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I'll play. Goals are to continue becoming more fit and hopefully compete in tris. Must haves are b-12 cause I'm plant based and black cohosh cause my hot flashes are killer. I'll take vitamin D in about a month or so. Good to have supplements are, well I don't know really. Everyone is different. I take what I need. Waste…

Best advice I can give a yo-yo dieter, like I was, is just to not quit. If you have a bad meal or bad day just get right back on track right away. Don't let going off-plan derail your chances for success.

Does anyone have any night sweat remedies other than black cohosh? It doesn't seem to be working well for me any longer and I'm really suffering. I'm waking up many times at night and sleeping less and less. (Apologies for the detail!)

Calorie deficit is all you need. Enjoy your carbs. 🙂

I've been on MFP since 2013 and finally lost 57 pounds. I stopped weighing and logging my foods 2 months ago. I'm in the last 10 pounds of my weight loss and have continued losing on schedule. I think for me that I have learned much better portion control along with having a good understanding of what is satiating to me.…

I've wondered about this before. I find my plant based meals very filling, if I had to eat them all in a smaller eating window I wouldn't be able to get enough calories or nutrients probably. So yeah I won't be using IF anytime soon.

The only way to really mess up is to quit. Don't quit and follow the good advice you've already received.

For me it was coffee and cigarettes in the morning. I loved them. And while not healthy, it was my routine. I quit the cigarettes 7 years ago. Then I started having bad reflux about a year later. And my biggest trigger was the coffee. Lol. So the coffee had to go as well. Today I have green tea and oats. Still miss the…

I added rosemary and thyme to my falafel mix, made large balls and added them to my pasta sauce. They were so good!

I'm also curious to know why you are making such a big change. Are you no longer losing weight? Do you believe carbs are bad?

I've always cooked most meals from scratch. I got fat this way and lost weight this way. However I did stop weighing and logging my foods almost two months ago. I'm on the last 10 pounds of my loss and am still on track with losing. I think I finally learned what appropriate meals are for me and how to snack without…

My belly. I'm 50, had 2 kids and spent the last 10 years being obese. Since losing 57 pounds my stomach is so much smaller. Sure I still have a bit of fat and some lose skin. But I don't care. I walk around in belly shirts cause I can't stop staring at it. Lol.

Not to sound repetitive but... hiking, rock scrambling, trail running, anything with a ball, playing with kids, dance parties, so much more.

Thanks for all the replies.🙂 I've made them from a box, then baked in the oven. So delicious. I'm gonna try to make them with soaked garbanzo beans. I also wonder how they would work with black beans. I could do a Cuban style falafel.

What kind of cookies? Chocolate chip walnut? White chocolate macadamia? I'm living vicariously though you! All jest aside, that is a lot of cookie calories. I'm not judging, I've definitely been there. But maybe think a bit about if there was a trigger. Did you eat too few calories today (before the cookies)? Are you…

You have a really great outlook!! I've been in peri for about 3 years now. And everytime I get excited because I haven't had a period in months, boom - period from hell. I cannot wait for this to be over. Otoh, these hot flashes are a nightmare. I'm noticing also kinds of trends with them as well. I get a hot flash when…

Fwiw, I read that some countries make falafel from fava beans. I would use chickpeas because I'm more familiar with them. Love the idea of adding picked veg - sounds like a nice compliment.

I think I heard that breakfast being the most important meal of the day was brilliant marketing from a cereal company. If you want to intermittent fast and it helps you stay within your goal then do that. It can be a great tool for staying within a calorie deficit, if you are trying to lose weight.

Life is too short to not enjoy a cookie or other treat sometimes.

I whipped up some from cannellini beans. Realized I was out of vanilla so I used some cream cheese flavor. It tasted awful. I'm gonna make some beans today so I will save some water, boil it down and try again with vanilla.

Powerade Zero, fruit punch flavor.

I started with 1,300 calories and realized that was way too low for me. I raised it to 1,500 then 1,600 and now lose weight eating 1,700-1,800 calories. I've lost 56 pounds and only have a few to go. I don't believe in being miserable during weight loss. You could always bump up your calories a bit and then give yourself…

I'll tell you the same thing I told my 50 year old husband. Take it slow and don't increase your weekly mileage too fast. He didn't listen and ended up with a calf injury that kept him from running for months.

I've only had one and it was the cotton candy flavor. I couldn't even drink it cause I thought it tasted so awful.

Thank you. 🙂

My thoughts are that it could be dangerous and should be medically supervised.

As an avid hiker I'm gonna say that any additional burn from using hiking poles is gonna be pretty low. That doesn't mean that it won't have some benefit. I would agree with using an additional 10% as stated above.

Just because someone knows about or uses aquafaba does not mean they are vegan. I'm actually not a vegan. You are making an assumption based on someone not using eggs. For the record, vegans do eat foods other than vegetables.

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Thanks for the responses! I'm in shock that you have both made meringue with this bean water and they worked. I've got to try this right away. (Although meringue can be finicky for me during 100 degree weather). And what about taste @BarbaraHelen2013 and @kemoon0915? Was there any hint of bean flavor?