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I've not experienced that, but I do get cold drinking cold beverages. I let my juices sit out for a while so they warm up

I'm also on an extended juice fast. I started January one. Down 12 lbs. I have to start thinking about what I want my diet to be like post fast.

Also WFPB, but haven't been on MFP for a very long time. I'm going to have to learn how to enter WFPB meals on here. I would love some ideas. I got to where I was eating a lot of processed foods and need to return bto making more of my own food.

Kale is an acquired taste, as is beets. A little more apple juice, herbs or ginger helps. Also at first I iced the juice and drank it really fast. Now I've gotten used to it. The greens really make me feel good, so it has been worth the effort to learn to tolerate them.

Ben, That is my go to nutrition site! He really distills information well and makes it fun. I also like Jeff Novick who is a dietician and chef.

I started using a Black & Decker juicer from Walmart. It works, but not as efficient on leafy greens and you can forget wheat grass - it just spins right back out. A friend gave me a 25 year old Champion juicer she wasn't using, so you never know, you might get one free! I passed on my black and decker juicer to my sister.…

I obviously stopped counting calories! I've stayed on a plant-based diet this entire year, got off of my blood pressure and cholesterol meds. When I checked yesterday my blood pressure was 120/85. I haven't had a cholesterol check in a while, but it went down after 30 days on the Engine2. I don't necessarily follow that…

Great tip! "...find the calorie count (or nutrition data, if that’s what you are looking for, too) for each fruit or vegetable. List out the calories for each fruit or veggie on a paper, taking note of the fiber content. Add up the total calories. Every gram of fiber has about 4 calories. So you’ll want to multiply the…

DASH is a great place to start. It wasn't enough for me, I switched to a plant-based diet - veggies, fruits, whole grains, legumes. I also avoid added sugar, extracted oil, sodium. It's been enough to get me off of my blood pressure medicine. Even with the diet change it took several months for me to be able to get off of…

T_Elliott - Thanks! Interesting - they use the pre-juiced nutrition values to determine the nutritional count as well - looks like on average an 8oz juice = 100 calories.

Spiritof61 - I was wondering how accurate that would be given the amount of waste produced by the juicing process. It seems as though that would over-estimate the calories. But I could be wrong. That was my best thought though.

I'm finishing a juice fast this week. I'm on Day 20 and I've lost an AMAZING 14 pounds. Amazing because for me weight loss has been VERY slow, and to loose 5 in 3 months has been an accomplishment in the past few years. I'm going to transition back starting Thursday of this week by eating one vegan meal per day. The…

You'll do fine! I did my first triathlon last month and was at least as nervous as you are now! Things that really helped me: 1) open water swimming with a group of experienced triathletes. (remember NEVER swim alone!) 2) having an experienced triathlete show me how he laid out all of his gear and watched him go through…

Welcome! What inspired you to take the plunge? I've been following the Engine 2 diet for the past 2 weeks. It's been helpful to have recipies to start from when going shopping. There are some .pdf files here http://engine2diet.com/tools that you may find helpful. All of the "approved" foods are very low fat, less than…

Seems like I'm getting plenty of protein just from the foods I'm eating. I've just been on this plan a week, but according to my MFP chart, I'm getting just as much protein as before. I'm a little concerned though about having too much soy in my diet!

Sounds good an no more complex than anything else I've made this week! When you use it, do you bake it a bit before adding toppings to make it toasty on the bottom? The first one I made stayed doughy because of all the liquid cooking out of the veggies.

I tried the meatloaf last night. It was probably an "8" out of 10. I'm still not used to the idea of "veggie crumbles" as a protein. I also fixed collards from a Dean Ornish book - "Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish" http://tinyurl.com/82fxy7x The collards were a "10" out of 10! Tomorrow will be a week, but I've lost 4…

Hey, you're out there! That's great!

For the fourth I went to a friends house who was having a vegan potluck for the 4th. That made it really easy to get through a holiday with no problems! I took a lasagne from the Engine 2 Diet (E2) book. It took a long time to prepare - over an hour, but it smelled great when it was cooking, and everyone really liked it.…

Thank you for all the feedback! Melsped - I'm hoping for more endurance! I finished my first sprint triathlon in June, and I'm very proud of that! I definitely want to continue cycling & swimming, with just enough running to get by ;-) I was concerned that the switch would impact my stamina. Hearing that it is likely to…

Thanks sphyxy! I'm having cheeseless pizza for the first time for dinner tonight!

Hello all! I went MIA for about 6 months... now I'm back. I'm glad you're still here! Jan

Checking in - not doing so well. I keep thinking I'll get back on track, but haven't yet. I haven't weighed, I haven't logged my food, I haven't been to the gym... *sigh* GBryant - great race time! I'm very proud of you!

LadyPersia I'm so sorry for your losses.

Alf1163 - thank you for the comment. I haven't been feeling very positive today - so it's a good to know I'm thought of as being positive! You didn't say, but I hope you weren't injured at all in your accident. As my mother used to say, cars can be replaced, people can't. StiringWendel - thank you. It's a challenge to…

GBryant - I highly recommend using a heart rate monitor with a chest strap while running. I learned that even though I'm slow, I push myself too hard sometimes. I can set the monitor to beep when I go over the top of my target HR range. That let's me know to slow down right away. I have found it to be very helpful. I use…

Hello everyone! Sounds like all are doing well. I just finished catching up with everyone's posts. GBryant - have you started running? Texssippian - I have relatives in Austin & New Braunfels. Nice part of Texas. Enjoy it before it gets too hot! StiringWendel - P90X AND Insanity??? Wow! Beach Body has a very impressive…

That's great! Good for you! I'm hoping to get off of my BP meds, but so far, it hasn't worked that way for me. I check in with my MD again in May. It's scary that 90% of adults end up having HBP...

That is AMAZING!!!! Good for you!

In the January/February issue of Cooking Light there is an article about the sodium in chicken breast... about 1/3 of fresh chicken has been "enhanced" synthetically saturated with salt/water and other additives to make the meat jucier and more tender. A 4 oz serving can contain as much as 440mg of sodium - nearly 1/5 of…