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I've been mostly a whole foods, plant based eater (vegan) for over three years and lost a lot of weight in the first two years but unfortunately, in the last year, I've let down my guard and let myself eat too much vegan junk food and have gained back 27 pounds. In addition, I've been traveling away from home quite a bit…

brandnewvegan.com has a lot of good recipes which are simple and generally don't require expensive ingredients.

Are you tracking your carbs? Many keto plans suggest no more than 20 net carbs. Eating fruit could put you well over that in a hurry.

I only take a half load of classes and I can't imagine the stress of full time classes + a job + family responsibilities. However, I do maintain a 4.0 average and have had to make choices. Most of the time, I choose to be active in MFP but it is easy to make excuses and allow myself to slack off on logging into MFP--but I…

ReadyRock--I paid the money on our last cruise for internet and logged everything I ate for 7 days. (Well--estimated sometimes). It can be done though it will cost, lol. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for all the input everyone. I'll just start a new streak since it was my fault. This mistake doesn't take away from the fact that I've lost 51 pounds in a little over a year.

Amy, for me, when I eat too many carbs, it seems to stimulate my appetite. You might try to tweak your carbs so you are eating less. Hope you can find a solution soon, sweetie!

I'm no scientist but I know what works for me and aspartame just doesn't work. For years I thought I had fibromyalgia and I was even diagnosed with it by a specialist. A couple of years ago I stopped drinking Diet Coke and I have no more fibromylgia-like symptoms. Perhaps for some people it's perfectly harmless but I…

Effectively it is zero calories--however, if you have to watch your sodium be careful because dill pickles are high in it.

Exactly--I wish people didn't keep saying that muscle weighs more than fat.

I don't know all the reasons why people gain their weight back. I've done it several times and the reason is not wanting to worry about what I eat anymore. The dirty little secret about losing weight, however, is that the majority of people gain their weight back and often more. That is a statistic though it may not be as…

Amy, I just prayed for you. This is a bit of a setback but you can handle it and find ways to modify your workout. What about swimming or water walking? What about riding an exercise bike?

This is a great post! I frequently go to the gym but I haven't had the nerve to try free weights either. Frankly, I don't think I could lift much except the bar itself right now. I'm thinking of taking a weight lifting class at my college. Then I would be learning proper technique and would feel more like I belonged in the…

On your diary sheet are a set of macros which usually (unless you customize it): Protein Carbohydrates Fats Plan what you think would be a healthy meal with all three of those components and enter in the information. It will tell you how many of each of those macros you used and you will then know how much of those you can…

Your cholesterol is elevated as well. I imagine your doctor will have something to say about that. Mine was barely elevated and he wanted to put me on a statin drug. After researching statins, I said no--there are too many awful side effects and I would try to get my chol. levels down by more exercise and better diet. I…

I'd be thrilled to be Size 12!

I weigh every morning after I get up. I have been keeping a log since last August and it really helps me to look back and see trends. I also record how many calories I had the day before. I don't get upset about fluctuations though I am growling because the scale hasn't moved in two weeks. I think it is because I went back…

We've lived in the valley for 8 years now. I've found that there are very few places where you can easily stay on your diet if you're watching calories. Once in a great while, I'll go to a Mexican restaurant that had caldo de pollo or caldo de rez and this is a decent choice. For fast food, I go once in a while to Subway.…

I just heard the results of my latest cholesterol test today and my doctor wanted immediately put me on a statin drug. Total: 189 (recommended 120-200) Triglycerides: 107 (recommended <150) LDL: 118 (recommended <100) HDL (good): 50 (recommended >40-59) The side-effects for statin drugs are too many for me to even consider…

Never mind. I figured it out myself.

Never mind. I finally figured out what to do myself.

I try to keep my sugars around 30-40 grams a day. I sure won't be doubling my intake. Who knows--sugar industry has the fingers in lots of pies.

I have considered myself a bulk eater but I don't eat the quantities you are eating. However, I'm thinking that when we eat large quantities of food--even if it's healthy things likes low-carb veggies, we are stretching our stomach and when and if those low-calorie veggies aren't available, it would be easy to eat too much…

I agree with everyone on rewarding yourself with new clothes when your old clothes don't fit. Thrift stores are the way to go unless money is no object. Today I bought myself 6 new (used) pairs of jeans and pants. Only one fits right now. The others will fit when I lose another 10-15 pounds. I only paid $35 with tax.

My goals (not resolutions) are to continue losing about one pound a week, to continue going to the gym 4 times a week doing strength training, and to keep working on mastering push-ups! Also, I would like to up my water intake from about 6 glasses a day to 8 glasses a day.

We just tried The Egg and I and they have some light selections. I had an enjoyable breakfast.

My college gym is closed from December 18 until January 6 but I'm not losing money because I pay by the school semester. In the meantime, I'll work out at my community gym (no trainers, no staff) if I want to.

Yep--I'll be logging. It's a potluck and I volunteered for foods that I know the calories for. I'll probably log something like this: 4 oz spiral ham 1-2 cups broccoli-cauliflower salad (I'm making) Homemade bread (I'm making) 1 deviled egg crudites Green beans Sugar Free 4 layer dessert (I'm making) I am hoping for no…

Robert, even though I see the notice that you have posted your daily diary, I never see it. Is that on purpose? I was just curious what a Keto diet looks like.

It's been difficult for me to keep up with all the school work, classes, preparing the right foods, exercising frequently, and logging everything but I saw what happened in the Spring semester when I didn't do any of those things and I didn't like it. I hope to eventually end up at UTPA but it will probably be a couple of…