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I eat organic peanut butter (or almond butter) almost every night for dinner with a sprouted wheat tortilla and I've lost about 45 pounds in a little over 5 months (I'm a creature of habit, can't help it!). So, I would say that as long as you control how much you eat and you don't go over your calories with it, you're…

What an amazing difference! You look great!

I got mine at a local health food store. I didn't see it at whole foods today. I'm sure you can find it online though too.

check out the post I just put up about a new protein powder I found that I love. It's called Life's Basics Plant Protein - a combination of pea, hemp, rice and chia seed.

I've done Bikram Yoga in the past and my advice to you would be don't go on a full or close to full stomach because you may puke but don't go on too empty of a stomach because you may pass out. It's a fine balance! And one I had a hard time finding which is why I don't do it anymore!

Thank you! You just reminded me to update mine! I usually update if my weight changes more than a few pounds from where it was.

Update: I made the recipe from the website given above. There are two versions, one with brown sugar sub and one with agave nectar. I used the one with agave exactly how it was written on the website. The only modifications I made was that I added 2 tbs of ground flax seeds and the oats I used were extra thick rolled oats,…

I used to get that way a lot too especially when the compliments were more along the lines of "you've lost enough weight, you don't need to lose any more" or ones that aren't really compliments, like "you're getting too skinny!" which has never been the case, by the way! I've gotten to a point where I just tell myself that…

I've tried them with just almond milk and they were good, very "healthy" tasting, but I'm a BIG fan of their products. I don't see why it wouldn't be yummy to use it in a real smoothie.

buy the book chi running by danny dreyer (I think that's how his name is spelled). It'll answer all your questions. It totally changed my attitude towards running and helped me be injury free. Basics are, run while leaning forward ever so slightly and concentrate on relaxing your upper body while you run. Imagine your body…

I would never totally swear off meat or dairy totally, but I'm mostly vegan (about 85%) and I also was in the nutrition field for several years and the only thing I would say is that you just have to do a lot of research and make sure you eat a well rounded diet with lots of vegan protein sources. I know many people who…

could be the water. I just looked at the original recipe and was very excited that it had an agave nectar version. maybe try that version as is and see how it is. the water mixed with the protein powder may be what makes it gooey.

just wrote down the recipe and thought of a few things: 1 - I think I may try the unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of 1% milk 2 - I know you mentioned that you add stevia to taste, but out of curiosity, roughly how much stevia are you adding? 3 - how long do they last in the fridge?

those sound awesome! I'm copying this recipe for sure. You could try something like smart balance in place of the butter and if you were ok with artificial sweeteners, I know there's a substitute for brown sugar. Personally, I wouldn't do it, a little real brown sugar never hurt anyone! And I don't see why you couldn't add…

Thanks everyone! It's so great to know that there are such nice and supportive virtual strangers here to share in our experiences. Holton - I totally understand finding it more difficult as we get closer to our goal. I just keep telling myself that I'm so close and it's something I really want. I also have to keep…

I concur with the "stay stinky" response. I work out during my lunch break and then again after work and I usually just stay stinky. Of course, I wash my face before going to bed, but I go to bed stinky and shower in the am. Occasionally, I'll shower when I get home if I want to sleep in in the morning but I usually don't…

I would also recommend doing something during your lunch. I work at 7am (which means waking up at 5:30am) and I only have a 30 minute lunch break and I've got 2 small kids that I pick up from school/daycare everyday. I jog during my lunch break - thankfully I work in a casual environment that doesn't care if I'm a little…

hummus and carrots, larabars, my homemade granola (which is very healthy and low sugar!)

When I go off the wagon, I tell myself that sometimes we need to do it. There is some evidence that going off your diet can actually help jump start weight loss if you reach a plateau. Regardless of whether that's really true for me or not, at least it makes me feel better when I blow it. It's just 2 days. It didn't take…

I worked in a health food store for years and my best suggestion to you would be to find a whole foods based vitamin - meaning that the vitamins and minerals come from actual foods vs. chemically processed and isolated vitamins and minerals. When they come from food, our bodies recognize them and can process them better.…

I also read somewhere that the sugar on MFP is meant as "added" sugar, not sugar from fruit in which case you should allow yourself probably at least double what MFP says. Personally, I think MFP should change those guidelines. I am always right on target for my fat and carbs and always over for my sugar, fiber and protein…

I always feel like exercise is a double bonus for just the reasons you mentioned. Not only are you more motivated to eat healthier when you've worked out (or are about to work out), but when you eat unhealthy, I think many of us fall so quickly into negative thoughts..."well, since I blew my diet, I may as well not work…

really we should be getting more like 40-50 grams of fiber a day but SLOWLY increasing to that amount. Like previous posters have said, it can cause major digestive issues otherwise. Drink lots of water and try to get all of your fiber from whole foods (not the store!), produce, whole grains, etc. Not but supplements…

If I were you, I'd probably be as conservative as possible and probably go with 200 calories less. If you can, you should invest in a polar heart rate monitor (maybe you can sell yours on craig's list or something!). It's the most accurate and a great motivating tool. The other thing you can do in the meantime is if you…

I do a protein shake that I make into a pudding at night for dessert every night. It totally satisfies my sweet tooth and it's healthy. I'm getting tons of protein and fiber with no guilt. There are so many creative things you can do with a chocolate protein powder to make it sinfully good without guilt, like making a…

does it have a chest strap? If not, it's probably not accurate. I hate to burst your bubble, but those numbers do sound a little too good to be true. I frequently work out at a heart rate between 155-165 when I'm really pushing it and according to my monitor (polar FT7), I burn about 600-700 calories in an hour. The most…

In my opinion, the best thing to take is a Magnesium supplement. I take one from Nature's Life. It's really inexpensive. Most of us are magnesium deficient. It's a great muscle relaxer and can even help people with headaches because of it's relaxing qualities. It helps relax the muscles in the colon and sphincter which is…

I'm sort of like that. I'll go 2-3 weeks losing maybe 1/2-1 pound a week and then I'll have a week where I lose 3-4 pounds. It seems to always average out to about 8-10 pounds a month. And it always seems like the weeks where I feel like I've made no progress are the weeks where I get the most compliments and the most…

well, I'm not an expert, but I read a lot of what "experts" say and supposedly, 5-6 smaller (200-300 calorie) meals a day is much better for your metabolism. The other thing I've heard is that eating any more than a maximum of 500 calories in one meal is not good because your body can only digest and process so much at…

I have the FT7 and I love it. I do feel like it's made a big positive difference in my workouts. It helps me not push myself too much and also push myself more when I'm being lazy! I feel like I burn at least 100 or so more calories because of it because if I'm at the end of a workout and I've burned 275 calories, I'll…