Vegetarian

Recently I have become vegetarian… well pescatarian actually. I still eat fish. And I am not vegan - I eat dairy and eggs. I eat lots of soy and nuts and I am making sure I get enough protein. But my dietician is concerned about my decision and wanted me to talk to my therapist about it. So I brought it up today. My therapist doesn't want me making a rash decision to cut out meat… she wants me to think about it. And the thing is I HAVE thought about it. I don't want to eat chicken and turkey anymore. It doesn't feel right. I don't enjoy it. I want to be vegetarian.

And it's NOT for eating disorder reasons. I've explained to my dietician and my therapist that if I was interested in having fewer calories I would not switch to vegetarian. When you're vegetarian you have to eat more nuts and dairy, and both of those sources have more calories than chicken or turkey. Chicken and turkey are very lean and low calorie… and I am cutting them out. I promise and I'm pretty sure that I am not cutting out meat for eating disorder purposes. It feels right to me. I was a vegetarian for a long time when I was younger and I did well. I eat lots of protein sources. I can make this work.

I am in a healthy mindset. I am. I am not trying to cut out calories, I am not trying to restrict. I have made a life decision that I feel good about, and I think that's ok. I've been searching for vegetarian recipes, I have veggie slices and veggie protein sources in the house. This is good. I think I've made my decision. But I am keeping an open mind. If at some point I realize I am becoming vegetarian to restrict I will rethink my decision. But for now I feel good.

What do you think about being vegetarian? Any thoughts?