“Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” –Hippocrates
I figure I’m on a roll with health related things, so I have decided that Experi-month #2 will be devoted to attempting vegetarianism. If you know me, then you probably know that I have flirted with being a vegetarian for about 5 years now. And by flirted, I mean that I have tried and failed multiple times. I have a commitment issue in my relationship with a meatless life. I usually do not have much of a problem with will-power. That is one thing that my stomach issues taught me. But this is the one thing that I can’t seem to give up completely.
Why I want to be a vegetarian:
1. I love animals.
2. If I was forced to go out and kill my own dinner, I would never do it.
3. Meat is difficult to digest… and per last month’s topic, I don’t need more difficulty in that area.
4. I’ve seen multiple documentaries on the meat industry and the conditions outrage me. I don’t want to support those terrible companies.
5. Why are certain animals acceptable to eat and others are not? For example, I would NEVER consider eating my dog (I love you, Krissy).
Why I fail at committing to vegetarianism:
1. Chicken is delicious.
2. I don’t really like beans. Thus, protein becomes a problem.
3. It’s hard to be the only one… especially when you go to someone’s house for dinner.
4. I forget that what I’m eating used to be breathing.
5. People think you are high-maintenance. Don’t pretend you haven’t thought that.
So this topic is a perfect Experi-month for me. I need a deadline. I need to know that it will be over in one month if I want it to be.
I have been dabbling with vegetarianism for a long time. I stopped eating red meat about 3 years ago. This decision was made to help my digestion and because pigs and cows are cuter than chickens. Legit. That was my thought process. I have also never really eaten seafood. I have a texture issue with most of it. So that leaves poultry, which is the only meat that I consume. My original plan was to give up red meat first and then give up chicken… so that I wouldn’t be going cold turkey (no pun intended). But I never did.
My current diet does not have tons of meat in it. I would say that I eat meat 6 times a week. And this is usually at dinner time. I never eat it for breakfast and very rarely for lunch. If you have suggestions of delicious recipes for me to try, PLEASE send them to me!! I need help on this one. Salads get old pretty quickly.
I’m not really sure that this will contribute to my happiness, which was the overall goal of Experi-months. In fact, it might contribute to unhappiness. If that turns out to be the case, so be it. I’m going to try it for all the chickens (people and birds) out there.
Here goes nothing.
P.S. I’m serious about the recipe thing. Send them. Now.
