He's a Vegetarian

I think my computer is spying on me. I'm not sure how, because I'm actually pretty paranoid - I regularly scan for spyware, NEVER use my own email address when signing up for stuff on the web, etc.. but something strange is definitely going on. The other day, I was contemplating doing a vegetarian week. Then it occurred to me that there are many different levels of vegetarianism - from your basic vegetarian (someone who tells everyone they are a vegetarian because they are striving to be a good liberal, but who secretly eats meat when nobody else is looking) all the way up to the level 5 vegan. (doesn't eat anything that casts a shadow - for those of you who are not Simpsons fans). So anyway, I was searching around to see what the differences between each "level" are, and I didn't really find ACTUAL information. I DID find a lot of Holier-Than-Thou propaganda about how much better the vegan lifestyle is than your plain old everyday vegetarians. I even found a site that said something alon the lines of "If you compare eating to driving, eating meat is like driving a Hummer, being a vegetarian is like driving a Toyota Camry, and being a vegan is like riding your bicycle". Again, I digress. The point is, that I decided to try being a vegetarian for 5 days and see how it helps with weight loss - and then ON THE DAY THAT I AM PLANNING TO START, I got THIS email:



Coincidence? I don't think so.

Anyway, I AM going to be a vegetarian this week, but only in the loosest definition. I am not going to eat meat. I WILL however still eat things like eggs and dairy products. To put it in vegan terms, I will not support the KILLING of animals for food, but I will still support their exploitation.

Workout: No workout today. Had to leave the house at 5:30 a.m. and I wasn't getting up at 4:00 just to squeeze in a workout. I justified this by playing softball and taking the dog for a 45 minute walk yesterday, and I will be playing softball tonight as well.

Weigh-in: No weigh-in today. probably just as well. My wife practically forced me to eat Johnsonville Brats w/chedder cheese and huge rootbeer float last night, so I have a feeling the weigh-in would not have gone well.

Breakfast:2 apples. 120 Calories:

Lunch:sm Grilled Veggie Sandwich and a side salad from D'angelos. Calories: 600. By the way, their Grilled Veggie Sandwich is delicious.

Dinner: I went to the store today and stocked up on vegetarian fare. I have always wondered how things like soy substitutes and veggie burgers would taste, so I figured I would try it out. For Dinner I had two veggie burgers complete with veggie cheese. I know I said I would use real dairy products, but they were sitting there right next to the burgers so I figured I would give them a shot. I bought american and swiss flavor, so I had one of each. Actually with lots of ketchup and some lettuce they weren't too bad. I wouldn't mind having another one. I also tried a soy-based hot dog and it is the most disgusting thing I have eaten since the soapy mushroom soup incident. I could not finish it. I could not even finish the first bite. For those of you who know me, you know it must be really bad, because I can swallow pretty much anything. So I settled for the veggie burgers. About 500 calories (including the buns). I also bought soy sausage for my breakfast tomorrow. We'll have to see how that goes.


Total for the day: 1220.