Ah, here’s something I can write a quick tidbit about. I’ve neglected to do so up until this point because I didn’t really want to make a big deal out of it. I don’t like that label that’s applied to people who don’t eat meat. No offense meant towards v’s. I’m not a true v. anyway because I’m eating fish. And I don’t care if my fries were fried in the same basket as the chicken nuggets. I’ve also neglected to do up until this point because I don’t feel like I explaining why I’m doing this. If you surveyed 100 v’s and asked precisely why they stopped eating meat, it would be unlikely that any would match my reason. The main reason I took down my weight-related post last week was because I realized that to stop eating meat would likely mean, in the short-term, that I’d gain weight. I hate carrying around such a gut. But that’s not my top priority right now. I have been and will eat lots of craps in the near-term–lots of bread and cheese and other junk. Because a major dietary change is tough enough to do, so I’m not going to go cold-turkey on enjoying food altogether. So just because I am not eating meat does not mean I have been eating any f’s or v’s. Spare me the v. cookbooks and telling me about all the wonderful, delicious meatless dishes out there.

Anyway, I very much miss and will continue to miss Egg McMuffins and Whole Foods’ Arizona Grills (chicken) and Jimmy Johns’ meaty subs and…ok, no time for a list now…I’ll miss it all…and maybe it’s not forever; maybe it’s just for another week or month or two years.

Oh, and I’ve neglected to mention it because I don’t want to hear the question from anyone at anytime, “Can you eat ____? Will you be able to find anything to eat at ____?” I’ll live. Seriously, whether or not I’ll find appetizing foods that fit my diet at an eating establishment is not something I will expend much effort worrying about.