The Pact...
If you know me, know me at all, know that what you will read may shock you to your very core...
so…a funny thing happened over the past two days. my friend, joe, came back from his vacation in California (that’s not the funny thing)…while we were at our local diner he challenged me to be a vegetarian for a month…i laughed and said, it wouldn’t happen because food is one of the few pleasures i know i can get and came up with a few more excuses on the spot as well…
fast forward to this morning…
as i was showering i got to thinking about how bad it would be…and decided what the hell…but i wasn’t going to do it alone. i told Joe that i would do it IF he gave up smoking and drinking for the same month…it kinda shocked me, but he agreed.
so, for the month of August, i will be a vegetarian. the more i thought about doing this the more excited i got for it. no lie, i think this could be the hardest thing i’ve done since basic training…but all it can do is good for me. i’m trying to get into better shape and watch what i eat as it is, so not being so reliant on red meat will only help me out, and will force me to keep trying new foods and recipes.
so, any of you vegetarians out there that can give a die hard carnivore some advice, recipes, do’s and don’t’s, or anything…i will be forever grateful. while i don’t see myself as a vegetarian for life, not that that couldn’t change, i am looking at this as a way to modify my current lifestyle into a more healthy and maybe even socially conscious existence…
some of the parameters i’m gonna be living by…
no meat. no fish, poultry, pork, or beef. i’m going to try to limit my dairy and egg intake as to not shift directly from meat to eggs and what not. i also am going to avoid, as much as i can, the really nasty processed foods that i’m sure adorn my kitchen, pantry and diet as it is…
i’m actually pretty excited for this…and with Joe giving up smoking and drinking, at least we’ll have each other to gripe to….
so…a funny thing happened over the past two days. my friend, joe, came back from his vacation in California (that’s not the funny thing)…while we were at our local diner he challenged me to be a vegetarian for a month…i laughed and said, it wouldn’t happen because food is one of the few pleasures i know i can get and came up with a few more excuses on the spot as well…
fast forward to this morning…
as i was showering i got to thinking about how bad it would be…and decided what the hell…but i wasn’t going to do it alone. i told Joe that i would do it IF he gave up smoking and drinking for the same month…it kinda shocked me, but he agreed.
so, for the month of August, i will be a vegetarian. the more i thought about doing this the more excited i got for it. no lie, i think this could be the hardest thing i’ve done since basic training…but all it can do is good for me. i’m trying to get into better shape and watch what i eat as it is, so not being so reliant on red meat will only help me out, and will force me to keep trying new foods and recipes.
so, any of you vegetarians out there that can give a die hard carnivore some advice, recipes, do’s and don’t’s, or anything…i will be forever grateful. while i don’t see myself as a vegetarian for life, not that that couldn’t change, i am looking at this as a way to modify my current lifestyle into a more healthy and maybe even socially conscious existence…
some of the parameters i’m gonna be living by…
no meat. no fish, poultry, pork, or beef. i’m going to try to limit my dairy and egg intake as to not shift directly from meat to eggs and what not. i also am going to avoid, as much as i can, the really nasty processed foods that i’m sure adorn my kitchen, pantry and diet as it is…
i’m actually pretty excited for this…and with Joe giving up smoking and drinking, at least we’ll have each other to gripe to….