If I haven't gotten sick yet...

... I don't think it's going to happen.  Friday I had Taco Bell.  I thought it would make me sick.  And, if I was going to get sick, I was going to go all out.  I had a burrito supreme and a soft taco supreme.  For those of you who don't know me, most of the time I can barely finish a burrito.  I didn't get sick.  Saturday, we cooked out for lunch.  I had hot dogs.  That night I ate a chicken club sandwich from Hardee's.  I also had more smores.  Sunday, I had more hot dogs (and part of an Italian sausage).  

I think that's all.  It's kind of a blur.  But, I have now eaten chicken, beef, pork, and turkey (and a little bit of antelope jerky).  I've had gelatin from gummy bears, poptarts, and marshmallows.  None of it has made me sick.  I think it's safe to say that I am now an official omnivore.  

This weekend, Philip and I are going up to Black Hawk.  We are going to play some video poker, but mostly we are going for the all-you-can-eat-buffet.  This buffet is $16 and includes crab legs.  Philip can just about eat his weight in crab legs.  I am kind of excited to try crab legs again (I have only ever had them once).  I'm also excited because the buffet is enormous.  I will get to try a bunch of different things instead of mostly sticking to the salad bar!  Yay!  :)

Adventures of a new omnivore...

I'm still adding meat to my diet.  So far, it's been a piece of cake... or a piece of meat, I guess.  I haven't had any problems with the chicken.  I did have hot dogs on Saturday night and on Monday without any problems.  I also had marshmallows for the first time in years on Saturday night (we toasted marshmallows and hot dogs on a stick over coals/fire in the grill... it was awesome!).  

I had Chinese on Tuesday night (with leftovers last night).  I thought that might be irritating for my stomach/digestive system, but all was well.  

I made my famous "chicken stuff" on Sunday night.  It was delicious (Philip absolutely loved it!).  I didn't have any problems with that either.  

Friday night, I had a chicken salad sandwich from Arby's.  It's one of the things that I had been craving.  It was really good.  I was iffy about it because it was a lot more chicken than I remembered it being (I thought there were more grapes and walnuts).  I thought I might get sick because it was just a lot of chicken for one sitting.  I didn't though.  No problems.

I think that's about it for now.  I am really excited for the weekend though.  Since I haven't had any problems with chicken (and the few random other non-vegetarian items), I get to add something new this weekend.  I am going to go to Taco bell and eat beef.  I am really nervous.  I think I probably will end up sick after Taco Bell night.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my burrito supreme doesn't attempt to destroy me.  ;)

An Update

I'm still being un-vegetarian (ha!).  I had chicken on Sunday and Monday.  Tuesday I had gummy bears (yum!).  And yesterday was a big day.  I had McDonald's french fries (they use a beef powder for flavoring on them) and chicken nuggets.  And I also had a piece of homemade jerky last night (from my neighbor).  At the time, I thought the jerky was a bad idea.  But, I ate it anyway.  I had a little bit of discomfort last night right before I went to bed, but nothing that was unbearable in the slightest (I was able to fall asleep anyway).

So, I haven't really had to deal with any problems related to meat eating.  Again, the jerky was about as far as I've pushed it so far.  I really thought I would pay for yesterday (a bunch of french fries, 10 chicken nuggets, and some jerky!).  But, all was well.  I am really super surprised about it.  I really thought I would have some kind of sickness by now.  

I have noticed that my stomach feels heavier.  I'm not sure if that makes sense.  It's like I can feel the meat sitting in my stomach longer than normal.  I guess my body is digesting it much slower than my normal vegetarian food.  However, it doesn't really feel bad.  Just a little weird.  

I'm going to stick with chicken for at least another week (and not push my luck with any more red meat just yet).  If all is still going well, I may try to add some beef or pork to my diet (but still in very small portions!).  

Day 2: Yep, running still sucks...

Ugh. I just finished my second night of running. And, surprise, it still sucked. I have learned a great lesson though: don't eat brownies before running.

haha... that probably works for most foods though. I ate brownies about 45 minutes before I ran. And, they thought about making a reappearance. But, fortunately, they did not. Phew! **wipes brow** That certainly would not have made me want to run again tomorrow... or, you know, ever again.

So, now I know that I shouldn't eat soon before running. Which, looking back, I should've known not to do. I didn't think it would be a big deal since I didn't eat a whole lot of the brownies... but I had eaten dinner about 45 minutes before that. So, now I won't eat within an hour or so of running. :)

Other than that, the run went pretty well. I still had the burning lungs and the profuse sweating, but I didn't notice them so much since the partially digested brownie was speaking to me the loudest. hahaha And, I was able to run longer this time. Not a whole lot, but I've got to start somewhere, right?!

Jack (my Jack Russell/Poodle mix) did well again tonight but he wasn't quite as enthusiastic as he was last night. He's already passed out on his bed. :) At least we're both getting our exercise.

Now, I'm off to hit the showers. Until tomorrow... goodnight!