Day 1 - Veggie Style

So, after lots of consideration and thinking, I have decided to become a vegetarian. There were a lot of factors that went into this. I know a couple of people that are vegetarians and they have told me that there are so many benefits that come with this lifestyle. It's a lot healthier and according to them you feel so much better and have more energy after cutting meat out of your diet. I'm really excited to try this out. It's definitely going to be a test to my character.

Last night I had my last meal as a meat-eater (I ate my mom's shephard pie - delish). Breakfast was easy this morning, I'm a cereal or bagel and fruit kind of girl. Dinner though was defnitely a challenge. I made spaghetti for dinner for my mom and I. I used whole grain pasta and a three cheese sauce with a nice salad. The hardest part was watching my mom put hamburger on her spaghetti. I had some tofurkey sausage that was actually really good (crispy and spicy) but I was proud that I was able to say no.

Some of my family members don't think this is going to last but I definitely want to try this out for my own benefit. If anyone has ideas or tips for a beginning vegetarian, let me know.

lotsoflove
~K~