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I use mine for making healthy flours too... don't nec. need the "dry container"... use oats, wheatberries, brown rice, millet, kamut, almonds (be careful or it will be butter, which is good too!) all sorts of whole grains just grind in the vitamix (small batches, 1c at a time). I love this pancake recipe and make it all…

aduck, I am the same height, and in my 20s was 120s... in my 30s, 130s... started 40 around 140... then mid 40s boom! gained 20 lbs "overnight." I suspect for me it was part hormonal, I started perimenopause and am slightly hypothryoid. I started meds a year ago and thought the weight would "auto correct" lol but nope,…

Same height...my ideal is 140lbs. At that weight I am a perfect size 8/M. I was 128 and a size 6 in my early 20s, but I have no intention of trying for that now, those days are over. I am closer to 50 now and am hoping that 145 will be sustainable without struggle (I am about 160 now working my way down). I agree there is…

I am 47 and started peri last year, which I thought was early, but I guess not! Irregular heavy periods, much worse PMS and cramping, hair loss, memory loss and night sweats here (also flooding, twice. that is the WORST. have change of clothes and towels in my office now). I was also having insomnia but I started thyroid…

Websites to find yummy veg recipes: (some are vegan, but all the more healthy) www.ohsheglows.com www.theppk.com (I have all her books, awesome recipes!! can search for low fat) www.vegetariantimes.com (search for low fat or low cal)

I think it depends on what shape you are in and how you feel... if you are not too sore/tired I would say go for it, but remember to eat back the calories for all the exercise. I take 1 day off a week too for rest. I do Ripped in 30 4x a week and cardo (3 mile run) 3x a week, and about half the week I do them both the same…

I am a bit embarrassed to say that I felt this way too, and started adding fish. I have been trying to lose weight as a vegetarian, and was successful mostly but hit a plateau near the end. I definitely saw that I was eating too many carbs (thank you, iPad pie graph!!) even though they were pretty much all complex carbs, I…

I made these yesterday too. No pic, because they did not look so pretty and now they are gone. :) @Kali, you have to mash the beans REALLY well... yes you can do it by hand but really get them mashed! I used cannelli beans since I was out of chickpeas, and I subbed only 1/4 c brown sugar with same amt of banana. I used…

It is interesting how different we are. Not just weight, but the sizes too. No wonder women go crazy over sizes!!! For me, (5' 8" exactly) a size 6 means 128 lbs (I was that in my 20s, but it was too thin, I was anemic). Now I am striving for a comfortable size 8, which is about 137lbs. I am currently in the 140s. If I did…

Note that if you buy a bunch of these special flours, they go bad much quicker than white flour, so read the package or google the type you buy and store it properly... some are better in fridge or freezer. if you don't want to commit to a whole bag of alternative flour but want a delicious non white flour pancake, try the…

I went through a few months of "adjustment" after mine.. was surprised at the changes since no one told me any of it would happen... very irregular, very very heavy periods, also some mood and hormonal changes. I wasn't on the pill before so it took me by surprise. But it was temporary, after about 6 months I became…

I am a vegetarian and I find when I want to lose weight (like now) I go vegan to help cut down... cutting out the dairy/cheese helps a lot. My favorite cookbooks are Veganomicon and her newer one for weight loss: Appetite for Reduction. Isa's recipes are VERY delicious, full of flavor and you wont miss anything (try them…