charcharbec Member

Vegan over hereeee :D Lots of Veg's on my friends list. Feel free to add me and steal :D

25 here! :)

Absolutely! I have struggled with this since I started losing weight. And as I started to really gain some serious muscle over the last two months (about 7-10 lbs worth) I have completely been freaking out like I have gained fat or something (I haven't-- in fact my inches are down too. Crazy?) But I still think I am the…

I def. think "fat" is subjective. Personally, I still consider myself "fat" because I am not what I consider "skinny" or "thin" while other people like my gf probably wouldnt consider me to be chubby or fat or any of that. I understand the driving you crazy part. When I was larger my gf used to tell me I wasnt fat... and…

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS! 100%! My gf has tried numerous times to try and eat healthier and to work out. I get so excited when she wants to try it... and then SUPER disappointed when she bails. Truth is.... I had to wake up and say "I am tired of living like this" to make the change. NO ONE ELSE could do that for me. Just me.…

Do I know JUST how exactly you are feeling. It's called Body Dysmorphia. I have it HORRIBLY. Especially when I am NOT looking in the mirror.... it is the WORST. I look down at my lower belly and think about how FAR I have left to go. SO HARD and SO frustrating. The photo doesn't lie hon! You look great! Just try to focus…

Thank you all so much! :)

Ty all so much! :) It's great to see the difference a year makes!

@Hyper 9

Thanks! I am wicked short 4'10.... so 75 lbs is a ton of weight off of me.

Ty! There we go! I got it smaller!

@dk 9!!! BEAUTIFUL!

@Big 7 But you have amazing abs.

@workoutchick you are adorable! 9!!

@daniel- 8

Honestly... I woke up one day and I decided I was SICK of being fat. So I joined a Crossfit gym and the rest is history. :)

My goal is 107. :D Take THAT. :D

Jessi... have you tried not eating exercise cals back? I find that this thing and the machines at the gym typically way over estimate what I burn..... maybe you are only slightly eating less cals than you expend causing the slow loss. Have you taken measurements of your inches... those will go down as you build muscle too…

I've lost almost 70 lbs (about a lb away from that) and I wear a size 2 in women's, and a size 5 in juniors... smalls and xs's all the time... used to be a size 14/16.... and I still feel COMPLETELY huge ALL the time. Almost like what I have done isn't good enough. Sometimes then I go the other way and think I am smaller…

I think there is science on each side that is used to argue each case. However, I do think morally there is a part of eating meat that meat-eaters feel slightly defensive about. EVERY time by family and friends that I have been asked WHY VEGAN? And I explained why I, me myself personally, choose not to eat meat--- I always…

Here, here Ebby!! You're so ****ing awesome. Honestly--- it sounds to me like certain people feel that judging someone by NOT knowing what they are doing instead of giving advice (the POINT of these threads I would like to think) is the proper approach. Not gonna lie-- honestly, I can totally understand that frustration.…

I am not nec. saying a blanket statement that meat is murder. I mean murder is murder is more of what I am saying. And I more have a problem with the hierarchy that humans put themselves in in terms of who is worth more: humans or animals? I think we were placed on earth to care for and be companions with animals. That…

Exactly. There is NO humane way in my opinion. :) Hence why I don't eat meat. Again, I don't expect everyone to agree with me. But that is exactly my point. Murder in general is not humane even if you throw the word humane in front of it.

ORRRRR... instead of spending the money on euthanizing animals... we put the money into finding them homes and making spay/neuter programs more cost effective? I am not saying they should be on life support. Clearly you don't understand my argument. My argument is simply that we would spend millions of dollars to keep…

Again... how is the murder of animals humane? Every time I turn around I hear about people putting their loved ones on life support just to keep them alive. Yet if the same were to happen to an animal this doesnt happen. They are "put down." Of course it is to "end suffering" but what about the animals that ARE killed in…

Hahahaha. *Paints a picture of The Scream on the monitor*

Also in response to this.... how is the killing of animals humane in itself? It is humane merely by the dictation of human society. How would you feel about a slaughter house of puppies or kittens or even adult cats or dogs? Would you still feel that it is humane? Who actually gets to decide if animals are as disposable as…

I am a Vegan myself and I actually find that I get more meateaters who start the conversation about food and nutrition. I get told I won't be a real athlete or get the protein or nutrients I need. Personally I don't push veganism on anyone. If you ask I will give you my opinions... but that lady is just like the pushy…

Before I went vegan I used to LOOOOOVE their chicken dumplings with general sao's sauce. I wont do the sauce either anymore due to all the crap in it but. Oh. My. God. I have their veggie potstickers now but havent tried them. Been sitting in my freezer. I have their chocolate coconut ice cream too. I've only had it once…

I don't exactly know what you mean as a meal replacement? I wouldn't use protein powder as a meal replacement but more of a post-workout muscle rebuilding tool. BUT there are many great vegan powders. Garden of life makes a Raw Protein powder. There are rice and pea protein powders. But the most nutritious will probably be…