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Oh wow, I didn't even think of mushroom wellington - I've never had it but I (and my family) love mushrooms so there may be some way to get that to work. Or the ratatouille/ bean salads sound like options. Thanks for helping my brain go in the right direction!

I've been wondering about this myself, have the same concern. I've been vegetarian for years but vegan for Lent (although maybe I'll continue with it after). I always eat dark leafy greens everyday, trying for every meal. Collards and kale are better than spinach for calcium. Tofu also has a lot and I think white beans.…

41. What prompted me to return to MFP and try and lose weight (again) was a back injury. At physical therapy I discovered my core muscles are way too weak. Now that things are closer to returning to normal, one thing I've discovered is if I don't do some form of exercise every day (or better, every few hours) my back goes…

I'm trying to lose about 40, down from 50 now. I could use some support. Can I join too?

Congratulations! Losing the first pounds are the hardest, I think, because you start without knowing if you can do it.

As an alternative to birthday cake, what about a raw vegan cake? They're usually made out of fruit and vegetables, they're still cake and tasty, but they won't have the flour and processed sugar. Google "raw vegan birthday cake," there's a ton of recipes out there. Happy birthday!

Thanks!

I also bake homemade muffins for the week over the weekend - they really don't take very long, and if I'm totally out of time in the morning I can throw one in a baggie and eat it at work. And any you make yourself will be healthier than something bought. This week's was bran muffins with blueberries.

So glad I gave up animal products...those poor cows. (I couldn't watch much of it.)

I get them at my local grocery store, in the section with all the vegetarian stuff. (There's no Wal-Marts in the city where I live.) I'm not incredibly fond of the pure yam (shirataki) noodles, but House Foods make "tofu shirataki," which is a mixture of tofu and yam that I think tastes better.

I've made myself a list of mini-goal rewards (not food-related) for about every 5 pounds or so, with a shopping spree for halfway there, because I'll need new clothes then. Also things like a haircut and maybe signing up for some kind of sport or nutrition class. Some of them are things I've never done, so it's exciting to…

You're able to lose 2 lbs. with 1200 calories? The most I can lose at 1200 is 0.7 lbs. I'm a little jealous of you when I read that. When I switch the setting to 2 lbs, that's all I get. When I set it to 1 lb. it says the same thing. I'm sure it's because I'm short (4'11"). 1200 seems a perfectly normal amount of food to…

I wonder about that too. It seems if I have 2 fruits in a day I always exceed the sugar amount. I'm guessing it isn't too bad, because it's natural sugar? I'm vegetarian, so I've often gone over on the fiber, Vitamin A and C, too.

I don't think diet sodas are all that great for you. And you know, if you're drinking them because you like the refreshing fizziness, seltzer is just water with carbonation. When I'm in the mood for fizzy drinks, I drink seltzer instead of soda.

Muslims do this for a whole month, from dawn to sunset, except liquids are also forbidden. My ex was a Muslim, and I attempted it every year for several years. I was never actually able to do it for the entire month for various reasons and I got colds within the first week every time. I always gained weight. It did give me…

What about dates (the fruit)? They are a little high in calories for a fruit, but they're really sweet and (I think) taste pretty decadent. I think they have some fiber, too, since they're a fruit.

May I join too? I'm also short. And in college I did actually play Santa's elf. I'm so new here I don't have a picture yet, so I'm not sure how to join you. But I could really use some motivation! Sometimes to get things off the top shelf at the grocery store, I'll knock things off with something I can actually reach and…

Have you tried adding a little lemon or lime juice to it? :drinker:

I've been vegetarian for a little over a year and am mostly vegan (I eat dairy if I visit my relatives because I don't much like the conflict and they can't conceive of a meal without dairy). But I eat vegan now at home always. There's a phrase I read somewhere I keep in my head "beans and greens," ie. make sure you get a…

Argh. My "new" weight's maintenance setting is only 1370. So I guess once I've done all this work for months and months and lost all this weight, I'll be able to eat one extra serving of nuts a day without worrying about gaining weight. I hate my genes. :ohwell:

Thanks! I would never have thought to look up my "new" maintenance number (feels really inspiring, actually - it's been too long since I was healthy). Next step will be to try and figure out how on earth to actually eat that much, since I'm a vegetarian strongly leaning toward veganism... I don't really want to be filling…

Well, yes, my BMR is actually 1226 so I pretty much am eating at that...

iPod touch, actually, but yes, it's the same app. And because I'm very short and work in an office according to MFP's goals it's impossible for me to lose more than 0.7 lb./week (even if I come up with a crazy number of exercising hours) so I'm trying to figure out what I can do to actually get to lose 1 lb./ week. And I'm…

I'm honestly confused - as usual - and I've really given up trying to understand how this all works, and so have been going with 1200 and exercising as much as possible. The "Goal" setting tells me there's no way I can lose more than 0.7 lbs/ week no matter how high/ often I change the exercise amounts. That seems to be…

I'm 4'11" too! My ID also says I'm 5' because when I was 16 and had to fill out the form I was hoping I'd grow another inch. So much for that idea.

I was actually wondering about the 1200 calories myself. I'm female and only 4'11". Am I really supposed to be eating 1200 calories every day? Or is this an average amount based on taller people? It seems like a lot to me, but maybe that's why I'm borderline obese. It's so hard to know what's correct, and what we're…