PhoenixJR Member

Ive started and given up like billion times. Im 12 days into my current start and would love some support in keeing it going.

50 here!

Reykjavík, Iceland

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I could use some friends for motivation too!

I love my curls. You can love your curls too, you just have to take care of them and unfortunately most hair advice is geared towards striaght hair. 1. Go buy a sulfate/silicone/paraben free shampoo and conditioner - I personally use Devacurl No-poo and conditioner. Sulfates are way too harsh for curls and silicone dries…

1. Skyr 2. Apples 3. Carrots

Do you mean Siggis? Skyr is awesome, though it is very tart. It also has no fat and a lot of protein. I love skyr!

Wow. You sound extremely controlling. There are always going to be other women out there, some of these women may work with your fiance, some may want to be friends with your fiance (assuming he is a person worth being friends with). There will always be women who are more beautiful, have better hair/skin/eyes, are thinner…

This is not true. Lifting low weight for more reps does nothing. Lift heavy for low reps. As a woman, you do not have enough testosterone to "bulk up". I am a woman who lifts heavy and I do not look bulky.

Yes. I just wrote some long whiny posts about not losing any weight. I am completely stuck at the weight I started. I've been going religously for the past 6 weeks 3x a week. I am stronger and I can now do handstand pushups, but my weight is completely frozen. I have been drinking adequate water, eating 1200 calories with…

I had some "benefits". My hair started falling out, my complexion took on a greyish cast, dark circles settled in around my eyes and I was both tired and depressed. There was also this really awesome brain fog that settled in at about year three, I would forget things and space out. I also started feeling tingling in my…

Bell peppers are so wonderful. I add them to as many things as I can.

This is exactly what I was talking about. I never said vegans made horrible health choices, I merely said I was tired of the daily preachy posts. You automatically assume that because I am not vegan, I am automatically making terrible decisions with my diet. Here is what I ate/will eat today: Skyr made from free…

I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. I, personally, have not had any problems with it. That being said...I, personally, would not give it to anybody who is immunosurpressed, elderly, or children.

I guess what I am trying to say is that I came onto the food and nutritions threat to try and find information about food and nutrition, and it is constantly riddled with "OMG VEGANISM IS SO SUPERAWESOME!!!". Maybe I am sensitive because I tried veganism and ended up sick, but these posts would really be better suited for…

Is there any way MFP can get a vegan thread? I am not judging people for following whatever diet they feel is best for themselves, but I am getting tired of the constant self-aggrandizing preachy posts about how awesome veganism is and how gross it is to eat "corpses". Seriously, we all get it, you are all sooooo super…

Interestingly enough this is the same rationale some cultures use when forcing women to never leave the house without a man or require that they cover themselves completely. If an ankle is showing or if she was out alone, then it was just her fault that she was attacked. I live in a major city in the US. Be aware of your…

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Thats what I do eat. I stay away from processed foods. This was actually one of the reasons I left WW. They started giving free points for fruit, despite the caloric content. I just like to eat...a lot. I eat a lot of protein because I lift weights. I try to stay away from "box food". I dont eat fast food. I don't eat low…

I lost the weight slowly over the course of a year. I was using the old weight watchers system. It was simple and the sense of community really kept me motivated. Just as I reached my goal, they did this huge overhaul of the system. Within two months of following the new system, I was up 5 pounts from my goal 130 to 135. I…

It is very difficult, and I usually feel like a bus ran over me the next day, but I love it.

Thanks. I've started weightlifting and crossfit. I made an appointment to go tonight, but I am so frustrated, I have so much work to do. With the Holidays coming up, I am too petrified to even go see family, lest I suffer through their comments.