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  • While technically possible, I'm going to go with improbable. As I'm sure you know, when smaller weight tends to come off slower for most people. 20lbs in 13 weeks is about 1.5lbs a week. That may be faster than your body will actually be willing to do.
  • It's really a personal preference thing. The bio-availability of amino acids in soy is not significantly below that of animal sources. There is a slight difference, but not enough to truly affect you when getting adequate protein intake and using it as a supplement to a healthy diet. Primarily personal preference. Some…
  • If you're unwilling/unable to go the doctor's note direction, then I second the suggestion to adjust things with your doc. They should be able to look at your available eating times and figure out an alternative plan for you.
  • No, you look a healthy weight there. In fact, on the thinner side. Chuck BMI and go by what your body feels and looks like. I'm 5'3" and when I was in my peak physical condition I was 140 which is right on the cusp of healthy/overweight BMI, but my body fat percentage was well within healthy range... I'm prone to a lot of…
  • Oh, also, for someone new the book Becoming Vegan can be a real help. It's a pretty dry here-are-the-facts about nutrition... break down of amino acids, important vitamins/minerals, where to get them, health benefits, etc. but very accessible. Their book Becoming Vegetarian was very useful when I first went lacto-ovo and…
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  • Oh man, I laughed hard on that one.
  • I'm confused, though admittedly I'm having troubles with it playing so I'm not all the way through yet... all I've seen said so far about her weight is that she lost 100lbs, which fits with the change in her body size. Were you thinking it was referring to her *as* 100lbs at some point?
  • Yep, it happens, you're not terribly odd or anything! The body drops fat where ever and how ever it wants and that can often be in weird patterns.
  • Yeah, unless you have some health concern regarding them an egg a day isn't going to hurt you. As to the spinach issue, unless you have an illness related to the intake of oxylates there is no worry for it. Studies currently show that dietary oxylates in those not pre-disposed to calcium-related issues or with a history of…
    in Eggs? Comment by RumpusP April 2013
  • Yeah, price wouldn't be a concern for me. I just use them occasionally as a here and there supplement. Wish I'd found something more neutral back when I had to take one a day... mannnnn. lol. I got rid of my shaker bottle a while back but plan on buying a new one if I find a powder I can like better hand-mixed with things…
  • Oh wow, comparing protein doses in powders for the other thread this comes out really high... for comparing grams of powder to grams of protein, Omega Nutrition's pumpkin powder has about 30g protein where most veggie and non-veggie powders have 15-20. That's pretty darned good, I hope it tastes okay lol. I imagine it…
  • I'm gonna have to try this. I've had a hard time with liking any protein powder at all, though I found that I find PlantFusion to be the best I've tried (I can drink it without hating it, but it's not fun lol) so I'm definitely still exploring options. I was looking at the website and it looks interesting, thanks!
  • Oh, doubled-checked on a couple of examples that were in my head from eating lately: 1/3cup of Westsoy seitan strips (wheat gluten protein "meat") is 21g protein. 1 cup black beans is 15g protein Comparing chicken breast to vegan protein powders is really apples and oranges. Most animal-based protein powders are about…
  • My docs and trainers have never focused on the 30% thing, instead they've always wanted me to get grams by lean body weight. So I don't focus on %. Protein is everywhere, as others have said. Every food you can eat except straight oils contains some amount of protein even if it's not a full gram per serving. You're still…
  • A great place for info from folks who have done it is thinnertimesforum.com. My insurance had the 40/35 rule listed by others above. The hospital I went through required a couple classes, at least one support group meeting, sleep apnea testing, for some people cardiac tests but this didn't apply to me, a bunch of…
  • Nah. My one Easter Candy passion was/is the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Egg that I'd get once a year. Since going vegan a few years back that's no longer an option and I haven't found a fools-me substitute yet. I do, however, still have a vegan chocolate Han Solo in Carbonite bar that I haven't opened that Chael got me for…
  • While I get rather sick of the "LIFT HEAVY! LIFT MORE!" chant that seems to be the answer for almost everything here (to include someone the other day being concerned because their body fat was getting worryingly *low*), it's possible that the issue with your thighs is more a muscle tone problem. Try changing up your lower…
  • Simply put, you take your max heart rate and try to keep within that percentage range of it. For someone 26 that range is about 105-145. This of course varies depending on your level of fitness, but at 160 you're quite a ways about the 50-70% zone. Not that personally I believe in being too focused on that, but there ya…
  • Honestly, I say don't worry about it. With that (natural) sugar you're getting vitamins, minerals, fiber, etc. Going over your sugar guideline here isn't a bad thing as long as it's part of a healthy diet, IMO.
  • Oh, and a good beginner's tea site for exploring and getting sample amounts is adagio.com. They have a good variety and you can get sample size, loose leaf, and tea bags of almost all of their teas.
    in HOT TEA Comment by RumpusP March 2013
  • Orange pekoe isn't a type of tea (unless someone has started using it as a brand name?), it's a grade of tea. If you are looking for general store tea bags, Lipton, Red Rose, Tetley, Tazo... you're just going to have to keep trying various stuff til you find what you like. Basic types of tea: black, oolong, green, white…
    in HOT TEA Comment by RumpusP March 2013
  • Oh wow, 200ml is definitely small enough, that's a fair bit below the smallest batch of anything I'd make, thanks for the help! I do just save or freeze stuff like soups, but when making smoothies I really don't like them if they're not brand-new fresh.
  • I bought one a few years back and while I don't use it often I would hate to part with it. My husband had bought me a cheap stacking style one (where the heater is in the base) when i wanted to just dabble and see what I thought. After it died I had found I liked using one so I bought an Excalibur with 5 trays (it's the…
  • Nothing measurable, no. When I went veggie then later vegan I didn't have BP issues or such. But unmeasurable stuff is that I just physically "felt" better after a while as a veggie (I went just as an experiment and then ended up staying), then again when I went vegan. My constant, unending, intense mucus sinus issues that…
  • How far out from surgery are you? Have you tried the (lots of) vegan protein powders out there? Can't promise you'll like the tastes any better, but they'd avoid your whey/lactose problem.
  • I used one of those Zumba calorie calculators you find online a couple places, then got a HRM to track better as I didn't trust them all that well... turned out they matched up. So when I've lost or forgotten to put on my HRM I just use one of those or use an old entry total from before that is still in my list. If you've…
  • Bypass about 14mths ago. 500-1200 a day, depending. Usually about 1000. My docs generally want me to keep calories low and get a minimum of 60g protein a day, plus other guidelines.
  • A factor may be the excess skin thing... some have nearly zero, some have huge amounts. My sister's docs have estimated she has over 30lbs of excess skin all over, if I recall correctly what my mom mentioned. So perhaps he's taking into consideration that a "healthy" BMI range for you + potential skin amounts he's seen on…
  • Yup, it just ups your protein. If you're not getting enough it can be a handy help. Personally, my nutritionists have always told me I should get a minimum of 60g of protein a day and add more based on my activity level/exercise regimen. I'm 5'3" and have always been prone to muscle and fairly large framed... at my fittest…
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