How Did I Get Here??

I don't exactly know how it happened, but it just did. I started eating meat less and less. Initially it wasn't really on purpose, but then I started to develop a slight aversion to it. And lately, for the past couple months or so I've only ever touched it when I've made it for dinner.

I've never had a problem with eating meat, I've always loved it - then suddenly, WHAM! The sight of it is not very pleasant. I haven't decided how I quite feel about it yet. I'm just kind of going with the flow.

I'm sure it didn't help the fact that I love watching, "You Are What You Eat" on BBC America. A holistic nutritionist basically shapes up these people on her show that are horrible eaters. It's really unbelievable what these people eat on a weekly basis, you'd have to see it to really even believe me so I won't even get into it. Gillian (the nutritionist) puts them in perspective as far as their diets go, and her tactics for doing so are very interesting. You need to watch it - you wouldn't believe what you see.

Anyway...I started looking up some vegetarian recipes several days ago and I stumbled across PETA's site. I saw this video called "Meet Your Meat" and was intrigued.

Let me just warn you now:

If you like meat, and you want to continue to eat it, don't watch this video.

If you want to be educated and informed about the treatment of factory farmed animals for human consumption, then I suggest you watch it. It was enlightening, to say the least. Not to mention unspeakable and awful - so make sure you really do want to watch it before you attempt because once you start, you won't be able to turn it off. And just so you know, yes, I cried through the whole thing.

I was already teetering, but that clinched it for me. No more meat.

I told my dear husband, "Dave, I think I want to go vegetarian."

His response?....a big SIGH.

No, I don't think he's super excited about it.I honestly can't blame him, can I?

If I were in his position, I'd be wondering, what the heck are we gonna eat for dinner....tofu? He hates tofu.