A lot of people now a days are becoming vegetarian or vegan, owing to many different life choices, morality, health, etc so forth.

I became vegetarian because my life led me to it, I had started trying out vegetarian recipes more and more and they tasted so much better than the meat alternative, so why not! I love vegetables and my diet had boiled down to mainly sources of fruit and vegetables, and so being a full vegetarian seemed like a logical step forward right..? I also used to be a vegetarian for a short period a couple of years ago and found it challenging, this time it seemed so easy.

However, I have discovered a lot of things whilst becoming vegetarian, and one of them is you have to rely heavily on grains/carbohydrates in order to fuel your body, meat substitutes such as Quorn can only go so far when providing protein and vitamins and they offer a different type of protein to meat. Also, now being a commuter I have very little time to prepare my meals and make sure they are well balanced which is a lot harder to do when meat is out of the equation.

But, for me, the main thing that is disheartening me about this life change is that I have gained weight and become what I call 'flabby'. Meat was my main source of protein for when I was working out and it always made me look and feel lean, it always provided me with sufficient energy and to be honest I loved my chicken. Now, on a full vegetarian diet my moods have gone erratic, I'm not getting enough iron in my diet even though I'm taking supplements and I never feel full anymore and if I do it also comes with an added side of IBS.

Whilst I respect anyone who is vegetarian and or vegan I feel that perhaps this isn't for me...
I no longer crave meat at all so weaning myself back into it could be a challenge but one I am willing to take on. I never really ate red meat so that isn't too much of a problem for me and I doubt I will be eating much of it again, but getting myself back onto chicken and turkey will be a good direction to take. Of course I will continue to eat loads of fruit and vegetables but just add in the occasional meat dish !

I am making a lot of changes over the next week, and I always have an urge to rush into things and make them change immediately, unfortunately life doesn't work like this...(I've learnt) and so getting myself back to a regular gym routine and new eating habits could take some time, but I am willing to do it, I miss my fitness and I have become lazy, it's time to get back into it and do something I love, however I need to balance this with the rest of my life and make sure I have time for everything, including the things I enjoy.

I will keep you posted about my changes and how I've been feeling lately (it's not for the faint hearted) lets just say I have a lot of life adjustments to come to terms with.

But how do you feel about this topic? Do you think I'm wrong to want meat again? Or do you think it's the right way to go..? I'd love to hear what you think!

Bye for now !

(Don't mean to offend anyone, but I thought this was hilarious!)