I have eaten a primarily vegetarian diet since middle school. Why? I don't know. It something that just happened. If you ask my mom, I stopped eating meat after watching a deer be gutted in front of me. I don't remember it being terribly traumatic. But maybe it was. Who knows. Moral of the story is that I slowly started to ease meat products out of my diet.
I began Weight Watchers in November to prep for my upcoming wedding. I figured with some accountability I may actually lose something. I was wrong. Don't get me wrong, Weight Watchers is a great program, but when you aren't getting enough protein, it is difficult to lose weight. In fact, I'm going to stay on Weight Watchers while I rework my diet.
I met with a registered dietitian yesterday to go over how to be vegan. She was fabulous! We talked about how to get protein and how I basically wasn't getting any before. Honestly, I probably haven't gotten the correct amount of protein since I was in middle school (thanks Mom ;) ). She created a meal plan that I am going to follow for the next two weeks. It is just strict enough that I am getting enough of my nutrients everyday, but also lax enough that I have some variety in what I am going to eat. After talking to her, I felt that going to a vegan lifestyle isn't going to be all that difficult. Which I am grateful for. Now I just have to convince my fiancee that it's going to be fine.
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