VeganMagpie Member

I know exactly how you feel, the thought of going to a new gym really stresses me out but I realised once I forced myself through the door that no one was even looking at me to judge me! Everyone was new to the gym/fitness once. Maybe find some other people in the fitness class to smile awkwardly at and maybe make friends…

Luckily have showers also so won't stink but yeah, the red face is something I suffer from! Thanks for your comment, it made me smile and realise I a won't be alone in arriving early to feel human again :)

I also just want a less stress, more fresh-air, way to commute. Do you run in the mornings? I normally run before work but thinking so much exercise prior to coffee might be a little ambitious!

Thank you all for the great advice! Feeling a little less anxious now and just have to worry about not getting hit by a car!

In addition, there is an organisation encouraging people to go vegan for November. They have a bunch of different recipes and info on there which may be helpful. http://www.govegan.org.uk/

I went vegan at a similar age (14 yrs ago). My meat eating mother would make a curry for all with a small pan without the meat for me or spag bol with soya mince (pretending it was meat to the rest of family who didn't notice). There are loads of products that you can put in the oven that are vegan, especially Linda…

Pick a time of day to weigh yourself and stick to it! I can easily weigh a 5lbs more in the evening compared to morning. It is quite demotivating checking the scales daily, stick with it though and focus on the positive (i.e. more energy, being active etc.)

What are you using to count how many calories lost in the evening through exercise? 1000 calories an evening seems like a lot to me. I weigh a similar amount, run 5K on a treadmill in ~35 min and don't burn anywhere near that many calories. Although, I could have it all wrong!

To add to the above posts, as a vegan I have no problem getting calories in. Tesco have some vegan frozen things in their vegetarian range. I don't know what they taste like or what the calories on them are like but they are labelled and easy to cook. I generally use a lot of tofu and beans in my meals.

I do this also! :)

Thanks! Didn't realise hotel gyms might have weights (never been in one to be honest - I know that's bad!) Unfortunately will be sat down in conference room for most of that time :/

Ewwww... And they look so .... strange.

bump :)

I've been vegetarian for 20 years - yo-yo between eating vegan diet - I'm currently trying to increase my protein with plant based products. Don't really eat packaged food - feel free to add me :)

If I drink black tea first thing in the morning without eating I will throw up - guaranteed. No idea why - I can drink black coffee fine and tea with soya milk without eating first.

When I was in recovery from back injury I used an exercise ball as a chair. It did take a little getting used to and ached a bit at first but then it didn't ache as much as sitting wrong on a chair all day!

My body weight fluctuates a lot throughout the month I have found - I think the whole being female thing! I'm not really in a position to give great advice but I started off weighing myself which was great at first as I was losing a few lbs then they all came back (TOM) and it was making me really unmotivated and it was a…

I've just been researching PT at my gym as I'm thinking I would like to get the help of one. For me, the primary reason is I would like to lift weights and feel I want help with good technique. Secondary I feel a little lost in the gym, I run, row, cycle, play with dumbells but I don't follow a work-out or really know what…

Whoops thanks for point that out! I guess I can't complain as I am losing ... just not sure exactly what I am doing right! haha

I'm 100% vegan and have been for two years now. I was vegetarian for 15 years before this. I have days where I can eat somewhat bad but on the whole I think I keep my diet fairly well balanced and full of the stuff I need - probably just too much of that stuff. ( I'm trying to lose about 50 lbs at the moment but that's…