Day 13: First Temptation
Today was my first real craving in the veggie-test, which is even further proof that I need to keep this going for at least a month. If I give in to my original timeline and stop this weekend it's like I'm just giving in to that craving, and I don't want that. Plus, after this first real craving is when the true challenge begins. Anyone can go without meat when they don't have any real desire for it. The true vegetarian test comes when you actually want that meat, and have to be strong enough to resist it and all the temptations and taunts of the people around you. Cause I must say, that seasoned roast beef at work looked (and smelled) mighty tasty. It hurt a little inside to have to shrink-out so much without being able to "taste" any of it. However, I haven't gotten to the point where I'm actually craving the waffer turkey at work. God help me if that day ever comes. That stuff is quite possiblly the third most disgusting meat we have (right behind the boiled ham and the head cheese). Just as ham should never come in a block, turkey should not come in a gelatinous white gooey blob. It says something about the quality when the waffer turkey is regularly over $2 per pound cheaper than the next cheapest turkey. Seriously folks stay away from it. And if waffer turkey is all you can afford to buy, go hungry instead.
So as my experiment kicks into high gear I'll be departing for NYC tomorrow morning (well Boston first to pick up my date, then onto NYC). Resisting meaty NYC/wedding cuisine for three whole days... Here goes nothing!