DanyellMcGinnis Member

I haven't eaten meat since August of 1993. When I first became a vegetarian, I was a teenager and paid not the least bit of attention to protein, B12, etc. I was fine. Unless you eat an extremely limited diet of the same few things every day, you are probably not going to have issues with these things. I still don't track…

Mine lives out of town and doesn't visit often but she has always been nice. I think she was disappointed to find I had opted for a hysterectomy to treat my fibroids (had only been married 1.5 years prior to the surgery) because that meant no grandchildren (not that there would've been any, anyway, since I didn't want…

Same here. I can't even touch them, those gills on the underside make me shudder.

I'm thinking about getting it once I am able to exercise again. (Also, my old computer didn't meet the specifications to actually stream anything from them, but my new one should be fine.) I don't like the constant advertisements for their other products that appear in their DVDs, but I am getting good at ignoring those.…

Just turned 40 a few weeks ago. No kids. Reached my goal last year in mid-December and have kept it off for 11 months but had a hysterectomy about two weeks ago (for fibroids) and can't exercise yet (I got like 47 calories on the treadmill yesterday, which is paltry for me but all I can do right now). My current struggle…

There is no reason to avoid whole grains! I have been a vegetarian since August 1993 and I eat tons of bread, pasta, etc. - probably something like 60% of my diet. I just choose whole grain versions. (Also, cutting out both meat and grain doesn't leave you much left, and may not be sustainable in the long run.) I maintain…

I have been 40 for less than a week. I've been on here since January 2016, lost 45 pounds, basically maintaining for the last 10 months. Have a surgery coming up so not sure what will happen with my weight (any type of vigorous activity is out, out, out for at least six weeks and possibly longer).

My fibroid (not a cancer, but it explains some symptoms I'd been having and disregarding) was found when I went in for hypertension concerns/annual physical. I have the irritating issue of healthcare providers telling me I could stand to gain weight, or I don't need to exercise very much (or I don't need to count calories,…

I worked at a law firm processing paperwork for claims against Dow Corning (silicone implant cases). Pretty much killed any desire I ever even might have had to get implants. I have read so many medical records, seen photos of ruptured implants, talked to women (i.e., the clients) about autoimmune conditions ranging from…

2200-2300, usually. More like 2700-2800 on Fridays. I am 5'5" and maintaining at about 120, but I do a lot of exercise (every day). Even when I was losing, I was on at least 1700 per day. Only days in the past two years I was at 1200 or less were about three, after I had oral surgery and excessive bleeding (and an ER…

I like using the Crock Pot. Sometimes there is a little prep work (sauteing a few vegetables in oil before starting up), but you can cook it largely unattended and most of the recipes I've tried so far make good leftovers and/or are freezable. And you usually end up with a lot of food.

Also, from your username, it sounds like you are female. Not sure of your age, but it might be worth asking about fibroids. I lost a lot of weight in 2016 but my waistline was a bigger pants size than my legs and rear end. I just assumed that's how my body was, but during a physical, the doctor found a mass in my abdomen.…

Block 2 of P90X3 isn't as different from Block 1 as you are wanting in order to maintain Shaun T.-level cardiovascular fitness. (I've done P90X3 twice. Haven't done max 30 but have done Insanity and Focus T25.) If your goal is to gain strength and maintain cardiovascular endurance, you'll probably want to mix the two…

I get points from my health insurance company as follows: 1 point per 1000 steps in a day 50 extra points for getting over 50,000 steps in a week 50 extra points for getting over 100,000 steps in a week So I can earn up to 201 points per week by getting over 100,000 steps. I aim for three days of 15,000 steps and four days…

Well, sometimes they can have dangerous side effects too!

I don't exercise, usually, until 5-6 hours after I've eaten lunch. I suppose that counts as fasted cardio? I am usually at a point by evening where I have very few calories left for the day and I need to do some cardio so I can have dinner without going over my calorie goal. I seem to be able to get through it just fine,…

I lost my weight pre-op (actually not scheduled for my operation until the end of October). I expect a lot of fluctuation what with removal of my uterus and giant fibroid (less loss from the other, smaller fibroid...) but fluid retention and swelling, and then fluid loss from the muscles (I exercise a lot right now and…

If you are getting white marks on your clothes, rub them with pantyhose. I really don't understand why this works, but it takes the white marks right off. I keep a ruined (with runs) pair of pantyhose in the bathroom for this express purpose. (It also works pretty well if I get sunscreen on my clothes.) For deodorant, I…

I'm vegetarian (for 24 years as of this month) and while I don't track macros, I would imagine I eat roughly 60% carbs. I avoid refined grains most of the time and just eat whole grains (and legumes, nuts and seeds, fruits and vegetables, etc.). I lost 45 pounds in 50 weeks eating that way last year, and have kept it off…

I like the parmesan and garlic thin crisps ones with some of those little mini Babybel cheeses. I am not particularly tempted though, since I just had oral surgery and Triscuits sound kind of painful to eat right now.

Honestly your weight is OK. I am two inches shorter than you and your goal weight is lower than my current weight, and my BMI is only 20. I don't track macros at all.

I've been a vegetarian for 24 years. I don't eat much sugar, obviously no meat, low fat diet, not much caffeine, no refined flours for probably 6-7 years (whole grains only), and I still grew massive fibroids...

Yeah, I always thought my waist size was kind of too big considering the rest of my frame size after weight loss. No symptoms at all but doctor discovered a mass in my abdomen yesterday. CT scan revealed massive fibroids. So you can have them and not really notice it. Worth getting checked out. Lots of different treatment…

I don't track macros. (Been a vegetarian for 24 years come next month.) But I would guess I eat like 60% carbs and much less protein and fat. I have good bloodwork numbers (e.g., total cholesterol is about 165, fasting glucose in normal range, etc.). I did switch to almost all whole grains some years ago, which fixed a…

Sign up for the Team BeachBody email list. Periodically they will have 50% off sales on DVD sets of older programs (usually around holidays; I'd expect the next one around Labor Day in the US). I got Insanity for pretty cheap that way. Have paid full price for other programs. But, I use them a lot so they are worth it. But…

I didn't have wisdom teeth but I did have gum grafts from an oral surgeon yesterday. Aftercare is similar although the procedure is different. I am not having issues with the pain, Advil is enough for me right now, but they will probably also give you something like Tylenol 3 (if you are in the US; in some other countries…

I think we spend $170 a week at Whole Foods and Publix for two adults, plus probably $250 for meals out per month, plus $100-200 at Amazon or Vitacost per month (snacks, protein bars, etc.). So well over $1000/month for two adults. No meat, either (except occasionally my husband orders it for himself when we go out). We…

I am a vegetarian and eat probably like 60% carbs (only whole grains where possible, lots of fiber, some added sugar but not tons) and lost 45 pounds last year in 50 weeks. I maintain around 120 eating about that same amount of carbs (though I am not closely tracking macros).

Kroger is just down the street from me. But, I don't shop there. (Produce is nice, but dairy section is always practically bare, and Publix employees are friendlier, at least at the one near me.) Probably just going to keep getting Halo Top at Whole Foods or Publix (or maybe Target, but that's a bit far away) rather than…

Halo Top ice cream (it is expensive but low-calorie) and Beanitos Mac and Cheese Crunch. (Not at the same time...) But I have a dairy fixation.