@merrymunky my heart is still going out to you for the miscarriage. I remember days and weeks and months of being on the verge of tears all the time after my second one. I think it’s hormonal. You have so much healing to do and have been given yet another problem on top of that! How are you even still standing?, you know?
At 38 I was fuller vegetarian than I am 29 years later. Since then I do eat turkey and chicken on occasion, but my ordinary diet is lacto-ovo-pesca-vegetarian. Where we differ is while I am picky about what I put in my mouth it’s not usually a flavor or texture issue. But I have gone from (discovered at 42) a lifelong dairy addiction, squelched soon, to a probably lifelong carb addiction until a few months ago....and now back to the dairy addiction!
I totally understand about never eating meat- I cannot envision ever eating red meat or pork etc again. It’s been 45 years since I did!. Of course come the apocalypse and I have to hunt meat or die, all bets are off!
All that to say, I have done well for myself on the LC front, and am probably eating more HF than necessary, as I lost 20 or so lbs quickly, but it’s very slow now. I didn’t set out to lose weight, but it’s been a good thing for me.
Whatever you choose, however you eat, we are here for you! Check out the “what have you eaten today?” in the low carb section, and the vegetarian diet part of food and nutrition. Loads of ideas both places. Just ignore the people raving about streaky bacon
Edit for clarity