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Yes, I'm in for the topic of discussion: veganism. No, I am not in for your desired off-topic discussion of my history with vegans or why I feel the way I do about them. I choose not to engage, thanks. However, you've said it yourself: veganism is not a miracle diet. It is, rather, a way of life that turns eating into a…
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I am hoping for an After to losing weight, but I see maintaining as a lifelong endeavor. I am hoping that there will be an After to MFP, but I figure that will be a few years down the road, after I have started to gain more muscle and learned new eating habits. I agree on the disconnectedness, though. Right now, though,…
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No, I have no desire to derail the thread in an off-topic discussion with you. I've personally met enough vegans and had experience with plenty more to form my opinions. I miss being able to use the block function on MFP, since vegans were the primary recipient of that action.
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We agree on one thing, anyway.
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I don't eat a lot of fruit because of sugar and carbs, since I am diabetic. I do enjoy occasional bags of apple slices (I have some in the fridge right now) and will have all-fruit or sugar-free fruit spread in my plain yogurt every morning. Other than that, my carbs/sugars come from the things I enjoy more than a bitty…
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Show me where I said anything about fitness gurus or drugs. Greger is an HSUS hack and an animal rights extremist. Doctors and scientists are guilty of pet theories, bias and data mining all the time; having an advanced degree is not a shield from bias. Appeal to authority is a pretty bad foundation for an argument, in any…
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Darn it all, you mean I should have been paying attention to all those red and green numbers under the entry in my food diary? I knew they had to mean something, but I was only interested in calories! And coffee. And chocolate. Yeah. *Roll eyes*
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Michael Greger M.D. Dr. Greger is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Greger is licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition. Currently he serves as the…
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I'm 54 and still haven't figured it out. Then again, I have a dorm-sized refrigerator and simply can't plan that far in advance. :( Great idea, though, OP! And I love some of what you pack for the week. I might have to try that recipe you linked to.
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Dark chocolate or sugar-free brownies or unsweetened cocoa powder mixed into my coffee. I've never found a cereal or protein bar that really tasted like chocolate to me.
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A calorie is a unit of energy measurement. Yes, all calories are equal, just as all other units of measurement are equal to similar units (inch to inch, meter to meter, US/UK gallon to US/UK gallon, ounce to ounce, etc.).
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Ovo/lacto means that the person is no longer vegan but has gone back to eating a diet that includes eggs and milk. CICO is an acronym for "calories in, calories out."
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Yes, very normal. Life Choice bars are not the best-tasting bars--although their Peanut Butter Extreme is tolerable--but they are inexpensive and readily available if you have a Walmart close by and they have 18 or so grams of protein for only about 180 calories. Good luck to you!
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If you drink clarified or fined wine, it's likely to contain animal products, although they are mostly from fish or eggs.
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Forks Over Knives and Food, Inc. are loaded with scare tactics and junk science. In addition, they are great propaganda for the animal rights movement. As long as you are aware that a lot of what they present is slanted in terms of that propaganda and you still want to make the decision to upend your life like that, more…
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If you like having them, then there's no real point in cutting them out. I can drink my coffee without sweetening it if I have enough milk or cream in it, but now that I'm only using two tablespoons of milk or one of cream in a mug of coffee, I just like it better with sweetener. I don't buy high end coffee, but the…
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Counterintuitive, but not counterproductive. :) Higher fat foods fill you up faster and the fullness lasts longer. Fat is also what makes food taste so good to us, which is why a lot of low-fat foods boost their flavor with sugar (something else that makes food palatable). I'm not saying sugar is a bad thing, unless you…
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I barely feel the side effects of metformin any longer, but then again, I only take 500 mg. a day. I keep some hard-boiled eggs and high protein bars around, with 18 or more grams of protein, for days I just don't feel like eating. I would say, eat what you can, but be prepared with alternative means of getting calories…
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Goat's milk yogurt with sugar-free fruit spread, followed by some kind of egg and carbohydrate combo or a protein bar. Once a week I have a bowl of cereal as a treat.
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I gained weight having regularly scheduled meals--it was the unscheduled snacks that did me in. Now that I have regularly scheduled snacks, too, I find that being so disciplined has helped me control my eating. I do try to give myself a little flexibility--so breakfast is scheduled for between 7 and 9 a.m. and all meals…
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Why would you want to restrict yourself so severely? Is this method of eating sustainable for you?
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I don't eat a lot of sugary chocolate, although I do have my sugar-free fudge-dipped vanilla wafers or sugar-free chocolate pudding almost every day. I also add unsweetened powdered cocoa to my coffee at night. I wonder if it has these same properties, even though I'm only adding a half tablespoon a day? Edited to add: In…
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Food Babe has absolutely no credibility.
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You know that commercial growers (and even some amateur gardeners) use a rooting compound, right? It's either a hormone that occurs naturally in the plants or an extract of willow bark--which is why some amateur gardeners add a crushed aspirin to water in which cuttings are immersed. I still don't like stevia, but…
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I dislike it. I am used to the taste of saccharine and that is what I will continue to use.
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Is there life without coffee? If you're not avoiding caffeine for health reasons, then go for it.
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It really is a thing. It's especially awesome if the pie is warm and a la mode. :)
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The thing about "retraining" your taste buds is that it's really all too easy to convince yourself that the foods you're attempting to avoid taste good again. If you know that sugar doesn't cause weight gain and all that yada, then what's the point of attempting to "fool" your body?
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I find almond milk too "gloppy" (for lack of a better word) for eating on cereal or drinking in hot beverages. I do like it to cook hot cereal and have never thought to use it for smoothies, but with summer coming up and with it my usual lack of desire for dinner, I might try it. I use goat's milk for cereal and hot…
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