OK, I’m a month into my vegetarian life change. While there are many people that think a vegetarian diet and running don’t make great stable mates – let me personally say they’re wrong. I’ve haven’t felt this good or had this much energy in a long, long time. On top of that, I dropped 15 pounds in the same amount of time and it just keeps falling off.

There is a really informational article dispelling the myths of a vegetarian diet and running (in this case triathletes). I’ve tried to cover my bases by taking vitamin supplements and making sure I get enough iron but I have nothing but rave reviews so far.

I always thought I was a very informed and conscious eater – until I actually started looking at nutrition labels. You’d think being a son of a dietician that I would have learned this lesson years ago or inherited some sort of nutrition gene but unfortunately no. It took a doctor slapping me around while looking at my blood tests before the alarm bells went off. The craziest thing I discovered was that my whey protein drink was a cholesterol nightmare wrapped in a time bomb covered with barbed wire. I’ve now switched to a soy based protein drink and I’m back into the good graces of my blood vessels.

Being a vegetarian isn’t easy. The looks I get from my meat loving friends and strangers eyeing my salads aren’t easy to deflect. With a little stubbornness and support from my wife, the transition is complete – and I’m loving every salad loving moment of it.