I was conducting a seminar at the partner retreat for a law firm and I was included in their social activities for the time I was with them. This included two amazing dinners and a lunch that can only be described as an "event".
While I have remained "vegan leaning" since Lent ended I am not 100% eating plant based food.... and I made the decision to not ask my client for a special menu. I did make the vegan choices and avoided most of the dairy (the passed snacks looked good, but were all cream and cheese based).
For dinner both nights I ordered fish. Being in Bermuda I did not want to pass up the local seafood, and I was not disappointed. I have been eating fish on occasion for a few weeks, especially on the weekends.
But the real breach of my vegan diet was at the lunch. Not just lunch, but lunch with grilling lessons and rum tasting. There were four personal chefs who cooked and instructed each group of ten. It was a four course meal which included an amazing RockFish dish and then a plate of steak and vegetables. I could have passed, as there was lots of food available for me to eat... but I wanted the steak.
Okay, I will admit it.... it was AMAZING. Part of it was the quality of the meat and the skill of the chefs. The other part was I had not had a steak in months.
The good news was I woke up the next day feeling fine. I have had some reactions to eating meat and dairy since changing my diet, but this time it was no problem.
I will continue to stay "Vegan Leaning".... but my will power might not be as good going forward.
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