Hello, Akai!
Congrats on your decision to get healthier. Wow, swimming & rowing ... that's a great start on exercise. So far I'm just walking briskly.
You may want to check out
www.fitday.com in conjunction with 3FC. It's free, easy & quick. You log in what you eat, and the site calculates calories, fat/carb/protein + much more. It has helped me alot to discover the specifics of the foods I eat.
Your veggie project sounds cool.
The ostrich is your totem? ROFL!! Too funny. I know what you mean. Never do today what you possibly can put off till tomorrow was my motto for many years.
Speaking of ostriches, there's a 3FC ticker (the designs in lots of signatures here counting down weight) with an ostrich on one end, hee hee!
If you'd like a free 3FC ticker, just click Quick Links at the top of each page, then scroll down to Weight Tickers.
There are lots of support groups here ... I'm in Hot and Healthy Challenge Chicks (under Misc. Groups). Newcomers welcome everywhere, so check it out! Hope to see you around here, and good luck on your journey!