Definitely not a vegetarian...

I was away for 2 weeks, one of which I was in the Dominican Republic.  I definitely was not a vegetarian during that time.  Although I did eat lots of fruits and veggies, I also let myself go and ate more seafood and meat than I have in the past couple of months.  It was hard to hold myself back when the buffet of shrimps skewers and beef carpaccio at the steakhouse tasted sooooo good.  I went down south for a friend's wedding and while I couldn't control myself, there was one guest who has been vegetarian since his high school years.  I really admired him not being tempted by the lobster and all the other fancy non vegetarian dishes at the wedding.  I ate the lobster even when my stomach was in pain from an unknown reason for 2 days!  The most probably culprit must have been something I ingested, but other than eating fruits and veggies for breakfasts and lunches for 2 days, I still got tempted each time I set my eyes on the meat and seafood.

I remember reading one forward that my mom sent me a while back (she's vegetarian).  The email basically talks about how selfish humans are, that for that few inches of our tongue that can taste, we kill and eat other animals.  When I think about it, it's so true.  Why can't I just control that desire to eat meat? The enjoyment of eating and tasting a meal is so short when a living being has to die to provide that enjoyment.  It's a bit crazy...  But I am a hypocrite, I realize that I am only human and selfishness is part of who I am... I know I cannot just go cold turkey.  I will continue my long journey of cutting out meat slowly, and quest to find delicious vegetarian recipes.

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