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There are definitely a lot of us on here -- welcome! Happy to see another vegetarian in the ranks. I'm vegan, myself. I'm a big fan of quinoa, so-so on tofu depending on how it's cooked, and of course legumes are high on the list. If you're able to have gluten, these chickpea cutlets are absolutely DIVINE and are high in…

Awesome job! That has to feel SO good! I can't wait until I can comfortably fit in the next size down. My goal is to get to the next lowest pant size by April, so I'm looking forward to a mini shopping trip at the end of the month, to see if I've made it. Go you! And keep up the great work!

Oh man ...

Same here -- don't notice any difference, so I log it.

*sigh* How can I judge you when it happens to me sometimes, too? My husband bought Girl Scout cookies from his coworker's daughter. Most are in the freezer, but there's one box in the cupboard. I track them whenever I have one, but I feel bad! The stupid thing is, I'm pretty sure the ONLY thing making some of them not…

I'm at 43 lbs lost and sometimes have problems seeing it, too. Here's what my husband does, when I'm doubting my progress: Take a couple of shopping bags and fill them full of rice, flour, hand weights ... until the weight in the bags totals the amount you've lost. Now, walk around the house while carrying the bags. It…

This is me and my wonderful husband, Ty. We met almost 4.5 years ago, on an online dating site. He's a software engineer and is super brainy, and we can stay up until 4:00 in the morning just talking about who knows what! (Seriously, I have no idea what we talk about!) We've been married since October 17, 2009, which was…

I have a Polar F6, which I bought a couple of years ago. I love it to pieces and feel like it's pretty accurate.

I use Fridge Graph. It shows your goal line and your plotted weight points, and you can also add event dates, so you can visualize where you'll be at by that date, if you stick to your plan. You can see a couple of examples of mine on my Tumblr blog: http://vegdancer.tumblr.com/

Excellent job! There's nothing as effective as listening to your body and stopping when it needs to stop, rather than when your brain feels like you should stop. I did that last night, when riding my (currently stationery) bike. I go so much longer and get a much better workout when I don't worry about what the numbers…

Me too! I just reached that point, this week. Though I haven't recorded anything "officially" -- my weigh-in day is Saturday. So excited about just being "overweight" ...

I have a Polar HRM which I bought a couple years back and I love that thing. I pretty much refuse to work out without it. You get used to the strap and yes, their stuff is a bit more pricey, but in my opinion you get what you pay for. And the newer machines at my gym are equipped to receive signals from Polar HRMs, which…

My must-haves are apples, bananas, and brown rice. My favorite thing to have is brown rice with edamame and tahini sauce. Yum! And I go through bananas like crazy. I go through lots of broccoli and Brussels sprouts, when they're in season. And asparagus. Love that stuff! I usually keep some whole-wheat pasta and a jar of…

No worries about the long intro! I don't see anyone complaining. :-) I'm with you on this. I was always the overweight one, among my friends. Still am, in fact, but I'm working on that! I have no recollection of every buying pants smaller than a 14 (thinking back to around middle school). I can't wait to finally buy my…

Thank you for posting this, and well said!

CPS: 14 GPS: 12 We can TOTALLY do this!

I've made this for a few birthdays and it's delicious! It doesn't feel like it's lacking in any way. She also includes the nutritional stats at the bottom of the recipe. http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2007/12/chocolate-orange-cake.html

If there was a "Like" button on here, I would totally click it! Well said!

Go you! Thank you for giving voice to my frustrations! This sounds so much like my mother-in-law... don't even get me started! :-) Kudos to you for being strong!

I pop in some frozen fruit after the oatmeal is done cooking. So far I've tried blueberries, sweet cherries, and marionberries. So good! The marionberries taste like I'm eating a cobbler. It's also yummy with some apple, cinnamon, and nutmeg mixed in. I don't even use anything but oats, water, and fruit. I haven't gotten…

I think you said that about as well as anyone could. I wish I could bring myself to be that honest with some members of my family, primarily my in-laws. I'm so tired of hearing, "Yeah, weight loss just doesn't happen for me" excuse.

Feel free to friend me, too. :-) I'm vegan.

I'm vegan and my food diary is public. Feel free to check it out and you're welcome to add me if you want to check back more often.

My chest strap sits just below my bra, at the top of my stomach. It fits pretty comfortably there, when I was 210 and now at 179. I love my HRM and don't think I could do this without it!

Love this!

I have to remind my husband that yes, I would absolutely LOVE to have those things, but I do not need them, and really should not have them. I ask him to help remind me to keep my portions down when we eat away from home, and he tries, but usually gets worried about making me unhappy. And he definitely doesn't want to make…

Following you! I'm vegdancer on Tumblr.

This sounds delicious! I only wish I had some curry powder in the house ... and tofu. And mushrooms. Must make a trip to the store, soon!

Panda love! <3 I love MFP. Happy to be friends if you're looking for that. :-)

I track calories, fat, fiber, protein, calcium, and iron. Being vegan, I like to keep tabs on the last three.