Things are going well

So my vegetarianism has been going well lately. I go to a school where it seems like most people are vegetarian so vegetarians are catered to more efficiently since there are so many. It is a very small school on a farm so there are only two places you can eat with a meal plan. The main cafeteria and the vegetarian/ vegan cafe called Cowpie.  When I first heard about Cowpie I thought, oh well that's nice. Maybe I'll try and eat there once a week or so. Well  not only do I eat there frequently, I eat there for just about every meal. I used to be fairly picky about my food, going through it picking out what I thought was iffy. I came to understand that with vegetarian food nothing is really iffy. It's all good for you! It has been pretty easy just eating what they serve me. I don't even notice that there is no meat in it at all. I have been better about not eating meat when I am not at Cowpie. I just choose the vegetarian option. There usually always is one. The last time I remember eating meat was not last Saturday but the one before that. I was craving a specific grilled chicken sandwich with bacon and goat cheese from a restaurant downtown. Things had been bothering me at school people wise so I decided to eat my feelings. So I'm going to say I gave up meat for lent this year, just so I have a time frame. Its been longer than just the Season of Lent that I have gone without meat. I am a bit worried about what will happen when I go home over the summer. My mom is pretty supportive which is awesome, but I don't know if she herself is willing to give up meat. She does understand that I am doing it mostly to promote a healthier lifestyle and reduce my impact on the earth, and she does sympathize with that. But I wonder if she will keep all the meat out of the house. If its there I'll eat it. The kinds of meat things I would eat would be things that can be microwaved or made quickly, which now that I think of it is pretty nasty and weird... Bacon has always and will always be a problem but I don't know about that anymore since we had to dissect baby pigs in Bio today. That put a new perspective on things. The other kind of meat I would eat would be lunch or deli meats. I really like to make sandwiches and meats were always the main ingredient. My mom and I need to go shopping together and do some research about what other kinds of foods there are that may replace meats. For example my mom and I love chicken nuggets and strips and there are a few brands of meatless ones out there. Also alternative lunch meats. There are all sorts of companies that make vegetarian foods and meals, but I would like more fresh food. My mom and I don't cook all that much, although I do more often now that my diet has changed, so I need to find some good recipes and be able to prepare them. I should do my research now and stockpile recipes for when I am home on summer break. Spring break will be interesting. Hopefully I can resist temptation and keep to this healthy regime. I really hope so.

Until next time! 

Long Time No See

So I haven't posted in a long time. A lot has changed and then again a lot has not. I will try to update this more often. For no ones sake but mine.