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Vegan or Whole food Plant based folks - I need some Math help - too many calories left over
Hi folks. This is a major work in progress. My macros are looking good but I still have 700 calories left. What am I doing wrong? Appreciate your KIND and GENTLE input. Thanks!
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Whole food plant based - need more calories for dinner - any pointers?
To my WFPB folks - looks like I'm not eating enough. Part of the reason I'm back here. Can anyone make suggestions to add for dinner tonight. I need to make sure I'm getting enough because I am trying to loose weight and my hubby is trying to gain weight. If we could just do the Freaky Friday thing and switch might work -…
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Whole Food Plant Based
Hi guys - I'm back. Had a little detour. Life was at warp speed for a bit but things are settling down now, I think. Even if they're not gotta reach up and grab my oxygen mask so I can keep going and taking care of everyone. Hope ya'll are doing well on the journey. Here's to a great on target week!
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I'm Baaack......Whole Food Plant Based wannabe
Hi there - I've been on and off MFP for a few years. I do well for awhile but find entering all the food too time consuming and life gets in the way. Thanks to my new job I am able to do it on my break at work. So I am trying again. My ultimate goal is to be Whole Food Plant Based 90% of the time. My weight journey…
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WFPB - Snack ideas for commute home
Looking for whole food plant based snack ideas for the commute home from work (approx. an hour depending on traffic and then another hour to cook dinner). I have been eating a cutie (satsuma/clementine) but that doesn't seem substantial enough. I am starving when I come through the door. Trying to balance it out so I don't…
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Low carb vegetarian. Is there such a thing?
Got off track the month of October and m still trying to get into a fitness routine since starting my new job in August. Vegetarian works best for me because of food allergies. Went in for annual check up and even though numbers are lower they are still not good enough so Doc suggests a low carb diet. The things I have…
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5k part of the marathon
I'm walking the 5k part of a marathon the weekend after my birthday in January. I've done 5ks and 10ks but they were specifically one or the other not sure how this works. Can anybody enlighten me? Starting to get excited!
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MORNING EXERCISERS - What's the earliest you get up for a work out?
I guess I'm going to have to set that alarm clock for 5:30 a.m. It's only an hour earlier. It shouldn't make that much difference, right? I tried a 5 a.m. spin class twice and it totally threw my day off. But I've got to get back to it. What motivates you to get out of bed and get that body moving?
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Whole Food Plant based/Vegetarian/Vegan - Balancing work and food/training
Hi guys, Still struggling to get a new routine down with my new job. I've been back to work for a month now. We've been eating out a lot and I know that's not a good thing. (up 3 pounds already) Trying to reign it in. Last week I prepped veggies but we still ended up eating out a couple of nights and lunch once. The…
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Bringing lunch to work...
Hi there - just started a new job yesterday. There's not actually a "lunch room" but a dining room table in a large open area. In about six months I'll be going to a new location which hopefully will have a lunch area. In the meantime, looking for easy lunch ideas to bring from home. We ate out tonight because my daughter…
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What motivates you to keep going when you are in pain? Especially shoulder and arm pain.
I know you need to listen to your body. Well I messed up my shoulder somehow. Between the heat toward the end of June and the pain in my shoulder which is giving me sleepless nights I haven't done any exercise in weeks. I've become a couch potato again - Ugh! Still watching what I eat but the walking and biking has gone by…
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Dealing with Heat and Humidity - Louisiana
Hey folks - how are ya'll handling the heat this summer? I usually do 5 miles walking with a camelback and my ipod one day and 10 miles on the bike the next with the camelback and ipod. (Just around my neighborhood) This past week since the heat has gone to the mid 90's and the humidity is getting up there too I've been…
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Advice please - Whole Food Plant based - Forks over Knives - How to Prevent Heart Disease
My last check up (3 yrs ago) results showed that I had high cholesterol and borderline diabetic. The doctor recommended that I not eat carbs (rice, pasta and potatoes) and cut out added sugar. I asked if I could treat it with diet instead of medication and he said sure. The pamphlets they gave me (I had to ask for them)…
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Cooking without oil
Anyone here cook without oil? My cholesterol levels were very high at my last check up and it's been suggested to cut out the oil. I know in baking you can substitute applesauce but what about sauteing veggies? I'm from Louisiana and most dishes start with sauted onions, bell peppers and celery.
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Cross post - Healthy ideas for vegetarian lunches to bring to work...
1, 2, 3 GO! No tofu or chickpeas please....
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What's on your playlist?
What's on your playlist? Mine is old school - starts with the theme from Rocky, then Take On Me, then 1:15 minutes of Running Music Motivation (has a certain number of beats to keep you going) and cool down with Pharrell's Happy, Best Day of My Life and finish with Our God is an Awesome God. If that doesn't get your day…
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Vegetarian lunches to bring to lunch other than salad
1, 2, 3 GO!
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Saboteurs - what's your plan of action - they really mean well
I love my Dad with all my heart but he definitely is a saboteur. He keeps kit kats in his fridge for us and a fridge stocked with sodas. He buys cookies for everyone when we go to Subway. And he makes comments if you don't eat it. It hurts his feelings. I have been successful in getting him to stock diet Dr. Pepper for me…
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Anybody else do this? Food roller coaster
Get busy with unexpected unplanned for events that have you eating out every meal and even though you made good choices maybe you couldn't get your exercise in so now you are over calories. Maybe that happens 2 - 3 days in a row. But you reign it in for a day and then exciting things happen (like a job interview or a…
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FOOD FINDS - what new food have you discovered works well in your plan?
This week I discovered Premier Protein bars. They're delicious and help me get my protein numbers up. What's your find?
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Any empty nesters with a full house now - how are you keeping on track with your MFP plan?
2 weeks ago we were empty nesters. Now we will be having 5 for dinner most nights. My plan is going to be to get my walking or bike ride in first thing in the morning before everyone gets up. And to stick to my water aerobics in the evenings. Breakfast and lunch they will be on their own and we can eat dinners together…
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Healthy solutions to reducing Carbs and Sugars -Not SF/FF - Food allergies
More into whole foods than processed, sugar free or low fat because of food allergies. Seem to be going over on carbs and sugars still, 40 days into MFP. Trying to make this a lifestyle. The first 30 days I got the exercise in order and made it a habit. Now I'm trying to get the nutrition/macros where it should be.…
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FLEXIBILITY - For long timers - how do you stay on track when Life changes?
My history has been I get to going really great - have the food plan down, exercising daily this is my lifestyle and then something changes (Hurricane (literally), Tornado (literally), kids home for summer break from college, home full time, working full time, etc.) and that's what sneaks up on me before you know it I'm…
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Patience for the long haul - how to hush the inner brat who wants to see results NOW
So I'm like a kid at Christmas....have been at this for 37 days. So basically a newbie. I know it will take a minimum of 9 months to a year to get 70 pounds off but my energy level is up. I am riding 10 miles on the bike and doing 5 mile walks and starting to work on my upper body and working the nutrition. I also know…
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No gym membership - do you think this will do the trick?
Stats - 54 yr old female/ looking to loose 70 pounds - down 7 pounds so far. Have only been at it about a month. Only weighing in once a month. Next weigh in June 1st. So here's what I'm thinking: May 2016 * Sun - long walk (5 miles) - 3 pull up attempts * Mon - 3 mile walk/water aerobics 1 hr class * Tues - Bike - 10…
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Louisiana folks - how are ya'll handling the heat and humidity?
Hi guys, Starting to slow down now with the humidity and heat creeping up and I know from living here all my life that this is just the beginning. How do you handle Southern Louisiana summers? My main form of exercise is walking (usually about 4.5 miles per day) and eventually walk/run/walk or bicycle (about an hour -…
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Over 50 job seekers
Anybody else in job search mode? I'm 54 & have put in 230 applications and gone on several interviews where I was overqualified and one that was way above my pay grade. I have a degree in office administration and 25 years experience mostly loan documentation. I have been thinking outside of the box but still have not…
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How do you handle - Sluggish - low energy days
I'm sure I'm not the only one. Only on Day#19 and have been pushing getting 4.5 mile walks in the last few days. Just wondering how the more experienced MFPs handle those days... Just feeling pretty tired....as they say my get up and go, got up and went.....hitting the treadmill in a bit but not feeling it physically. It's…
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Old school - looking for P90X folks in their 50's
Starting phase 1 of P90X. I'm 54 no upper body strength. Looking to sculpt and get strong! Anybody else in my age group doing P90X? I also like to walk/run/walk, bike and swim.
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Emotional eating - what's your strategy
What do you do when you find yourself heading to the kitchen for snackey foods during times of stress? * Salty * Sweet * Non-food related What's your plan of attack?
