Baby steps.
The most elementary vegetarian option I had at Lenoir that fine evening was the salad bar. I had never ventured over to that table of foliage until tonight. Like funny foreign dubbed cuisine, I don't trust salad bars. You don't know how long that lettuce has been out, a fly could have landed on that cucumber minutes ago and what if those carrots fell into the cheese and then someone put them back? The sane argument would be that these things could happen with just about any food bar, but for some reason my OCD mind will not except reason and insists on hating salad bars. But what other choice did I have? So I edged my way into line and started filling up my bowl. The lettuce looked green- ok -some of it was brown but I just smothered the brown parts with dressing. The cucumbers were crunchy and cold, but I couldn't really tell because I smothered those with dressing as well. So at the end of the night, I was full of yummy salad- ok - yummy dressing with a crunch and two chocolate chip cookies. First day a success? My carnivorous friends think so.
Changing your life style is always a difficult and grueling process. After the first week of school I challenged myself not to curse or use profanity because it was a childish way of expressing one’s emotions and opinions. Now this may seem like a simple task… but for me it’s a monumental goal. I have some help from a number of my friends who don’t curse which is a really inspiring source of encouragement. So overall you will slip up once or twice but it happens to everyone, the one thing is that once you slip you can’t turn back. And just as a little side note it takes an average of 12 days to create a habit, so just last those 12 days and it will become simple routine.
ReplyDeleteSo good luck you can do anything.
Changing lifestyles is definitely difficult, however if you really just stay focused on your goal you should be fine. Slip ups are sure to occur a couple times when you are starting. When I am trying to break a habit or start a new one, I find that self-discipline helps a lot. If you find yourself eating meat, almost half punish yourself. Eat like 2 bowls of salad, and maybe something else vegetarian you wouldn't normally eat. Maybe tofu? I hate that stuff!!!
ReplyDeletePS: Adamame is awesome! I've had it twice in Ramshead... Once it was good, and once it was terrible. Not sure why.
If you want reeeeally good Adamame check out the Japanese place over on the corner of S. Columbia and Franklin!