| Becoming Vegetarian / Vegan |
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One day she brought me in a pamphlet on becoming a vegetarian. At first I thought it was weird but went away and thought about it. Every now and again she would bring me in some more pamphlets and I would take them away and read more and more. It was like a slow awakening for me but eventually the light bulb came on. I remember having all this information floating around in my head when I was in cooking class. I recall preparing and cooking lamb chops as I normally would. However when it came time to eat the lamb I felt a little weird. I was chewing on the lamb chop bone when the light finally came on. And I thought, ‘this is disgusting’. And I spat the lamb out had had to go and get some fresh air. That was the last time that I ate lamb or any other meat. I went cold turkey and I felt absolutely terrible for 2 weeks. It was the sickest I had been in long time. However I pushed on and promised myself that I would do this for 3 months at least to see if I felt any different. At the time I would still eat fish from time to time because I was scared of the Protein Myth that you needed animal protein to survive. But eventually I stopped eating fish too. After the first few weeks of feeling terrible, I started to feel a lot better than I had in a very long time. Tracy commented on how different I looked and I told her I felt incredible. That was over ten years ago and it changed my outlook on life and changed me as a person. If there was one thing I would have done different, it would have been to thank Tracy for giving me a little guidance and steering me in right direction. Because as you know everything changes, people move on, live styles change. And I feel I’ve changed for the better. Thank You Tracy, where ever you are. |