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There are so many things people stress about. School, work, family, and most of all, health. And it all centers around the FUTURE. I put that in caps to emphasize how people think. When people think od the future, they think of flying cars, the solving of Global Warming, impending doom, and better days. For some reason, I think those thoughts clash a bit. I have seen friends stressing out about a due date that was not even in sight, and I have seen classmates not even think about homework and projects 'till the day of. (Notice how my friends are the ones who freak out unnecesarily. I honestly don't know who I surround myself with.) I personally like to be somewhere in the middle. I like to be calm, cool, and collected. Of course, I crack, just like anyone else. I remember one day when I just couldn't take it anymore, and I broke down. I screamed and cried and gave up. Then of course, my dad talked some sense into me, and we solved the issue. I got an A for my project. (Surprisingly. If you had seen me break down, you would have thought the world was going to end.)

So I'm writing this to tell you my views on stress, food, and the future. The three things that I believe people stress too much about. (Yes, people stress about having too much stress. It's just stupidly ironic.)

(I WROTE THIS A WHILE AGO ON VACATION, AND DECIDED TO SHARE IT. SORRY FOR ANY SPELLING MISTAKES!)

3 whole weeks!!!!

It's been a whole three weeks since I first became a veggie! People say the first week is the hardest, so I'm glad I got that over with. (I'm typing this with huge neon-orange fake nails, so please excuse any typing errors.) My mom is having some trouble with being a vegetarian, but my dad is going all the way, right along with me. Question: If I am a veggie, does that mean I'm not allowed to eat eggs? cause I really love eggs.

I know it's only been three weeks, but I feel strong. Not in the sense of, "I CAN CARRY 100 POUNDS ON MY SHOULDERS!!!" but in the sense that I think I can resist meat on my own now. I think if my mom decided to revert back to eating meat, I will be strong enough to resist it. That makes me proud.

(I would like to mention that this blog is not trying to make anyone a veggie like myself, it is simply about sharing my food journey)

My Veggie Journey

Well, that's what I'm calling this endeavor from now on. My Veggie Journey. Sounds rather magnificient don't you think? It's been exactly a week since I decided to be a veggie. It's been interesting. Hard at times, too. Yesterday we hung out with friends we only see once a year, and they had ribs!!!!! Ribs were the best things in my life (besides skirt steak) until last monday. And it was so terribel! The smell of barbecue sauce was in the air, and everyone around me was munching on delicious meat, while I had rice casserole with roasted veggies. Can you imagine how much that sucks? Well, enough self-pity for today. I hear the first week is the toughest, and then it should be smooth sailing. I'm really loving being a veggie, besides the occasional delicious food that I have to give up. I had a salad with nuts, dried cherries, and citrus vinnagraitte for dinner, and I feel like the healthiest person alive. Of course, I will have some of my dad's experimental spinach pie when I get home from chorus.

I'm signing off, I've got to get to chorus on time, even though i've got a pounding headache. Oh well. I'll survive. And I leave you with that wonderfully happy thought. :)

VEGGIES!!!!!

Ok, so here we go again. I actuallly sort of have a point to my blog now... If you can call just writing about stuff a point. So here it is:

I recently became a vegatarian! It's very different for me. I used to be such a meat eater, I swore I could never be a vegatarian. (There are miracles everyday) And mind you, I've only been a veggie for about a week, so there's no telling what might happen. But I like it so far. It helps that my parents are doing it with me. My mom cooks all sorts of new things now. It is sort of weird to consciously think about what I can and cannot eat. I wonder if this is what dieting is like? I like it though. I feel like I have more energy, but maybe I just wish it so. Now, let me tell you why I just made such a drastic change in my lifestyle:

Last weekend, I stayed at my friend's house, because my parents were out of town. On Saturday, it was Australian day (her mom is Australian), and so my friend's mom decided to cook something Australian for dinner. So we had lamb. And it was sooooooooooooooooo delicious. And for desert, we had what I think is Pablova, though I might be very wrong. Apparently its named after a ballerina, because she (and the desert) is light and airy. After our yummy dinner, my friend, her brother, her brother's friend, and I all sat on couch. We decided to watch a movie. And guess what movie it was? SuperSize Me. For those who don't know, it's about this guy who is trying to find out if fast food is really a major factor in the obesity of America. So for one month, he eats only Mc.Donalds for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (His gf is a vegan chef, which I find SO ironic.) So at the beginning of his journey, he weighs 185 pounds, has a low percentage in body fat, and is a very healthy man. (I think is is around 30ish) By the end of the journey, he weigs 220 pounds, and is way less healthy. His liver deteriates, and the doctors tell him that if he kept going, he would literally eat his liver into submission. The doctors didn't even know that could happen.

So of course, my first reaction was: I am never eating junk food again!!!!!!! (But that's sort of unrealistic for a teenager) So I came home, and I told my mom the story. She had seen it, and was just as disgusted as I was. That night, I said to my mom, "I think I want to go vegatarian. Or at least try to be." So apparently, my parents discussed it witout me knowing, and they decided the whole family will do it with me. I don't know how my brother feels about it, he's more of a carbohydratearian. And so here I am. Sitting next to  window looking out over a beautiful backyard in St.Petersburg. A vegatarian. Let's see where this journey takes me.