A brief hiatus... but I'm back!

Hello all!

Apologies for the long hiatus. Those of you who know me well understand that HOBY season (the month of May, and surrounding weeks) takes over one's life pretty completely -- and that's exactly what happened here.

On a positive note, I've still loved being pescetarian. Life without meat leads me to delicious recipes, wonderful dishes, fresh vegetables, new sources of protein, and more. I've been reading about things like complete proteins, the source of food, and surprises in the grocery store. Now granted, I generally do not cook extensive meals -- but I have started incorporating very different snacks into my diet, like avocados, nuts and seeds, hummus, spinach and chickpeas. I feel healthier, I've lost weight, I have more energy -- it's great!

When I traveled to Ecuador in June, I knew that the families would be serving me meals -- and the fact that they have saved so much money to serve me a wonderful meal (namely, including meat). I had chicken and turkey a few days leading up to it, and ate meat only when I had to. Conclusion 1: I didn't get sick from it. Yay! Conclusion 2: I don't miss it, and I have no desire to start eating it again. Big yay! I must say, the Ecuas cook deliciously, but the whole time all I was craving was lentils and veggies. Yum :)

Also -- side note -- I've been running a lot recently! Thanks to Back On My Feet, I've found a great group of people to motivate me, which certainly has kept me on the path of a healthy lifestyle. Yay for exercise!

Hope you all have a great day!
Peace,
Beth

So I guess this whole vegetarian thing really ISN'T so bad.

Check this out: an entire SCHOOL goes vegetarian! The article quotes Dennis Walcott, New York City schools chancellor: "Whoever thought they would hear a third-grader saying that they liked tofu and Chinese noodles?" 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/02/health/new-york-vegetarian-school/index.html?sr=fb050213vegetarianschool9p

Speaking of tofu, used some recently to make my FAVORITE salad ever. Corn, chickpeas, spinach and tofu, with a little bit of lemon juice and olive oil. I'm seriously in Heaven. Good food, helps me feel great, protein / iron / other great things :) Paired with a veggie burger and some juice, or soup, or even on it's own, I love it!

Run a marathon... at age 91.

Mike Fremont credits his ability to run a marathon at age 91 to his diet! Read more here: http://www.runnersworld.com/races/mike-fremont-91-finishes-knoxville-half-marathon-304. I really have felt better since not eating meat (and thanks to some great veggie-burger, veggie-chick'n, veggie-sausage, etc. options, I haven't even craved it).

Many of my family, friends and co-workers are running a 5K this weekend -- the Race for Stace, https://sites.google.com/site/raceforstace/, to benefit a classmate of mine. I've had a blast training for it, and cannot wait to keep running afterwards! Thanks to all who have been great supporters during this new adventure in my life.

Have a great day!

A 98-year-old vegan... is that the secret?

Hi everyone!

Sorry for the major delays in writing. I've been loving life as a vegetarian (or rather, pescaterian -- which I still can't spell) that I've been too busy to update. That, and HOBY season is approaching, so life is a little hectic here. But it's all in a good way!

Here is a video I wanted to share -- all my vegan friends will surely appreciate it! Thanks to http://www.forksoverknives.com/ for the great discovery :)

All meat sales banned in 2050: What If?

What would happen if all meat sales were banned in 2050? BBC did an interesting video on this. What do you think life would be like?

Questions Every Vegetarian is Tired of Answering

Not sure if I've quite gotten to this point yet, because I think I still enjoy talking about my reasons for not eating meat, but here goes:

Friday Motivation from Josh Levs

What a more fitting video for a Friday than one by Josh Levs, encouraging listeners to "Shine?" Josh spoke at HOBY's World Leadership Congress last summer, definitely a truly monumental experience!