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I tried Bikram Yoga but the poses were really basic for me. There's not a lot you can do physically, you have no grip cause you're sweating so much and you're too dazed from the heat. And there's the same poses every time, which is dull and prevents you from progressing and learning. I made it through my class without…

So many sexy nine inch nails songs. All the uncomplicated ones seem to be odes to chemicals, not women though. Don't try this at home folks.

The best protein bars I have found are simply raw protein + antioxidants. No weird stuff, 100% plant protein and dried fruit goodness (with a little vanilla and salt). 154 calories of win. Purefit bars are 40:30:30 (zone) and vegan, and 200 calories. There's heaps of good vegan protein options available these days, even in…

Vegan. For the ethics and environment, but I'm obviously trying to keep healthy, being on here! Just for a twist, my macros are somewhere between 50:25:25 and 40:30:30 carb:protein:fat. Being vegan does not necessarily mean ultra high carb. There's more protein than you'd credit in vegetables.

My sugar intake is pretty low, I do try to avoid processed sugar in foods and limit fruit to a serve a day (and eat lots of veggies to compensate!). But even then my sugar can go over the MFP recommendations slightly. Not every day. As for monitoring sodium...My sodium intake is always over, but as my systolic blood…

I eat very little bread, a few wraps but that's it. But that's cause I got used to eating really nice, really expensive bread in my previous job (located within 5 minutes walk of both Sonoma and Bourke Street Bakery)... I've been spoilt and I can't go back to supermarket bread. It's all baked 6 months ago in Ireland anyway…

I've been vegan for a year. Vegatables seem to help heaps. Lo cal, high fibre, high in micronutrients.... They can be turned into salads, soups, stews, put on sandwiches... Upping legumes and cutting down on processed grains (such as breads and pastas) also seems to help me. Oats and hot cereal do fill me up, I tend to eat…

Jivamukti to the core... vegetarian for 16 years now vegan for 0.5 years. Reconnecting with the activist I was at uni :)

I eat a whole lot less pasta and cheese than what I used to, a lot more protein, and I am transitioning to veganism from vegetarianism - so my diet has changed quite a bit!

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Millions if not billions of children have been raised in India and elsewhere over thousands of years to be vegetarian and turned out perfectly fine. Vegetarian diets can be a lot less restrictive and healthy than what omnivorous picky eaters or junk food lovers eat. And you don't need expensive supplements or substitute…

I have recently discovered well naturally sugar free chocolate, as well as some date based confectionary items... whilst they may not be healthy, there are not a lot of vegan treats out there, and everyone wants a treat every now and then. I am doing my level best to become a vegan at the moment, converting from…

Wattle valley lite white wraps are around 100 cal per wrap, and far less fragile than mountain bread. I love goodness superfoods barley wraps but they are for the brown bread appreciators... also around 100 cal per wrap. They taste awesome with cottage cheese.

Tried SlimPasta Spaghetti tonight with my Tempeh Stir Fry - not bad. I would do that again.

I knit, so spinner has a whole different meaning for me. And I don't do either kind of spinning - but I love lifting, Zumba and yoga.

Good obsession - radishes. Bad obsession - chocolate.

Currently loving for lunch greek pita breads with baba ganoush, tomato, shallots, parsley/spinach, and some radish. It is so tasty, less than 300 calories, and is full of the right carbs and fats. And it keeps you going!

I love mexican - I love burrito bowls from Mad Mex and Gomez y Guzman. They also are low on the cals and not too unbalanced with sugars and fats, so I don't feel guilty about eating them if I am out. I also eat a lot of felafel rolls - again, not too high on cals, the fat is not super high and mostly the good sort, and it…

I don't eat when I sleep, any time before then is fair game! I often eat right up to when I fall asleep - if I don't I risk getting a rumbly tummy in the middle of the night. And I can't sleep when I am hungry - so that's a bigger diet threat to me than eating right up til bedtime, cause I will eat a midnight snack to get…

I know exactly what you mean about feeling hungry if you don't sleep... unfortunately I have not found away around it. Maybe go over on the day you are up for 24 h and but save calories from other days of the week to make up?

I love yoga and can do it every day, but it's not on at the gym every day, so I have a collection of yoga DVDs. I have borrowed other fitness DVDs from the library, but I'd rather do strength training and cardio (including dance style cardio) at the gym, and I only do that once every few days so that works. I love Element…

Kenny - my ex didn't plumb portapotties, but his nature was not too dissimilar to the lead character... And he did come from Melbourne...

I am in love with Goodness Superfoods Barley Wraps at the moment - a little over 100 cal per wrap, they taste delicious and don't fall apart like mountain bread does. I love Bulla flavoured cottage cheeses. Tomato relish, gherkin, onion and chives - they are all great. Carmen's fruit free muesli bars are lovely, but I…

Agree.

I eat all the time - so I would eat and then go to yoga class and not think too much of it. I am quite active so my calorie demands are high for someone my size.

For me, seated spine twists are a doddle, but downdog is very strong.

You need to eat a balanced diet - fruit and veggies are great, but you also need sources of fat, protein and minerals like Fe, Zn and Mg. Also, veggies are better than fruit.

I am afraid I don't get the people who think you can't exercise and do anything else at the same time. Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as incidental exercise! I log my walk commutes, if I go out and dance - used to log my cleaning on the weekends but now I am more active at work, I upped my activity level and don't…

Favourite - Pidgeon pose. It feels so good for my poor tight IT bands. But I also love standing forward bends. Least Favourite - A toss up between downward dog (I am getting better at it, but it is hard on the shoulders, hamstrings, legs and lower back) and eagle / evil pose. I can do every other balance pose without…

For some, the healthy weight range recommended will be too low for them to have a healthy body fat %. For some, they may need to stay at the low end of the healthy weight range to maintain a healthy body weight %, and may have an 'overweight' body fat percentage at a higher 'healthy weight' BMI. The latter is the way I am…