JessHealthKick Member

Hey! I'm Jess and I've been exploring veganism for the past 6 months, and am transitionaly from a vegan (flex vegetarian when eating out and there are no options) to being on a WFPB diet. Vegan processed foods can contain a lot of sugar, salt, oils etc. and mean you miss out on the great nutrients and fibre in plant foods!…

WFPB here :smile: I'm working on being stricter - it can be really hard to eat well when also having a social life & work - so more friends for inspiration and support the better!

It's your wedding anniversary! It's ok to splurge a little as long as you don't go overboard. Maybe you can include a few 20-30min morning walks every day next week to make up for it? It's important not to 'fall off the wagon' per se, but you shouldn't make it negatively impact your quality of life either. Good luck :) and…

Have you tried chia seeds? Adding them to your breakfast or smoothie could be a way to bump up your protein and fiber (and omega 3!)

So far I've had chia seeds and banana. For late lunch I'm thinking lettuce, tomato, avo, cucumber, capsicum, myoga (kinda herb thing) and zucchini maybe. Plus some cooked sweet potato. Dinner isn't planned yet so we'll see! At least a small salad and grilled zucchini.

We eat konyaku (which I recall is used to make them?) in hotspot sometimes in Japan. Even the real stuff is pretty meh to be honest. Be better off trying to replace with spiralized veggies like daikon (big white raddish) or zucchini!

Haagen Dazs in Japan is the best you're going to get. The Japan-only flavored like mochi kinako and sweet potato are amazing. Peach was average.

This new coconut bowl I made up the other day, just mix it up and leave it in the fridge overnight, keeps me full for 5-6 hours! 100mL coconut milk 50mL orange juice 5-10g chia seeds 30g oats 5-10g desiccated coconut 50g frozen mango It's absolute heaven <3

I'm still not very familiar with the app either... Used to only ever use the web version! Let's do it girl ;)

It looks like we have similar goals - I'm aiming for about 10lb and increasing muscle mass. Not a military wife but would be interested in chatting about girl stuff too

Crunchy with no additives! Sooooooooo good with cocoa powder... Think I'm gna have to make some as a snack today

White radish 'spaghetti' with tomato vinagerette Chia seed coconut pudding with strawberries Tomato based crock pot, carpaccio, bamboo root in Japanese style broth, avocado and tomato salad... It was a great house party :)

I have vegetables with lunch and dinner, sometimes breakfast. Large salad with lunch, and steamed vegetables with dinner. I also snack on capsicum and zucchini when I have it handy (but it's oh so expensive here :( )

Chicken sashimi is actually pretty good... And horse... And beef...

I love my mushroom omelettes on the weekends, but usually on weekdays my go to is 150g of rice with an egg :)

Just work on small steps and small goals, if you make really drastic changes it'll be hard to keep up! Remember it is not a short term diet - it is a way of eating for life.

Currently 1460, ouch. When I add more exercise I hope to up it to close to 2000-2200cals per day for a lean bulk.

Just to add, here is my diary from when I was doing a recomp, not losing/gaining but lifting heavy when I was 5"7 and 140lb Comfortably over 2k calories per day, over 150g protein per day. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/JessHealthKick?date=2014-01-29

Hey girl, I was heavy into lifting about 2 years ago and I am slowly moving back into it in the coming weeks. I can relate to that hunger - I was eating like a Hobbit (multiple breakfasts and dinners) - and after about 8 weeks I was also very hungry for other things :wink: How much protein are you having a day? If you are…

Yay this is fun :) Start Weight (May 1st): 60.3kg Goal Weight (June 5th): 59.0kg Weigh-Ins May 1st: 60.3kg May 8th: May 15th: May 22nd: May 29th: June 5th: Fitness/Health Goals: * Run 3+ times per week * Walk to work 3 days per week * 2L water per day

I love my salads and homemade dressings.. just back on MFP after a few years MIA so my diary will soon be piling up with some 300 cal options :) feel free to add!

Hey! I'm from Sydney so we're neighbours :smile: it's all about being consistent and patient, making small changes in your eating habits will really add up over time! Do you have anyone to speak to about your eating disorder? Feel free to add me too :smiley:

Not necessarily, if you're cutting calories by improving what you eat it'd probably mean more to pass. Recently I've cut down calories and gone from dense, high calorie foods to lots and lots of fruit and veg and let me tell you... I have a lot more to pass ;)

Eating lots of vegetables and cutting out the unhealthy snacks is absolutely key! Good luck!

I love shirataki... but not for some diet thing, but just because it's really yummy in hotpot! This sorcery of calling it some low cal magic is so interesting.. it's on of my (Japanese) boyfriend's favourite things! You guys should try out Konnyaku as well - it's made of the same stuff as shirataki noodles (devils root)…

I make banana pancakes similar to this... but 1 banana and 2 eggs with protein powder and cinnamon instead of with oats. Will have to put a stack of raw cacao powder in with the banana and oats to make chocolate banana ones, but this sounds yum!

Aussie here! F, 22, 5"7 from Sydney. I believe in moderation, not restriction (mostly), and hope to drop to about 60kg and start bulking (currently back up around 64kg after Xmas season....). I am doing my best to be GF this year and avoid all alcohol, except for the occasional red wine. Don't need the grog and gluten…

I agree with the wheat thing. My energy levels etc plummet when I'm on wheat. Been good for just 5 days and really strict and I can really feel the difference! It pays off :) helps with hunger too

me too! I'm 5'7 eating 1750 a day at the moment and reasonably hungry. What you're eating doesn't appear to be maintenance - I'd be having 2 eggs, 1c mushrooms, a tomato, 1c spinach and 100g ham for breakfast, followed by 200g yoghurt w. fruit for snack etc etc. Get eating!