Hi! I stumbled across this board and thought is was just the thing for me. I need all the encouragement I can get!

I am 32 years old and 5 feet 9 inches tall. I weigh 265 and am working on losing 100 pounds. I have been "large" before, but this is the heaviest I have ever been; ironically, my diet and lifestyle is healthier than ever! I follow a strictly vegan (no animal products), whole-foods, high fiber, natural foods diet and teach yoga which has me doing 10 hours of yoga a week, minimum. I also work up quite a sweat when giving a massage! Apparently, all this is not enough to help me shed the weight that has steadily creeped on after a devestating car accident a few years ago . So, I recently decided that seeing my weight creep up was no longer acceptable for me and I had to do something about it *NOW*!

So, last week I made the promise to myself that I would go to the gym at least 5 days out of 7 and focus on cardiovascular (fat burning) workouts. I also work in a weight training routine a few times a week and swim for fun.

I am looking forward to meeting with others who are on the path to wellness and would like to "buddy-up" with someone who is encouraging! I am a licensed health professional and enjoy fitness and natural health; I just need a little TLC!

Blessings!

The Fat (and reducing) Vegan

Hello there. We are almost the same weight. I would love to have someone to be accountable to. I don't use instant messenger much. Too busy at work and not online long enough at home. Let me know the best way to contact you and I will be happy to. Good luck. I have lost 85 lbs in the past, after I compression fractured two vertebrae in my back. And then I let the weight creep back on. So, here I am at 271. I know the right way to do this, watch calories and exercise, it is a matter of commitment for me!!!

Sorry to hear that you had such a bad car accident.

Take care!!!

Lynanne

Hi Vegan Vixen and gonnabefit.

I'm also vegan and currently weigh 236 having only lost 2 pounds in a month! If either, or both, of you would like to be my weight loss buddy i'd appreciate it as i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong! I'm 22 and 6 foot (yes very tall but i am a woman)

Hope you hear from you soon
Sarah

WOOOHOOO! 2 buddies! One very close to my part of the world who has had a compression fracture (like me) and the other one VEGAN and tall (like me)! How blessed am I?

Please send me PM's; I have sent one to each of you and am waiting to hear back

Blessings