). I'd argue that avoiding something simply because it's processed can make it harder for someone to meet their nutritional needs, especially if they're vegan. I know things like plant milk, nutritional yeast, tofu and tempeh, canned tomatoes and beans, frozen vegetables, and nut butters make my life better from all points of view, including my health.
When i say Processed foods i mean foods with added things such as sugar, salt, oil and then the ingredients that no one can pronounce! Haha
I love frozen veggies and they are just that frozen vegetables with no added preservatives. Hope that clears it up a little .
It's fine if you want to eliminate those things, but I'm not convinced that they'll do any harm in the context of a diet that meets your nutritional needs. When I cook at home, I will sometimes add salt and sugar. I don't mind if a company I'm buying food from will sometimes do the same thing, I just make sure the products fit into my nutritional goals.
Whether or not you can pronounce something has little relation to nutrition. What I call "eggplant," the British call "aubergine." It's the exact same thing even though I'm not quite sure if I could order it in a British restaurant.
When i say i cant pronounce it i mean the ingredients like “oleic canola oil” “sodium erythorbate” “bha (butylayed hydroxytoluene)”
Most people are able to tolerate an astonishing amount of unpronounceable ingredients before their health is impacted.
Whether that's optimal or important to someone and worth devoting energy to is a function of everything else that's taking place in their lives (see diminishing returns mentioned above).
Unpronounceable ingredients that are instantaneously poisonous to the vast majority of people tend to be weeded out from the food supply!
While the OP is not one of them, many people conflate the type and the nature of the food they eat with the amount of calories they consume.
The two are not necessarily tied together and realizing this may make it easier for many people to reach their caloric goals.
Reaching them on freshly sprouted bamboo shoots is also ok; but not necessary!
They may be able to tolerate these food additives but i feel like id rater put natural healthy food in my body rather than chemicals that could cause diseases and cancers later in life.11 -
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Fitnessflexibility wrote: »They may be able to tolerate these food additives but i feel like id rater put natural healthy food in my body rather than chemicals that could cause diseases and cancers later in life.
It's perfectly OK to do so.
It might even help you be healthier though, objectively, it won't help you lose more or less weight as most un-pronounce-ables are not a major source of Calories.
Unfortunately, and with a few exceptions such as smoking, inhaling asbestos particles, or identifiable genetic predisposition, a long life is one of the largest contributors to your risk of cancer.
Let me know when you find a solution to that!
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Good for you for eating this way!!! I definitely wouldn't have the discipline you have, but I feel so much better when I do eat like you!2
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