Slowly Learning...

So what was once a two week trial, and then a month long endurance test is now completed. I survived all 31 (32 if you count that one day in June too) without a single drop of meat. It wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it'd be either. Today's world is just too adjusted to the vegetarian lifestyle. But it was still a trial sometimes. Have you ever tried getting late night eats that are vegetarian? Not the easiest task in the world. Although, working in a deli almost made it easier. Other than not being able to try to demo items, handling all that meat made it undesirable for the most part. The only problem with work was the prepared foods cooking station right next to the deli, and the chicken wings frier too. Those wafting smells did tempt me towards the end of it.

I also weighed myself daily to see if there were any weight changes. Well I did for the first 20 days or so, but when my weight didn't veer more than two pounds up or down I gave up on that. So I didn't lose weight as some predicted, neither did I gain weight due to a high carb diet as others had predicted. I still would like to shed about 10-15 pounds though. But that will have to wait until I get back to exercising (mainly swimming once school starts).

So what did I learn? Vegetarianism isn't that hard to maintain (for short periods of time), but I do admire the commitment of longtime veggies. Although with an actual moral backing for noit eating meat (or a general distaste for it) it would probably be easier. I mean I have managed to avoid chesse pretty well since it makes me ill, and I've been conditioned against it. Imagine if I had a problem with milking cows, then it would be even easier to avoid. Still, good job to all you long time vegetarians and vegans out there.

And the big closing question: Will I remain vegetarian? Well, as I sit here eating my 14" roast beef sub, I can honestly say probably not. But I have changed enough that I think I may keep up some veggie tendencies. I may try to cut back on the meat some, and try out some more vegetarian options. All in all I'd call it a successful trial period.

Next Up: NO TV!
And let me tell you, this will be harder than I thought. Already one day in and I've already felt it. TVs are just everywhere. I wander into the break room at work, TV. Walk into the family room at either house, TV. And while I normally don't watch much while on the computer, it's werid not to have that background noise behind me. I guess I'll have to rely more on my headphones. I am determined to accomplish this one!

In other news...

- Why aren't there more fat vampires and zombies? In all these horror movies they all seem to be slim and fit. I know brains and blood aren't the best diet, but even the newly turned undead seem to be skinny. I mean fat man, more blood, right? That is one thing that Dawn of the Dead definitely got right. And is there something scarier than a fat lady in a moo-moo charging at you? I think not.

- WARING: I'm a Worse Driver Than You. This was an actually bumper sticker I saw on my way to Boston, and while most bumper stickers are largely untrue and ment as jokes (eg. "This Pimpmobile Hauls Ass"), this one was more of an actual warning. I was behind this person for a couple miles (not by choice, trust me I tried to get around them), and they were quite possibly the worst driver I have ever seen.

- Global warming sucks! To all those people who wished for warmer temps in NE to offset the winters, well you've got it. It's not a good sign when the weather man tells you that the temperature is going to drop off the next couple days, all the way down to 85. Right now it is a good 30-40 degrees warmer than I'd like. It's too hot out to even enjoy skimpy women's clothing. And that's saying something. Also, to those who tell me not to complain about it cause winter will be here soon with the bitter cold, I'm allowed to complain about that heat. I never complain about the cold in the winter. Insted I happily sport shorts and a t-shirt, so I'm allowed to bitch and moan about the summers. It's a trade off.