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Fish, most meat, and eggs. I grew into them, then I became vegan and grew out of them.

I just wanted to point out to the Newbies, or anyone who doesn't already know... When your scale says ml, and then it is the same as the number of grams...that is for water. Only the water will coincide properly due to differences in density of other liquids. ml is volume, not weight. It could be used with some success for…

I've seen some yoga practitioners who have very lovely muscles. Especially those who do the types of yoga where you hold the pose for a long time, or quickly switch between poses. I don't know the names. I've been to a total of six yoga classes, but I was impressed with the physiques of some of the really serious people.…

I never put much thought into it. I wear old navy because they are affordable and last for years through hundreds of washing. Never really thought about how they perform for squats, but I guess they work, because I've never had a problem.

BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN AREN'T DOING IT TO LOSE WEIGHT! Seriously. We do it because we love animals, or it's our religion, or it's our beliefs, or we don't like the taste of meat and so on... Anyone who becomes a vegetarian for weight loss doesn't last, or they stop losing weight when they realize…

I've got a mood disorder and anxiety. The meds are awful for weight gain, but I've lost weight so it can be done. I just got off a huge situational depression that was pretty bad. I can handle the mood disorder just fine, but if I have a real reason to be depressed, I just can't cope. Strangely enough, I'm super anxious…

Sorry for the long reply. I was hoping you were near Toronto. Road trip time!

Just curious, what city do you live in?

True story time: I bought the Perfect Wedding Gown. It fit right off the rack, which never happens. Fast forward one month before the wedding and I couldn't do it up. I managed to fit into it in five weeks time by living off of an apple for breakfast, and lean cuisines for lunch and dinner. Went to bed hungry every night…

First, don't eat anything you don't like. But if you want to try to like it, If you like chocolate, I add a tablespoon of cocoa powder some stevia (or the sweetener of your choice) mix it up and dip strawberries. So decadent. Also, I don't know if they have it where you live, but Kellogs Vector makes a high protein granola…

I drink green tea because I like it without sugar or milk, so it's calorie free and a nice beverage. It also doesn't give me the jitters like coffee does, but it still perks me up. Pre-workout I drink a strong cup of Yerba Mate. I think the Yerba Mate has more weight loss benefits. One of which being it makes me super…

Croatia! Thailand! Egypt! I really just want to scuba dive in more places. I don't care what the land portion of the trip entails.

Your cold medicine can also raise your heart rate, depending on which kind you are taking.

Don't forget the Ketchup chips, All dressed chips and the Nanaimo bars. I also highly recommend smoked meat sandwiches from Montreal. And coming from a vegetarian, that's quite the recommendation.

Please be careful what you say about Tim Hortons and their coffee and Tim Bits around Canadians. I complained that Timmies coffee was rank on the their facebook page once, because it is rank. I got death threats. Canadians don't play around when it comes to Timmies coffee.

For starting out, really just do some push ups, tri-cep dips off the side of the couch work great as well. If you can't do a full push up, start on the counter, then move to the stairs, then try a full one. It sounds like you might not be wanting to do so much lower body stuff with your knee, but a wall sit might be good…

I have clothes that motivate me, but motivation is just what you start out with. Build solid goals. Follow through with small changes. Those will turn into lifestyle changes. That will take you through when the motivation comes and goes. And it will always go. Have you ever met someone who just wouldn't eat the donut? They…

Omg. This explains the connection between my addiction and the collection of dogs I've amassed. I have a predisposition to addiction, but I didn't realize it went as far as puppies. But here I am, sitting typing this with two chihuahua's in my lap and a borrowed australian shepherd snoring beside me. Thank God I'm…

It's always awesome to see people make changes as a family or couple and then everyone reaps the rewards! Congrats on the lifestyle change and the awesome weight loss!

Yes, like a pet. A training if you will. I've never had to kick one of my dogs out though.

I think his goal is to hold it for as long as possible, while making the most noise possible. The employee is there to time him and to provide feed back on how loud he was compared to last time. Obviously.

He seconded the booting out because I was so done and ready to go myself if she didn't go. He had to second the booting out, because despite me telling them to leave, they just ignored me. Like it wasn't my house or something. I have to say this was nine years ago, and we get along great now. There is something to be said…

She moved into my house, wouldn't let me cook or clean. Which really sucked, because I don't eat meat and they do. Then she threw out my cleaning stuff and took it upon herself to do everything in my house. Then to top it all off she told the neighbours that I was lazy and didn't know how to cook. While I was basically…

I think you are doing great with the restrictions you have on cooking and what not right now, and I applaud your independence. People seem to forget that 1200 isn't too little calories if you are petite, female, and fairly sedentary. My only advice to you is to perhaps find a better shake if you can. There are plenty of…

My recommendation before exercise is 1,280. That's a lb a week. I'm still "overweight" by the WHO BMI scale, so a lb a week is a good rate of loss. Most days I exercise and eat 1,500, but I can't work out seven days a week. And it must be fine. 85 days in, 18lbs lost. Energy is great. My mood is wonderful. I don't feel…

I regularly do HIIT for 30 minutes. Not sure what that comment is about. I usually do one minute as hard as I can, get my HR up to about 170bpm and then go steady state cardio for two minutes...rinse and repeat. I can't run though, so I do mine on the Arc trainer. I just turn the resistance up to 40 and try to go as fast…

I ate half a jar of pickles once and retained 10lbs of water weight the next day from the sodium intake of all those pickles. Still worth it ;) Cuz, pickles!

I'm plant based, but I still eat greek yogurt and eggs. Most of my diet is beans and lentils and tofu with loads of veggies and fruit on the sides. Sometimes I eat raw seeds and nuts. I still manage 80-100 grams of protein a day. I personally have no problem meeting any of my macro or micro nutrients eating this way. You…

Do you think they have taken care of their bodies? Are they happy with their ability to navigate the world? Are they as pain free as someone who was active and ate reasonably their whole lives? The answer is no. I stand behind my original statement, which you didn't quote - If you love yourself you take care of yourself.…

Weight loss for health is totally unnecessary? Please. I don't see many obese 80 year olds. Or any, that's just a fact. No study needed, just go to any retirement home and look around you. Not a single one over 75 even is obese. I hate it when people who are really obese or heavily overweight start going on about body…