See, I told you I'd do it. No, it's not because I'm on a diet. No, it's not because I'm watching my figure. No, it's not meant to be temporary. No, it's not even because I'm being compassionate about animals. I don't even believe that turning vegetarian will help the global food situation. As a matter of fact, I personally believe that turning vegetarian will make it worse. Please send flames and hate mail to go@away.com, thanks.
The reason I'm turning vegetarian is because I've been put off meat. A combination of things have resulted in me looking at a drumstick in a funny way. For example:
- In Australia, whenever I bought chicken with the skin on, the stems of the feathers would still be stuck on the skin which would just totally put me off.
- Several times, when I've cracked open an egg, there'd be "something" in it which, at first glance, would just look like a speck. Closer inspection would reveal otherwise.
- Several comparisons between meat (both pork and beef) and human meat have made it so that whenever I eat meat, I have to think of something else to distract myself.
Why now? Well, I've always kind of wanted to go vegetarian. When I was about 11 years old, I actually told my parents that I wanted to, and was met with questions like, "Where are you going to get your protein? What about your calcium?" and because I was 11 and didn't actually like eating vegetables, it didn't work out. I've found that vegetables now, I guess through a combination of cheaper import costs and agricultural development taste much better than they used to, especially the leafy green stuff.
What changed? Well, to be honest, the only reason I never went vegetarian is because I didn't think I could. That's what changed. I'd tried it before for just a day and thought I couldn't do it because I'd get hungry too quickly. MisDeeds convinced me that I had to try it for more than a day before I could see what it was really like. I did, and quickly found out that it was much easier than I'd thought.And now, after a 2-3 week trial run, I'm officially a full vegetarian.
aww yay. Kudos to you Boobs. And I don't really care why you're doing it, as long as it makes you happy. Werrd. Salads FTW. No more paying me out for eating it!!
ReplyDeletelol i suppose it would have been expected for me to be the one with the huge-est protest sign but quite the contrary! congratulations for putting yourself to such a task, I for one would personally embrace it if only I could fight off my meat addiction. That said, cheers to good health!
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