Today is my second consecutive day off from school. I always have tuesdays off (get it online class!) and today the entire city is covered with a thick 6in+ blanket of snow. I woke up at 6am to register for classes and peeked out my breakfast nook window to check out the snow situation. Gorgeous. It's a hot mess to be traveling in any capacity, but damn, it's pretty out there.
Anywho, since this is my first official blog entry I figure it should be something somewhat real or significant.... mostly because the other posts following will not be.
As of this Saturday, I have officially given up meat. Yeah, I'm attempting to be a vegetarian. Buy me another scarf, I am officially hipster.
While this may seem like it came out of nowhere, it actually did not. And my reasoning behind it are not rash, but possibly a bit corny. I decided that I wanted to at least explore the thought after Obama was elected. Sounds silly, right? No. My entire family has been obsessed with the idea of a new president, one that actually made a solid attempt to protect the country, look out for what's best for the country, inspire citizens to love and give to their country, and all those other things that good old G.W. didn't seem to be too interested in. Now that Mr. Obama is Mr. President I wanted to try to do something little to change my ways that ultimately cause harm to momma earth.
My number one reason: attempting to reduce my "carbon footprint". I hate that phrase but it is the best way to sum up what is driving me. By avoiding a single hamburger I will "save as much water as you save by taking 40 showers with a low-flow nozzle". I am now more aware of how we breed animals for consumption and just how many finite resources that takes. Not only does this process use these precious limited resources, it contributes to pollution, global warming and overall damage to our enviornment. Even if I am the only person I know who is a vegetarian, at least I will have a cleaner conscience than if I continued to eat meat knowing what I do now.
My number two reason: vegetarians tend to be healthier than meat eaters. They live longer, and resist diseases like heart disease and diabetes. Yes, I know that this is also attributed to the fact that vegetarians are likely to be more health conscious and not drink or smoke and exercise regularly. I don't smoke, I drink as much as the average college student and do my fair share of walking daily. Plus, vegetarians tend to be leaner. As long as I become a vegetarian properly (replace meat with other protein sources and don't fill up on carbs and sweets), I will probably lose some weight. I'm willing to lose the burgers and nuggets for a better body. I am that shallow..... Just kidding, or am I?
My number three: killing animals is sad. I am not going to go and join PETA, but still, its not cool.
So there ya go. I'm changing my ways to help the planet and hopefully you will too.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment