For religious reasons, I once fasted meat, fish, and poultry for about two weeks. Although I tried to focus on a higher power, my power was drained from my body. I felt tired, had headaches, and wasn’t in the best of moods, especially when my coworker beside me heated up his home cooked meals at lunch time. Before the fast, I thought about going cold turkey and trading in meats for fruits and veggies and pastas and breads. I later dropped that idea when my mother visited and barbequed pork ribs and stuffed salmons. Perhaps I’ll be a meat reducer, like one of my fellow GIS: Get in Shape!