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That's good to know about iodine. I just bought Biotics Research Liquid Iodine and it is 75mcg per drop. I was going to start taking 1 drop per day but after reading your post I'm only going to take it once every 2-3 days. I don't really like the taste of flax seed....do you have any recommendations on what to eat it with that will kill the taste of the flax?

Thank you for your post. I just ordered a liquid iodine supplement from Vitacost.com. I've been using Nitrofusion Vanilla for protein lately but am going to try out the website trueprotein next; it looks like they have a lot of different flavors for a lower cost. You mentioned that Flax seed has cyanide in it....do the flax supplements have cyanide in them as well? My Dr. recommended that I take a Flax Seed supplement to get omega3 since I refused his order to take Fish oil. It is so hard to find supplements that doesn't have gelatin or soy in them. I plan on doing more research on Vitacost when I have more time. I'm going to go to the store this weekend and grab some pumpkin & chia seeds and quinoa. Thanks for the tips.

Thank you for your reply. I'm going to be starting a Yoga class next week to get more flexible then I'll start weight training. My typical day of eating is: Nitrofusion vanilla mixed with Rice Dream Rice drink, then various fruits and veggie snacks throughout the day, for lunch I used to go to Taco Bell and get a crunchy bean taco fresco style (I don't any more cuz even though I tell them that I'm vegan with dairy allergies they still screw up and get a few pieces of cheese on my tacos). Then for Dinner I eat a combination of beans and rice or beans & veggie noodles with broccoli or Quinoa (sp?). I'm now down to 104 lbs but want to get back up to 110 or 115 with better muscle tone. Where I live there are no good places to work out and I don't have any friends that want to wake up early and work out with me. I'll try starting a training journal and push myself to work out at home but I only have little 5 lb hand weights. I suppose I can start lifting my 28 lb cat a few times a day. LOL I'm looking forward to any other tips/tricks that you have that would help me stay motivated. Thank you.

Has anyone else had issues with soy? Since becoming vegan I've noticed that there is Soy or soy lecithin in just about everything. I originally avoided soy and other estrogen mimicking foods due to a bad breast biopsy (not cancer but A-Typical cells) but then read that soy doesn't cause or accelerate breast cancer....so then I started eating a lot of tofu, soybeans and other soy products to curb my hunger and to get more protein to stop losing weight. 3 months after my soy increase and eating tofu about every other day I started to feel extremely tired and had mood swings for no reason. Went to the Dr and found that my Thyroid level was high on my blood work but everything else looked pretty good. I searched the internet and found that eating alot of soy products can mess with thyroid levels (if you are allergic to soy) so I quit eating soy and within 2 months my thyroid levels started to come back down to the high side of normal. Does this mean that I'm allergic to soy? Is soy bad for you? Anyone have any suggestions on how I can keep up my protein and still avoid soy? I'm 5'5-1/2" and am down to 108 lbs and don't want to lose anymore weight but want to start working out to gain some better muscle tone.

I have the same problem. I look like a hunchback and I blame it on my desk at work and that I work close to 60 hrs a week. My fiance yells (yes yells) at me constantly about my posture to the point that I'm brought to tears. He tells me that my desk and job are just excuses and that all I need to do is stand up straight and sit straight while I'm at my desk. I really try but always end up slouching plus to make matters worse now I feel like i'm standing up straight and he still tells me I'm hunched with my shoulders forward. I love the way your desk looks (and i'm willing to try anything to help correct my posture to save my relationship) but am wondering if that set up would be good for someone who is at a computer and desk for 10-12hrs per day. How many hrs a day are you working at your standing desk?

Hello All, My name is Rebecca. I'm hoping I can find some fellow vegans that live in the Aurora, IL or Sycamore/Dekalb IL area. I need a workout partner to help keep me motivated. I've been vegan for 8 months now and am still struggling with maintaining my weight. I've always been on the thin side and dont want to lose anymore weight. I'm 5ft 5-1/2 inches tall and am down to 108 lbs and don't have that much muscle tone cuz I work a desk job for 50-60hrs per week. I'm afraid that if I start working out that I'll lose even more weight. I eat all day long (even when my co-workers make fun of what I eat and how much I eat) and am getting bored with eating beans and nitrofusion vanilla powder during the day. I've always been a social person but lately feel like a loner cuz I'm just 1 vegan amongst a bunch of very rude meat eaters at work that like to make fun of me about my food choices. I hope there is someone out there that would be willing to meet with me and be my workout partner. I need a lot of motivation.