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I believe chia seeds are considered to be, given the various nutrients, fibre and it being a veggie/vegan-friendly complete protein.

^ This!!!

That's the case for most of us, yes. I'm of the 'I hope there's no one there' crowd. I just want to get in, train, get out. Though I know there are some women of the crowd that kind of have one eye on the fellas, just like the fellas have their eye out looking for their type of woman... In terms of the OP, the best option…

They are higher in calories but pretty darn good for you. I'm veggie so I tend to have pure nut butter every 2-3 days, depending on what else I'm eating (protein wise).

All fair points, Jack. Thanks! I don't recall seeing any stickers but I still remember roughly where some of the machines worked. You're definitely right though, not being familiar with them makes them feel uncomfortable. I'll have a browse this evening and see which ones I can try out. Thanks for the suggestions!

Yes, they set up a plan for me but this covers all the various types of equipment (not free weights). Most of which look like implements of torture. The only machines I seem comfortable with are legs, and that's hardly balanced! haha. Increasing the weights aren't a problem if I find machines that work well, I just don't…

@angeliebeh as sarahhembra says, quorn can help replace meat (certainly in the beginning). Once you start to get used to the idea of having no meat, you then need to educate yourself on other proteins (and nutrients you'll miss out on without meat/animal products). That's the point I'm at. I rarely have quorn now. I…

If you like veggie stirfries, that's fine, but I actually don't eat them that often. I stock up on bulk items like lentils, couscous, rice, pasta, quinoa, frozen fruit and veg, oats, nuts & seeds, dry fruit, tinned beans/pulses (mixed) etc... Then I work around what I feel like. Vegetable lasagna takes a while to cook but…

I totally get where you're coming from. I'd actually recommend just visiting a local farm as many have shops on site so you can have a nosy at how they're kept as you pass through. I love seeing happy chickens! It makes me sad when you see the pigs though as, more often than not, they're kept on concrete. I understand why…

I'm vegetarian and in the UK. The official move to vegetarian is fairly recent (last ate fish in February) but now it's just working out what I should be eating so I don't miss out on the good stuff.

To be honest, Wigga, ready meals aren't a problem I've dealt with for a while. I realised a while back that I can make a stirfry or eggs/omlette quicker than it takes to wait for the ready meal to be zapped. It's really the snacking that's the issue but, for whatever reason, I've not been able to shift from it. I expect…

Did you just go cold turkey, Eselle, or did you find something that took the edge off? Thanks for the tip, I shall have a look at it!