"loving" this oppressive heat is, indeed, "weird" my man (I'd go so far as to call it bat-shit crazy).
Good luck on the new lifestyle choice. It is most assuredly healthier. I eat nowhere near the amount of meat I used to, but I can't ever see really giving it up completely. 'Say, that r'minds me' the other day I say this dude wearing this T-shirt:
Maybe I can help? My good friend is a vegetarian and an organic vegetable farmer. When she visited recently I ate vegetarian with her one day while she was here. We grilled out veggie burgers (black bean ones, those are the best!) and had a cauliflower casserole made with cauliflower, garlic powder, bread crumbs and cheese. I didn't miss the meat that day and I'm a hardcore meat girl.
she is a little on the heavy side, btw. In the states here we have sections of the supermarket set aside in the frozen area for vegetarian products.
i was vegetarian for about 4 years when i was a teenager. then all of a sudden decided not to care anymore. started caring again about a year ago...and will go back to vegetarian after the baby is born probably. When you wrote about other good sources of protien I was gonna scream: "DAIRY!!!"...but being lactose intolerant kinda messes that up for you.
So..other good sources?
fish, eggs, nuts, beans, soy products ( soy milk, depending on the kind can be quite tasty!), sprouts,...
there are a bunch of other protien sources, and most of them have more protien than meat does anyway. Meat eaters will always say that vegetarians can't be healthy, because " Meat is soo good for you because of the protien!!!" that is a load of bullshit i tell you
I think it's wonderful that you take reasonable actions that match your true personality. I decided to be a vegetarian a year and a half ago, and the only meal I've missed is tuna. However, something wonderful happened when I became ovo-lacto vegetarian: I had to force myself to cook. I stopped eating pre-packed foods and forced myself to get introduced to vegetables. I didn't use to include them on my diet before, and now I see myself eating delicious foods prepared by me. That had never happened before. I love what I eat and I feel great. And I've learned a great skill.
I do eat a lot of cheese though. That might be why I don't lose any weight haha but I definitely do feel waaaay healthier.
Hmmmm... well I'm glad you enjoyed the movie! I guess the points that made me unable to enjoy it were the soundtrack (hey!! this is an action scene!! get excited!!!!!), the over-the-top "I love you" scenes, the cast (GOD! The cast!!!), and thus some of the acting too. It made me mad cause I did kind of expect a mind-blowing movie right there, not just a very well-executed entertaining movie. There's nothing wrong with that kind of films, it's just not what I look for in a movie. I do look for some challenging characteristic on it that makes me think of something at some point after I've watched it. But I guess I should stop looking for catharsis in everything I do and just be able to sit and relax in front of the screen haha.
I had a friend who tried to be a vegetarian but he hated vegetables - even cooked, he wasn't much of a fan. Which was bad - he had a SUPER unhealthy diet (lots of processed soy foods, lots of pasta). Which is not meant to *dissuade* you - but your concern over your health is well placed if you're iffy on the greens. But palates do change!
In the states here we have sections of the supermarket set aside in the frozen area for vegetarian products. 
Good luck on the new lifestyle choice. It is most assuredly healthier. I eat nowhere near the amount of meat I used to, but I can't ever see really giving it up completely. 'Say, that r'minds me' the other day I say this dude wearing this T-shirt:
I actually laughed out loud.
It sucks you're not getting more support at home, I guess you'll just have to take over the culinary duties as well.