Final Day of Dietary Experiment • 10/08/07

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Today my self-imposed meat and dairy abstention comes to an end. The past week has given me a lot to think about in terms of how much I need much I need to eat meat or dairy. But first, my meal roundup: For breakfast, I had an apple and some sunflower seeds. I thought a lot about yogurt and cheese. For lunch I had Indian food, just lentils and beans. I thought a lot about saag paneer. I snacked on some hummus in the afternoon and I had a cup of split pea soup. For dinner, I went to Moto and had fondue and pork ribs.

Ok so I ended my experiment a meal early. But I think the fact that I tried to go a whole week without meat or dairy was more valuable than whether or not I stuck to that the entire time. I was talking to my roommate Alice about this and she was telling me that she doesn’t deal well with restrictions, I think I am the same way. Telling myself no more of item X made me obsess over item X more than if I were to just moderate my intake of that item.

The past week I found myself thinking more about cheese and ice cream than I usually ever do. Interestingly, I did not think about meat at all. I thought about eggs a little. This experiment proved that I can definitely live without eating meat, and that I can definitely reduce my dairy intake but I think quitting ice cream forever is a bad idea.


 

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