I really had no problem trying to figure out what to eat throughout the week until I got to the weekend. I went home last thursday night and that is when it started getting difficult sticking to the diet. First off, let me tell you, I didn't have any slip-ups eating meat. I had no problem staying away from it.
Friday night, in addition to my parents and brothers, my grandparents joined us for Easter weekend! We decided cooking was out of the question for dinner and went to Blue Highway for pizza. Now, when I typically go out for pizza I tend to reach for "the works" pizza with a bunch of veggies and also meats. It was no problem for me to find someone in our party to split a veggie pizza with. My Grandma and I enjoyed a veggie pizza with roasted eggplant. It was extremely tasty and I really enjoyed it!
Saturday my Grandpa really wanted to cook the family steaks. Instead of changing their plans entirely, I just bought a piece of salmon and ate that in place of the steak. No problem whatsoever! It wasn't until sunday that my family began getting annoyed with my new eating habits. The day started with my Grandpa making eggs in the morning. Halfway through he informed me that there was sausage in them and if I wanted to eat eggs that morning I would have to pick around them! After church it was time for our Easter brunch. Every year we eat ham on Easter. I instead, ate hard boiled eggs and was the center of jokes throughout the meal! I can deal with a little joking!
My mom told me after brunch that my diet was starting to be a bit of a pain and said she looks forward to my diet being over so that she doesn't have to cater to my eating habits. The last thing I wanted my family to worry about was fitting me into their meals. I didn't think it was a problem at all, but I guess I was mistaken. I can imagine if I decided to keep this diet for an extended period of time that I would run into many situations where I felt socially isolated because of how I ate. I think this is what would bother me the most. The last thing I want is to have people feel like they have to cater to how I eat. I think this is the biggest thing I have learned thus far in the diet. No matter what you say to people about being on a vegetarian diet, if they don't understand why you are doing it, or just plain don't agree with it, they very well may find you frustrating and bothersome at meal time. I don't know about you, but I don't like to be thought of like this!
This next week I really want to challenge myself to go outside of my comfort zone. I have eaten fish almost every day this past week and although that is a staple in my diet, I want to try to vary what I eat these next two weeks as much as I can. It is funny because I figured I would be craving chicken and steak right now, and I'm not one bit. I am enjoying this fast from meat. Please feel free to give your input and I'd love to try any vegetarian recipes you may have!!! Until next post!
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