Grugger’s Way

I truly believe that I would have eaten meat today if it were not that I see this as a challenge for me; a chance to show a little personal discipline.

I know that I have a pretty healthy diet, chocolate notwithstanding, but the craving for something more “substantial” than baked yams and salad is very strong.

Writing about this transition to a vegetarian diet is probably helping me remain steadfast in this. I might falter eventually, but I would still not consider that to be failure. There will be little ups and downs along the way, but the ultimate goal remains to live a healthier lifestyle, lose a little weight, lower my cholesterol and build up bone density. (I have osteopenia, which is thinning of the bones, and eventually leads to osteoporosis.)