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I swim 60 lengths twice a week and love it. Got a good swimsuit from an online company and have never looked back. Slight lack of motivation on cold wet nights after work but my better half swims too, so we talk each other into it and never regret it once we're in the water. I used to run but my boobs are huge (hate the…

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Thanks blankiefinder! Aggelikik, if you try the 5, 7 stroke thing.. try breathing out very slowly while your head is under. I had panic feelings with that in the beginning but you soon realize you won't drown!

Blimey! You've done a lot in a week! I swim twice a week , and have done so for three years. In that time I've gone from 'granny' swimming (as in breaststroke, head out of water, yakking to neigbour) to 60 lengths, breast stroke (properly!) and crawl which I have learnt since. I couldn't deal with arms, legs and breathing…

The 30 minute vegan is one of the best cookbooks I have.

Tofu/ chickpeas/lentils/ there's so much protein in a vege diet. Have you not been a veggie very long? Have fun! The happy herbivore seems to be a good site.

Gosh! I only do a humble 3 hours!

You can get really firm tofu which is excellent for a stirfry. The children say it's like chicken !!! (but they prefer chicken!).

Gosh! There are so many!!! Potimarron soup/ chickpeas fried in a little oil and loads of spices/ chopped chicory with chopped pears, walnuts and a good vinigrette (some strong blue cheese is excellent with this if you're not vegan)/baked sweet potatoes, pumpkin curry. I don't know why I ever bothered with meat!

How long it takes!!!

I wish you the best of luck with this, your first step. I found logging everything I eat is the only way I stay in control. It's a pain sometimes but if you don't, and you're like me, you'll find yourself forgetting that little bit of bread and butter , or small innocent looking bar of chocolate and then wonder why you're…

How extremely rude of your boss to put you on the spot like that. I would have said that I'm vegan by personnal preference. Nobody else's business!

Possibly try IF? I do 5:2 and it's doing the job!

You don't even see meat as food anymore, all you see is a dead animal on a plate. This is exactly how I feel.

I do a mini workout every morning with three kilo weights and swim hard, so I ache, three times a week. I dance the night away on Saturday nights and walk the dog at 'break a sweat' pace every day.

I can't help but just want you to know that I know that feeling and I'm thinking of you. x

Any veggies (I use broccoli, cauli; peas beans) boiled until softish then add some coconut cream (you can get low fat) and a couple of tablespoons of any spicy marinade. Toss together and serve with rice.

You can add me too if you like! I'm in France but my lovely step mum lives just outside of Toronto. I love it there! Good luck with your weightloss.

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I'm sorry that I can't help but I wish you good luck and good advice on here!

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Each to their own! I prefer chunky!

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I can't find it either!

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Thanks everyone!

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