I am a 50 year old woman who has been vegetarian for the past 4 years and a vegan for the past 1 year.... I have never really done any strength training and have lacked on the cardio the past few years... although I am vegan I am about 20+ pounds overweight (5'4" and 155 lbs. BMI 26) and would like to change that. With the new year I have set some goals for myself but would like to ask each of you if it is realistic to think that I may transform this body into a lean and very fit one... so here are a few things about me....I do not have the funds for a personal trainer, I do not like the artificial sweetners and have a hard time with the protien supplements in general (I have tried them all and do not like them) I have a hard time figuring out what to eat and usally end up with a soy milk drink for breakfast and the rest of the day is filled with pasta or something else easily made.... what can I expect and where do I start?