I started my weight loss effort back last January when I went to Texas for a few months without the spouse, who now prefers to stay north in the winter. Before beginning to lose weight we were both long time vegetarians. My husband is a religious vegetarian, coming from a Hindu tradition that does not eat meat or eggs. However, dairy products are a big part of his diet. I am not from the same tradition but I was always fine with eating vegetarian.

I decided while alone to experiment with low carb and eating meat. At first I didn't feel well on that kind of diet and I added in fruits, mostly blueberries. I ate plenty of meat, even experimenting with beef which I had not eaten in years. I settled into eating a fair amount of bacon and eggs, chicken, and seafood.

I lost about 15 pounds in three months and returned home. I stopped eating very low carb and modified my diet somewhat so that I would have one meal a day with the spouse. We always have lunch together. He goes out in the mornings so I would have breakfast, which often was an egg, sometimes with meat like bacon or sausage. Lunch would be vegetarian, usually soup with lots of vegetables and some beans, like mung daal, and then we would be on our own for supper. I often would have cold chicken on salad or some other type of cold chicken dish, to avoid cooking the meat while the spouse was around, as I knew that was bothersome to him.

Now he tells me he is really bothered by the meat in the house. He says he has accommodated me by not cooking things like bread, which he used to bake frequently and I find as a difficult temptation. He says please accommodate him by not having meat in the house.

I understand, even if it does rub me the wrong way. This is a religious issue with him and our religious differences are a long standing tension between us. I will accommodate him. But now I am at a loss of what to eat. December through March I will be in Texas alone, as he does not travel south anymore. I can eat what I want then. But for the next month or so and again when we are back together I have to figure out what to eat.

One thing I thought to add was whey powder. I had that with milk for breakfast today. High protein, low fat. Last night I had apple and cheese and a naked salad. Kind of uninspiring. I don't want to eat all the rice and breads that I used to eat. Refined carbs are very addictive to me. I still will be making my own breakfast and supper.

I never was much of a cook. My spouse is the cook in the household. That makes it even harder. I hardly know where to start. Milk and cheese does get a bit tiresome.

Food ideas for a reluctant vegetarian who will not be eating eggs?