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I would change my student debt load. :D Buy a farm, some land, some goats and some chickens, and support my partner. Otherwise, nothing would change; I love my job!

With absolutely no scientific data to back my claim, I prefer drinking things sweetened with natural sweeteners (when I drink them), because I tend to think that our gut microbiome is better equipped to handle things like that (it's what they've evolved to process!). Every time we eat and drink, we're feeding our gut…

Blood sugar will get you! I work in veterinary autopsy and we hold rounds at noontime on Fridays. I always remind my students to eat before they come to rounds, because even folks destined to become surgeons will pass out - a combination of not having eaten all morning, standing during rounds, the smell of the disinfectant…

Taco salad! I made a batch of vegetarian taco "meat" on Sunday using bulgur wheat. It's SO good. Threw it in to a salad with an "artisan lettuce blend" from Aldi (which I only got because they were sold out of romaine... but it is good, even if the name is a bit pretentious...), onion, tomato, fresh sweet corn lopped off…

Yes! It's crazy how little some things end up being! I always load up my pasta dishes with lots and lots and lots of veggies (one of my favorites is a mediterranean pasta dish - roast zucchini, onion, garlic, tomato, +/- broccoli; some feta cheese, some black olives, a dash of olive oil, some fresh chopped basil or…

I hear ya! Bodies suck, sometimes. All we're trying to do is the right thing, and all it wants to do is rebel. Like, hello, stomach?? This is GOOD for you, quit your whining! Jeesh!

Funny, my ex-husband used to say the same thing. =] It's one thing if he's encouraging you to make healthy changes in your life, it's another if he's shaming you in an attempt to get you to do something he thinks you should do. If you're happy with yourself the way that you are and you have no health concerns, then there's…

The cultural differences others have mentioned here is interesting. =) I've always thought it was funny the way us Americans measure our food - why do we use volumes for dry ingredients? Makes no sense!! I live by myself so there's nobody to judge me, but I do worry that I'll become obsessive. Some days I relax on the food…

I'm in the same boat! I was a vegetarian, recently turned pescatarian for the same reason - could noooot hit my protein requirements (and I'm not lifting!). My breakfast every day is this shake I get from Aldi. I mix it with 1 cup of almond milk using my immersion blender - it's good! If I do it in a real blender and add…

I was an overweight vegetarian, even when I also was younger and playing sports year-round (in fall and in spring, I played on two different footy teams simultaneously). It does happen, especially for veggies/vegans who bulk up on breads and pastas and cheeses (for the veggies, anyway) instead of veg. OP - A sudden switch…

Thank you!! These look amazing! =D

Calories are king for weight loss. But remember that weight loss isn't the whole picture. You can be within a normal BMI and still be unhealthy. Your body requires the nutrients in foods like vegetables in order to function in the long-term. You don't have to subsist only on salads, but you do need to include leafy greens…

Echoing the popular advice to weigh yourself daily. =] It will fluctuate a lot (I've had days where I'm 4 lbs heavier despite eating less, and days where I'm 4 lbs lighter despite eating more), but as long as you promise yourself you won't become disheartened by the fluctuations, you'll be able to build a better…

I do this, too. =] Jumping jacks, squats, and some basic ankle/calf/hammie stretches. I'm terrified of DVT so I try to keep the blood moving in my legs, haha. I try to get up at least every hour, and when the weather is nice I'll take a stroll around the grounds at lunch time.

Awesome job, it looks amazing!!

This looks amazing, thank you!

The conspiracy theorist in me has trouble trusting weight loss programs that have a subscription associated with them, as it is in their financial interest for your weight loss to fail, or to at least take a really long time. MFP's subscription unlocks additional perks that may make tracking more convenient, but doesn't…

Thank you! I'm back within a normal weight range for my height, and I'm lucky enough to carry most of it on my butt and my thighs (which is exactly where I want it! :D) - I'm very happy with the way that I look, the 150 target weight is just to give myself a little bit of breathing room in terms of a weight range for…

I keep an eye on my macros but I'm not as stringent about those as I am about my calories (except for the protein; I'm recently back on a pescatarian diet but for budget issues I'm basically 95% vegetarian). The current is 50c/30f/20p, which is what MFP set for me. Although I think I had the protein higher, because this…

Oh, thanks! I didn't realize they had an app, I'll look for it. =D

30 y/o, 5'6", started out at 179 and weighed just under 153 as of this morning. 1200 calories/day for me (though lately I've been eating closer to 1400). From September 29th to December 29th (so 3 months), I lost 20 lbs, which is about 1.5 lbs/week. Cut myself some slack over the holidays, and from mid-January to now -…

I have an Instant Pot Duo Mini 3 qt that I bought from amazon. I think I managed to catch it when it was on sale - it's listed for $79.95 at the moment (with Prime) but I'm sure I got mine for closer to $60, so maybe keep an eye on to see if it goes on sale. I've also seen them rarely stock at Tuesday Morning, which can be…

Nope. =] Mostly 'cus I'm dating my soulmate already, and we don't work together, haha. We work in related fields (I'm a veterinarian, he's a human doctor), and we have really fascinating conversations about medicine in the species we work with, but they're different enough fields that these conversations don't feel like an…

Thank you so much for all of the work that you do for these animals. There is no more deserving population than shelter doggos. <3 The last three furbabies I've had have been shelter animals, and I have never known such steadfast, loyal companions in my life. I echo everyone here - don't skip the night out! These are the…

Please keep us updated, I'm super curious to hear how this goes. I've always assumed yogurt requires dairy milk to make, but I'd be thrilled if it works with non-dairy milk! OP, those parfaits look a m a z i n g.

I love my instant pot! It's hard to find vegetarian recipes though, haha. At this point I almost exclusively use it to make rice and beans, but it's replaced my long-time rice cooker and cut my bean-prepping time down by over 24 hours, so I really cannot complain!

I was a veggie teen in a household of meat eaters - I feel your pain! We had far less palatable veggie meat replacement options when I was growing up, but Boca burgers have come lightyears in terms of flavor, and I've never met a Quorn product I didn't like. =] If you're looking for super, super, super easy, my go-to in…