Trying low carb/high protien diet

Last post I had written was a debate between whether or not I should eat meat to have optimal health. For now I am going the high protein route. My husband is dealing with his own weight issues and has been working out with a personal trainer once a week for about a year now. Unfortunately he has not gotten the results he is looking for - he's actually heavier than he was this time last year. So he finally asked his trainer for suggestions for improving his diet. Her advice was pretty much to do a low carb diet. No pasta, bread or cheese (so there goes my plan of having spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner once a week). So because he is trying to eat low carb, it would give me a good opportunity to try it too. It's only been 2 days, and I've already "cheated" quite a bit, but I have eaten fewer carbohydrates than I normally would just by eating meals with him. It's too early to weigh in and see if this is helping. But man, a big bowl of cereal sounds good right now!

Should I or should I not eat meat to lose weight?

It seems like I keep going back and forth as to whether I need to eliminate meat from my diet. Even though I have not been implementing any of their suggestions, I have been interested in what vegans have said about how their lifestyle has improved their health. I've been reading Steve Pavlina's blog and watching Dan McDonald's youtube videos for inspiration. But I've also been listening to podcasts by Jillian Michaels and the "Cut the Fat" podcast by Raymond Hinish and Blythe Alberg, and they advocate a higher protein diet that includes animal protein. So I've been wavering between thinking I need to eat a lot of protein and not having any animal products. I wish I knew who to believe and what would be best.

One thing they all have in common though is they emphasize the importance of eating more vegetables. So that is something I need to start doing again. And at this point I should be concentrating on eating less calories and then maybe revisit whether I should eat animal protein to lose weight and be healthy at a later time.

Only 10 pounds away

No, not 10 pounds away from goal but 10 pounds away from a place I don't want to be.  I just weighed in and for the first time in my life I was 190 pounds!  Damn:(  I'm really going in the wrong direction.  I have not been keeping up on my new year's resolutions (eat 2 veggies every day and track calories) so that is probably most of my problem.  I really need to get back on track and get this weight going in the right direction!  I just wish I didn't crave "bad" food so much.

I just calculated that there are 34 more weeks until my sister's wedding. I want to lose at least 30 pounds by then. So I have to lose about a pound a week. Ugh.  Sadly I don't want to deprive myself that much.  Where did my motivation go?