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I'm running at least three times per week. I do strength training 3 times per week ( I need to do as you recommend though). I also do classes like boxing, spinning and yoga through out the week. I started out not even being able to run half a mile without stopping, but now I'm up to almost 2 miles and cutting my time every…

Yes I have. I will candidly admit that I am clueless when it comes to this, but like everything else in my life I am a tenacious learner. Will get a trainer soon. Also I was told - muscles are build in the gym and abs are built in the kitchen. I am telling you I WILL DO THIS!!!

I totally understand your perspective. Did you see my post on what I eat-- trust me it's alot - not starving by any means. What I want to say when I talk about "not eating certain foods" isn't because I won't keep loosing weight I did a high protein diet and had success with my first 30some pounds. I do this because of the…

Ok guys - with all respect I get what you're trying to tell me. That a lot of you would not be able to thrive on this lifestyle, and guess what? You don't have to. This is just the lifestyle that works sooooo well for me. I personally know multi-marathon runners, bodybuilders, and people who have cured themselves from…

Great question -- I studied pre-med, my background is in research (stemcell research) I did a lot of research in nutrition (scientific papers and case studies) and I'm now doing a nutrition program.

I'm loving the discussion!!!

Just eat the vegan ;)

ndj-- help me understand here. Unhealthy relationship how? before I think I had an unhealthy relationship when I was 220lbs. Now I eat whatever I want. It's just that I've been eating clean food for so long that my tastebuds have changed. I love fresh food and I am happier than I have ever been in my life because of all…

I love you guys! When I said "bad" I said it in quotes- not that it's bad as in bad food, meaning it's not what I normally eat. I've already said this quinoa is great! I love that you guys help me to work on my clarification and help me improve my writing and expression everytime- thanks!

You should continue to do what works for you ;) For the record- it's not torture-- I absolutely love it! That's probably why it works so well for me and above all- I love the way it makes me feel :D

What about Mac Danzig?

"Dangerous"??? Ooooh I"m so intrigued, please elaborate.

BJ-- cute ;) You see that doesn't even look like food to me- like anything I'd want to eat. Everyone should eat what they want and what makes them happy. It's when we're not happy that we need to re-evaluate.

Guys please watch this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ9sfVsBbS8

Did you know that Mike tyson is vegan. Also there's a huge community of vegan athletes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFPsvF3UOdo

I think the protein debate opens up a huge can of worms. BUT if you guys are interested here is the World Health Organization's (WHO) report on protein and Amino Acid requirements: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/trs/who_trs_935_eng.pdf

I agree with you -- when I was doing dukan I was loosing weight but it was all over the place. NOW that I am doing low fat raw vegan -- eating clean food-- I feel like this is what works for me. I think the reason that dukan worked so well for me in the beginning was because it got me off all the processed food, but in the…

I spend more on food, but I spend less on going out and I save money on other things - for example my skin is so good now that I don't spend money on makeup" I buy in bulk, which makes it cheaper. I rotate my food in different places so it doesn't all ripen at the same time. I have gotten really good at this and storing…

Thanks! I transitioned into it, but that was easy for me once I started adding in the fruits (higher caloric value). Before I would do a lot of juicing - packs in lots of veggies in a low volume, but I think it's important to get the fiber in. It's so normal for me now to eat this way. AND it's so much fun when all of us…

VERY SIMPLE: Take a huge bowl and fill it with diced-- tomatoes, scallions, cilantro, red bell pepper, fresh corn and avocado (optional). Then take romaine leaves and pile the goodness on!

My groceries for 2 weeks and my greens for 2 weeks...

What my meals look like (yes these are portions for ME) For the smoothie it's usually 2-3 of those in the AM

I don't think Quinoa is bad- it's actually really high in protein. What I meant to say-- which I'm glad you all pointed out to me that I didn't express well-- is that it's "bad" (in quotes b/c I didn't mean it was REALLY bad) in RELATION to what I eat on a day to day basis. I made a youtube video about what I eat in a day,…

Reply to SCV34-- I am planing to do this for the long haul- I am more athletic than I have ever been, happier, healthier and I have met so many wonderful people on the same lifestyle and my old friends are actually making some of the same changes in their diets because they've seen the benefits that I've had.

Thanks for the synopsis-- just some minor edits...

Thank you for all your comments. I want to just clarify somethings. 1) I did not give up my friends- I still will go out with them, but I don't go out and get trashed. My point was that I introduced more friends that are into the same lifestyle and are also more into doing things like sports that I wanted to get into/ 2) I…

Thanks Manny and for the add

I got to 50 lbs lost and now I'm looking to loose 30-40 more. Check my pics here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1171302-50-lbs-lost-and-counting

Thank you!!!