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Wow! Melissa, that's an amazing transformation! Congrats to you! Keep up the good work. And where did you get the Plant Powered t-shirt?

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Keep using MFP to track your intake, keep working out and follow the 4 leaf program: http://4leafprogram.com/.

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When I work out I work out for a reason - I have several reasons, i.e. having better cardio health, being stronger so I can lift heavier objects with ease and so I don't feel winded when I take a tall flight of stairs, stronger bones, better bone density, younger looking and tighter skin, better physique, longer and more…

I agree with all of this regarding progressive overload, however, going to the gym is better than not going to the gym. Perhaps Amanda's friend was feeling a little too challenged and wants to back off a little. The last thing we would want to do is to cause her to quit working out. There are way too many people that never…

Initially, when I went vegetarian, I was confused about the different types of vegetarians. Here's a page that describes the various vegetarian classifications: http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/tp/TypesofVeg.htm In short; Pescatarian = abstain from eating all meat and animal flesh with the exception of…

Hi, I'm a vegetarian from the Finger Lakes area of Upstate New York. I've been a vegetarian for about 2 years. Before that I had interest in becoming a vegetarian but just couldn't imagine how I could survive on a vegetarian diet, for example - what in the world can you eat at McDonald's if you're a vegetarian? I've since…

I find that planning ahead to have healthy snacks (i.e. carrots or a hard boiled egg) every two hours is very helpful.

Re: Apps and SmartPhones I also don't have a smartphone - because I can't stand the high monthly fees (I use tracphone instead). So I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy 5 Media Player. It works with wifi - so you need wifi in your home. It's Android based and uses apps from the Google Play store. myfitnesspal is a free app…

Hi, I am a 46 year old guy and would love to connect with others on here to help keep the motivation going. Who are you? I am Mark and I'm 46, married and father of 3 kids; that's Christopher in my profile pic, he's 2. Where are you from? Finger Lakes Area of Upstate New York What struggles do you have? I often start on a…