confused_truffle Member

I'm vegan as well and would love more friends on MFP! :smile:

Great topic! I always find myself just staring at all the cookies, cakes, and pies during Thanksgiving and Christmas.. with disgust. I know too much now-- I know exactly what all that sugar will do to my arteries and my mood, as well as my confidence. I think that realization alone is why I don't typically have any…

Usually the larger my earlier meals are, the smaller my later meals are. Maybe if you have a really bulky breakfast or lunch it will change how you feel when you come home. Also, habits form around binging really quickly. It's vital that you break the cycle however you see fit. Go to the library with a snack before dinner,…

I have a bag but have been petrified to try them.. my Mom ate those things like they were going out of style when she did Atkin's.. but the smell.. oh god the smell.. I'm still hesitant :embarassed:

Hmm, I am going to shoot for 10 lbs but not sure if I can attain it! We'll see :3 Today's date! 9/30 Current weight! 152 Goal weight by Hallow's Eve! 142 Measurements? Nah! :laugh:

The only resolution I found for my incessant inner thighs was to watch my food intake. I went really low carb and found that my thighs melted the fat pretty quickly, and I was toned. I'm talking leg muscles showing through my pant legs kind of toned. Maybe by tweaking your meals you can spot reduce? Other than that, it's…

I agree with this and with the thread. When I was smaller, 5'7" and 120 lbs, I had to get the smallest pant size ever and my thighs were 21" around.. hardly 00 status. It's also hard to think that pants I wore in high school, 7's, don't fit me now but 7's I buy in 2013 do. Even in the last 7 years vanity sizing has changed…

Yum! To cut cals I'm gonna try this with coconut flour.. will report back! :happy: Thanks, OP!

Your story sounds JUST LIKE MINE. Honestly, I had to get to 115 (on a keto lifestyle, very low carb) before I didn't have a roll on my tummy. And I'm 5'7.5" It could be a body composition thing, but I felt like when I was actively working my core (sucking in while sitting, standing, working, driving, ect.) it made my…

"No matter how slow you're going, you're still lapping everyone on the couch." "If you're going to doubt something, doubt your limits." :flowerforyou:

This is such a great idea! Would you mind if I used it on my blog in the future? I can credit you if you have a blog! :)

Yep. Big ol' spoonful of peanut butter. Best food part of my day. :smooched:

Oh shoot, did you try broiling them? :frown:

I love this! -Drink more water! -Treat myself with non-food items!

Female/24/5'7.5"/1480

This, right here. So powerful and enlightening, heartbreaking all at the same time.

I would walk long distances (4-8mi) 3-4x a week and I was in the greatest physique I've ever achieved through any other exercise regime!

Cauliflower fries would be amazing with your combination there. Here ye go: http://www.delightedmomma.com/2012/01/baked-cauliflower-poppers.html

Bring nuts/seeds, nut butters, homemade trail mix.. Quest/ThinkThin bars.. whatever you'd like to have on hand. Even at weddings and get togethers I bring my own snacks.

Yeah, I just say I'm pre-diabetic.. which hasn't been actually diagnosed to me, but my entire family has heart disease. So I consider that risk factor to be a pre-diabetic.

Yeah. Saw 'em in stores, and promptly ended my relationship with them after that. Too risky, that's the whole point. Mars is trying to persuade us.

Hi! Not sure if it really helped or not, but when I successfully lost weight the first time I did sugar and coffee scrubs on my thighs and bum and cellulite was not really visible. Also, even at my smallest weight (5'7.5" and 117 lbs) I was an XS on top and a 4 on the bottom.. I don't think it'll ever look proportionate.…

I. LOVE. Kombucha!!! :bigsmile: :love: I would start with a flavor like mango, ginger or strawberry, because it does taste similar to like an apple cider vinegar drink. However, I can't eat yogurt and it's so good for the intestines!! I highly recommend it.

I used to have Instagram, but my Windows phone doesn't have the app. For the future.. mine's is confusedtruffle :)

My non scale goal is to WANT to wear shorts again. :blushing:

Peanut butter scooped out with Oreos. I mean, delicious.. but terrible for your heart and pancreas. :angry:

Baked apples and those damn Clif Z Bars for kids.. so chewy and sweet.

I LOVE hemp milk lattes. I'll get 1/2 hemp and 1/2 almond or soy and it's like the world's greatest, buttery latte ever.

Only success I've had was to cut carbs. Sometimes, depending on your hormonal situation (more estrogen or more progesterone), you can change the effects of estrogen and lower the amount of body fat that gets stored around that area. Works for me, but I'm estrogen dominant. Best way to know? Do you carry excess weight in…

This right here. I've had insane success on low carb, but you have to BELIEVE in what lifestyle you choose. If you enjoy low carb lifestyle, go for it! Joy and happiness, as well as confidence, trump any "weight loss promises" a particular diet can give to you.