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Hello, plant-based friends! Hi Shred I am hoping you are doing well. Life is busy, but I do always appreciate your sunny presence in the conversation! Hi Mihani! I love your description of a morning bowl of antioxidants. I am out of flax and need to get some more. Maybe I will get over to Costco on Monday. And as for the…

@TeresaW1020 - Thank you! I tried to check in last night and was turned away by MFP (site maintenance), darn it. I came back and tried again and got the same message, and gave up and went to bed. I had to smile about your day off plan. If you are going to misbehave, a day of shopping and eating out with your husband at…

Good morning, plant-based friends! Happy Friday! Shred -- I hope you are doing well and enjoying your varied diet! Mihani - I hope you had a better day yesterday! I tried to check in last night, but MFP was unavailable for maintenance. Ah, well. I had a good, on-plan day yesterday as regards food and exercise and…

@Jactop - I just yesterday heard a radio story talking about the fact that we all need to do holiday shopping early this year. And you have already started! Wow! I salute you! My year is flying by, too. Heck, my days fly by, lately! I think your plan to see how many workouts and sugar free days you can log is a brilliant…

Happy Wednesday! Happy Day 1 of the 100 Day Countdown! @TeresaW1020 - I love the 100 day challenge! I am thinking about what to commit to. It includes checking in here. This is such a great place to be supported. @GabiV125 - Woohoo! Congratulations! Tuesday Check-in A step forward, a step back. A good morning, and then…

Good afternoon, plant friends! A step forward, a step back. A good morning, and then things fell apart in the get ready for class crunch, delivery of said class and then working on catchup on other things. Yesterday's food was not ideal -- vegan, but calorie dense (incl some refined food (Garden of Life bars that are NOT…

@Hilogirl2018 - I am so happy to check in here and see those bolded words of yours staring me in the face: If hunger isn't the problem, food isn't the solution. What a great reminder! @anido1 - I so get your frustration about those past choices. It's so easy to beat ourselves up with shoulds. For me, I have to start small…

Hi there! Shred - A definite yes to physical therapy when he is ready! Right now, it's all about keeping the clavicle strapped down 23 out of 24 hours a day. to encourage things to heal in something closer to back in place. Right after the accident, his clavicle was noticeably high, a couple of centimeters above where it…

Good afternoon, plant friends! I have been so SO off track of late. And am buckling down to get through today -- just today - back on plan. It's that or I will find myself buying new and bigger pants before you know it and that would NOT be good. B - blueberry & spinach smoothie, coffee, cashews, sliced peaches S - peanut…

Good afternoon, plant-based friends! I am so glad to find you here. I checked in ysterday and ot interrupted before Ihad time to write a check-in note. Mihani - I am so sorry you had such a rough day at work yesterday. I hope that toast with PB and bed with a good book was as comforting as it sounds, and I hope that today…

Hey Mihani, So glad it is not just me with the disappearing posts! I swear, I have had that happen, too! My husband is doing pretty well. He'll be in a sling with a strap to hold things in place for 4-5 weeks at least. Good news is that the substantial road rash is almost entirely healed, so it's just the clavicle now,…

Happy Saturday! I have been absent, too, though thinking of people here. A combo of issues getting on, juggling extra family stuff, start of school year and just generally pulling things back together after the Big Project. And this is a great conversation, and I am thrilled to get to check in here, and read all your…

How do you make sure you get your exercise in? I so sympathize with feeling flat out on time commitments as the school year starts! On getting exercise in -- something that is working well for me is creating social pressure. My husband knows he needs to walk, too, so we have made an outdoor walk -- generally at least 45…

Good morning afternoon (I got interrupted)! I can get in today, too! My menu has been vegan but kinda all over the place. I am finishing my coffee and sipping a broccoli, spinach & blueberry smoothie. Yay for easing back into the routine after the disruption of the Big Project. In super exciting news, this is day 13 since…

Howdy, September Slimpossibles Challengers! I'm Austin, one of your three Team Motivators! I joined Fat2Fit over a year and a half ago, part way through my journey, and find this group to be super helpful and supportive. I have lost over 130 pounds since I started work on losing weight (January 2018), and have reached a…

Happy Tuesday, all! Magic - Sending you big hugs. All change can be stressful. I am hoping that out the other aside,m this one is an okay one for you. Take care. We are thinking of you. Mihani - It is crunch time today on the project, and I don't know quite how I am going to get it all done. I got up early, cleaned the…

Happy Monday, plant-based friends! @magic71755 - Oh, my. I am so sorry about the work stress. You might try on the idea that if they are down one receptionist and figuring out how to use your time differently, it's because they like you and think you are great to have around? Those potatoes sound delicious! So you cook…

Thursday Check-In Exercise - walk with husband, 50 minutes Water - good Food - calories under, all on-plan food choices (though I ate less than usual, as I was busy; ah, well) So, I must say, I am having a moment of not recognizing myself. I am at crunch time on a project, and I am not stuffing my face with sugar to get…

Hello, all! We will all keep on doing! I am heads down on a project, so my eating today was not the usual. I missed eating my salad, as I ate lunch so late I could not eat a salad, too. Ah, well. But all my food choices were good, and I did get in a walk tonight with my husband! Keep up all the great work everyone!

@trooworld Hey there, @trooworld . I am so glad you are feeling a little better this morning, and hope that trend continues in the day (as you say it often does). I am sending you hugs and best wishes. You are so SO right about that truth about weight loss graphic. As with many things in life, it's a bumpy road. Progress…

@Katmary - Well, yeah. I can't see being able to do better than Mongolian Metal on the Katmary Fun Scale. But glad the song was some fun! I have a friend who makes her own vegan substitute for Parmesan cheese (the texture in the canister; not fresh). Here's a recipe to try. (LINK WARNING - maybe right click and open on a…

@Trooworld - Great weigh-in! I find myself very curious about your week. I am thinking food not as bad as you thought and maybe plenty of calorie burning, which can include stress! Happy Anniversary! Enjoy that special takeout and time with your husband! And a bath, even with unpainted walls! @Cornanda - Great weigh-in!…

Happy Saturday, friends! Magic - I hope your Tuscan melon ripens nicely for you! Hurray for that short and sassy hair! And hurray for making requests at work! Crossing my fingers for you! Hang in there on the keto conversations. So SO not our thing, eh? Sometimes food/diet conversations can seem like religious or political…

☝🏾 I love the "be patient and keep going" message, and thought you might, too! Happy Friday, fitness friends! Quick reminder that there is still time to check out the Week 2 Challenge - Bingo! I have not yet bingo'ed, and plan to buckle down and make it happen this weekend! @trooworld - A big wow to your bathroom saga, and…

Mihani - I hope you enjoy Yoga with Adriene when you have time to try it. I enjoy her YouTube channel! Today -- grocery shopping, then more project work. I am behind today, as my brother (who lives in Europe) called. When he time to chat,. I generally drop everything and make it happen My plan for today: B - green…

Magic - Hurray to having that job! I am so glad for you! Your menu sounds so great! Are you feeling good? How is Lulu? (Your profile picture of her makes me smile every time I check in here!) Mihani - I had not-so-juicy clementine yesterday. Maybe 'tis the season? Anyway, congratulations on getting in that morning…

Happy Monday, peeps! Mihani - How great that you have all that cooking done! Cool lentil veggie soup. I'll have to try that! Shred - Yoga with Adriene is great! Enjoy! Magic, your menus sound so delicious! My food is on track today, all on plan, all weighed and logged. I would chat more,. but I have the sleepies. More…

For me, motivation comes from feeling successful. So one thing to try would be to set yourself super-small, do-able goals, and then really celebrate when you achieve them. I started a journey of cutting my body weight in half with "I will not go to the corner store for a cinnamon roll or Reese's this morning." I baby…

Note About Tracking Steps @GabiV125 - We are currently not tracking an exact number of steps in a spreadsheet, as far as I know. Unless I missed something? @TeresaW1020 ? @raleighgirl09 ? @Katmary71 ? The Fat2Fit Habit Tracker lets us check off whether we met goals. You might click this link, just to make sure you are…

Howdy! Austin here. I am so, so just catching up. This is rich and amazing and huge, so much to catch up on. Just a robust reply to Maria ( @raleighgirl09 )'s questions could take a bit! (I wish I were a faster writer!) @jugar and @Luciicul I am someone who, when I finally did an elimination diet (because I was…