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Venti Ethopia brew with a splash of soymilk (my morning fix)

I think there's some Black Raspberry that's been in there all summer. Someone should eat that.

Smoothies, I make mine dairy-free. Just frozen bananas and fruit, sometimes with a splash of almond or soy milk. And occasionally a spoon of almond butter for creamyness. You could throw in ground flaxseed to boost the nutrition. Maybe make a batch of fruit salad Sunday nights and you could serve it up for a few days. Hot…

Skin and hair, I am currently using Trader Joes Unrefined Virgin Organic. My wild and crazy hair loves it!

WOW, you've convinced me. I'll start eating cows (horses, dogs) immediately. It's all the same, right?

Can I have yours?

I'm not gonna lie, I have wondered the same thing before as I spent 10 minutes stirring my almond butter.

ooooh, that IS sexy!! Well done!

Look at that smile! Nothing better than being happy and confident. Phenomenal progress!

I'm sure they realize it. Good thing people don't have to be perfect 100% of the time for it to matter. If our only choices in life were to do nothing or to do every.single.thing. , we'd all be in a lot of trouble.

If you don't like PB because of texture you're not going to like the other nut butters. They all have very similar consistency. Feel free to try them though to be sure:)

After workout 1A on a Thurs I was sooooo sore on Sat. ( I'm used to some soreness in my usual training sessions, but this was intense) that I knew I couldn't do 1B that day. So I waited until Mon to do 1B. No soreness after, so I went ahead and did 2A on Wed. Still did 3 lifting workouts in a week which is my goal and now…

These are neither delicious or amazing looking to me. But I did manage to turn them down at work today.

Hey Chica:) I highly suggest going here for some recipe/meal plan ideas. Sometimes it's easy to get hung up on the stuff you can't have and not focus on all the cool stuff you CAN have. There is a free 12 day meal plan here w/recipes that you can choose to follow entirely or just pick up some meal ideas. Good luck girl, I…

Massage that puppy with some tahini, peanut or avocado based dressing. Mmm, mmm good.

At the gym pool the other swimmers are focused on themselves and their routines. Just go do your thing and you'll wonder why you waited so long. Trust me.

You don't tell alcoholics to just have one drink and you don't tell over eaters to have just one ice cream sandwich (whether it's full-fat or skinny). If you don't have an overeating problem good for you, go forth and practice your moderation. For those with a problem, go ahead and keep that crap on a forbidden list just…

Worth it to me. Can I afford it 100% of the time? no. So I belong to a CSA, grow some herbs/veggies, shop at farmer's markets and then buy the rest at the grocery store. Having the Dirty Dozen list helps to prioritize on which items I'll fork out the extra cash for organic. To me, feeding myself and my family the highest…

Probably close to 10 pounds that first week. And then maybe 1-2 pounds a week for a while. Sometimes it stopped for a month or so, sometimes it went in reverse for a few pounds. When you have a long haul ahead of you, you have to expect that. Just have to keep going and take the focus off the scale and put it onto a new…

Looks like you have taken the first step, now you just have to keep taking the next ones. I noticed on your profile you haven't filled in your reasons and motivations sections. As you noted weight loss is actually more of a mental challenge than a physical one. I think it is important to be clear on exactly why you want to…

Yay for you! I hope to complete my first this summer. Thanks for the inspiration!

Thank you for posting this! It reminds me of when I started running with C25K and how nervous I was for that very same run. As it happened a friend of mine was at the track that day which flustered me so much that I miscalculated the time that I was supposed to finish my run. Turns out I ended up running 30 min instead of…

Love to buy my nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and rices there. Other than that: Edamame Savory Cracker Thins Masala Dosas ( freezer) Veg Panang Curry Soy Cherry Choc Chip ice cream Japanese Vegetable Fried Rice Minestrone Soup Hummus Guacamole Cilantro Hummus Soy Chorizo Pasta sauces Olive oil And their Peppermint Lip Balm!

Asics for me, never had a problem and my feet feel great.

I think the better question is how much protein do you really need? If you are eating a wide variety of plant-based foods and consuming at least 1200 net calories a day, then you should be getting enough protein to fuel your body's needs. Never met an American vegetarian or vegan who was medically diagnosed with a protein…

Shin splints are kind of normal when you start but should go away in a couple weeks if you train gradually. If they are persisting you might need to rest them, then begin again more slowly allowing muscles, tendons, ligaments to adjust gradually to more and more use. Avoiding running for consecutive days when you start out…

One or two.

Massaged in a salad, chopped in a soup, baked as a chip and my most favorite of ALL time is this creamed kale. Absolutely phenomenal! http://vegandad.blogspot.com/2012/07/creamed-kale.html

Appetite for Reduction, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz is a great cookbook!! And the Furman, Barnard, and McDougall books are good reading fodder for the low-fat approach if you choose that path. edit: LOL, just reread your post, somehow I missed the part where you didn't like that book:) I do find that cooking takes up much…