Day 1: A New Diet; A New Beginning
I am too susceptible to being coaxed into things... It started in a lunch room. Not a ton of people were there, as it was technically a work holiday, but I wanted to bank the holiday to use for a trip back home to NJ. My co-workers and I had agreed to chinese take out for lunch. I liked the idea because I get nothing done when I eat Chinese food during the day and I had zero Court commitments in the afternoon. Somehow the topic drifted to Lent and what people were giving up. I hate giving up things for Lent because it just seems disingenuous. I am a "practicing" Catholic, as much as one can be when they are a flaming Liberal who works as a Public Defender. Anyway... one of my coworkers dared me to give up meat and go completely vegan. I was diametrically opposed. So, in a compromise (with myself, because my coworker doenst have a vested interest) I agreed be vegetarian with a week of dedicated veganism. This is where I'll talk about what I'm doing and what I'...