One More Week...
I don't know how vegetarians do it, but midnight food runs look much different to me these days. Most of us have hectic schedules and don't always have something marinating in the fridge or sitting on the stove for dinner each night. So we're sometimes left with fast food spots or late night 7-Eleven runs after a certain time...
Last night the only place that was open was a Chinese Food spot open until 2AM. I'm always skeptical of restaurants that stay open that late, because you never know how long your meal has been sitting there. But I was hungry so there was no room for questions. As I flipped through the menu of non-traditional meat items I got discouraged with each page. Meals like "Roasted Frog with Intestine", "Octopus & Tripe in Oyster Sauce", and my personal favorite "Sweet & Sour Cow Tongue" were the other options. YUCK. The Brown Stew Lotus Root did look good, but I wasn't feel that adventurous.
So I finally flipped to the page with vegetables and figured I would just combine three side dishes and make a meal out of that. So sad and anticlimactic! As I walked away with my spicy eggplant and steamed rice I finally started to miss CHICKEN & BEEF.
Sidenote: The business minded side of me began to think that we could open up a restaurant and make a killing on a"24Hr Veggie Hut". But that was just delirium from the lack of food to my brain...fall back fall back.
This experience was exemplary of what my last week of Vegetarianism looked like. It was the hardest week of them all. How was your last week...I'd especially like to hear from all those who haven't chimed in yet. Any final thoughts as we close this chapter?
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LMAO at your sidenote. It may not be a bad idea though...
ReplyDeleteI was strong for most of the month (despite Dre sending constant fried chicken vibes my way =). I, too, had some rough spots this week. I watched Top Chef and they were highlighting the perfectly prepped T-bone steak - it was rough. It was the first time I was really feenin' for red meat. (Sidebar- Yes, Jodeci made feenin' a real word.). Then my co-worker had Wendy's for lunch yesterday - fried chicken scents wafting all through the office. ROUGH!
The hardest times for me are when I'm really hungry and don't have a plan for what to eat (like Shane said). All the quick lunch/late nite options that I'm used to include meat. And it takes a lot of salad to feel full when you're having a super-calorie burning day. The whole experience has forced me to recognize that our diets (whatever they are) should involve some amount of real deliberation. (which is still a struggle for me). Eating whatever, whenever is bad news. In any event, it's been a good lesson all around. I'm proud of us. Good job team!
tgif,
hot chik-fil-a
ps - I will admit that with 3.5 days left the tofu is still looking at me and I'm still looking at it. We've been having a serious standoff for a few weeks but - I ain't never scared... (except of tofu, apparently). Tonight is the nite. Wish me luck!
I really admire what you guys stepped up to do here! This was really big, and I jus wanna say BIG-UP to the fam that participated lol. I'll be on board for the next 30 day challenge. What's on the horizon?
ReplyDeleteThis was a great experience for me. The main thing I learned was that just because it smells good, or just because I crave it does NOT mean I have to eat it. We don't NEED meat despite what my granny says. . . I've been craving certain foods all month, but I've resisted like a champ! Not having meat made me think more about my food choices. I couldn't just grab a hot dog or something, I had to plan ahead and I had to be different than the people around me who were eating meat. When we first started I was looking forward to ending, and planning my first meat y meal, but as we end, I'm pretty sure I'll only be having meat 2-3 times per week at the most.
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