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I wish this were true! Of course it depends on your income and location, but here in NYC without insurance, going to the doctor a "few" times and getting blood work done and paying for medication is definitely more than a week's pay for me. I too feel I need to get my thyroid checked, but I also have to keep myself fed and…

How much weight do you guys gain during your cycle each month? After going off of birth control a little over a year ago, I have had to readjust to everything hormonally, including what seems to be a 4-5 pound weight gain during that time of the month. It drops right off after, but it feels terrible to have during…

Call it semantics, but when you eat the actual flesh of an animal, I don't think that constitutes being even a form of vegetarian. From Wikipedia "Pescetarians are sometimes described as vegetarian or pesco-vegetarian, and often people unfamiliar with vegetarianism believe the pescetarian diet to be vegetarian. In common…

A "vegetarian" who eats fish is not a vegetarian. That is a pescatarian.

The unhealthiest I was ever in my life was while I was eating meat when I was younger. This is not primarily because of the meat, though. This is because while I was having meat (and it wasn't "good" meat, mind you, it was from fast food places, breaded, fried, etc.), my diet completely lacked vegetables (with the…

I don't honestly like vegan cheeses much. This has been the toughest part of eating vegan for me. I recently started making a very simple cheese that kind of has the texture of goat cheese that is sooooo good, though! I just mix a carton of pre-soaked raw cashews in the food processor with a little canola oil, salt,…

You're definitely not eating enough, but if it makes you feel any better, it's been four weeks for me as well without any loss (I have 1 pound documented, but I haven't seen that number again on the scale since). I am personally just trying to stay positive. Since I only have a little to lose, I am working on changing up…

I'm a huge proponent of eating vegan properly. My husband had debilitating stomach issues that couldn't be resolved with any treatment of any sort until he switched to vegan. He never complains about his stomach anymore.

Truth!

That is just the hardest. I am so sorry. Anyone who doubts the importance and value of animals has never had a pet. Thoughts with you.

It's been proven that it doesn't matter what time you eat. Reaching your goal weight in three weeks just depends on how much you have to lose. Try not to eat under 1200 calories. I've been there and what they say is true – you gain it all right back as soon as you start eating regularly again if you let your body get used…

EXACTLY. Don't give yourself excuses to not eat them. Learn to like them. Learn to love them. You need them. It's not negotiable!

Food is medicine. When you start thinking about it that way, vegetables become so much more appealing. I eat mostly vegan, so the idea of hating vegetables is foreign to me these days, but it wasn't always. I was raised eating junk food and if I ever even had vegetables, they were out of a can. I transitioned slowly. I…

Thanks again for all of the advice, everyone. I've been adjusting my diet and exercise in various ways for the last 3 weeks that I've been on MFP and taking logging seriously. I have seen some change in my measurements, but no change in my pounds. How long did it take for some of you to begin to see progress?

Thanks so much for all of the advice and general camaraderie, guys.

I was at my goal weight back in 2007 and living with a close friend of mine who has always struggled with her weight. She tried, it seemed, to deter me every step of the way and when I finally got to goal, she just started being mean. She told me I looked like Nicole Richie once (during her eating disorder days) and mocked…

This is all excellent advice. [/quote]

GO FOR IT and feel free to pave your own path if you feel inspired. Work with friends and people within your community to get the exact kind of style you want down perfectly. Work with photographers who are looking for experience. Start your own website or tumblr. Set your own terms and do it your own way! As someone who…

A good pair of jeans and a mirror will keep you on track.

I was simply expressing a curiosity toward the benefits of lower calories, as evidenced by science, not in direct regard to weight loss but in regard to health, which I assume many of us here are also interested in.

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Kudos to you! I also find the evidence supporting the health benefits of a low calorie diet compelling enough to keep up with: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120830085114.htm

I eat a vegan diet and can assure you, there are plenty of places to get protein outside of meat! I get more protein in my diet now than I ever did when I ate meat and this is due to the sole fact that I've upped my veggie intake so much. Quinoa, beans/lentils, nuts (and nut butters, nut milks, nut cheeses, nut desserts,…

I work from home, but I still assemble salads in a jar whenever I can so that I don't have to take a long break to eat in the middle of working.…

Like others have commented, it's wonderful to have two separate accounts and one joint account. Contribute a set percentage or amount to the joint. Raise that percentage or amount gradually if you both want to aim higher with income over time and work harder for it. That's what my husband and I do. Many of my friends and…

I'm 5'7. My goal is anywhere between 115-125. I wouldn't want to be any lighter than 115 at the very lowest.

I work mostly as a writer and partly as a musician. I'm self-employed, so I dabble in other things – painting, jewelry-making, photography.

WORKing out = not unlike work. You don't bring your partners to work with you and let them hoover over you while you try to be as productive as you know you can and should be and the same rule goes for the gym. My husband and I occasionally go to the gym together, but we say goodbye at the locker rooms and agree to meet in…

I have this problem, too. I definitely save some calories every day for a my evening post-dinner snack and once I'm done with it, I brush my teeth. It's so hard to go back once you've brushed your teeth! :)