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I'm not seeing a doctor who can prescribe me any seizure meds yet. In Canada, we need a referral for that - so I'm currently waiting on MRI results from a doctor from a walk-in clinic and then hopefully he refers me to either a psychiatrist or neurologist. Either one should be able to at least help. And if not, then they…

Ohhhh probiotics are mostly in yogurt and dairy products! I don't know much about them but I'm actually vegan so definitely not getting them through yogurt and stuff like this. My partner takes some probiotic supplements that aren't completely vegan but it's because he doesn't eat yogurt, dairy, etc. and needed them when…

It's nice to have such an understanding and non-judgemental community here! :) I haven't been consistently on meds but I know a lot of anxiety meds cause seizures. I am going to try Zoloft soon. I tried one pill and it didn't make me super sick so I'm going to try that for a bit. And I just saw online that my MRI results…

I've been trying various medications for anxiety. Cipralex, effexor, cymbalta..... none worked. Just went to the doctor today who have me zoloft... crossing my fingers that this one works. I didn't throw up when I took it so that's a good sign. For seizures, I can't get on meds for that yet because we have to do more tests…

Vegan!!!!! All about ethics for me - no leather, fur, etc. What can I say, I love animals :)

I'm pretty similar.... I have it set for 1.5lb/week and it gives me 1240 cals/day. I'm 5 feet tall. It is definitely hard sometimes. And some days, if you make one mistake, then you're over and not much you can do about it. BUT keep in mind that, even if you eat 100-200 over, you are still not at maintenance. So if you…

I understand completely. Keep your diary private if you'd like. But log everything. It's okay. This morning, I was having a terrible morning (just in general), and I ended up eating some chocolate (I'm okay with a bit but not as much as I had)... I'm a bit embarrassed of it and I don't want to tell the world as others may…

It actually doesn't take any extra time to be vegan. If anything, it takes less time, we don't have to wait for meat to cook. :-) I am vegan but not for weight loss. I gained weight by not eating right. There aren't really many low calorie vegan snacks (well I like popcorn lol). But it does mean you can't have a lot of…

A sandwich usually. If I have a tiny bit of energy, I put on some rice in the rice cooker :-P

I buy vegan protein shakes but that's it. I enjoy them, they are easy to have every morning, so I do it. Besides that, freeeee!

I don't think coconut oil would be better. Why not put in some almond milk or something instead? Coconut oil is OK in moderation of course. And better than many other oils. But it's still an oil.

Canada (Ontario) I'd love to move to either San Francisco (relatively realistic) or Australia (a bit more far fetched)

Yum (if it's nutritional yeast or vegan cheese on potatoes.... obviously :P) Fried tofu?? (marinated in soy sauce + spices)

Oh yeah and paying attention to where my arms are in pics. Making sure they don't look like hippo arms :( I got not bad at posing in certain directions but I HATE having to do that!!!

That's PART of what made me get back into this. I'm really into the event/party scene, I'm a promoter, so I'm in pics quite a bit. Now my crowd is VERY accepting but I just felt uncomfortable. I felt like I was the biggest person there.... ok I probably am not but it feels that way. I've got a good 50 lbs that I could…

You didn't mention tea? You may like that. Honestly getting water is the easiest for me. I get over half my water in plain water and then I use flavoured water for the rest.... I actually probably get almost twice as much water as I need to (ok not that much but still substantially more). Find better ways to drink it. I…

Yesssss I'm 24 :)

I understand. Sometimes family or friends or work or whatever can be sooooo stressful. Try to get up early to exercise before dealing with family. Prepare your meals so you aren't stressed out about it later (why add something else to be stressed about??).

YOU CAN DO IT! Log your food anyway. Hold yourself accountable :) I had a bad day a couple days ago but today is a new day!!

Squats have made my butt amazing. Still working on the stomach LOL. I do 100 situps per day so I'm sure I have a nice stomach under the layer of fat :P just have to do all-around cardio as well as that calorie deficit to get rid of that.

Honestly, I'd like to be 160 lbs. I am much more than that but don't even look THAT overweight. A little bit maybe not not a lot. And I'm 5' exactly. My goal is 150 lbs. As per my BMI, I'd have to be 125 lbs to be "normal weight". With my figure, there is no way I'd look normal at 125. It's actually kinda crazy. 150 lbs…

I had 60 lbs to lose in total. Almost two months in an down 10 lbs. Supposed to be 2 lbs a week and my calorie deficit is enough for that but the weight isn't coming off as it should be. Well, at least it is coming off. Slowly but surely. :) We can do this!!!!

I have an Arbonne protein shake every morning. I don't eat breakfast so it's a good substitute for breakfast and it helps me not crave other food. It is higher calorie but the only vegan protein powder that doesn't taste disgusting LOL. It really depends on what else you're eating, what your goals are, when you don't have…

Vegan for about a year! Was vegetarian for about three years before that. I've had a couple mis-haps since I Went vegan but things happen.... and you learn from them! I LOVE eating vegan, it really gives me more options to be honest. How many non-veg people know all about the amazingness of nutritional yeast? Or even all…

Part of why I don't want to start wedding dress shopping until closer to the date. Why buy a wedding dress only to change shape/size?

Not everything that is legal is healthy.... and not everything illegal is unhealthy. Weed is far more healthy than, well, almost any other "drug" (including legal ones like caffeine, Advil, Tylenol, etc.). Weed can help a LOT for many things.... anxiety, insomnia. One of my friends has it prescribed for chronic pain.…

Iron and vitamin B12 are both ones that help increase energy. I'm not sure how QUICKLY they work but it might be worth some research.

Perhaps you need to find another therapist who doesn't take so long to get appointments with? My therapist is great but she's not super high in demand so I can always get an appointment with her (although she is on vacation for now sooooo besides that lol). It is okay. It's important to not hate yourself. Everyone is…

I actually have removed almost everything from my house :) however I ended up at the store yesterday which is just a mess. I have asked my partner to do all the grocery shopping even though he hates it. But I had to pick something up and I grabbed some granola bars. why?!? I don't know. But I did. I do have crackers around…

The guy you're with is such a jerk and you deserve better. You can't just wait around for him to improve. No matter what your size, your partner should be your partner and love you for who you are. I went to my partner when i realized my stress eating was out of control and he is helping me and supporting me. Not cheating…