I'm the last of the vegetarians I know. I've been at it it for going on thirteen years. So rethinking it is a bit of a big deal for me. But I am rethinking it because of my recent experiences with both losing weight and also cutting coffee out of my diet. The reason I became a vegetarian was to get over a case of the mid-day blahs that I was experiencing. I think those were more related to the coffee that I was drinking by the ton, and less about the meat I was eating. Though I was eating fast food as well, which probably added to the problem.
Now I think that I'm not getting enough protein. In particular, I'm not getting enough to support the triathlon work that I'm doing now. I do a lot of muscle work and I'm not seeing as much gain as I should. And I think part of that is a lack of protein. I could drink huge protein shakes, or eat meat and just augment it with a little extra protein.
If I do switch back it will probably be focused meat consumption. No fast foods. Limited to just a meal or two a day. Most likely when I eat at home for breakfast or dinner. Or when I am eating at slow food, like Sushi, or fine dining establishments.
I do wonder a little about how my gut will react to a change in diet.
Posted by jherr at January 15, 2007 11:42 AMcome to the dark side, Luke.:)
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