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The month of Sharwan  is a perfect month to experiment with what happens when I don't eat meat for a month.  To be clear, it is less for a religious reason. Nevertheless, I made up a story near to a religious connotation that my wife is wearing green churaa , so I gave up meat.  I was an odd man at a social function. Last Saturday, I attended two social functions, and I was a black sheep in the group when it came to food. Seeing me not eat meat surprised my friends and family. I repeated my story, it was in honour of my wife's green bangles. They laughed and I was bombarded with food suggestions. I am strongly advised to maintain my protein intake. I was told that I would be protein deficit. I must admit that I was overly touched by the care I received, and at the same time, amazed by the knowledge of a balanced diet.  My friends were probably right. I try to maintain my running, about 35 km per week and without meat, I feel that my recovery is slow, and my legs are ...

I survived a month without meat. This is not for the religious reason - Hindu (not all) live on vegetable in month of Shrawan in the name of God Mahadev. My month without meat intentionally coincide with the Month of Sharwan, from 1st to 32nd day of the month. (32 days in a month? - only happens in Bikram Sambat calendar). No meat - but I kept egg.  Out of this 4 and half complete weeks, I was on road for three weeks. Being out of home hardened it. Local restaurants on the way were incense by smell of verities of local chicken, goat and meat. Further, it was Devine to say ‘no’ to the meat in 5 star hotels. It was a continuous struggle within myself. My short temptation keeps pushing me to quit and start meat. But I keep saying ‘no. thank you’. No meat is good in a way, despite limited choices in eateries. It felt good to stomach. Non spicy and non oily veg or eggs at highways hotels were soft on my belly. No meat also limited my rice intake. I substituted with eggs - a lots of eggs...