Goodbye, vegetarianism. *sniff*

I've been l-o-veg for two years now, and loved it. I don't wanna leave. But with the lack of resources in my area and income, it's been very difficult to get proper nutrition.

Now the family shortcoming has reared it's ugly head. I found out yesterday that I'm type 2 diabetic. I can't be both, we simply can't afford it. We could barely afford my diet before. My husband's omnivore, and we agreed that this is just too much. There's nothing for vegetarians here. I don't have the time for the things one makes oneself (Ft student and self-employed), and quick meat-free meals are expensive, high-carb, and just nasty tasting.

Oh well, I always said that eating meat was okay with me if you needed to for health reasons. I've only been showing symptoms for a month, and have been working out for several months, so it's entirely possible that within a few more months it will go away. Type 2 does that. I'll still be on a low-meat diet, just eating it when I have no other options. If it goes away, I won't be eating it anymore.

But I had fish for lunch. I kind of feel barfy now. Eeeeeeeew.

 

how is eating vegetables more expensive than eating meat? last time I checked meat was incredibly expensive

try eating just raw veg?

 

theres no beans in your area?

 

Fish makes me feel barfy, too, unless it's salmon. I do love me some salmon. Try eating chicken. That was the first thing I ate after retiring from vegetarianism.

 

anything is better than red meat, period

 

and don't beat yourself up if you're freaking hungry and have to eat some meat... doesn't mean you have to instantly become a carnivore.

get creative with what you feed yourself..

www.vegweb.com has some great recipes.. i know there are a few listed here on this site.

 

This saddens me. Not because you make a choice to eat meat as that is your choice and no one should say anything to you about that.

What saddens me is that the cost of eating is such a factor.

I am sorry that it is the way it is.

I hope your health improves and that your life situation also changes for the better for you and your family.

You can always go back if and when you are able to.

 

I think it will in a few months, I just have to get a handle on things first. It wouldn't be an issue if I actually had time to cook, but I have to commute daily to spend most of the day on campus.

Just eating raw veggies or beans won't help. I need some carbs, as well as proteins to balance them. Beans have far too many carbs, though they do have decent protein. I've been NOMMING the crunchy veggies, though, for quite some time.

It's not so bad. I did promise my husband when I went veg that if it ever became impractical then that would be the end of it. I didn't see it as entirely my choice, as my husband was and is affected by it. He lowered his own meat intake significantly just by sharing a kitchen with me. He would have gone completely veg with me, but I made him stop. We were eating the same diet, but he was getting so thin and sickly. He can't do it.

I will be back as soon as is humanly possible. Maybe after graduation?

 

i feel bad for you, but like others am slightly baffled

many doctors think that vegetarian diets are good for diabetics, and there's no way that meat is a cost-saving option [unless you're hunting]

anyways, this article says that some intermediate diet might be a good choice:

http://www.everydayhealth.com/type-2-diabetes/can-a-vegetarian-diet-help.aspx

and, here's something to look at in case you change your mind:

http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2003issue2/vj2003issue2diabetes.htm

 

It is good, but with our income and (I say it AGAIN) lack of time to prepare healthy veg foods the only things available are too high in carbs. There shouldn't be any confusion now.

 

stir-frying takes a couple of minutes

raw veg and dip takes seconds . . .

[sorry]

 

yeah veggies take a lot shorter of a time to cook than meat that's why you add them in the pan after the meat is about to be done, or at least I used to

 

There isn't anything better than steamed veggies.

 

Yep!

 

Steamed asparagus, green beans, broccoli, bell peppers, snow peas, squash, zucchini, et cetera. Mmm.

 

steamed YES!

with soy sauce, maybe a little lemon juice, or tahini . . .

 

Steamed veggies, lemon pepper, a little bit of garlic salt to taste, and a tossed up with a drizzle of olive oil.

 

I usually have sesame oil and lemon. I have lemon with everything these days.

 

meat is filled with steroids and hormones ....2 things that make things grow.....cancer is a growth.....do the math! Vegetarian.....too much at steak!

 

wtf