"I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings." -Cesar Chavez
Yesterday was my 3 month anniversary of being meat free. I'm so glad I made this choice. I found this quote - and it really hit home with me. One thing that really made me question why I was eating meat was, in fact, my own dog Brandie. Nate and I unfortunately had to put Brandie down on April 1st 2011. That was the hardest thing we have ever been through. She was in so much pain, and we couldn't bare for her to hurt anymore. Whoever said animals don't have feelings or unique personalities is a moron. Anyway, I read The Kind Diet and Skinny Bitch months prior, and I would remember little tidbits of information from each book while I was drinking milk or eating flesh. I started to eat/drink less and less and as the time wore on, meat just wasn't appealing to me anymore. Fast forward to 4/1/2011 - Brandie took her last breath and right at that moment I knew that meat eating was no longer an option for me. Those poor animals, suffering such demeaning deaths just so us humans can enjoy eating their rotting flesh - yep - doesn't make me hungry anymore.
On a positive note, I feel GREAT! I'm eating a ton of veggies and a couple cups of fruit a day. I do need to up my daily grain intake. I bought some quinoa, millet, whole grain brown rice - stuff like that, that The Kind Diet recommended. I'm so excited to try some new recipes!
I haven't once even craved meat. The only thing that I do miss, is my Mom's pork green chile from her restaurant, but I miss the green chile part - never really liked cubed pork to begin with.
My Aunt and I decided to do a 31 day challenge - and my challenge was to not eat cheese, candy or ice cream. We are almost 3 weeks into it and I'm doing great! I'm still chewing gum, but no candy whatsoever. I did have to scrape off some cheese when Nate and I went to eat at Mimi's Cafe on Friday (asked for no cheese on the Crispy Zucchini, but alas the dish was delivered with Parmesan on top). So, I scraped it off the best I could. I do miss cheese somewhat! I will crave pizza, manicotti, something like that - but soon after remember how sluggish and uncomfortable I feel after ingesting dairy. My Aunt is swearing off chocolate for her 31 day challenge and I'm sooo proud of her! We can do this!
Have you 'challenged' your diet lately? Is there something you eat that makes you feel bloated, lethargic, cranky or tired after eating it? Maybe you are allergic to it. Cut it out, and see how you feel!
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