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As far as yogurts go, there are some good soy ones. Whole Soy & Co and Silk are the big ones. I have a couple of flavors that I prefer from each brand, so I usually mix and match. So Delicious also makes one which uses coconut milk, if you're trying to avoid soy. Their "Passionate Mango" one is SO good!

Check out http://blog.fatfreevegan.com and search for tofu. It's my favorite place to find recipes, especially if they involve tofu. All the nutritional info is there, too. :-)

I make oatmeal using these recipes: http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2008/02/oatmeal-its-whats-for-breakfast.html She says to add a sweetener of your choice, but I've never needed to add anything. The natural sugars from the fruit do enough for me. I'd definitely give these recipes a shot -- they're my favorite thing to make…

Agreed -- whey and casein seem to be the biggest things that manufacturers try to slip into just about everything. As far as tips go, I'm a big fan of almond milk. It only has 60 calories per 8 oz, which makes me happy. Not too big on soy milk. The only non-dairy milk I'll actually drink is oat milk; it has enough of a…

From my experience, MFP seems to calculate things a bit too high. I use a HRM to track my calories burned, and it's always lower than MFP's numbers. But maybe that's just me. :-) EDIT: Never mind that last bit -- apparently it's not just me!

These days I've been craving apples like crazy! I usually have to have my arm twisted to start eating an apple; once I start, I realize I'm enjoying it and am fine, but it's usually hard to get me to start eating one. Not anymore, apparently! I have one more pink lady apple in my fruit basket, and this afternoon I will…

Not stupid -- it's a great question! Different HRMs have different functions, but mine lets me plug in all of my stats, which it uses with my heart rate to calculate my calories burned. It also tells me how long I was in my target heart rate zone for a workout, stores all my workouts and gives weekly/daily summaries, etc.…

A big basket of fruit on the counter! Apples, pears, bananas, the occasional mango ... I'm so much more likely to snack on those if I see them in all their colorful glory. :-)

Thank you for saying this! When I became vegan, I had friends and family who assumed that just because I cooked something vegan, that it was good for you! (Ugh, drove me up the wall!) I make some damn good peanut butter cookies and truffles, but no way are they CLOSE to being healthy. It's very easy to be a "junk food"…

As a vegan, I have a few tips: I would suggest staying away from meat substitutes, initially. If you're just coming off meat, you're going to compare everything you try to what you've had before, and generally people seem to find it hard to taste things for what they are. If you have a Boca burger and expect it to taste…

I have the Polar F6, which I bought a couple of years ago. I love it! I was annoyed at having to wear the band, at first, but now I don't mind and after a minute, I don't even notice it. :-)

Hey there! I've been vegan for a little over a year, now (started Jan. 3, 2010) and absolutely love it. My favorite breakfast is oatmeal made with steel cut oats, from the FatFree Vegan blog. I like to cook up a batch the night before, so all I have to do is reheat it in the morning. As far as pizzas go, my in-laws like to…

Good luck on your journey! I agree -- counting calories is the best way to do it. As long as I keep with it, it works like a charm. Obviously, when I stop, so does the weight loss. And I love the Android app, too. It helps make tracking more convenient. I like to take body measurements as well, which I toss into a…

I agree with the other posts -- definitely invest in a heart rate monitor. I have one from Polar, which I've had for a few years, and it works great. I don't even notice the strap around my torso, anymore. For my Zumba classes, I figured I was probably burning in the middle of the range that people mentioned online. So I…