The End of Summer Vegetarianism

Ok, I tried it for 6-7 weeks. And that will be about it. What am I talking about - the summer of vegetarianism.
They say it takes a few weeks for things to change your system - different foods, medicines, etc. Well, the month of June was pretty good, but the last 3 weeks I have been extremely tired. The only thing I can chalk this up to is the lack of protein in my diet. The only real protein I am getting is legumes (pinto/black), cheese, egg whites, pb, and the one meal a week of meat.
But, at the same time I am exercising, kettlebellings, practicing yoga. Protein builds muscle. So, I'm trying to push my muscles without having anything to grow them in my tummy.
So, this is the last week of vegetarianism for me. I still won't eat a ton of meat - but I will eat more.
Sorry - not to make it the whole summer, but I need to listen to my body - not my blog.

Menu Week: June 8

Week two of vegie eating this summer. I'm also continuing my cookbook recipe a week. That has gone fairly well. If anything, I am trying new things. This week I will be having:
leftover lentil salad
leftover curried cucumber
egg white omelettes
pbjs
Arugula Salad with Pine Nuts, Avocado, and Heart of Palm (new recipe from William-Sonoma Florence)
Spicy Black Bean Taco Salad (http://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/spicy-black-bean-taco-salad-gluten-free.html)

I think my meat meal will be down in AL when visiting my Dad and his family. I'll get some more strawberries and the fruits/veggies for the following week at hubers when I go run a 10k up there next weekend. Looking forward to continuing!

Menu Week: June 1

Since it is June 1 that means the start of my summer of mostly vegetarian eating. I will be allowing one meal of chicken, steak, or pork. I will try to work in one extra meal a week for seafood. The rest will be vegetarian. Mainly this is what I do anyway. I have a diet rich in egg whites, veggies, salads, nuts, whole grains, limited refined sugar, yogurt. So, this won't be much of a change, but we'll see if it makes that much of a difference.
I'm going strawberry picking - so I'll be having some good salads this week I do believe.
Monday - green beans with tomatoes and pesto (leftovers from last week), hard boiled egg whites, yogurt
Tuesday - curried zuks, strawberry spinach salad with an egg
Wednesday - tuna salad on whole grain, salad
Thursday - red lentil salad, yogurt
Friday - whole wheat pasta and vegetables (for race on Saturday)
Saturday - Papaleno's in Berea post-race Italian
Sunday - lunch out with a friend