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
