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I have been maintaining for 16 years. At first I was able to add additional amounts of food/calories to my daily routine without trouble. As I aged, I found I had to decrease the amount in order to maintain, but that was not a big deal for me. In my experience a little fear has been a good thing. The fear helped keep me…
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Why ten pounds? Would 9 pounds do? The point is, the only way to lose 10 pounds, short of cutting off a limb, is to eat properly, i.e, the right foods in the right amounts, move your body regularly, and keep it up everyday. Whether you lose the 10 pounds by April 1 or April 15 or June 1, that is the way it is done. None of…
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Maintaining is a lot like losing (you still have to be mindful and keep track) only totally different (you add extra calories and you have a lot of leeway with where/how you get those extra colories, i.e., day to day or special events). I would increase my daily calories slowly while maintaining my exercise and then see…
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Does anyone have a vegan bean recipe that they like for breakfast?
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I always like unsalted nuts and seeds added to a salad, or unsalted nut butters spread on bread, crackers, celery or apple slices. They work as part of a meal or as an easy snack.
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Hi, All. I am probably a bit older than most of you (age 64) so metabolism has slowed a bit. I eat at least 1200 a day, and more depending on exercise calories. I chose the 1200 calorie amount because 1500 made it difficult for me to maintain, which led me to get a resting metabolism test and a body fat analysis test. The…
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Never heard the term, but I like it and would arguable fit into that category. I am 99% vegan, but the "plant-based" kind, not the "no food from anything with a face, ever" kind, which means my nutritional practice allows animal-based foods, but prefers and recommends "mostly" plant-based foods. I have chosen this course…
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Great topic. I would suggest checking out any of the many books and articles out there about vegan weight lifting. Another book that comes to mind is The Engine Two Diet -- written by the Firefighter son of the all plant/no fat heart doctor, Esselstyn (Clinton's MD). When you think about it, that big giant steer that most…
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I have been vegan for almost a year. I decided to go to a plant-based diet for health reasons -- family history of high cholesterol and stroke along with an intolerance to statins. I have always maintained a fairly healthy diet -- lean protein, lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, low fat, etc. -- but my…
