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Hi, I have been eating mostly plant-based for 6 months or so but the last few weeks really whole-hearted vegan 🌱 and loving it! Enjoy supporting MFP peeps and gaining inspiration!

I started Noom in January, lost 20 and then joined MFP in March and lost 15. I'm 2lbs from goal now! So, I would say 8 months, 35lbs. Focused mostly on food as portion control was my issue. I've always eaten healthy foods and exercised, was just eating too much. It's all about forgiving yourself when you slip up and…

I eat mostly plant-based. Try burrito bowl. Brown rice base, sautéed peppers and onions in very little oil, cabbage (cabbage is your friend!), black beans, mango salsa, sautéed tofu (you can use very little oil here too), then chipotle cream (vegan yogurt or fat free yogurt if you’re just stating vegan, canned chipotles,…

I am 5’6” and am 132 right now. I am aiming for 126 and would like to fit comfortably in size 4 or 6. I started the year at 164 for reference!

I work for a wine company, it’s my life! Fortunately it’s a high end wine company where we focus on quality wines and I truly believe that drinking carefully produced wine is much different from drinking cheap crap. My husband and I share a bottle probably 3x a week and I count the calories and have lost 30lbs. So, drink…

Miso Soup - soft tofu, mushrooms, dashi, miso, leek, scallions. 109 calories

First time around I fell into the trap “perfection is the enemy of the good.” And had an all or nothing attitude. This time instead of carving out an hour or more for a “real” workout, I walk before breakfast and try to do a short jump rope or weight session during the day or after work. Even if it’s just 2 planks I feel…

Running Warehouse online allows you to order good quality brands and try them on free shipping/ returns. You can even return them after wearing I think you just get store credit instead of a refund.

There's a setting under settings-> profile -> goals -> exercise calories that you can switch to "off" so it shows your exercise but does not add it to your daily allowance. This is what I do and try to eat back just about half of my exercise calories.

Try Noom. I did WW a while ago and found it frustrating in the same way. Noom was inspiring and once I did that for 3 months I had a lot better understanding of what to shoot for with MFP.

When I was starting out I drank hot water with lemon, apple cider vin and a small amount of honey and that helped with the hunger in the morning. Now I’m used to it and just have black coffee. I was a big breakfast eater until I tried IF!

I was using my phone’s pedometer for step count for 5 months and was walking A LOT but finding it hard to take over 6k steps. When I hit a weight loss goal I rewarded myself with a Fitbit Inspire and WOW! What a difference. It turns out your phone is just crap at counting steps and I was way underestimating. The fitbit app…

I do both. I eat Noon-8PM and find that waiting until noon (except for one AM black coffee!) gives me more flexibility for the rest of the day. I definitely need to count calories also, portion control has always been my biggest challenge.

I got some Crossropes and never knew exercise could be simultaneously so frustrating and rewarding.

You could do a squat or lunge or jumps between each push and 30min of that and you would feel it!

I started IF in a plateau and it definitely got me out of that! It has been great for me as I was eating a larger breakfast and then a snack and then lunch and it was the majority of my calories. Now I exercise in the AM and wait until 11-12 to eat, works great.

Wow! Incredible! Keep at it, but be kind to yourself! :)

I teach Spin and was talking to a student after class who referred to another teacher as ‘really fit’. At that point I realized that even though I was okay I could do a lot better! Also, I put boots on that I hadn’t worn in a while and they were so tight I had to unzip them when I was at dinner. Boots!! And then there was…

Tilapia is surprisingly great, or any lean, white fish. I’m also experimenting with protein powder. My friend recommended Bluebonnet, arrives today, we’ll see!

Option 1: Ride out the plateau. If you’re doing everything ‘right’ then it will pass. Option 2: (that worked for me) Try intermittent fasting. Stop eating at 8PM and don’t eat until Noon the next day (or eat for any 8 consecutive hours). This totally jumpstarted my weight loss again when I was in a plateau and I’ve been…

I have an old DVD ‘6-week 6-pack’ that has level 1 and level2 and they are both wicked hard so there’s probably not much difference between the 2 you are deciding on. As long as you’re actually doing the workouts you should see results!

I have a hard time with this too. I don’t eat much meat and beans and nuts have protein but then I end up going way over on fat and carbs. I pretty much eat yogurt and cottage cheese but am usually still under on protein. I think the only way to do it is protein powder 😥

Pineapple, cottage cheese and hot sauce.

Be kind to yourself. Track no matter what. Track every BLT “bite/lick/taste” and know that loss comes in waves so you have to stick through plateaus. More specifically, try a bunch of things to find what works for you. I thought there was no way I would ever do intermittent fasting but I tried it anyway and found it to be…

This is really useful! It’s easy to be hard on myself and I feel like I’m still 10lbs from goal, but I’ve come a long way! 5’6” start 165, today 138!

Thanks for this. I have lost 22 and just saw 140 on the scale today and am really looking to break into the 130’s as I don’t remember ever weighing that little. I’ve been kind of lax with myself the past couple weeks with birthdays and anniversary, but dialing it in this week!

I have been doing IF 16:8 for a month and am really liking it. On 1200 cal per day it gives me more room to eat bigger meals. Before this I was eating a lot for breakfast and snacks, now I just push through the morning and eat a big salad at noon and feel great!

I started at 163 Jan5 and am down to 141. This is about the lowest I have ever weighed- I never weighed myself growing up. I thought 140 would feel thin, but am going to keep going down. New goal 134! I am 5’6’