rstebner Member

I have been doing this as well since about January and it works really well for me. I've lost about 20 lbs using this method and have since maintained using this same method for about 2 months or so. I'm about to start cutting again and I'll be using the same method. It definitely gives you a pretty accurate idea of your…

Honestly I'd say lay off the artificial shakes and diet pills. Spread out your calories into smaller meals over the course of the day and make sure to hit your nutritional needs with those meals by eating whole foods rather than out of a package.

I eat a few variations. Maple Syrup is a great sweetener with flaked coconut and black berries on top. Or I'll do banana on top and mix in some PB2. You can also make it more like dessert and add chocolate chips and strawberries on top (not as healthy though). Adding cinnamon or vanilla while they are cooking is really the…

Of course there are things on a vegan diet that can be inflammatory, it's not just animal products that are inflammatory. But removing animal products from your diet will reduce inflammation provided you don't eat only potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers. Realizing that a vegan diet doesn't seem reasonable to everyone, I…

This feels like beating the proverbial dead horse since this has been a hot topic recently... but eating a vegan diet has been shown to reduce inflammation. Animal products are highly acidic and that causes inflammation in our bodies. If going vegan seems out of the question at the moment there are diet plans that focus on…

PB2 is just the peanuts that have been slow roasted and pressed to remove 85% of the oil and then it is powdered (per the label). So it doesn't have all the additives of something like Skippy or Jif. It is processed since it isn't whole peanuts, but much less so than something with Hydrogenated whatever oil and sugar added.

There are many types of Vegans. Ethical vegans don't eat meat because of the animals. Vegans for health reasons just haven't made the emotional connection to the animals yet and may still use other animal products. Environmental vegans don't eat meat because animal agriculture is horrible for the environment and they may…

On the Paleo Vegan subject, one could theoretically cover both on a raw vegan diet. You would consume mostly raw fruits and vegetables and most protein would come from raw nuts and seeds. Hope that helps!

I'm 5'4" - Started at 147 down to 127. Goal is 115 with some muscles... I'll need to cut lower and then lean bulk to add the muscle.

Hello! Vegans feel few and far between on here. Happy to see there is at least one more!

Try adding fruit to your water (not just lemon). Cut up strawberries, or watermelon, or cucumber and put it in the water. Adds flavor without a ton of processed or fake sugars.