cranberrylane

Thanks, Sabine! I'll take you up on your suggestion. :smile:

Thank you to everyone who took a genuine interest in this thread and tried to offer some helpful feedback. I've read all your posts and I will take your insights to heart. There also appear to be some folks who prefer to use their comments to dismiss and discourage, and to engage in some kind of armchair-nutritionist…

SHE is right here and you can ask me directly. This would be my version of the 6-week plan.

This is essentially the 6-week plan put forward as a jump-start.

I take B12 and D.

Sorry, those are mostly minimums. :)

Hi, thumb brower47. It would be helpful for me to see any studies showing eating a plant-based whole food diet contributes to loss of lean body mass while losing weight – thanks. To me, not eating until you’re hungry sounds sensible, but again if there’s research out there to indicate it’s not, it would help me to see it.…

I followed it for 3 weeks once and lost over 20 pounds. The only reason I stopped following it was that I didn't take the time to plan more variety in what I ate (I was commuting 20 hours a week at the time). But it wasn't even the speedy weight loss I loved most, it was knowing I was feeding my body high quality nutrients…

LDS?

Hi there. I did a little research and it looks like for those who have concerns about losing lean muscle mass (and not just body fat), that can be addressed by ensuring they wait until they're really hungry before eating, continuing to exercise, and adding more cooked greens and beans/legumes.

I'd like to try 6 weeks of this, starting Jan. 2 (daily): • 1 Tbsp flaxseed • 1 cup legumes: chickpeas, black beans, lentils, kidney beans, cannellini beans, white beans, navy beans • 4+ fresh fruit: apples, bananas, berries, grapes, mango, melon, oranges, peaches, pears, pineapple, kiwi • 1 lb raw veg: Kale, chard,…

I'd like to try 6 weeks of this, starting Jan. 2 (daily): • 1 Tbsp flaxseed • 1 cup legumes: chickpeas, black beans, lentils, kidney beans, cannellini beans, white beans, navy beans • 4+ fresh fruit: apples, bananas, berries, grapes, mango, melon, oranges, peaches, pears, pineapple, kiwi • 1 lb raw veg: Kale, chard,…

I'd like to try 6 weeks of this, starting Jan. 2 (daily): • 1 Tbsp flaxseed • 1 cup legumes: chickpeas, black beans, lentils, kidney beans, cannellini beans, white beans, navy beans • 4+ fresh fruit: apples, bananas, berries, grapes, mango, melon, oranges, peaches, pears, pineapple, kiwi • 1 lb raw veg: Kale, chard,…

Is there room for one more?:smile: