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Hi Ladies, Thank you for the invitation. My name is Valerie. I've been on site since July and thought I had lost 17 pounds but this week I am up 2. Very frustrating. I am single, an educator/tutor. I love gardening, cooking, wild food and mushroom gathering and hiking/walking. Oh, Also decorating and art.

Thanks for the recipes and ideas. I eat a lot of lentils: they have high protein, are low on the glycemic index, filling, and cheap!

Good Job! I'm going to be lucky to be down 2#s.

If you can load your photos from your camera to your computer and the up load them from your computer to MFP. Sometimes I have to load my photo on to Facebook, then to my computer, then to my MFP. I know - it is not easy!

Lentils do not make you fart like regular beans - they have much less (sulpher?) - whatever the fart ingredient is lol. They also take less time to cook, and they are high protein and moderate carb. Delicious Curried Chicken Soup I cover about 4 chicken thighs or 2 chicken hindquartes without skin (or you can use a whole…

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Thank you AnneHart Excellent information. I'll read your links later.

I would encourage her and all vegans to read Weston A Price information on vegatarianism and nutrient deficiencies. Any diet which REQUIRES vitamin supplements (which a vegan diet does - animal products are required for certain B vitamins) is not healthy!…

I have read the article before. I could go to my doctor and say I haven't eaten any food for two weeks - It's not like Tanner was under constant observation. The lady below (annehart) article shows a man under observation who fasted for 19 days at the end of the fast when he started eating again. "After three days he had…

To tell you the truth I get a little discouraged when I read about people losing 50#s in 6 months (of course they are usually in their 20's). However your story is something I can related to. Good job! you look amazing.

You look beautiful!

Good progress!

I think you are talking about sunflower seeds. Pepitas or pumpkin seeds are found in the middle of a pumkin. I clean off the stringy goop and then bake them. But maybe I will try frying them next time. Thank you Raven

I would like to know why the pepitas I buy are so much easier to eat and digest than the ones I make. My pumkins seeds are too chewy. Any ideas?

I don't see how this study applies to overweight or obese individuals since the subjects (young healthy men) began their semi-starvation diet at a normal weight. Imagine giving a normal 20 year old guy only half the amount of calories his body needs. Of course they became food obsessed. As for Yarwell's Scotsman, who knows…

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It's too bad we didn't have an MFP store we could all shop for other's weight loss hand-me-downs!

There is a reason they add so many vitamins and minerals to cold cereals.

There are JUDD and alternate day fasting groups on MFP where people are losing weight regularily.

No shopping for clothes for those great bodies!?

I measured my waist yesterday and was so surprised to find that it was an inch and a half smaller than August 2 (the last time I had measured). I have lost 7 pounds in that time, but I though it would take 10 pounds to lose an inch off my waist. So yes it was very encouraging since my weight loss is only about 1 pound…

The exercise goals are just how many hours you want to workout per week. You will show different weight loss if you change your sedentrary to moderately active or active. You can also change how much weight you want to lose per week - for example 2 pounds will give you much fewer calories per day than .7#s. Then some…

I feel a little guilty, but I need to let this message board know that I am not doing any fasting during the next 5 cold winter months (I live a few hundred miles from Canada.). I'm following approximately 1500 calorie a day diet for right not and losing about 1 pound every 10 days.

I will try this recipe. thanks for sharing.

South Hill. I've been on MFP since July. It is a wonderful weight loss tool. I walk on the South Hill regularily.

I don't believe in "cheating!" I call my higher calorie days TDEE days or maintenance days as I keep them close to my TDEE (which is about 2200).

Thanks for the reminder!

I can't find the group you are talking about!

Thank you ! Encouraging article!

Wonderful responses. Thank you!