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Ok guys, I have been a nurse since 2007 and since then I have gained about 50lbs.

Yes, I know I am not lying. It is very true. I used to fit in to xs scrubs. I work nights because it is convenient for my family and babysitting and my husbands schedule.

Tomorrow I start the dvd beachbody programs and hope for the best. It makes me sad that even at work people around me comment on how much weight I have gained. I can't fit into my clothes.

working nights I always find excuses to eat sweets or other bad things for weight.

Go Vegan. Start eating a HCLF (high carb, low fat) plant-based diet, increase your carbohydrate intake (instead of cutting out carbohydrates and sugar), load up on fruits, veggies, rice, potatoes, pasta, cut out animal flesh, eggs, dairy, fish, milk, etc.

A vegan diet/lifestyle is optimal for human health. There are numerous physicians who endorse it, numerous research has been done, and more and more people are coming to this lifestyle in recent years.

Low-carb diets will make you lose weight SHORT TERM ONLY because you are calorie-restricting, there is no way to sustain weight loss year after year on a low-carb diet. This explains why people enter the vicious cycle of gaining and losing, gaining and losing etc...Look up "The Great Starvation Experiment" by Todd Tucker. There is a pdf version online, PM me and I can send it your way.

If you calorie restrict and cut down on your carbohydrates (which every cell in your body needs), you may experience 'brain fog', your adrenals and thyroid will suffer if you extend your calorie restriction long enough. Remember, in a healthy state, the brain runs exclusively on glucose, not fats!

Combine eating vegan with exercise like cycling (optimal exercise), and you will see weight loss and health results that you can sustain year after year, decade after decade.

Here are some starting resources for those who are interested:

The Physicians Committee

Dr. Barnard's Blog | The Physicians Committee

T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies

https://www.drmcdougall.com/

Plant-Based Nutrition | One Green Planet

http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2013/04/ditching-dairy-might-as-well-face-it-youre-addicted-to-cheese/

http://www.30bananasaday.com/

http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vegdiets/how-can-i-get-enough-protein-the-protein-myth

You can also watch these documentaries:

Forks Over Knives,

Earthlings,

Food, Inc.,

Vegucated

You can also read this book:

The China Study

http://www.amazon.ca/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438719880&sr=1-1&keywords=the+china+study

Finally, you don't have to be an animal rights advocate to eat vegan, all it starts with is a choice. I came to this lifestyle less than a year ago after watching some YouTube videos, and once I started researching... it completely and forever changed the way I view disease and nutrition.

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Go Vegan. Start eating a HCLF (high carb, low fat) plant-based diet, increase your carbohydrate intake (instead of cutting out carbohydrates and sugar), load up on fruits, veggies, rice, potatoes, pasta, cut out animal flesh, eggs, dairy, fish, milk, etc.

A vegan diet/lifestyle is optimal for human health. There are numerous physicians who endorse it, numerous research has been done, and more and more people are coming to this lifestyle in recent years.

Low-carb diets will make you lose weight SHORT TERM ONLY because you are calorie-restricting, there is no way to sustain weight loss year after year on a low-carb diet. This explains why people enter the vicious cycle of gaining and losing, gaining and losing etc...Look up "The Great Starvation Experiment" by Todd Tucker. There is a pdf version online, PM me and I can send it your way.

If you calorie restrict and cut down on your carbohydrates (which every cell in your body needs), you may experience 'brain fog', your adrenals and thyroid will suffer if you extend your calorie restriction long enough. Remember, in a healthy state, the brain runs exclusively on glucose, not fats!

Combine eating vegan with exercise like cycling (optimal exercise), and you will see weight loss and health results that you can sustain year after year, decade after decade.

Here are some starting resources for those who are interested:

The Physicians Committee

Dr. Barnard's Blog | The Physicians Committee

T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies

https://www.drmcdougall.com/

Plant-Based Nutrition | One Green Planet

http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2013/04/ditching-dairy-might-as-well-face-it-youre-addicted-to-cheese/

http://www.30bananasaday.com/

http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vegdiets/how-can-i-get-enough-protein-the-protein-myth

You can also watch these documentaries:

Forks Over Knives,

Earthlings,

Food, Inc.,

Vegucated

You can also read this book:

The China Study

http://www.amazon.ca/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438719880&sr=1-1&keywords=the+china+study

Finally, you don't have to be an animal rights advocate to eat vegan, all it starts with is a choice. I came to this lifestyle less than a year ago after watching some YouTube videos, and once I started researching... it completely and forever changed the way I view disease and nutrition.

There is NO WAY I could be a vegetarian let alone vegan!

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There is NO WAY I could be a vegetarian let alone vegan!

A lot of people feel that way!

For those interested, here's an EXCELLENT short video, at the end you will see people who I linked in my post, like Dr Neal Barnard, Dr T Colin Campbell, Dr McDougall.

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Go Vegan. Start eating a HCLF (high carb, low fat) plant-based diet, increase your carbohydrate intake (instead of cutting out carbohydrates and sugar), load up on fruits, veggies, rice, potatoes, pasta, cut out animal flesh, eggs, dairy, fish, milk, etc.

A vegan diet/lifestyle is optimal for human health. There are numerous physicians who endorse it, numerous research has been done, and more and more people are coming to this lifestyle in recent years.

Low-carb diets will make you lose weight SHORT TERM ONLY because you are calorie-restricting, there is no way to sustain weight loss year after year on a low-carb diet. This explains why people enter the vicious cycle of gaining and losing, gaining and losing etc...Look up "The Great Starvation Experiment" by Todd Tucker. There is a pdf version online, PM me and I can send it your way.

If you calorie restrict and cut down on your carbohydrates (which every cell in your body needs), you may experience 'brain fog', your adrenals and thyroid will suffer if you extend your calorie restriction long enough. Remember, in a healthy state, the brain runs exclusively on glucose, not fats!

Combine eating vegan with exercise like cycling (optimal exercise), and you will see weight loss and health results that you can sustain year after year, decade after decade.

Here are some starting resources for those who are interested:

The Physicians Committee

Dr. Barnard's Blog | The Physicians Committee

T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies

https://www.drmcdougall.com/

Plant-Based Nutrition | One Green Planet

http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2013/04/ditching-dairy-might-as-well-face-it-youre-addicted-to-cheese/

http://www.30bananasaday.com/

http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vegdiets/how-can-i-get-enough-protein-the-protein-myth

You can also watch these documentaries:

Forks Over Knives,

Earthlings,

Food, Inc.,

Vegucated

You can also read this book:

The China Study

http://www.amazon.ca/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438719880&sr=1-1&keywords=the+china+study

Finally, you don't have to be an animal rights advocate to eat vegan, all it starts with is a choice. I came to this lifestyle less than a year ago after watching some YouTube videos, and once I started researching... it completely and forever changed the way I view disease and nutrition.

Oh my goodness, if I ate that way I would be big as a house again in no time. I could easily become vegetarian, not so sure I would do well with vegan.

Low carb *or* low white carb does not necessarily go hand in hand with low calorie.

If this style of eating works well for you I think that is great and I would always encourage you to continue. But this would not work for me. I do not agree with your science on carbs, thankfully the field of nutrition has come a long way in the last 45 years and we know much more about carbs than we did previously. I favor current science on the topic of carbs and that is what has worked for me for the last 9 years. I am over 100# smaller on a lower carb diet and I feel 100x better. No more bloating and discomfort. I don't think there is a one diet fits all lifestyle. I am very confident your diet would have me where I was 10 years ago vs. maintaining well today.

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A lot of people feel that way!

For those interested, here's an EXCELLENT short video, at the end you will see people who I linked in my post, like Dr Neal Barnard, Dr T Colin Campbell, Dr McDougall.

Well I lost all my weight by still eating meat. It is possible to lose weight & eat meat. I just have lax skin due to how much weight I gained & being pregnant. If it worked for you, great! But it won't work for everyone.

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Go Vegan. Start eating a HCLF (high carb, low fat) plant-based diet, increase your carbohydrate intake (instead of cutting out carbohydrates and sugar), load up on fruits, veggies, rice, potatoes, pasta, cut out animal flesh, eggs, dairy, fish, milk, etc.

A vegan diet/lifestyle is optimal for human health. There are numerous physicians who endorse it, numerous research has been done, and more and more people are coming to this lifestyle in recent years.

Low-carb diets will make you lose weight SHORT TERM ONLY because you are calorie-restricting, there is no way to sustain weight loss year after year on a low-carb diet. This explains why people enter the vicious cycle of gaining and losing, gaining and losing etc...Look up "The Great Starvation Experiment" by Todd Tucker. There is a pdf version online, PM me and I can send it your way.

If you calorie restrict and cut down on your carbohydrates (which every cell in your body needs), you may experience 'brain fog', your adrenals and thyroid will suffer if you extend your calorie restriction long enough. Remember, in a healthy state, the brain runs exclusively on glucose, not fats!

Combine eating vegan with exercise like cycling (optimal exercise), and you will see weight loss and health results that you can sustain year after year, decade after decade.

Here are some starting resources for those who are interested:

The Physicians Committee

Dr. Barnard's Blog | The Physicians Committee

T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies

https://www.drmcdougall.com/

Plant-Based Nutrition | One Green Planet

http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2013/04/ditching-dairy-might-as-well-face-it-youre-addicted-to-cheese/

http://www.30bananasaday.com/

http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vegdiets/how-can-i-get-enough-protein-the-protein-myth

You can also watch these documentaries:

Forks Over Knives,

Earthlings,

Food, Inc.,

Vegucated

You can also read this book:

The China Study

http://www.amazon.ca/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438719880&sr=1-1&keywords=the+china+study

Finally, you don't have to be an animal rights advocate to eat vegan, all it starts with is a choice. I came to this lifestyle less than a year ago after watching some YouTube videos, and once I started researching... it completely and forever changed the way I view disease and nutrition.

Love me some meat.

There are also studies that say that we could do damage to our bodies by not eating meat.

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I lost 40 lbs over a year & have kept it off for 4 years now. I went from an obese to a normal BMI.

I did a food diary on the My Fitness Pal app daily. I cut out the unnecessary foods first like soda, smoothies, desserts, and most fast foods. I learned to eat smaller portions and more frequently. I tried to make healthy food choices but didn't make extreme changes or use pre-packaged plans like Jenny Craig because those aren't sustainable. I called it a lifestyle change but it was slow to get there and easier to maintain. I do eat the occasional candy or dessert now but only a small portion.

Exercise was incorporated too. I started slowly & just added on a little bit at a time. At first it felt like I was having a heart attack and I had no endurance, but now I exercise 2-5 times a week with weight training & cardio without feeling like that.

I've tried various beach body DVDs. They are great for exercising when I want something quick & don't feel like leaving my house. My husband did the insanity workout & lost over 20 lbs. but he gained it back over the following year when he stopped running/exercising as much.

Good Luck to you as it can be done!

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Love me some meat.

There are also studies that say that we could do damage to our bodies by not eating meat.

Lol in which journals and under whose name?

In reality, all major studies show an increase in disease and death from low-carbohydrate diets that promote animal consumption. Let's not forget that America has astounding rates of obesity that have been climbing and climbing. Bariatric surgery centres exist. Half a million people a year will have their chests opened up and a vein taken from the leg will be sewn onto their coronary artery "because bacon". Meat consumption per capita is highest in America and Australia. You see where I'm going with this...

I have articles from Annals of Internal Medicine, British Medical Journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Journal of the American Dietetic Association that outline the harms associated with low-carb diets. No studies of high-carb diets show similar effects.

There is an amazing study titled "Measuring the Global Burden of Disease" that was 20 years in the making, launched by the World Bank and the World Health Organization. I can send the PDF file to anyone interested, or you can look it up yourself.

Among many things, the study outlines the top 25 leading risk factor for disease and disability worldwide. #1 Factor is High blood pressure (btw I have another study that compares blood pressures for vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters), and other factors include 'Diet low in fruit' (#4 on list), 'Diet high in sodium', 'High total cholesterol level', 'Diet low in whole grains', 'Diet low in vegetables', 'Diet high in processed meat', 'Diet low in fiber'.

The data clearly support the advantages of veggie diets and disadvantages of Standard American Diet.

I say all this to say that my purpose is to highlight a lifestyle that doesn't see the light of day because it's not mainstream, in order to help people gain control of their health. I linked resources in my previous post that contain scientific articles on the benefits of plant-based diets, and there are tons of people around the world who are getting real and sustainable results with this lifestyle, it's not just me! These people blog about it, they make videos about it, they are easy to find. And yes, they were once meat-eaters.

I am not here to argue, simply to share information. I've said everything I wanted to say. Every single person reading this has the gift of free will, there are literally thousands of online resources, choose what you will!

I'm outie, have a nice day!

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Lol in which journals and under whose name?

In reality, all major studies show an increase in disease and death from low-carbohydrate diets that promote animal consumption. Let's not forget that America has astounding rates of obesity that have been climbing and climbing. Bariatric surgery centres exist. Half a million people a year will have their chests opened up and a vein taken from the leg will be sewn onto their coronary artery "because bacon". Meat consumption per capita is highest in America and Australia. You see where I'm going with this...

I have articles from Annals of Internal Medicine, British Medical Journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Journal of the American Dietetic Association that outline the harms associated with low-carb diets. No studies of high-carb diets show similar effects.

There is an amazing study titled "Measuring the Global Burden of Disease" that was 20 years in the making, launched by the World Bank and the World Health Organization. I can send the PDF file to anyone interested, or you can look it up yourself.

Among many things, the study outlines the top 25 leading risk factor for disease and disability worldwide. #1 Factor is High blood pressure (btw I have another study that compares blood pressures for vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters), and other factors include 'Diet low in fruit' (#4 on list), 'Diet high in sodium', 'High total cholesterol level', 'Diet low in whole grains', 'Diet low in vegetables', 'Diet high in processed meat', 'Diet low in fiber'.

The data clearly support the advantages of veggie diets and disadvantages of Standard American Diet.

I say all this to say that my purpose is to highlight a lifestyle that doesn't see the light of day because it's not mainstream, in order to help people gain control of their health. I linked resources in my previous post that contain scientific articles on the benefits of plant-based diets, and there are tons of people around the world who are getting real and sustainable results with this lifestyle, it's not just me! These people blog about it, they make videos about it, they are easy to find. And yes, they were once meat-eaters.

I am not here to argue, simply to share information. I've said everything I wanted to say. Every single person reading this has the gift of free will, there are literally thousands of online resources, choose what you will!

I'm outie, have a nice day!

Humans were meant to eat meat. Americans are getting obese because we are eating out more than ever, eating junk food & cutting out exercise. I personally believe cutting out meat is a bad decision because we get so many nutrients from those sources.

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Humans were meant to eat meat. Americans are getting obese because we are eating out more than ever, eating junk food & cutting out exercise. I personally believe cutting out meat is a bad decision because we get so many nutrients from those sources.

Such as B12, which you can't get from eating plants. You have to take a supplement for it.

Sorry, I'd rather eat meat.

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Such as B12, which you can't get from eating plants. You have to take a supplement for it.

Sorry, I'd rather eat meat.

Me too. I tried to be a vegetarian when I was in high school, I lasted close to a week. I can't turn down a rare steak or a good burger. Mmmmn!

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Love me some meat.

There are also studies that say that we could do damage to our bodies by not eating meat.

Yeah, the problem is that a ton of the research on diets is the worst kind of science imaginable. You can find published, peer-reviewed articles that say virtually anything. High carb, low carb, vegan, paleo... you name it, some physician expert has endorsed it. It's hard - very hard - to sift through articles and figure out what's a good study and what isn't. I'm to the point that I just disregard everything anyone says about what diet humans are "supposed" to eat. I dated a registered dietitian briefly and her recommendation was to focus on proteins, fruits, and veggies for most of my meals. Fats and other carbs were all relegated to "sometimes foods," (in the words of Cookie Monster).

Speaking of which: a diet high in protein, veggies, and fruits; and low in other carbs and fats, is sort of like the suggested vegan diet, just without the vegan part.

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