All You Can Eat Meat

Going to a meat buffet is not a good way to get more fit and less fat. But, I went to Little Sheep Hot Pot in San Mateo and stuffed my face anyhow. Last night was Little Sheep's final Tuesday for its all-you-can-eat special in honor of the Olympics, and Jo made reservations for ten of us at 9pm, the only time we could be accommodated.

I was nervous. After months of having dinner at 6pm and eating brown rice with vegetables and lean protein regularly, I didn't know how I would feel after eating as much meat as I could handle so late at night. After several days of being excited for the meat bonanza, I started to feel a little queasy at the mere thought of beef, lamb, and pork squishing around in my stomach only minutes before I would lie down for bed. Would I undo all the good that I've done in one night of a meat splurge?

But, when I got there and saw the bounty that would be put in front of us, my nerves eased and I was excited again. I was fired up and ready to go, and knew that it was a smart move when I put on my big pants earlier that night. And, there were vegetables with all that meat. Napa cabbage, bok choy, pea shoots. Plus, three types of mushrooms, two types of tofu, mussels, shrimp, and noodles. I felt less gross knowing that there were vegetables. So, I ate, ate some more, sweated a little, sighed, took a break, just to eat more. There was no moderation. Then, I was done.

I didn't leave feeling too disgusted with myself. I didn't feel too heavy with food. I didn't feel like throwing up. But, as I was walking back to my car, I felt pain gripping the side of my belly.