Degen Hill 11/1/21 Degen Hill 11/1/21

1 Year of No Meat Mondays

So I officially finished my No Meat Monday adventure that began last year (2020). The rule was simple — don’t eat meat on Mondays, and I’m happy to announce that I accomplished it. Was it easy? No. Some Mondays, I was craving meat, and drinking a lot more protein shakes because I was constantly hungry. Some days were: just avoid meat, while other days, I was actively seeking out vegetarian food. Thailand made things easy, as there were lots of vegetarian options, but there were also Mondays when I ate with other people, and watching them eat meat made me envious.

Did I notice any health benefits? No, not really. Weight stayed the same, but that’s likely due to protein shakes and constantly going to the gym. Did I sleep better? No idea. I track my sleep on FitBit, but I’m too lazy to go back and isolate each Monday night’s sleep score and compare that to other days.

All in all, it was something I wanted to try, and realized that I don’t have the “stickwithitness” to be a complete vegetarian, nor do I desire to be. It was fun while it lasted, and though I might need to change my diet as I get older, I will continue to eat meat, daily, though some days, I can see myself going full vegetarian, just sort of a “what do I feel like today?” sort of situation, rather than a structured plan.

Best thing I ate? Honestly, it was the fake chicken (tofu) in curry with chilis over rice. Tasted just like chicken and had a similar texture.

Degen Hill 11/1/21 Degen Hill 11/1/21

No Meat Monday 52

Japanese style omelette over rice // pasta with mushrooms // baked potatoes // spinach covered with cheese

Degen Hill 10/25/21 Degen Hill 10/25/21

No Meat Monday 51

Greek yogurt // Egg & cheese sandwich with red cabbage // falafel with pita and veggies

One more No Meat Monday to go, and it will be a full year. Will do a recap next week.

Degen Hill 10/18/21 Degen Hill 10/18/21

No Meat Monday 50

Greek yogurt // Some cheesecake (though a bit dry) // Squid-ink pasta with garlic and chilies, with a side of roasted potatoes.

I also had some bananas, a protein shake, and some nuts, but was too hungry to snap a pic of them.

Degen Hill 10/5/21 Degen Hill 10/5/21

No Meat Monday 48

Spicy noodles with 2 eggs // Falafal salad with hummus // Fried tofu fish, french fries, and cabbage salad

Degen Hill 9/20/21 Degen Hill 9/20/21

No Meat Monday 46

Eggs, cheese, avocado bagel // 2x fried egg, avocado, sprouts, tomato, and pesto sauce

Found a bagel shop on Grab (food ordering platform) and decided to just get three to last throughout the day. I had yogurt around 8pm, but who wants to see a picture of yogurt?

Degen Hill 9/14/21 Degen Hill 9/14/21

No Meat Monday 45

Cookies (with raisins) // Falafel wrap with french fries // More falafel with pita and assorted veggies // Hummus and Babaganoush

Degen Hill 9/6/21 Degen Hill 9/6/21

No Meat Monday 44

Pad Thai // 2 slices of cheese pizza // Avocado and pesto sandwich // Falafel with cabbage and salad

Degen Hill 8/30/21 Degen Hill 8/30/21

No Meat Monday 43

Japanese rice snacks // Crackers with herb cream cheese // Spinach puff pastry // Messy black bean and cheese quesadilla

Degen Hill 8/23/21 Degen Hill 8/23/21

No Meat Monday 42

Vietnamese salad rolls (usually there’s pork added, but I went with all veggies) // Falafel & hummus with salad // Falafel & veggies with hummus, coconut jelly things shaped like roses

Degen Hill 8/16/21 Degen Hill 8/16/21

No Meat Monday 41

Spicy tofu soup with veggies // Falafel with pita, hummus, salsa, and veggies // Falafel salad with tahini and hummus // Pesto and avocado sandwich.

Degen Hill 8/10/21 Degen Hill 8/10/21

No Meat Monday 40

Eggs with garlic & chili // Pita bread with some sort of Greek cheese // Ratatouille sandwhich with boiled eggs and tahini sauce // Peanut-covered doughnuts (I only had 1)

Degen Hill 8/2/21 Degen Hill 8/2/21

No Meat Monday 39

Apple // Hummus with avocado and pita // Falafel sandwich // Spicy ramen with 2 eggs

Degen Hill 7/26/21 Degen Hill 7/26/21

No Meat Monday 38

Cauliflower, boiled eggs, chickpea, falafel wrap with tahini sauce // Almond milk // Fried eggplant with tomato dip and some kind of cream cheese and pickled veggies // Hummus with avocados, chickpeas, and pita bread

Today was definitely a vegetarian day and not just a “avoid meat” day.

Degen Hill 7/19/21 Degen Hill 7/19/21

No Meat Monday 37

Noodles with 2 eggs // Veggie spring rolls // Spicy tofu salad // Tofu curry

Degen Hill 7/12/21 Degen Hill 7/12/21

No Meat Monday 36

Omelette over rice // Spicy bamboo salad (has clams, didn’t eat them) // Pad Thai with tofu // Mango with sticky rice

Degen Hill 7/5/21 Degen Hill 7/5/21

No Meat Monday 35

Pineapple // Mango with sticky rice // Bagel with cream cheese // Egg, cheese, and avocado bagel sandwich

Degen Hill 6/28/21 Degen Hill 6/28/21

No Meat Monday 34

Fried doughnuts with sugar and some weird flowery filling // Coconut cream things // Spinach & ricotta pizza // Fried bananas with caramel sauce // Blue cheese pizza

Degen Hill 6/21/21 Degen Hill 6/21/21

No Meat Monday 33

Bagel with cream cheese // Donuts // Omelette with Parmesan // Spicy ramen // Almonds

Today wasn’t so much a “find vegetarian food” as it was “just don’t eat meat” kind of day.

Degen Hill 6/14/21 Degen Hill 6/14/21

No Meat Monday 32

Thai tea with brown sugar boba // Tofu wrapped in rice with seaweed around it // Japanese ramen with egg, bok choy, and fried tofu cubes.