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I was a vegan for 5 years! Now I eat meat, but no dairy. Make sure to read labels and hopefully your city has restaurants with options if you like to go out. I would avoid faux meats like tofu, tempeh, or pre- made veggie burgers and such since they are highly processed. There are great veggie meat recipes on Pinterest…
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I have had a battle with sugar for my whole life. The only way I have been able to control it is to cut it out all together. If I make an acception I become addicted to it again and over indulge. I binge eat sugar until I am sick to my stomach. That may not be the case for you, and hopefully it isn't as extreme. But I've…
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I always try to make Sunday my shopping and meal prep day for the upcoming work week. This way I have the healthy foods ready to go in my hectic life. Planning food out for the week makes one less thing to worry about with all the stresses brought on by work.
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I kind of did the paleo diet and lost about 20 pounds. I don't eat any dairy so I didn't eat any goat cheese or that kind of stuff. I did the omni diet (it's a book I found on Amazon). It's basically paleo - from what I learned.
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I'd suggest eating whole foods, no sugar or carbs when you're free eating. Try to eat as clean and healthy as possible and don't use food as a reward! Good luck!
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Anyone can add me as well! I've recently lost 18 (in 7 weeks) by reading a book and then doing a green smoothie cleanse and only eating raw veggies, fruits, unsalted nuts and hard boiled eggs. I've found that any sugar that's not natural (like in fruit) makes me gain weight quickly - including carbs! So cutting those out…
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I use MFP to track my calories and tell me how many to eat. I'm at 1200/day as well. I want to lose weight so I try not to eat back my exercise calories (even though that article tells me I should). It's personal preference for me though.
