h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I haven't been here for ages, and I feel bad. But actually, I didn't really want to show my face round her.

You see, after 14 years of being vegetarian, I sort of had some kind of brain wobble and started eating meat. It sort of coincided with a... well, no idea really, but this year has vanished and I have no idea where spring and summer went so maybe it's a mid-life crisis (but I reckon I'm too young)

So, I just wanted to say, that having had a nice 2 week holiday in a fab vegetarian/eco friendly guesthouse in Austria (I've been there 3 times now) I have calmed down and gone back to being vegetarian.

And I have no idea why I just shared all that.

I fell off wagon too. m
Mostly because vegetarianism was an 'enforced ' thing and I rebelled.Tthen I had an awful abbatoir dream and I'm back on the wagon
These things happen.

It's nice to know I'm not alone.
Thanks.

I've had a few wobbles off the wagon over the years too, but always climbed back on again - I think that these things are to be expected from time to time, or at least understood, no?

Well done for getting back on the veggie waggon Sho!

You've just given me an idea for a sketch set in an alcoholics anonymous meeting...

But seriously, well done. To give up something twice can't be easy. If you feel yourself wobbling again, we're all here for you. Virtually. Goodness me, I'm useless at this sort of thing...

I actually don't feel as though I've given up anything by stopping eating meat. So that's not the problem (although I do love a nice blue steak)

which is why I feel so bad about the wobble. Still, I'm back with a vengence, and we're all much better for it.

all round I think!

Indeed!

I have to admit, I fell off too a couple of months ago.

I won't go into details, but on the day of a particularly nasty hangover, I was in the work's canteen and on passing the hot stuff bought a bacon roll. I slathered it in brown sauce and was really looking forward to it. I ate about half of it and although I was enjoying the smell and taste of it, the feeling of meat in my mouth was horrible. I've been veggie for so long my body just doesn't know what to do with meat, so I was ill. Serves me right!

I haven't fallen off since though - definitely a first/last situation.

fords

see... that's my problem.

Although (apart from the recent lapse) I haven't eaten meat for yonks (since July 1989) I actually love it. Steak more specifically, so I actually got very very torn between knowing I was doing the wrong thing for me by eating it, I still enjoyed.

It seems like it's always the bacon roll that gets you

Oooh, mental note - go to the healthfood shop and get some veggie bacon!

I don't like bacon that much. The things that get me are horribly greasy sausage rolls like we used to have at school for tea with baked beans on a Wednesday, and a really really blue filet steak.

Sorry to all those of a delicate disposition for that.

*stands up*
Hi, my name is Sho, and I really am a vegetarian.

*sits down again*

*applauds*

I still feel really bad for giving it, I really do. But I know I'm not the first, and will definitely not be the last!

well, I hope it doesn't happen to me again.
I can't live with the guilt!

The only things I miss are scotch eggs and wine gums. And I *really* miss those. But the thought of the pig hung up by it's feet while it's throat is being slit, and the boiling horse just take all the fun out of it...

OK, I have a fab recipe for veggie scotch eggs, do you want it?

Hmm, the only things I really miss are spam sandwiches. But as Cupid said, the thought of that dying pig soon puts me off.

but there are some excellent veggie versions of stuff like spam (well, we get sliced "german sausage" type stuff in Holland. Great with branston.

I went to a very nice vegetarian Chinese restuarant in London last week which served some delicious imitation meat dishes made out of tofu and other soya products. I wouldn't have been able to tell that the food was meat-free if they hadn't told me

It was 'all you can eat' for £5, which was nice

Oooh, veggie Scotch egg! Yeah!

Bung it in as a Guide entry and I'll include it on the page.