So Easter has come and gone and our challenge was a success! My goal of staying pescatarian for lent was refreshingly met, and I feel good about accomplishing it. Over the past week, I have consciously tried to make a decision about my future meat eating habits. Many suggestions flooded my mind and my decision making skills have been once again tested! I have thoroughly thought through this decision and surprisingly (insert sarcasm) could not decide what I want to do! I did however decide that life is a constant change and maybe my eating habits don't have to be a choice made in an instant.
I had delicious fried turkey on Easter that did make me feel a bit guilty, but it was so very enjoyable. I thought that eating meat would instantly swim back into my life, creating drool in the corner of my mouth at every Zaxby's. Since Easter I have given meat a chance and accepted it back into my life. I even cooked it for Chris as a celebration from the Lenten season. Surprisingly, like any thing that is sacrificed for a while, I became numb to the taste of meat, and so far have not craved for it and even have picked it out of my foods. I thought of it as giving up soda for a while and trying to come back to it. It just didn't taste the same.
Anyway, meat still has a chance in my life, but as for now it is undecided as to how I will enjoy it in my diet. It makes me sad at the thought that I may never enjoy a pig in a blanket again, but I have a feeling things will change. I'll keep you posted.
Ok, now for the kind of better, less or possibly more boring stuff....I feel better, I feel leaner, and I feel as if my decision making with food has become more sophisticated. More vegetables have entered my diet, and I am proud to say that I am trying to make better decisions when eating out. That doesn't keep me from eating the nachos I had about an hour ago, but these are big strides for me. My skin seems to be cleaner, and I feel more in tune with the changes food makes on my body. I know I sound like a freak that just had a meat epiphany, but when it comes down to it I am just stating the facts. Maybe, the idea, the fact that I am controlling my body and it's decisions with a goal, is what creates this better feeling. Who knows?!
In the meantime, until I figure that life lesson out, I know that the most important thing about this goal, is that it has been accomplished. Coming from a neurotic 25 year old with a bad case of ADD, I think that maybe that is an accomplishment that I can be proud of. One challenge down, a lifetime of challenges to go! My next one is a fun one and I can't wait to share!
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Saturday, April 9, 2011
Everything is Progress
Progress is the event in which we make strides towards a goal. In Italy, goals seem to be made in a longer, slowed, more enjoyable stride. In America, our stride cannot be fast enough. In either form, progress is growth, and it is ultimately what we all strive for. Our progress is positive and it deserves credit for being so.
My progress, is also positive. If you have read any of my previous posts, you may know that for over a month, Me, God, Chris, and two of our sisters have made the decision to be either pescatarian, or vegetarian. With help from our many vegetarian friends, we have made the transition pretty smoothly, and our progress has definitely been positive. My will was tested yesterday while shopping at the grocery store. A man behind me so rudely chose to buy the best smelling fried chicken on this side of Georgia. In any normal situation, I wouldn't even have the urge for that chicken, but with two weeks left I think we are all feeling a longing for what we can't have. To say the least, we would like to supplement our diet with some more protein.
During these challenges, I want to update my progress with positive examples from my journey. So far, I feel like Chris and I have definitely branched out with our dinner choices, and there aren't many times that we come up with a bad meal. Since we chose to supplement our diet with fish, it has been fairly easy to eat out, and the meals we have eaten definitely are worth our time. If you know me, I don't branch out in the category of vegetables, but I am proud to say that my eating choices have gotten greener! Beans however, the enemy to all vegetables, have slowly entered my diet, but seem to refuse to stay.
With two weeks left, I have found myself worrying that I won't have enough time to use our cookbooks and magazine ideas that our friends have lent to us. I feel leaner, and I feel as if I make better choices when I chose what to eat. DISCLAIMER: No, I have not lost much weight, and no I don't always make the best choices as a "vegetarian," and yes, I do turn to pasta quite a bit. I never said I was perfect, and I think the M&M's hidden in my purse will so undoubtedly prove that. However, this challenge is to make us aware of sacrifice, and for me it will prove if I can complete a goal with a positive outcome. This challenge may not change my body completely, but it is a start. It has definitely changed my way of thinking, and to me that's progress.
My progress, is also positive. If you have read any of my previous posts, you may know that for over a month, Me, God, Chris, and two of our sisters have made the decision to be either pescatarian, or vegetarian. With help from our many vegetarian friends, we have made the transition pretty smoothly, and our progress has definitely been positive. My will was tested yesterday while shopping at the grocery store. A man behind me so rudely chose to buy the best smelling fried chicken on this side of Georgia. In any normal situation, I wouldn't even have the urge for that chicken, but with two weeks left I think we are all feeling a longing for what we can't have. To say the least, we would like to supplement our diet with some more protein.
During these challenges, I want to update my progress with positive examples from my journey. So far, I feel like Chris and I have definitely branched out with our dinner choices, and there aren't many times that we come up with a bad meal. Since we chose to supplement our diet with fish, it has been fairly easy to eat out, and the meals we have eaten definitely are worth our time. If you know me, I don't branch out in the category of vegetables, but I am proud to say that my eating choices have gotten greener! Beans however, the enemy to all vegetables, have slowly entered my diet, but seem to refuse to stay.
With two weeks left, I have found myself worrying that I won't have enough time to use our cookbooks and magazine ideas that our friends have lent to us. I feel leaner, and I feel as if I make better choices when I chose what to eat. DISCLAIMER: No, I have not lost much weight, and no I don't always make the best choices as a "vegetarian," and yes, I do turn to pasta quite a bit. I never said I was perfect, and I think the M&M's hidden in my purse will so undoubtedly prove that. However, this challenge is to make us aware of sacrifice, and for me it will prove if I can complete a goal with a positive outcome. This challenge may not change my body completely, but it is a start. It has definitely changed my way of thinking, and to me that's progress.
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