Vegetarian, round 2!

I was a vegetarian for around 2 years 2009-2011ish. I ended up eating meat because I was struggling with my diet and thought if I could add grilled chicken and turkey into my diet things would be so much easier. I also changed due to the fact my girlfriend was a very big meat eater and well our relationship turned into dates consisting of going out to eat 2-3 times a week. I was eating less grilled chicken and more fried chicken/pork/hamburgers, which obviously led to major weight gain. I watched a documentary called "Vegucated" a few days ago and it really opened my eyes and made me remember why I was a vegetarian in the first place years ago. I eat A LOT of meat now so cutting down to nothing over night it going to be a challenge but I've done it once (when I wasn't worried about health), so I know I can do it now when I am more concerned about that kind of stuff. I've already lost 3 pounds by not eating meat in 2 days! My girlfriend got me an elliptical, I've been looking for one for months but honestly just put it on hold because I am so broke I don't need to spend the money. She ended up buying an older one from a friend for pretty cheap and I -was- super excited, but it just doesn't really work well:/, it's very uncomfortable to use and makes a lot of noise and it's wobbly. I feel bad because she went out of her way to get it for me, and I feel like she wants me to use it and lose weight and well I'm not using it lol

On another note, unrelated with weight and diet...

A family friend, and my big sisters old best friend from high school was killed Valentines Day early morning. She was beaten to death by her husband. He was suppose to go to court on v-day because he had beaten her child (more than once, broke 3 ribs the last time). She wasn't living with him anymore, nor was the kid, but I guess she went over there to talk about the court date and who knows... anyways obviously he lost his temper and beat her to death/strangled her with a bat. After that he fled to my hometown (30 minutes from where he lives) to kill her parents (they are the ones who contacted the police when the lunatic beat the child). Fortunately the police caught him/pulled him over about 5 minutes from the girls parents house. This murder really hit home for me, I remember going to her house when she was my neighbor and hanging out with her and my big sis, playing with her dogs. She was so gorgeous! I always thought she was the prettiest of my sisters friends. I just can't believe things like this happen so often in our world. Things need to change, people need help.