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I do my own version of ADF. Basically everyother day i eat till my tdee ( which is 1600 calories) and i alternate with days when i eat half my tdee (800 calories). I find it easier and more managable like this. It feels less restrictive than 500 calories and i can get plenty of food. The weight loss might be a bit slower…

The symptoms you have make me think of an under active thyroid. Go check your doctor, the only way to know is to get blood tests. Good luck.

I'm personally like that too, i can't control my chocolate consumption, if there's a huge box, i'll eat it all in one or too sittings. So now my trick is to pick a day in the week where i can have chocolate, but a normal size portion. What i mean by that is that i'm going to buy like a small size cream and cookie hershey's…

Go to a doctor NOW, do you know that you can develop a fecaloma ? and in very extreme cases you can start to vomit feces ? Going to the toilet 2 to 3 times a month is NOT normal.

Where did you meet you partner? I met him online nearly 6 years ago, in a chat-room, we both don't exactly remember how we ended up being contacts in msn, but at first he was really getting on my nerves lol but then we became friends and finally ended up lovers. He was living in france back then and i was living in canada,…

Hey i'm vegetarian ! I was vegan for about 6 months (i did the switch directly from omnivore to vegan) but then i switched to a vegetarian diet because i find it easier to sustain for me according to my lifestyle. I just added a bit of cheese to my diet (like the laughing cow kind, philadelphia, or babybell) because i can…

I wanted to be a lawyer (yeah i was a fan of Ally McBeal growing up) and i ended up being a nurse (and i love it) :)

Refined sugar is ****, so as the high fructose corn syrup. The good sugars are the one that are in fruits, whole grain products, starchy food like sweet potatoes etc, there are also good sugars like maple syrup and agave nectar. Your body runs in sugar, glucose, without it you would die so don't be afraid. Eat as much…

I never track my sugar nor my cabs, and i love it. If i want to have my fruit i'll have it and i don't restrict myself. If i want to eat 5 bananas for a meal i just do it lol But in my case, i keep the fat low (15% max), and it works for me.

I love peanut butter as well as almond butter it's fine to have 2 tea spoons of it as long as it is 100% natural, no sugar, no salt, no added oil

Coconut bliss vanilla latte, love coconut icecream !

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That's not true, to get an electrolyte imbalance from eating bananas you should eat more than 100 bananas in 30 seconds, which is impossible. Durianrider and Freelee are living proof that fruitarian diet is not that bad for you, but i agree that it can be a bit extreme to eat only bananas for a long period of time and i…

Consider adding beans, lentils, chickpeas to your diet along with nice fats like avocado. I am vegan, and when i eat grains or potatoes i keep feeling hungry until i add some beans, lentils or chickpeas to my dish. I don't bother counting my carbs i just try to eat plenty of high protein plant based foods and i feel fine :)

I think that juicing is amazing along with a low fat plant based diet, it helps you get more nutrients as you use a lot of veggie/fruits to do the juices, but you might consider not doing juicing alone for a long time, it might be hard to follow and you might crave more filling food

I also have 100lb to loose, so feel free to add me everybody :)

I log my multivitamin pill because i'm vegan so i want to make sure that what i eat is nutritious enough to fill the gap :)

Almond butter and chocolate almond milk !

I eat a plant based diet full of good carbs (whole wheat bread, brown rice, quinoa, oatmeal etc), vegetables of all kind, fruits, legumes (lentil, chickpeas, tofu, beans,etc), a little nuts, nut butters and seeds and some treat food that i have once in a while that i fit into my calories for the day, it could be chocolate,…

I forgot to mention that you do that to increase the absorption of iron :)

Make sure to give her a source of vitamin C every time she eats something that has iron (enriched cereals, lentils, almond butter, green vegetables etc). A glass of water with some lemon juice can do the trick :)

Hello ! Welcome to MFP ! I'm also an overweight vegan haha ( but i was fat even before i went vegan so). I lost 18lb since may without really restricting myself. I try to eat whole foods and as natural as possible, lots of fruit and veg, and it works for me ! Feel free to add me

I went vegan since 6 months now and i never felt better. I had so much stomach issues before, especially when eating dairy and meat, but now it just all vanished and i feel so good, have tons of energy, i make sure that i get enough of every nutrient ! ^^

My fav fruits, some vegan coconut ice cream, dark chocolate with mint chips :)

Hey ! Im vegan and also overweight ( but i was fat even before i went vegan), i managed to loose nearly 20 pounds while being vegan without tracking my calories, but i want to make sure that i don't consume too much calories and end up gaining weight, this is why i came to my fitness pal ! My diary is open for my friends…

Yes i am, this is one of the reasons that made me go vegan and i have pretty amazing recipes (even raw desserts! ) :)

Feel free to add me and it's ok for everyone else :)

I excluse Meat, dairy, eggs, processed foods, everything with white flour, soda, chips, basically i eat a plant based diet with the most natural things possible , of course sometimes i indulge but i choose a healthier option,for example coconut ice cream (dairy free) or whole wheat waffles :)

From Montreal here :)

I like to snack on almond and goji berries, rice cakes with almond butter, humus and veggies, fruit salads, dark chocolate, apple sauce, chocolate almond or soy milk and that's pretty much it .)