Veggie Regular

Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
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I've been slowly losing weight over about a year (30 pounds so far) and I have a way to go, this thread is a great idea!
I've been following a whole foods plant-based diet based around The Starch Solution and it's great because I get to eat a lot while still losing, plus I love potatoes haha. I've been watching a lot of vegan weight-loss youtubers like High Carb Hannah and Potato Strong and it's been really motivating plus they have great recipe ideas. ![]() |
![]() I've just started reading the above book, The Mindful Diet, more a programme of behavioural tools than a diet per se. Was immediately impressed on starting the book to read a strong endorsement of a 'whole foods plant based' approach to eating for health / weight loss. I like that it takes you through slowly, one chapter per week, with time to implement all the different strategies. It also encourages self awareness in terms of working out what your habits are - there's an enlightening check list in the first part of the book. Possibly a bit early to recommend as I'm only into chapter one, but seems pretty good so far. Will report back.. |
Please do! I'm really interested in behavioural modification and I think it's the only way you can create lasting change.
Lately I've been really enjoying the Shortcut to Slim podcast by Lindsay Nixon of Happy Herbivore, she talks a lot about similar themes and does an incredible amount of research to make sure her information is accurate: https://happyherbivore.com/podcasts/ |
Great idea for a thread.
I like the idea of taking a slow but steady approach to weightloss, and that has been my approach, but since going entirely plant-based, even if I eat at the calorie level Cronometer recommends, the weight is literally falling off. (This is not a complaint, just an observation.) I have Cronometer set to 2 lbs per week. Last week I lost 5. My eating has been kind of all over the place the past few days though, so this week probably won't look the same. It will be interesting to see! I'm just beginning to add weight training. I've been reading about all the benefits that it has for women in preventing osteoporosis, and preserving muscle mass, in Strong Women Stay Young by Miriam Nelson. |
I have so many recipes in Cronometer now it seems like it would be a pain in the tail to convert to another logging system.
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I've been reading reviews of Yoga Gym and I think I might try it. There's also a weekly yoga practice before temple that I would like to check out...it's just a matter of making myself get up early enough for it on a Sunday.
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The Map My Walk app looks pretty interesting too. I have had a similar experience with pedometers.
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Welcome and congratulations on your baby!
I have been focusing on additional activity this week. My endurance for cardio isn't so great, so I'm doing it in 10 minute bursts right now, and giving myself permission to do it multiple times per day. I also added a new app called Habitica which I'm having a lot of fun with. I'm still exploring it, but I think it's going to be a really good tool for my weightloss. |
Oh, this thread looks like the perfect place for me to hang out! I have nearly 50 lbs to lose after two years of working and stressing way too much and not at all looking after myself well enough. Now I have changed my job and I finally have so much time just for me and my wellbeing. I have started to really get back into exercising again and I log my workouts on Myfitnesspal but I need to get stricter with also logging my food as I have PCOS so I need quite the deficit to see any difference on the scales. I have seen a difference in my fitness levels already though which is motivating in itself.
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@Lux_
![]() I've got around the same amount of weight to lose. Logging food has really made me more attentive to my habits and helped me find routines, definitely recommended from here. I've actually reduced my calorie deficit recently (I was getting hungry and then feeding up at the weekend, thus derailing efforts made during the week) so aiming to go even slower than initially planned. I don't expect to reach my target weight in less than 18 months, but am hoping that by going slow I won't regain once I'm there. I love being fit, a couple of minor injuries have undermined me getting back there, but fortunately they're healed now so am getting back into regular exercise again and enjoying it. What workouts do you do? |
My mother was very much a fan of affirmations, but she would avoid ones like "I am getting thinner and thinner" in favor of ones like "I nourish my body with healthy food" "I exercise daily" "I deserve to be healthy and happy."
I still have a magnet she gave me: "I deserve to be happy and successful." At one point I felt silly saying that, but my new perspective is "We all deserve to be happy and successful" and that really works for me. In other weight loss news, I almost didn't step on the scale this morning, because I knew I was retaining water and food from yesterday's Thanksgiving, but I decided that was silly thinking. I knew if the scale showed a gain (it did) that it didn't reflect real weight gain as I was still around my calorie maintenance level, so why avoid the scale that I step on every day? I'm striving to build a lifetime of healthy habits, not get wound up over any given number on any given day. |
My mother was very much a fan of affirmations, but she would avoid ones like "I am getting thinner and thinner" in favor of ones like "I nourish my body with healthy food" "I exercise daily" "I deserve to be healthy and happy."
I still have a magnet she gave me: "I deserve to be happy and successful." At one point I felt silly saying that, but my new perspective is "We all deserve to be happy and successful" and that really works for me. In other weight loss news, I almost didn't step on the scale this morning, because I knew I was retaining water and food from yesterday's Thanksgiving, but I decided that was silly thinking. I knew if the scale showed a gain (it did) that it didn't reflect real weight gain as I was still around my calorie maintenance level, so why avoid the scale that I step on every day? I'm striving to build a lifetime of healthy habits, not get wound up over any given number on any given day. |
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