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Vegetarian Stuff...
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September 11, 2009
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As most of my readers know. I was a vegetarian, for about 1 year.
It was a very hard lifestyle adjustment to make. Along the way I met some really great people and had lots of support. Alas, it was hard for me to eat healthy as a vegetarian. I am very allergic to many fruits/vegetables/grains/nuts and I don't eat seafood (so I couldn't be a pescatarian either). I became pretty deficient in protein and the craving for protein/meat never subsided.
Close to the 1 year mark I became pretty miserable. Everywhere I would go I would see signs for Chicken. Meat, Meat... I needed it, I craved it. It was SOO hard for me to even thinking about eating meat again, b/c the images on the video, that I saw that originally caused me to seek out become a vegetarian, were still very vivid in my mind.
The night I decided to eat meat again my mom had made my favorite, Chicken Katsu. I ate 12 pieces of chicken that night. TWELVE.
My stomach did not hate me after that. I felt happy, I felt excited, like a kid who got to eat ice cream for dinner.
I'm not proud of eating meat. I am still against animal cruelty -- this is something I need to push more. I have to stand up for the rights of animals more. I know I eat chicken, but I should really be eating cruelty free. Even that way, it just still doesn't sound right.
If I could healthily learn to eat a diet without meat, I would do so, and I am not against become a vegetarian again. I would LOVE to be able to do it again. I do not eat as much meat as I used to prior to becoming a vegetarian. I am proud of that. I do try my best not to review the cruelty free lists and not buy products from companies who are not on it. I try, but I'm not perfect.
Well, I never posted an entry about me no longer being a vegetarian...maybe b/c I wasn't proud at the time. But I thought it time to get some closure.
The main thing I regret -- I've been out of touch with the vegetarian friends I made along my journey... I plan on reconnecting, very soon...and not just via social networking sites. ;-)Labels: vegetarianism |
| posted by Typette @ 11:45 PM |
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Why did the chicken cross the road?
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November 4, 2008
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SARAH PALIN: Before it got to the other side, I shot the chicken, cleaned and dressed it, and had chicken burgers for lunch.
BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change!
JOHN MC CAIN: My friends that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.
HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure right from Day One that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me.
GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.
DICK CHENEY: Where's my gun?
COLIN POWELL: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.
BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of chicken?
AL GORE: I invented the chicken.
JOHN KERRY: Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now and will remain against it.
AL SHARPTON: Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens.
DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken doesn't realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems.
OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed access to the other side of the road.
NANCY GRACE: That chicken crossed the road because he's guilty! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.
PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.
MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.
DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain, alone.
GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.
BARBARA WALTERS: Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart-warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road.
ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.
BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken 2008, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken 2008. This new platform is much more stable and will never crash or need to be rebooted.
ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?
COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?
Did I mention - as of 11/2/08 - I'm no longer a vegetarian. I took my first bite of chicken in over a year... I've had more cravings for chicken in the past year than anything I've ever had. It has been a very hard road to travel -- I tried my best. To some, my best may not be good enough. I'm sorry. But, all the decisions I made along the way, I made for myself, for my beliefs... I had no bad transition back to meat, so I was thankful for that...though the thoughts of the video I once saw that pushed my switch keep popping into my mind... Alas, chicken is back on the menu.
- I was vegetarian for 401 days.Labels: funny, vegetarianism |
| posted by Typette @ 9:47 PM |
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3X Thursday
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June 19, 2008
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1. Have you made any life-style changes lately? If so, what are they? If not, are things fine the way they are, or would you like to change something?
- My most recent life-style changes include how I eat. But that happened in September. Vegetarianism, here I am. The next life-style change is to eat healthier! I'm not eating meat anymore, however, my staples currently are flour & sugar. LOL
2. Do you believe in the institution of marriage? Why/why not?
- Tough one. It's tough because the 'institution of marriage' is a religious take on things. I believe the purpose and meaning behind it is good and all, however, take the God part out. I am agnostic (believing in something), so to ME the institution of marriage is this : be committed to one another physically and emotionally. Grow and learn from each other, how to live harmoniously and with respect. Create life between each other... -- something like that. LOL.
3. How's life treating you these days?
- Fanfriggentabulous...thanks! I have it good. I do. I've been getting a little stressed out with the wedding planning and how fast things are moving. I feel like I'm a little behind. I'm behind on my 'goals' for this quarter for work, only because the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the quarter have been put on the back-burner b/c of new priorities in the office. FUN!
- Besides all that, life is treating me damn good!
Labels: 3X Thursday, Memes, Thursday, vegetarianism |
| posted by Typette @ 10:01 PM |
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Meetup
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June 11, 2008
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TriCounty Vegetarian Meetup -@- Tom Yum Goong in Princeton, NJ  I joined this meetup group and have gone to 3 events so far. It's a great bunch of people and always great food. I've learned alot from my fellow vegetarians these past few months. If you haven't joined yet, what are you waiting for?! Meetup.com is the place to be!! I host a meetup group for New Jersey Inline Skaters -- fun times. It's still new but it's getting there, slowly but surely -- I think maybe I should've focused on a specific region of NJ rather than the whole state. Even though there are over 40 members, our meetups are small due to the location of the events. Oh well. I have looked at some other meetup group events and liked some of the ideas for events. Unfortunately, the events were either totally booked or had already passed...so I have been starting up a 'semi' meetup group on the side. We are going Whitewater Rafting on the 21st, with a group of about 14 people and the following Saturday we plan on doing a Night Excursion on horseback which will end with an all you can eat western style BBQ, live music and bonfire and hayride. Oh the simple things --- things I've always wanted to do but never had the initiative to follow-up on them. Anyway -- more photos to come. Labels: vegetarianism |
| posted by Typette @ 11:06 PM |
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Animal Cruelty & Other Links
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December 9, 2007
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* All links will open in a new window.
Here are some sites for animal cruelty:
- Mars Candy Kills
- Kentucky Fried Cruelty
- Iams Dogfood Cruelty
- DumpDairy.com
- FishingHurts.com
This is the video that made me go Vegetarian:
- Meet Your Meat
I've watched snippets of the videos on these sites - they are horrific, but I feel like I owe it to the animals to watch and learn the truth. It's not as bad for me as it was for the animals to go through. I will survive while most of them don't.
Here is a link with a list of companies that do and do not test on animals:
- Caring Consumers
I feel like I'm becoming consumed in this 'against meat' and 'against animal cruelty' thing. One thing the Vegetarian community warns others about is pressuring others who are not vegetarian to become vegetarian. I don't feel mad at people who eat meat or buy meat, I just can't seem to do it myself. However, I feel that it's important to put resources out there for people who are interested in learning about what really happens.
Here is a website with a list of nearly 500 famous vegetarians & vegans:
- Famous Vegetarians
Here is a link to our favorite drink company:
- Bolthouse Natural Drinks (Strawberry Banana Smoothie)
Although I am not an avid reader of the Bible, here is a quote that I found interesting to interpret:
Genesis 1:29-30 (King James Version)
29 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Informative Websites
- GoVeg
- PETA
- a MySpace-Like page for Veg*ns
Good book for everyone (even non-vegetarians):
- Skinny BitchLabels: vegetarianism |
| posted by Typette @ 4:42 AM |
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I'm a Vegetarian
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September 28, 2007
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