Day 1

Day 1 went fairly well. I didn’t feel incredibly hungry nor did I have difficulty finding or making meals. Of course, I did not go into this experiment blind. I am used to low-meat meals or vegetarian meals; this is due to the fact that I have worked in two vegetarian restaurants.

That being said, I did make some interesting observations. I never noticed prior to today, that most restaurants and eateries have very limited vegetarian choices. It’s strange, I was always aware that most places had vegetarian selections and I found that “cool and considerate” of them. I also assumed that these “cool and considerate” options were “enough”. I never quite grasped how limited they were. When I ordered my wrap from Ed’s Sub today there was only one vegetarian (not vegan) option that was not a salad. (And on that note, those that aren’t aware that vegetarians don’t only eat salads, seriously get a fucken clue.)

I believe, the reason we may not notice the limited selections is because we aren’t solely restricted to it. Rather, it simply gives us further options.

Secondly, avoiding animal products (meat, in this case) may be harder than expected. I noticed that the person who made my Grilled Veggie wrap at Ed’s Sub used the same spatula for the meat as for the vegetables. If I had been a total vegan I would have probably freaked out! A friend of mine refuses to eat anything exposed or possibly contaminated with animal products. (This means she won’t eat a veggie burger cooked on the same grill as a regular burger.) I realise mistakes can occur, nonetheless I also know that contamination is to be highly avoided. I didn’t freak out, of course. I mean, technically I had only been vegetarian for less than 24 hours. Though, as far as I could tell my wrap didn’t have meat though (Yay!).

As I ate my Grilled Veggie wrap, I couldn’t help but think about that fact that the cook had used the same spatula. I kept wondering how a long-time vegan or vegetarian would feel about this and whether I should feel sickened or disgusted at the thought that my food may have been contaminated with animal products.

Moving on to more physiological effects; I do seem to be hungry more often, though in a slightly different way. I have experienced this before as I have on occasion eaten vegetarian for a few days at a time by coincidence. It’s a strange dull non-profound hunger, it is difficult to describe. It’s not as if you feel as if you haven’t eaten enough but you don’t exactly feel really full or stuffed either. I could also be paying more attention to my hunger since I am putting myself through an experiment though. My energy levels seem fine, though I was a little tired earlier but I chalk that up to oversleeping. I have yet to weight myself because I do not own a scale. I know my weight is approximately 220 lbs (100 Kilos) but I’d like to know exactly...y’know, for science!

I definitely need to procure myself a notepad since I realised that there were a lot of things I could jot down during lunch to post tonight. Luckily, I made a few mental notes and put them to paper immediately after getting home. That worked for today but a more permanent solution is in order, it could boost my efficiency!

Ugh, there was one more section I wanted to touch upon but it’s late and I’ve put off posting this long enough. I can mention it in my post tomorrow.

PS: Gah! Sorry for the lateness. I should have started this post way earlier. It’s also much longer than I expected. I’ll be more prompt from now on. Also, it’s technically Day 2. Doing well so far!