Eating Vegetarian (Kind Of)

Even though I’m succeeding at not eating meat, I’m not so certain I would be considered a solid vegetarian. I eat more fruit then I ever used to, a lot of dairy (which makes me a certain type of vegetarian by the way) and a ton of bread/carbs. I don’t eat enough veggies though. Brussels’ sprouts are ok. Some salads are ok, although I don’t like the vinegar dressings. Tomatoes and potatoes? Not an issue. I just don’t like the standard fare of veggies that are out there. I’m still working on it…

There are a few meatless “meat” products that aren’t so bad however. Max and Erma’s have a Black Bean Veggie burger that’s out of sight. Quorn has pretty decent Chick’N patties and that’s reviewed on this site. I’m still surprised at the amount of choice, as well as the amount of dollars needed to do this.

A few other interesting notes:

You have to be careful when eating out and requesting food; most soups have a beef or chicken stock base and that’s a no-no.

Vegetarian fare doesn’t necessarily mean lower calories. Some alternate forms of food for vegetarians hold more sodium and sugar to amp up flavors.

Many places still don’t have a decent vegetarian menu; clearly a sign of supply and demand.

On the dieting front:

I’m down to 349lbs! that’s 27lbs in 6 weeks folks!

Couch 2 5K is a bitch. But it’s working!

A Friend of mine and his Wife, Mike and Christina started a weekly conference call to help all of our friends to lose weight in 4 weeks. Kudos to them; the support really helps.

If it doesn't rain tomorrow morning, it's couch 2 5k time; otherwise I get to spend time with Mr. Elipticle!

More tomorrow!



Regards,



Bill