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Weigh-in Day! PW: 245.7 lbs CW: 245.2 lbs Diff: -0.5 lbs Cardio/Strength: None. Assessment: I've been doing pretty well with my calorie and water intake since my last post— having a bunch of fresh veg and pre-made tofu definitely helps. I've been having a pain flare-up for the past few days, so I've been in bed for most of…

Teriyaki tofu stir-fry with lots of non-starchy veg— basically a fridge clean out before grocery shopping this week :)

Hey folks! Cardio: None Strength: Squats, bench press, and bent-over dumbbell rows. 3x12 with a light bar (basically bodyweight). I'm pretty excited that I'll be able to add some weights to my bar next time :D Assessment: My food today is basically just mixing up my remaining leftovers. I'll need to cook tomorrow and I'm…

Hey folks! Cardio: Finished another day of the Prana yoga series :) Strength: None Assessment: Had a pretty good day on calorie intake and water. But earlier tonight, I got stressed out because a neighbor screamed that I was a "fat *kitten* who was too lazy to walk across a parking lot" after I got my car stuck in the snow…

I'm having fresh spring rolls and PB2 peanut sauce :) The other meals for today are a bit heavy, so I wanted something lighter

Hey folks! Cardio: None Strength: Deadlift, overhead press, and dumbbell pullovers. 3x10, with a light bar (basically bodyweight) Assessment: I was really hungry today. I stayed below maintenance, but it was a struggle, even with drinking a bunch of water. I finally ended up making a variety plate for dinner with tofu…

Hi folks! Cardio: 20 minutes of gentle yoga. I'm planning on returning to the Prana series on Thursday, but I was feeling resistant to exercise today, so I went with a routine that I've done several times before Strength: None Assessment: I ended up being under calories by quite a bit (~300 calories) because of being at…

I'll give that a try! :) I have a mini heating pad and will give it a go after yoga today. Thanks for the advice! @ninerbuff That's my hope :)

Weigh-in Day! SW: 249 lbs CW: 245.7 lbs Diff: -3.3 lbs Cardio: A bit of light morning yoga Strength: Squats, bench press, and bent-over dumbbell rows. 3x10, light bar (basically bodyweight) Assessment: I'm feeling good about my progress so far! Yesterday, I made up food for the week (the previously mentioned stuff+ chili…

@VegjoyP Ooh, I've been looking at the turnover recipe! I have some canned fried apples and leftover rice paper in the pantry ☺️ On the non-sweet side of things, I have a huge container of green cabbage and two packs of mushrooms to use up in the next few days. I'm leaning toward mushroom stew and some chopped salad, but I…

@nossmf Thank you :) I'm still adjusting, but things are getting better. @ninerbuff Thank you! I already know my progress is going to be slow, but I'm going to try my best :) Hope you and the gf have fun bowling! Cardio: 20-ish minutes of yoga. I'm working my way through Yoga with Adriene's 7-Day Prana series and I'm…

I love Broccoli Mum! Her chickpea cookie dough is ridiculously good 😋

Hi! I'd like to join in, if that's okay :) Cardio: None Strength: Deadlifts, overhead press, dumbbell pullovers. 3x8, light bar only (basically bodyweight) Assessment: Food is going really well today, since it's mostly leftovers. I'm also drinking lots of water and staying away from extra caffeine (always a struggle, since…

I'm having leftovers! So curry lentil burgers with vegan cheese, bbq sauce, homemade coleslaw, and roasted potatoes :)

Week 1 Weigh-in! Friday PW: 252.1 lbs CW: 252.4 lbs Looks like I've mostly just been maintaining over the past week, which is fine by me. My PHN flare-up has finally died down and everyone in the house is over the flu, so I'll take that as a win :)

Week 4 Weigh-in! Friday PW: 253.2 lbs CW: 252.1 lbs I'm really happy to see the scale moving in the right direction again!

@izzyred9400 Thank you :) And I'm so glad to hear you're getting your energy back! I'm feeling a little run-down by this point in the week. Defaulting to more simple meals has helped a lot, but I'll be glad to get some breathing room. I've only managed the one walk this week, but I'm going to try and get a few more before…

Yesterday, I was pretty busy getting everything ready for the week. Even so, I took my dogs for a nice long walk before I started cleaning and prepping meals for the rest of the week. I also did a rough meal plan, so I know what to prep and when. Today doesn't look like it's going to be less busy, tbh. I have work, then…

Week 3 Weigh-in! Sunday PW: 252.9 lbs CW: 253.3 lbs I'm not surprised but I'm not disappointed, considering that I did very little 'official' logging this past week.

Good morning everyone! The past week has been an absolute whirlwind with school/work starting back up. I didn't even realize I'd forgotten my weigh-in last week until this morning when I looked at my check-in date! I'm going to post my weigh-in tomorrow, but I'm so sorry for the lapse. My big focus this week was getting…

I'm being an absolute cranky bear so far today. It's been a pretty high pain morning so far and I have quite a lot to do. The non-negotiables are taking the car to the mechanics and, since my dad woke up this morning throwing up, taking care of him. I feel bad because I already snapped at him a bit this morning when I…

Week 1 Weigh-in! Friday PW: 251.9 lbs CW: 252.9 lbs I overindulged this past week and that definitely caught up with me. Even so, I'm pretty happy with how consistent I've been with stretching and taking my dogs for longer walks. Looking over the week, I think a big factor was that I would get busy with painting/writing…

Yesterday, I made a cute little zine about my past year, using a template I found. It was really fun, part scrapbook and part sketchbook, and I got so caught up in making it that I ended up not exercising yesterday (I did cook, but only grudgingly lol) I'm going to try to add in some more movement today, but what it will…

Thanks for the verification, Ann! I suspected that that claim (along with the others you mentioned) might be coming from some ill-researched or biased sources. Also, thank you for posting the protein thread-- I was thinking about linking it, but it got out of my bookmarked threads somehow lol

Happy Monday, everyone! I went a bit off-plan and didn't log as much as I should have this weekend, but I'm fairly sure I only went over maintenance 1 day (ToM cravings+exhausted+takeout= oops) I'm feeling pretty good today though, so I'm going to take my dogs for a short walk and do some weightlifting. In the daily life,…

I've always heard the opposite about tofu since it is a good source of isoflavones, which have been proven anti-inflammatory (Source). I'd be interested to know where you heard that tofu was inflammatory?

Probably you would need to add some more whole foods in. Legumes, both starchy and non-starchy veg, and even fruit have protein in them and are low in fat, so adding some of those into your plate may be an option. There's also high-protein non-meat options like tofu, TVP, seitan, and tempeh. Even flours (chickpea flour),…

Week 4 Weigh-in! Friday PW: 253.6 lbs CW: 251.9 lbs This month: -3.8 lbs Loss so far: -8.1 lbs I'm really pleased with my progress this month. Today I'm working on cleaning up the kitchen and, if it doesn't rain too badly, getting a long walk with the dogs in. I'm also going to clean up my studio space, since it looks like…

I overate a bit yesterday, which sort of sucked. I think the main culprit was that I got really wrapped up in my work and by the time I noticed the time, it was already late and I was already starving. I'm going back into the studio today, so this time I'm going to bring a snack and set an alarm :)

Fingers crossed that everyone has a speedy recovery before the holiday! After three days of low activity, doing my morning yoga and a strength workout felt like the most awful, terrible thing in the world lol The resistance was so strong that I actually laid out my yoga mat just so that I would have to roll it back up…