Thanks so much Momx4...You nailed it! I lost so much at first, and then it's like...addictive to lose weight and I want it to keep going at that rate! You definitely "get it" I appreciate it! And you're right...never before have I lost this much weight, except for when I went vegan, I lost 40 pounds in 3 months or so. But this has been faster. Thanks again, I appreciate everyone listening to my rant! Now...I'm soooo hungry...dont' know what to cook for dinner! I'm mad at veggies for having so many carbs LOL especially spaghetti squash...I have a love affair with that veggie

Okay, let me see how to address this. I came here because I have no where else to turn. I realize being upset with the weight loss is ridiculous, I was only venting, I've had a horrible week and my emotions are going nuts...so I was trying to vent. I really come for support, and I feel much better after I napped than before. I really didn't post for criticism...I get enough of that everywhere at home where my family says I've lost too much and it's not healthy. And I don't eat crap, and haven't for almost a year. I've been vegan for almost a year and prior to this diet I ate healthy food, just lots of whole grains and carbs. I avoid salads sometimes because when I put all the veggies on it I like, it gets to like 9 or 10 carbs for one salad, and I don't know about you, but salads burn through me! I don't like plain ones with just a veggie or two and sometimes I don't mean to get hungry, I'm just very busy (I raise a two year old, have 15 hours of grad school, 32-35 hours of work in another city a week, travel sometimes 8 hours a day and it's hard to carry and eat food when you're in court all day) and it sneaks up on me...by the time I've cooked my hubby and son a totally separate meal, I'm too tired to cook and just go to bed....does that make sense? I get very little sleep with work and school. And it's not FTS that makes me feel miserable, it's just I started it in a difficult semester. This is my graduating semester with my master's degree, and I have way over full time hours and full time work, working in foster care is not easy, so it's just the season I'm in, and since I was eating healthy before, it's not a huge difference I just have a lot less sugar...and that does feel great...I'm just exhausted! Doug, ShihTzuMom1, and mouseissue I found your posts very helpful, thank you! And I agree Doug, I don't think anyone but a chef like you and other vegans can appreciate the difficulty I face being vegan on a low carb diet, it is much more difficult trying to find variety. Part of this frustration comes from my lack of ingenuity in cooking, I'm great when it comes to cooking from flour and whole grains, but when I'm left with only veggies, it's much more difficult...I appreciate you understanding that Doug. Yes, I do need to adjust to smaller meals more frequently, but my internship is so scheduled, they won't let us snack, it's just hard season and it will pass. I just wanted to come and vent and for the helpful comments I appreciate that. I know I can do this, again just needed to lean on someone. And I just need a few more ideas. As soon as I can save a little money, I will buy the low carb vegan cereal and tortillas and crisp bread because that will give me so many more options! Love you guys! Oh, and I think I did pretty good with my dinner the past couple nights, although for a good size portion it is 15 carbs but this is what I had:

Spaghetti squash with diced tomatoes, and quartered zucchini sauteed with red wine vinegar, olive oil, lime juice, lemon pepper, and sea salt It was so good!

P.S. MOST of my frustration is from watching my hubby eat whatever the heck he wants, cooking wonderful meals for him I can't eat, and he will eat plate after plate and never gains a pound! He is 5'6 and 145 and doesn't work out...although now we're trying to meet in the middle at 165, so he complains about gaining weight and I'm trying to lose, it's become a fun competition between us who can gain/lose faster! I'm beating him! But I'm so tired of seeing all these skinny people who eat and stuff their face and never gain a pound...I'm like, why was I chosen to be the fat one? UGH and I've been hosting a lot of parties lately with pastas and breads and chocolates and so now I'm really missing things like sweet tea, bread, pasta and my favorite restaurants so that's why I'm so mad, not really as much the weight loss, I have unrealistic expectations from my body sometimes, but it's betrayed me a lot I feel and since I can't yell at myself, just tried to vent here. I know I will lose more, but I wanted to see if it's normal to taper off sometimes, that was it.

Thanks so much!!! Well, I'm definitely good at committing, and I haven't slipped up. When I do something, I never turn back. I went vegetarian over night 14 years ago, and then went vegan over night like 8 or 9 months ago...always been a cold-turkey type of person

Thank you! I'm trying!!!

So, I started exactly one week ago, on a Tuesday...When I started on Tuesday, I weighed 240, and today, I weigh 229! 11 pounds   I feel okay, been a little dizzy and light headed and sometimes I have to remind myself to eat because I'm not eating very much, many days I only have 12 or 13 carbs, but I'm way more tuned into my body and when I'm actually hungry, and I stick to my meal plan. My most favorite recent foods are the one minute muffins and mine are without the egg so there's no carbs! I also have discovered the joy of frying squash and zucchini...I slice them up, dip them in soy milk or almond milk and cover them in milled flaxseed and fry them in EVOO...and it is OOOOO so good, with a little Tony Chachere's and sea salt sprinkled on top and dipped in reduced sugar ketchup So that's my update for now Hopefully, I'll have more good news as I go along! Have a great day!

Okay! So today's meal plan was:

Breakfast: 4

Two packets of almonds: 4 net carbs
Water

Lunch: 4

Boca patty with a squeeze of reduced sugar ketchup: 2 net carbs
1 cup of broccoli and cauliflower mix: 2 net carbs
4 snack umms pickles
Water

Dinner:

2 cups of stir fry mix with soy sauce: 2 net carbs
1/2 cup of fresh sliced strawberries: 3.5 net carbs

Total: 12 net carbs!!! YAY

I think I was considering the strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries just berries and not fruit...I have blueberries but they are really high in carbs I thought? Like 1 oz. was 4 or 5 carbs...I'll have to check again though. I didn't know about Kiwi! That's AWESOME! Thank you!