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Sorry that you are going through a hard time. I can relate to the "compare/despair" feeling you get in the presence of your junkfood eating thin friend... that is the sort of thing that has bugged me since childhood... I'm a little better now (easier because I actually hit my goal), but that thinking is there and I have to…

Wow, I soooo hear you on all of this. Except I love running. But I have been over doing it on the calories and not even the running helps enough. You are definitely right about the exercise though... you've got to do what you enjoy or it's hard to stick to it... I had to get off the treadmill and run outside. I HATED the…

Having the same issues as you all... the average vegan has no problem getting enough protein... but when your are building muscle, it is truly a challenge to get the numbers up there without going overboard on the calories. I'm trying to figure what to cut out of my diet- there are definitely a few things I need to reduce-…

Hi, I saved up for a while and bought myself a TRX suspension thingy for my birthday. Since I have been running I don't use it as often as in the bad weather, but I love it. There are a lot of videos online that give you endless workouts to do. The only drawback is the price, but if you are not going to a gym, it may be…

That's my calorie goal too... all I'm trying to do is MAINTAIN at this point and it's not working out! It's very hard to balance on it. I'm having a super hard time. I'm either weak, to the point of feeling faint sometimes- or if I am not and I'm going over for too many days in a row, I instantly gain it seems. Something…

And the thing is, I don't even log my exercise. For some reason, my trainer told me not to. I think because he senses that I will overeat and not watch the calorie count. I don't know. I eat tofu, I love it. I can even it it plain... Especially firm tofu... love it! I have some Bocas in my freezer... for some reason I…

Vegetarian for 25 years, Vegan for one! It's still a transition for me, although I have learned a LOT in the past year. I've searched the boards for this topic because it's very hard to get help from people who do not live the lifestyle or understand nutrition extremely well. Fortunately, I can see a nutritionist…

Hi! I am a newly converted morning person... and today I'm up too late... so I'm having a hard time adjusting but loving the morning workouts so much I'm determined to stick it out. For me, getting to bed early is more of an issue than getting up- I want to be up and running (literally) or at the gym- it's just that when I…

TwtyMami35 - you deserve that treat after all that working out!!!! Really, you are burning up a LOT of calories it sounds like. My food that I can't do without is peanut butter. I eat it more than once a day sometimes and it takes a TON of restraint not to over do it, which I do sometimes. I need the protein, so I'm not…

Although, it just sunk in... that's a pretty AWFUL story. Wow. Poor guy.

HILARIOUS! Funny that someone said that's why they train! We will be the survivors! I think about this all the time! I like to imagine I'm running away from zombies! Gives me the extra incentive to go faster and keep on going! Also, I feel I must achieve the ability to do pull ups... you never know how those will come in…

I'm having the same problem you are. Hit my goal and gradually got sloppy logging, not careful with portion control... you name it. The only thing I do consistently is exercise. I need these boards and just started reading and posting here for the first time. We need to forgive ourselves a little when we mess up, and then…

Love it! So true too...

MFP is a very valuable too. I am learning the hard way that when I don't log, I gain because I get sloppy mostly because of a lack of a sense of accountability. Before I started on MFP, I was using another program, and had lost a little weight before that. At one point, which was recently, I had been at a weight of a total…