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I'm not looking forward to brunch at my mother's house, but at least my kids know better than to try and feed me. I'll just eat before I go and claim not to be very hungry - I swear, you'd think I was anorexic for the way my family fusses over my eating. I'm 37 years old, people! I'm clearly well-fed! Ugh.

I go back and forth with it, really. People go raw for lots of different reasons, but it's not inherently healthier than just being vegan. Cooking some foods releases nutrients no accessible in a raw state, and vice versa. Eating some cooked and some raw is probably a better balance, but I have been 100% raw in the past.…

You can't really target-lose, but you can modify your diet to decrease the amount of bloating you may be experiencing. I find the cleaner I eat, the smaller my mid-section, regardless of weight. Try giving up refined carbs, sugars of all kinds, and really laying off the salt for three days - I'd be surprised if you didn't…

Random active friends? Sure!

I'm raw the majority of the time, too - good for you!

Before my runs I eat something similar - I pit a medjool date and insert a raw pecan half. A couple of those and I'm all set to go!

I'm here every day - you can add me if you want and I'll be sure to check in on your updates :)

Vegan, mostly raw (with occasional lapses into vegetarian)! :)

Make sure you're getting enough fiber in your diet. You should be having a bowel movement every day, at least. Most of us don't get the fiber we need because processed foods don't contain much at all. Soft breads, meats, cheeses - these things aren't our fiber friends! Try adding 2 cups of leafy greens (even butter lettuce…

I second the opinion that coconut water is not coconutty - it tastes a little "green" and may take some getting used to, but it really is gold as far as electrolytes are concerned. It's sterile straight from the coconut and was actually used as a blood plasma sub. during war times! Seriously - give it a two-week chance and…

5'3" - highest weight was 192, I'm currently at 178 I was 113 after my first child was born, 19 years ago After two more kids, I hadn't been under 160 in 13 years until two years ago when I made it (via MFP) down to 146 - that was the greatest time ever! I gained it back due to lifestyle choices and priority mis-steps, but…

Here are some of my tips: - Commit to eating only one thing after dinner - like baby carrots. I can tell myself "you can eat 500 million baby carrots after dinner, but nothing else" - it's pretty hard to destroy a whole day with carrots. - Save 100 calories for after dinner. - Eat dinner later in the evening - I eat at 8pm…

Your mother is suffering from an emotional disorder which causes her to hate herself and project that onto you - you're working on being an independent adult and she's struggling to maintain influence over you. Find some older women to lean on for support so that you can get the positive reinforcement you need. You may…

Every body is different - I lose weight at 1,350 net cal per day, but plateau at 1,200 after a couple weeks. I've found that committing to a net calorie goal and then burning (exercising) to make up the additional calories works really well - I know that if I eat 1,500 calories, I need to engage in some activity that burns…

You know where else I bring that 9oz of carrots? Out to movies with my kids! I figure 100 cal of carrots beats 750 of popcorn, any day of the week :)

I keep it fresh for as long as I'm able, but if I'm left with fruit that's about to be over-ripe I do freeze it! Frozen bananas are great in smoothies, and can be thawed to make banana breads.

I just use Bragg's Liquid Aminos, or I splash on some balsamic vinegar, depending on the contents of the salad.

Wake up - go to the bathroom - step on the scale. Your afternoon weight can vary so much from your actual body weight based on how much water you're retaining from your activities and how much sodium you took in, also the foods you ate and how quickly they pass through your system. Morning time is the great equalizer - I…

I make a vegan cauliflower Alfredo recipe (from Vegan Yum Yum) that goes into a red & white casserole - it's pretty much the best thing ever. There are a lot of non-vegan recipes out there, too.

Just chiming in because I'm also a raw vegan - I don't do the 80/10/10 combo, I just focus on meeting my nutritional requirements for nutrients and eating when I'm hungry. Sometimes that means two avocados per day! I dehydrate a lot of snacks so that I have bread, crackers, cookies, etc - all are nut/seed based, so I…

I map out my food for the day before I leave for work then pack it all in snackable sizes. I snack at the office, but I'm grabbing a tangerine out of my bag, or an oz. of almonds. I also pack three servings of baby carrots (9oz!) so that I'll always have something crunchy. I rarely bring a "lunch" because I use up all my…

Aloo Gobi (and Indian potato, cauliflower and tomato dish), tofu scrambles, veggie burgers, BLTs with faux bacon (topped with sprouts and avocado), hummus and veggies, giant salads with avocado and grilled tofu, steamed veg with rice and sauce and tofu. I'm vegan, myself. People always wonder what I eat - I always laugh…