When I wanted to become vegetarian If there were only meat choices i would have to starve. Starve, pick out the meat, or eat some plain rice. I survived on white, plain, boring rice for several weeks. I did it before it was the "in" thing to do. I wasn't babied. No special dishes for Sydney. They made fun of me and tempted me and liked to tell me what an idiot i was. I lasted a good 5 months. that's a long time to be eating rice. I ate other things... But not much. I ACTUALLY had a reason. Stupid idiots. now they're all doing it. some sort of disgusting trend like Abercrombie and ribbons in your hair ( i also did that and stopped before it became "cool").