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A NEW vegetarian!
Remember Lauren? The meat-eater who went vegetarian? You guys read her story, and loved it, and asked for more, so I begged and pleaded and just shamelessly and relentlessly cajoled and got her to post again.
But not just one post. Oh no! I have convinced the lovely and talented Lauren to become a regular contributor to Almost Vegetarian (which reminds me, if anyone else would like to guest post, either once or as a guest contributor, please leave a comment – I’d love to open this blog to all sorts of voices). So, after the jump, I’ve got Lauren’s bio so you will know who, the heck, the amazingly wonderful Lauren actually is. Then, next week, I’ll have her first post as a new almost vegetarian and the very first Almost Vegetarian regular contributor!
May I present … the amazing Lauren
What happens when you take one die-hard meat eater and watch her go meat-less for Vegetarian Awareness Month? Well, that die-hard meat eater was our very own Lauren and she wrote all about her experience as a new vegetarian here. Then, when her month as a vegetarian was over, and Lauren decided to stay vegetarian, she told us all about her amazing journey to this decision, here.
I loved her; you loved her; so I convinced her to become the first ever Almost Vegetarian regular contributor.
So, without further ado, I’m going to shut up and let Lauren tell you who she is.
In Lauren’s words
It’s a privilege to be here–especially since I’m new at vegetarianism and, quite honestly, unsure of my commitment. I write a food blog called harbknocklife and frankly only took on the challenge of quitting meat to honor Vegetarian Awareness Month, and to challenge my deeply rooted carnivorous habits. October 31st marked the last official day of my self-imposed vegetarian diet. Two weeks later I am still meat-free for a few reasons. I have always loved red meat and have only stopped eating things if they negatively affect my body (dairy), didn’t taste good to me (mayonnaise!) or were unarguably terrible for me (fast food).
I am not sure if or when I’ll eat animal products again and I’ve decided I can’t eat them until I know why I really stopped. I suppose part of it is ethical–what are they doing to those animals? What is their quality of life like? What are they injecting in them? Part of it is personal–how can that ultimately affect my body and what am I really eating when I have a chicken breast? Part of it is curiosity–is this going to change the way I feel? The way I look? I don’t think I can commit to one lifestyle or another until I figure out what’s important to me and why. I welcome feedback, advice, statistics, criticism, and support as I think through this process. Although, I’m not gonna lie, I respond better to praise than punishment, so feel free to heckle but I can’t guarantee I won’t completely block you out of my consciousness.
Lauren will be back with how she is doing as a new vegetarian next week, so stay tuned. And, remember, if you’d like to become a contributor, just drop me a comment …
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