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Hi I regularly have a protein shake for breakfast to get my protein levels up (to support muscle whilst dieting and for muscle gains & recovering as heavy lifting 4 x weekly). I also often mix a scoop of powder into plain Greek yogurt- yummy. I use Myprotein brand

I agree with above. The point of my post to boohooboo was to give another option to deep ketosis and such a low carb count. I know a lot of people in this group think LCHF is the way to go but it's not the only way. This group is for low carb and anything under 150g a day can be considered low carb and for many people,…

How to Eat Low-Carb as a Vegetarian or Vegan By Joe Leech, Dietitian | June, 2015 | 41,497 views Cutting back on carbs is not very complicated. Just replace the sugars and starches in your diet with vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, nuts and fats. Seems pretty straightforward, unless you don’t eat meat. Conventional low-carb…

I'm a vegetarian and would find it very hard to stick to 20-30g carbs each day but easy to stay under 60-70g which is still very low carb and effective. I can have a small bowl of porridge and one piece of fruit every day and still stay under 60g carbs. Or some days I have a low carb protein shake for breakfast and a…

Ok so the hunger has settled down a bit today and I have upped the calories to 1450. As said I walk different amounts each day so one day Fitbit says my total burn is only 1700 but the next it may be over 2000. Allowing for Fitbit to be a little over in its estimate I don't want to up my calories too high too soon as we're…

I don't eat any meat or dairy but do eat eggs from my own rescue hens and occasionally fish. Yes I'm staying this way for ethical reasons and at my GP medical visits I'm much healthier than I was. Yes I get plenty of protein, always hitting MFP goals and usually more! (People don't seem to understand that beans, lentils,…

Hi everyone Happy April and happy Easter. April title is very apt as I was registered to complete a 13 mile hike for charity in June but have had a change of plan and will now be doing 29 miles option instead which will include one of the heighest peaks in Wales! Have a need for some serious training coming on which is not…

Karrie and Lia I have to say your both doing an amazing job with the exercise, both consistent which is what matters. It's so easy to get hung up on what the scales say as I did for years (& I know better as an ex personal trainer) but I finally learned to rely on what I actually know which is you can't over night put on…

Thank you, I'll be trying them next week

Hi I'm a qualified ex personal trainer and and I can tell you fact - yes it is slightly harder once your past 50. The resin being is that you naturally progressively loose muscle as you get older and muscle uses calories just to exist so less muscle = less calorie needs ie lower metabolism. (Which is why huge body builder…

Hello I'm a pharmacy technician and in answer to your question, yes certain medicines will indeed make you put on weight but mainly for the reason you stated. If you have increased appetite you are going to eat more and unless you choose lower calorie healthy foods you will obviously gain weight. Then yes others affect you…

Ok thanks Mihani

Great goals people and you've all done so well already, inspiring me to stick with it this time. So my goals; I've just signed up to do a 13 mile charity trek (on mountain terrain) at the beginning of June. Eek! So must keep up the daily walk to and from work and gradually longer training walks. I want to finally get back…

Ok thanks, put like that I guess it's pretty good, 1000 steps just sounded a lot! Have to say other than that have been loving it, along with the whole Fitbit, map & mspmywalk sync. So easy and has really kept me on track making me want to keep up my new healthy eating and fitness regime.

I second thank, look and sound yummy

liapr those are my thought exactly, seems a cross between ETL and engine 2 or forks over knives approach. Certainly something I could stick to long term more than strict ETL

So I've just made and eaten fatfree vegan blogs black and red lentil chilli and would highly recommend it if you haven't tried it, so yummy. I made it before exactly as the recepie but found it a little too runny for my liking so I adjusted it a tiny bit. The recepie calls for 4 cups of broth (960ml) but this time I added…

Hi guys Terri and Coues those recepies sound yum and have snapshot them for future use

Hello and welcome. I'm new here as well and been 99% vegan for 3 years. The 99% is because I have rescued hens (from battery cages) and I eat their eggs and occasionally still eat fish. It's gets easier over time and If you eat properly you'll never look back. Good luck

Hi Mahani thanks for adding means welcome along with the advice. I see you also put the 6 week ETL plan on here in simple terms which is a great help. Am definately going shopping tomorrow and am going to give it my best shot. Many thanks

Hi everyone I only joined MFP nearly a week ago and only have about half a stone to loose. My main focus is getting back to healthy wholefoods unprocessed eating tho. I've been 99% vegan for 3 years but I have my own rescued hens so do eat those eggs and occasionally still eat fish, other than that vegan. Bought ETL about…

Been vegan 3 years and have never looked back. Lost a lot of weight and felt so much healthier but slipped into vegan processed food habits and gained half a stone. Now back to to whole foods, grains, beans, pulses, fruit & veg etc

Have been vegan for 3 years, but not always healthy vegan food! Now sticking to whole foods, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, fruit & veg & tofu. Happy herbivore cookbooks are great, lots of easy healthy recepies. Also fatfreevegan and mouthwatering vegan.

Good for you Sue, hope it goes well. I only have 7lb to loose then just want to maintain and am concentrating on getting fitter and healthy. I eat a vegan diet bar fish once a week. I'd got into some bad habits eating processed vegan foods (hence the weight gain) but now back to wholefoods, whole grains, beans, pulses,…

Hi All the people saying that MFP won't give you a goal less than 1200 a day are wrong. I joined a few days ago but with the app and put in my stats; 50 yrs old, 5ft tall and 115lb with lightly active lifestyle and 1.5lb loss per week and it set my goal at 760 calories!! As Heidiehertle said my maintance cals are also…

Ok thanks, I'll reset my goal to a pound a week & see what happens. Regarding my weight even my GP says I'm skinny fat meanin small boned with still 27% body fat probably due to years of yo yo dieting! Anyway I'm now determined to get it right! Many thanks