I'm afraid I might be one of 'those people', girls. I promised myself in Dec that I was going to lose the weight this year (which is usually about as far as I get
) and am STILL trying to psych myself up to make the changes I should. But I will agree, the people on this forum are kinda awesome.
On bee pollen (I used to work for an apiary), it's actually just pollen. As in, from flowers. So it's technically mostly protein/trace minerals, but because it is RIDICULOUSLY unrealistic to try and 'harvest' it, the pollen stores are sometimes taken out of bee hives instead (the bees use it to feed their larvae). The **** out of China isn't usually proper pollen; and if it IS, it tends to be contaminated with horrible pesticides. The 'real' stuff is most beneficial if it's sourced as close to you as possible. But personally, I think the whole health kick about bee pollen is a load of bull excrement.
But I tend to think we should just leave the bees to themselves, instead of stealing their food anyway (erm, well some of it - they usually make too much honey anyway
), so I'm biased.
+1 on wanting to healthy/fit instead of 'losing weight' - fingers crossed we all get there as fast as is healthy/possible!