Q: I have become a vegetarian within the last 7 months and I am 25 years old with an active lifestyle (5'8'' and 140 lbs). I am training for my first marathon this summer. I am on a seizure medication that occasionally gives me problems with low blood sugar. I try to eat regularly and add protein in at every snack or meal to maintain blood sugar. I have not noticed weight gain but rather weight shifting so to speak...my legs and thighs are thinner but I feel like I am getting a bit of a belly. Any suggestions for how to not limit carbs that are necessary for training but still getting the protein I need without all the extra calories?
