Week One

Well, it’s been one week since I stopped eating meat. This is my experience so far…

1) It’s been tougher than it looks.  I found myself subconsciously reaching for meat the first few days.  No I didn’t eat any, but I had to make a conscious effort to remind myself.

2) I started having dreams about eating meat.  It’s a little weird.  I suppose it’s similar to a smoker who quit.  They have dreams about smoking even though they quit years back.

3) I had cravings for meat (obviously).  I don’t think the cravings were for any perticular type of meat, just meat in general. I think my body is craving vitamins / minerals associated with it.  I need to pack up on some vitamins to substitute this. I eat fish on Fridays however a week isn’t a good enough time to replenish those vitamins. When this is over, I am soooo eatting a double bacon western cheeseburger.

I am doing my best to avoid anemia.  I am eating my spinach though so hopefully I am combating that ok.  I just don’t want to become sick because of this diet. I don’t want to combat a cold/flu at this time.  That would be horrible.

In conclusion though, this has been a very interesting feat.  I know I have lost weight, however I don’t know how much.  I don’t have a scale readily available to me so it’s hard to tell.  I don’t have the “I-Ate-Meat” comas.  I don’t find myself dragged down as often anymore.  So far so good…