Zinka61 Member

Without the news feed, there's not much here for me anymore. After 9 years here, I'm gradually migrating to Loseit and Instagram to interact with my old MFP friends. You've ruined a good thing, MFP. It worked fine until a series of corporations bought it, and now it's run into the ground.

OK, here's an issue with moving toward "private groups". They don't seem to be so private. I joined a friend's new *private* group that she made due to losing the news feed. In it, she asked if anyone knew another member. No one did, so I did a search on MFP of the member's user name. My search yielded a number of threads…

The newsfeed was the best MFP feature, the heart and soul of keeping us accountable and logging. The Community Page isn't the place for sharing our daily struggles and victories--It feels too impersonal and lacks privacy. Private groups are a cumbersome stand-in at best. After 9 years here, I"m having to find alternate…

Ulp, didn't know about lead in blackstrap molasses! We once had a large snail that ate nothing but kale, and it's shell grew beautifully! (I found it as a smaller snail on a bunch of kale in the supermarket and smuggled it out. Named it Snaily, and it lived for about a year.) So yeah, calcium in kale for sure

I like blackstrap molasses mixed in water as a drink, but yeah, sugar... I eat the green leafies and all the rest, but I mostly rely on fortified soy milk (Silk) as my steady calcium source. I eat natto as often as possible for K2 and just because, and I *think* I get enough magnesium in my diet?

The newsfeed was MFP's best feature, in my opinion. I've been using it for 9 years. No reason to continue with this site now. Seems like MFP could do better by us. I hope it will be reinstated somehow, if MFP really tries.

Yes! Mostly vegan, always vegetarian. Sending you a friend request.

Hi, Brian!

I eat vegetarian--Sending you a friend request!

Yes! I just sent a help request about this, because it's super annoying! I use web, and I think seeing how much I've lost on a weight loss site is pretty important!

I think the social aspect of MFP has kept me motivated--for almost 9 years now. I check in every day because I want to hear how my friends are doing, and I want to do my best to help encourage them. We all succeed together!

Fantastic! Hopefully you may find that the asthma and COPD (I have them too) don't hold you back as much as you thought once you get some weight off and get your stamina up. It sounds like you're off to a great start!

Yep--me too. I eat WFBP, usually vegan but on occasion will eat eggs or dairy under special circumstances. Will send you a FR

The fat in walnuts is really good for you, and from what I understand, the body doesn't absorb all the calories in them anyway. I'd just go for a smaller amount--I usually limit a serving to about 15 g.

A small amount of raw almonds or walnuts usually do the trick for me.

Sending you a FR. I think we learn a lot from our friends' diaries!

@henridw2095 just for comparison, the way I'm currently making the dressing is something like 1 c. basil, 1c. spinach 2 cloves garlic, 1/2 c. green onions, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 T evoo, 1 T water, 2-3 T raw walnuts, 3 T. nutritional yeast, 1/2 t salt, 1 T rice vinegar. I puree it and use some on salad of chopped baby kale,…

Haha, I was trying to figure out if you were Henri or Henrietta too! I'm Susan, 62 years old, vegetarian since Jan 2nd, 1990, kind of slid into mostly veganness a couple of years later, but I'm not strict about eggs/dairy. I generally eat wfpb, but I love sweets, so that's always a struggle. I've been a thin vegetarian and…

That green goddess bowl looks *amazing*! Today I ate a bean-veggie-nut concoction in a triple-decker sandwich and a glass of unsweetened soy milk for breakfast, and a gigantic kale salad (I have a vegetable garden) with sweet potato, chopped bell peppers, chopped tempeh and a version of that viral Tik Tok Green Goddess…

You can just get some friends and check in with them.

Please don't hate yourself at any weight or for any reason! Just feel proud that you are taking steps to get where you want to be, and it won't be long til you see results. You can do this!

I'm vegetarian, would be happy to be friends!

I am maintaining my weight loss, so I'm not losing--just trying to keep my appetite in line--but we're almost the same age; I'm 62. So I'm sending you a friend request anyway.

Welcome!

Welcome back!

I am always looking for new friends who are active on here for accountability. I'm 62, have been here for 8 years, and am currently maintaining a 30-something lb weight loss. Sending you a friend request.

I'm in my 60's and have been vegetarian for over 30 years. Sending you a friend request!

Welcome! I've been chipping away at losing bad habits and making good, new ones for 8 years here now. It's totally doable! Feel free to send me a FR if you like.

I was 54 when I originally came here to lose weight, and it came off just as quickly as when I dieted once in my late teens. I'm 62 now and recently took off another 11 lbs I didn't even expect to lose, so I'm not sure anything has changed. I suspect eating a good quality diet (whole vegetables, legumes, whole grains,…

Beans, whole grains, nuts, seeds are all full of protein, and even vegetables (like broccoli) have lots. Nutritional yeast can add some protein to a recipe too, but in my diet, beans and whole grains supply most of my protein. Make sure you aren't cutting your calories too low. Normally if a person is eating enough (not…