1) I'm cutting out booze. Too much leads to trouble (ie, read Gotenburg trip) and it's unnecesary calories.
2) I'm becoming pesco-ovo vegetarian (only eat fish and free range eggs) for health and ethical reasons. I'm working towards only eating a small portion of meat when I need a hit of iron. So far it's challenging but I feel better not eating meat, both mentally and physically.
Although finding tasty protein is difficult and yesterday I was craving it. I resorted to cold plain tofu as a snack. It's NOT tasty on it's own.
Tonight I had dinner in a Chinese Thai vegetarian restaurant. I tried mock meat for the first time. Some was spongy and bland but I liked the fake duck which is served as peking duck pancakes. It was delicious.
3) I joined a gym and go three to four times a week. Did my first spin class today and it was tough. Leg muscles are the largest muscle group so doing spin is a supercharged way to burn calories. There's nothing like a workout where sweat is dripping down your face and certain moves are like simulated lovemaking!
Good luck on your transition to a vego! LMK if you want to talk about it. It's been about 5 years for me since I made the change and I haven't looked back.
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Thanks Christine! Perhaps you can send me one of your favourite recipes that's not starchy? I found a vege lentil moussaka one that I want to try!
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