char102005

This is awesome!Staying focused and making a lifestyle change not dieting is what keeps the weight off !

Yes, I have been diagnosed hypothyroid since I was in 6th grade! Been taking Synthroid for 30some years and fighting my weight all my life. I just read Dr Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat to Live" and have been trying to follow that diet, I have lost 14 pounds in the last 5 weeks! I just started exercising last week.

I try not to, and most of the time I don't eat the calories I earn.

I am a "pear shape" so most of my weight is in my butt, thighs, and hips. Those are the places that are hardest for me to lose in also. But I am determined to do it this time and keep it off!:flowerforyou:

I try to integrate what I'm making for them with what I'm eating, such as fajitas or stir fry, I grill steak / chicken for them and fix the veggies separately. Or sometimes I fix them eggs and toast and I eat, whatever, or I make a vegan soup and they either eat it or find something else.

My diet is 80-90% vegan, all the green leafy veggies are high in protein so you don't need the protein powders. Also raw nuts, and plenty of beans! Also very high in protein1 I've lost 14 pounds in 4 weeks and just started exercising last week! Meat and dairy is very hard for our body to digest and hard on our liver. I eat…

I drink green smoothies, minus the protein powder. The sugar in the fruits is fructose, it does not effect you in the same way as processed sugar, the fruit helps you burn more fat! My green smoothies are spinach (sometimes arugula), pineapple, strawberries, mango, or maybe blueberries, grapes, apples. They are delicious…

I have started the "Eat to Live" diet with my daughter who suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis. Going vegan for 6 weeks, the plant based foods help decrease inflammation. We are doing great I've lost 11 pounds in 3 weeks, she has lost 5 pounds in 1 week! My goal is to lose a total of 46 pounds! After the first 6 weeks we go…