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  • An “Accountability Buddy”, huh? Ok, I’ll take a stab at it. Um, lets see - First off I’m technically not a newbie either. ‘Cuz in 2020 I used MFP to track calories and lost 23 pounds. (June - Oct). Then - when old man WINTER set in (here in PA) all bets were off. (Chilly Weather is a Diet Killer☹️) and it all came back on.…
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  • MFP was recommended to me by health coach at my Insurance company. I had forgotten about it because I already have a login but really didn’t use it before. I am now counting my calories with a vengeance and eating plant-based as much as I can. No more chicken or beef for me. I will eat fish or tuna in a can. No white sugar…
  • I am/was a snacker. ( AAARGH! ) Glass of wine with a few hunks of cheese, pepperoni, pretzels - - used to love that! I haven’t given up my wine yet. But I have replaced the other things with the lowest in calories of crackers - and some hummus. (I am not a huge hummus fan BUT I found one at Trader Joe’s that I love- Dill…
  • Count me in too. I started flexibly plant based eating on June 8. According to my new Withings scale that I started using on June 15, I have lost 6.1 pounds in two weeks. I am really strict with myself, NOT hungry at all and sometimes have “calories” left at the end of the day. Many smoothies for BF and I even have a glass…
  • Hi Cindy - my goal also is to lose 100 pounds. I am really hoping to do it in a year however a year and a half is probably more reasonable. I am Retired and only cooking for myself so that makes it easier. I am doing it “flexibly plant-based”. That means I am mostly a plant-based eater with an egg or two thrown in, a…
  • Incredible! What an inspiration. You are so right: "If you want it, it's out there for you". And "IT" in your case was a huge weight loss that came from healthy eating and exercise and fierce determination. Congratulations, keep up the good work and stick with MFP so you can be a continual encouragement to all of us.
  • Hello dpedersen27! Today is the first time I ever logged in to the "Community". I've been using MyFitnessPal for 3 weeks and I am a flexible-plant-based eater. (Flexible means I will eat an egg or a salmon fillet or tuna occasionally.) To get started I bought a book at Barnes and Noble called " The Plant-Based Diet Meal…
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