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Olives, pickles, popcorn with nutritional yeast, cashews and goji berries, bananas and pumpkin seeds, vegan pesto with Mary's Crackers, homemade kale chips, fruit smoothies with flax seeds, tortilla chips and salsa or guacamole ...

Thank you for the encouraging words about being kind to ourselves during the upcoming festivities. Your fitness corner looks great and if you are doing the Shred you should have no worries about giving up the gym! Like you said, I am happy to 'level out my up days' with some fasts when my schedule permits. Best wishes to…

Beautiful - congratulations on your success!

Great plan and great progress -- congratulations!

So happy for you - what a great victory!

Congratulations! You look so adorable and happy. You have done a wonderful thing for your health and you earned that victory.

Check out the book, Maybe One, by Bill McKibben. He and his wife were considering family size and he looked around for information to help guide their decision. When he couldn't find anything, he pulled together the research he could find, updated it and included it in the book. The book also deals with family size from an…

So you are saying that what worked for you is to make sure you include 2 cups of vegetables in your diet daily and that worked better for you than focusing on calorie restriction. I have found that to be true in my own experience as well - focus on the vegetables and fruits and therefore eat fewer processed foods because I…

Goodness, what an achievement! You have done a great thing for your health and well-being as well as become an inspiration for others. Super job! :)

(Thank you StaciMarie197!) I love what was said here. I start with the things that are beneficial and fill up on that first, produce and protein.

Congratulations - terrific progress!

Sounds like envy on the part of your friend to me. You have made great progress! Decide what you want to achieve and change your lifestyle to achieve it. 15 lbs in 6 months is a fabulous, sustainable start - congratulations. :)

Wonderful! All the best for you in your quest for a new practice area and your transition to your beautiful new home.

You look so much healthier (and very happy) -- congratulations!

I have been thinking about getting one of these and have hinted to my family that it would make a good Mother's Day gift! Thank you for your detailed review. After reading it, I still would like to have one. :)

I like thrift and consignment shops for cute tops, sweaters, jackets, skirts and dresses. For shorts and pants, I haven't had as much luck. I picked up 2 pr of DKNY shorts at the Costco warehouse for $15 or so each in my new size. I have purchased pants at Costco as well. There is no place to try anything on so I have…

I think it is wonderful that you want to help your children develop a healthy lifestyle and that you are leading by example. Dance and the Run Club are both great activities. I don't know what to say about having them be on MFP or another online service, although I think MFP discourages children from signing up. Maybe I…

Oh my goodness, the laundry idea is brilliant! I am happy for you and grateful that you shared your story. :)

I can't think of anything to add but I love these comments!

Great attitude and fabulous start -- keep it up!

Terrific story - thank you for the inspiration and best wishes on your healthy journey!

I usually don't feel good after eating a donut so I avoid them. It's hard to resist when they are in the room, so congratulations to you! :)

Search out the Groups here on MFP. At least one is specific to Eat to Live.

I have a 13 year old son too, so this is a great topic for me to learn from. I bought a pull-up bar and an assist strap (for me!), and he liked that at first. Apparently he is bored of it now but I still use it! I also got the TabataPro app for a dollar or two which measures 8 short intervals with very short rests in…

Yes, YOU did that. YOU put in the effort and got the results. Even those with the most fabulous bodies have areas that bug them, but I like that you are celebrating your body right now, just how it is (which is terrific by the way) -- congratulations!

Super impressive -- congratulations!

Check out the Groups, there are a couple of them related to 5:2

Terrific loss and new attitude - congratulations!

Hi Sloth3toes. Thank you for sharing your experiences. So much of what you said resonates with me. I also saw the movie, bought a juicer, and successfully got the bulk of my calories from freshly juiced produce for 10 or so days. Cleaning the juicer multiple times a day was not misery but it was not fun! But I felt so…

Congratulations everyone on your wonderful progress! I have lost 25 lbs,in 2013, some of which I had lost and gained a few times before but I finally achieved a healthy BMI range. I would like to be strong and healthy and reduce my body fat percentage in 2014.