Thursday 08 May 2008

2:00a.m.

I’ve been going through some food changes recently. I don’t know when it started, but I’ve been paying more attention to what I eat and choosing better things. I just finished with a snack. I realized that I naturally chose carrots; I chose a healthy snack without thinking about it. I don’t think I’ve ever done that before.

My body is slowly turning vegetarian. I say my body because it hasn’t been a conscious decision. I haven’t been able to stomach ground beef for at least two months. There are times – frequently – where the thought of meat in general is nauseating. I can’t remember the last time I had pork. I’ve never cared much for seafood. I think, after supper last night, that chicken is officially off the menu for me.

I haven’t had anything like turkey, ham, or roast beef in a while. That doesn’t leave much that I’ve eaten regularly. I think it only leaves hamburger and steak. I’ve started preferring Boca burgers over hamburgers, anyway. The taste is much better.

I know the reason my body is going off meat is psychosomatic; I know how most of these animals are treated and killed. There’s no way that information hasn’t colored my views on food, consciously or otherwise.

Robert has been so supportive of me through this, and I’m so thankful. He’s agreed that we’ll quite eating meat at home altogether. He’s done some light research and found out some very helpful things, like the fact that soy beans have almost as much protein as meat. He’s looking for meat substitutes and trying to rework our meat recipes. I do love that man.

I’ve wanted to become a vegetarian for a while, but I never thought it would actually happen. I was Mommy’s little carnivore, so to speak. Steak has been my favorite food at times.

I’m glad that this is happening and glad it’s happening now. I think I’m going to make the push to become completely vegetarian before school starts. I just need more meal ideas – LOTS of them.

8:24a.m.

Robert said he didn’t have any problems with putting a treadmill in the master bedroom. Since we’ve talked, though, I’ve come up with two locations in the common room. We’ll have to discuss it again. I’ll put a treadmill in the bedroom if I have to, but I would rather it be in a room I can use when Robert’s sleeping.