Vegetarian

I have decided to go Vegetarian for health reasons. This is not because I believe it is healthier to not eat meat but because I need to loose weight. Also because I read an article that advised that reducing the fats from meat in your diet can result in your body using the insulin you produce more efficiently. So I will be trying this diet for about a year. I also read that a journal (for me a blog) will help me stick to it and keep track of how I am doing. I also figure that if I do a blog people can read and post comments I may get some good advice/ideas to help this diet become successful. So here are my goals:

• To manage my Blood Sugar levels within optimum levels (as I am Diabetic) while eating a vegetarian diet.
• To Exercise more (walk to work, gym, etc).
• To Experiment with the foods I eat and try and eat healthy.
• To loose 120 pounds to achieve a healthy weight.

I know some of these goals are extreme and will take some time. I am giving myself 2 years for the weight goal. Hopefully this Blog will help me stay on track. The overall goal is to not have to take insulin any more to maintain my diabetes. The reason for this is that insulin is expensive and if I move back to PEI I may no longer have medical benefits. Any way...wish me luck...I already want to cheat...lol. So starting tomorrow night I will be blogging what I have eaten for the day and what the results are.