One month (almost) down!

I think I expected this month to be far more traumatic than it was – I really didn’t even experience a shock to my system when I cut out meat. Maybe it’s because I’ve gone through vegetarian “phases” before or maybe it’s that I don’t eat much meat to begin with, but I’d say this month was more a warm-up than a real challenge.

Not that I’m complaining!

I do feel healthier – I’ve been finding the energy to get up earlier, get outside more often, work harder…And honestly, I think that has a lot to do with the quality of food I’ve been eating.

One thing I did achieve by taking a clean break from meat was a complete slashing of all those pesky fast food sneak-attacks. I’m ashamed to admit that I fell into that trap, but yes – I was, in the past, guilty of the occasional taco run or burger stop.

Road trips were the worst – I would eat chicken for breakfast, a burger for lunch, pizza for dinner…even eating meat as rarely as I did, I think I was feeling negative effects when I wasn’t careful about the quality of meat I was eating. I know now that there can be huge benefits to being picky about my meat products – just like I know that eating questionable meat can have serious side effects.

I know that when the month began, several of you reading this blog signed a pledge to go vegetarian for the month of May. If you made the switch, how did it go for you? Are you feeling some of the benefits I’m talking about?

Next month is gluten-free, a lifestyle diet I have no experience with and little knowledge of. If you’re living gluten-free or have any advice for me, please email me or leave a comment here. I’m definitely going to need some help with this one.

In the mean time, thanks for reading! And stay tuned for a guest blog post coming soon.