Day 9 Or... Avoiding a Spicy Chicken Sandwich

My wife is so supportive of this Go Veg Project. Carolyn didn't agree to go veg with me for 40 days, but she has chosen to be my biggest supporter. She could obviously eat meat any time she wants, but she's avoided it a lot for me.

At times it has been harder than others I'm sure, yet over the past 9 days, my beautiful wife has actually spent a few days without eating meat. I can't describe how much easier this has been with her help. What can I say? I'm very blessed.

She ate the flavorless veggie sausage, the strange tofu, and lots of other "unique" meals.

And she has thankfully avoided the opportunity to say, "Hmm... so you're planning to just have a salad tonight? Well, I can't decide whether I'd rather have fried chicken or a juicy steak! Maybe, I'll have several kinds of meat!"

She also has put up with losing me for an hour or so each night so I can work on this blog.

So, today, as a strange way of saying thanks, I gave her some cash and insisted that she go buy a chicken sandwich. It didn't take much convincing.

After venturing out in the snow, she returned with a rather fantastic looking spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy's. But, she didn't really eat it in front of me. She didn't gloat about how tasty it was... and I'm sure it was tasty.

I smelled her spicy chicken sandwich and simultaneously tried to pretend I didn't want a bite of meat. Mmm... meat.

But, I stayed strong.

At the same time, she said she felt like she was betraying me or something by eating it, but I just really hoped she enjoyed it. After more than week of eating some weird stuff, I'm glad she got to feast upon one of her favorite things.

- What did I eat on Day 9?

Breakfast. I made banana nut muffins. So good.

Lunch. I avoided the spicy chicken sandwich and instead made myself a spinach and cheese sandwich with fries. Spinach and cheese? It's true. We were out of lettuce and I craved some leafy greens with my sandwich.

Dinner. Denny and Mandy Kell had us over for dinner and were nice enough to cook a vegetarian meal for all of us. We had omelets (with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes) and the best homemade bagels I probably have ever had. A big thanks to both of them!

9 days down. 31 days to go.

As always, I welcome your feedback!