{"id":243,"date":"2008-04-23T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-23T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danijelgajan.com\/?p=243"},"modified":"2024-09-23T14:42:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:42:42","slug":"veggie-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danijelgajan.com\/sr\/misc\/veggie-bbq\/","title":{"rendered":"Veggie BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 20th, the first day of spring, I decided to try a vegetarian diet for one month, inspired by\u00a0Steve Pavlina\u2019s 30-day trial system<\/a>\u00a0for acquiring new habits. I am proud to say that this first trial of mine was successful, and I have indeed cut meat out of my diet for 30 days. The fact that I made a conscious decision to do such a thing was exciting enough, and completing<\/span> the task was very fulfilling and encouraging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must say that this trial wasn\u2019t as difficult as one might think. I have been considering trying vegetarianism for quite some time, and I have chosen a very liberal form of lacto-ovo vegetarianism, which means that I was consuming milk, dairy products and eggs. I have also been gradually reducing my meat consumption in the months preceding the trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a way, I guess I was preparing myself, but it wasn\u2019t until the day I chose to give up meat that I finally made the switch. And that\u2019s the only thing that counts \u2013 turning your ideas into action! I have encountered some resistance from family and friends, but generally, my decision has been accepted very well. I guess the 30-day trial period works well both for the person who is doing the trial as well as for the people who have to accept the change \u2013 \u201cit\u2019s only for a month, you know\u201d \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most enjoyable moments was the family barbecue at my parents’ house\u2014at that time, I had not yet seen the Simpsons episode in which Lisa (a vegetarian herself) ruins Homer\u2019s BBQ party as an act of protest \ud83d\ude42 For the first time in my life, I prepared grilled mushrooms, carrots and other veggies instead of burgers and chicken wings, and it was both fun and very tasty\u2014everybody had a bite of my cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, I have returned to a non-vegetarian diet since I have not made it clear to myself if I want to be a vegetarian for life, but the 30-day journey brought me several benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n