I ate a pork chop. Yes, it’s true. I ate a pork chop on Day 5. I couldn’t help myself. It was not my fault. I was just being polite. You see, I was invited to a dinner party and the gracious hosts cooked up these amazing, Fred-Flintstone-sizeed barbecued chops and, well, before I knew it, I was digging into one. So there. My vegetarianism lasted exactly 4.5 days.
Instead of quitting, instead of throwing in the towel and rushing out to buy the rotisserie chicken I’ve been craving, I decided to keep going til the 7 days are over. Day 6, Saturday, didn’t present any problems and I quite enjoyed my gigantic Greek salad with feta and olives and cucumbers and tomatoes and red onions and stuff. I also ate some omega eggs and a protein shake and a small bag of popcorn at the movie theater (don’t waste your money seeing Lakeview Terrace!).
That brings me to today, Day 7! Yahoo! With the exception of my pig-out (pun intended) on Friday night, I’m quite proud of myself for making it through the week with just that one slip-up, which was not my fault anyway. I definitely feel like I have tons of energy, but that may be because I finally got my new fancy espresso machine up and running and have been brewing up double-espresso-cinnamon-dolce lattes each morning (no meat in those!). Hmmm. Wonder if I could go 7 days without coffee……
3 responses so far ↓
1 Ola S. // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Yay! You did it! Good for you for not letting the slip up dishearten you and for getting right back into the game! Like I said before, total trooper!
And besides, it’s the premise of the whole thing that’s most important. It’d be fun if Janet came up with an experiment like this of her own! Though judging by her last blog, her diet seems impecable and she seems to be a take-it-or-leave-it kind of eater so there might not be much to work with there!!
And thanks for the heads-up on the movie! haha Very subtle
2 patty // Oct 2, 2008 at 10:18 am
Good for you! I think it is good to change things up a bit every once in a while. You have inspired me. My husband and I usually eat one or two vegetarian meals a week, but I think I will try some new recipes and ingredients, especially some alternate forms of protein. And that Greek salad sounds amazing. Do you have a recipe?
3 margo // Oct 3, 2008 at 12:41 am
Yes they do, and their “It’s All Greek To Me” Salad in Eat, Shrink and Be Merry is THE best greek salad, and very simple to make. This summer we grew our own mint and oregano, which was wonderful for our probably once-a-week greek salad. My husband can likely make it with his eyes closed. It’s one of many favorite recipes out of ESBM!!! We are often disappointed with restaurant greek salads and comment that “ours” is better!
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