kristenveganvixen Member

Seitan, tofu, tempeh, fake meats, pulses, hummus, nut butters, tahini, nuts, seeds, roasted pulses (like habas fritas etc) oats, chia puddings, alpro go on yogurts, protein bars (like clif builder etc). Also sometimes use myprotein soya protein or vegan blend powders for an extra boost. HTH x

Same here. I still track and I try to do a "light" variation of intermittent fasting/dieting to allow for cheat days (usually at the weekend!), like 1-3 days a week I'll deliberately undereat a little which makes up for going over a bit at the weekend! My maintenence is about 1820, so say if I eat 1200 one day then that…

Nope- make it a maintenence day then eat a really light breakfast and lunch and do a bit of exercise so you can treat yourself a bit :)

Set your goals to either "maintain my current weight" or "lose 0.25kg/0.5lbs", ie the slowest loss, the flip it back on Monday would be your best bet I reckon :)

24% is actually well within the healthy range for body fat percentage in females- if you have seen lower body fat percentage charts, those are for males. It's great that you've found a form of exercise you enjoy in yoga, that's the most important thing! Running probably causes a greater calorie burn but it's far better to…

I've went down from 32E-F to a 32DD with losing 2 stone- I'm not exactly happy about it as I'd rather the weight went from elsewhere, but yes, it will probably happen!

Years before apps they would just have used books, notepads and pens. It's not the app's fault it's been abused any more than it's the book or notepad's. If you're not blaming the app but rather using it as a way of reaching out to those who may be in need then fair enough.x

Yes I still do it as it's good for my asthma and anxiety as well as helping having an extra treat whilst maintaining(an hour's class is about the calories of a soya cappuccino and a cupcake or cookie). I find cardio machines quite boring so only really use them for warm up and cooling down for about 10-15 minutes when I'm…

Unless you are completely sedentary it should be fine to maintain at, give it a few weeks and see how you get on, could be that you might even need more to maintain if you're fairly active.

Ate roughly the same (first weekend of holiday and I'm on my period, lethal combination) so my plan for now is to eat at loss tomorrow at least and do plenty of exercise to attempt damage limitation.

5ft6 Start weight 154lb Current weight 132lb Goal weight 126lb

Yes! I do this a lot and I feel it's really sensible to avoid burnout. It will slow things dowh but slow and steady often wins the race. Another thing I feel is worth doing is calculating what maintenence for your goal weight, rather than your current weight, would be, and trying eating at that for a while. It's usually…

I do this too as I struggle with 1200 for any more than a few days at a time. Going that low isn't sustainable for most people and as others have said, sustainability and lifestyle change is the name of the game. What I find helped was a variation on intermittent fasting and doing a couple of maintenence or cheat days, a…

Yogi teas especially the choco flavour

5'6 SW 158 CW 138 GW 126- 130

5'6 currently 138lbs goal 126-130 range

Yum! I use the spray oil to make them and sometimes add nutritional yeast for a cheesy flavour!

Yup! Nuts and seeds are high in calories and protein and good fats. :) Think of adding loads of yummy things like macadamia nuts, coconut, avocado, tahini, full fat hummus, vegan pestos etc to get your calories up in a healthy way. Sprinkle nuts or seeds on everything and make lovely full-fat dressings for your salads. .…

An extra exercise class like Spin or Zumba or something will cover most of that 500 cals :) Do plenty walking for sightseeing and get up on the floor dancing when you're on your hols too and you'll earn loads of extra calories that way. Have fruit for breakfast and snacks a lot too, the fruit in sunny holiday destinations…

I'm at a healthy BMI of 23 atm but want rid of some more wobbly bits, ideally I'd like at least another 7-10lbs shifted, I keep slowing down or switching to maintenence for a while every so often to save myself from burning out and giving up altogether.

-One of the best pieces of advice I've read is to have cheat MEALS, not cheat DAYS. Low calorie options for all other meals of the day -Do loads of exercise either in the morning or day before your calorific meal to earn yourself extra calories! -Intermittent fasting works well to earn extra too- even if you don't want to…

Seitan cutlets and vegetables, spicy lentil soup, VegiDeli chorizo or pepperoni slices with a big salad, lentil dahl, veggie curries (especially coconut milk korma or satay), veggie chilli, violife or vegusto or tesco smoked "cheeses", kale chips with nutritional yeast, smoked tofu scramble, smoked tofu with anything,…

If it's a head cold something spicy like veggie curries or chilli with loads of garlic ginger and fresh veg, nuts or seeds for zinc and fruit for vitamin c. For stomach problems I'm emetophobic so I fast and am wary of eating again but have ginger tea for nausea, and little light things at first like crackers, biscuits…

It sounds like you may have a bit of "constant craver" eating type there as well as emotional eating- have you done the BBC quiz yet and watched the shows? http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z2csfg8 I am some of both, mostly constant craver but some emotional eater though I don't really identify so much with the feaster type. I…

It's hardly a massive amount like a protein shake but every little bit helps when you are working with a very low calorie allowance surely.

It isn't and I didn't. What I actually said was it may help you hit your protein macros on a lower calorie allowance compared to using rice or bread as a carb. I then said that vegetable replicas such as cauliflour "rice" etc was low calorie and low carb. Hope that clarifies it :)

My issue with them is simply portion control- I found when I weighed my rice I'd probably be having double what a recommended portion size was- yikes! They are fine in moderation imho and just be careful to weigh them. As an alternative you could try higher protein grains like quinoa, spelt etc which helps hit your macros…

Pulsin' choc and almond brownies are lovely, as are nakd bars for a healthier alternative to brownies. And if I'm craving chocolate I'll have it, but very high cocoa content dark chocolate weighed out which tends to not be more than 100 cals for 20g

B12 since I'm vegan and D since I'm Scottish! Usually just take a multivit like Veg1 with those in them though x

Defo sounds like the banana girl diet- her more moderate raw til 4 is a bit of improvement as it allows grains and legumes. As a vegan legumes high in protein and fibre to feel full, and loads of veggies, particularly of the dark green leafy variety, are her best friends for a balanced diet. Encourage her onto MFP to speak…