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Vegetarian since I was a kid! Happy to add other veggies with open diaries for ideas! I am trying to get back on track too...

Are any of you still active? Shabbat is out here in Jerusalem and I'd love to add some kosher people :smiley:

Canada originally, now Israel :D

Hey! Similar story and needs here! Feel free to add me for some positive support :)

Hey and welcome! I am back on after a while and have a lot left to lose too! Feel free to add me :)

I'm a huge soup person! Here is my basic soup base. I experiment all the time... It is very flexible. Fill a giant pot with: VEGGIES: 1/2 diced onion 1/2 can diced tomatoes 1 diced zucchini 2 diced carrots 1 cup diced hardy veg. like broccoli, cauliflower or cabbage 1 diced potato extras like mushrooms, yellow peppers,…

Congrats! Your husband sounds like a sweetie, btw!

You are my new hero... YUM

Mmm - bump!!!

Late to reply, but yes I am! Jerusalem specifically. What about you...

Originally Ontario, Canada Now Jerusalem, Israel

Aaaaaaand I have a new hero :laugh:

Nice quote :smile: - your guru is a smart one! It isn't so much an injury as bad genetics. They are weak and have become weaker due to flat-feet issues. The pain has definitely lessened due to losing weight! Just feeling how much bigger my leg muscles have become is motivation to keep working it out. What would you suggest…

Hi - thanks for all of your help! Our hero!!! Stats: 5,1", weight at about 165 (down from 200 lbs), I walk about 2 hours a day to/from work up mountains. I have TERRIBLE knees. I wear orthotics, I'm always in sneakers and I get knee/leg pains a lot. The pains have subsided with gradual weight loss but it is still hard…

Hi! Born and raised Toronto girl here! I now live in Israel but travel back once a year... just one month until Algonquin!!! SO PUMPED!!!

Site-see the healthy way! Get a map of the streets and rather than cab or bus, just walk. That way, even if you go over calories sometimes, you are still exercising AND getting to learn/explore at the same time!

"Men don't like fat women. You should lose some weight... Oh, try some of my cake! No really, I slaved over this just for you!" - grandmothers, sigh! "Don't lose any more weight - you won't be healthy!" (Yes I will, I'm still 50ish lbs overweight) "You aren't fat, you're perfect!" (If I run out of breath while running for…

Congrats!!! Keep up the amazing work!

WHY I'M A VEGETARIAN: 16 YEARS!!! I'm 25 and have been vegetarian since I was 8. After a year, my father saw my energy improve and became vegetarian; my younger brother, who idolized my dad, followed suit. We are part of a religious Jewish community that loooves meat so we sometimes have difficulties going to friends'…

I know how you feel! 6 years ago, after I lost a lot of weight, I bought 3 gorgeous skirts for fancy events. I gained back the weight freshman year but held on to those skirts! A few months ago, after I had been losing weight for a while, I pulled out the skirts just to see how much more I needed to lose to fit them. The…

I think I'm really lucky - I've been on here for a while and I've NEVER seen that behaviour. To all of you who post the nice things I regularly see - "Well done! Keep up the good work! Love your recipes!" - thanks for making this a positive space. And of course... keep up that good work :)

Here ya go! http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/convert/measurements.html And yes, the PASTA THING IS CRAZY!!! I am terrible at measuring dry things, so my estimates usually suck...

Bump!!! I looove spinach!

Hi - welcome and good luck on your journey! I recently moved across the world - from Canada to the Middle East - so I know a lot about the excitement involved in such a life. Personally, I have found walking to be the best form of weight-loss exercise - in Canada (Toronto) everything was flat, and now I'm surrounded by…

Even at my heaviest, I was one of the strongest girls in my group of friends. I had (and still have) crazy biceps and when weight lfiting / hiking / opening tight jar lids etc, I could always go farther. Now that I've lost a lot of weight, I am realizing just how big my biceps are (they literally pop) and because I walk 2…

I love the bagpipes and can insult people in Gaellic!!! (I'm originally Canadian) I know how it feels to have a lot to lose (about 70 lbs minimum to be healthy range) so feel free to add me!

Visited my local farmer's market, stocked up on tons of fresh veggies and healthy legumes, then had to carry it around for many hours... I therefore both bought healthy AND weight lifted the whole afternoon haha!

I'm 5"1.5 and was originally aiming for 150 because I was around 200 lbs, and 50 lbs seemed so far off. Now, as I edge very close to the 150s, I am re-evaluating and I think 130 will be good for me. I've been heavy my entire life so that would be a very healthy goal.

Buuuump!!!

I live in Israel where the national food is basically humus :-D Your best bets for a BASIC humus: chickpeas garlic good olive oil lemon juice pinch salt and pepper mush it around in a blender - none of us follow recipes, we just throw in what looks right (1 cup chickpeas, 1 clove garlic, 2 tbsp oil and 1 or 2 tbsp lemon…