I just spent the last two weeks at an Army training at the same place I was a year ago...doing Army training. It made me realize that it has been an entire year eating a pescatarian diet. It really hasn't been hard at all, and I really feel as though it makes me more creative in the kitchen finding filling meals, that don't require high-fat red meat, chicken or pork.
I really want to stress to anyone who is thinking about trying this lifestyle, but is scared that it will be too hard, I never have a hard time finding something at a restaurant, I feel better about myself, and I don't feel deprived at all. I highly recommend it, actually.
Even spending the last two weeks with the Army, I didn't have any issues with food. I would have a PB2 and banana sandwich for breakfast, a protein bar for a snack, a tuna sandwich or soup for lunch, and the opposite item for dinner, and a peanut butter apple for an afternoon snack.
I actually found a new brand of vegan soups that I was really impressed with - Dr. McDougall's. I had the Vegan Tortilla Soup with Baked Chips and the Vegan Black Bean and Lime Soup and both were really tasty. I would dip some triscuits in them for some substance and voila, you have a quick, and easy meal while on the go.
Now that I'm back home, I cooked up a homemade pizza crust then topped it with pizza sauce, tomatoes, onions, shrimp mozzarella cheese and garlic.
The crust recipe was too easy and it's definitely something to try again. See, the creativity is alive :)
1. Take .25 oz dry yeast and 1 tsp sugar and dissolve it in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes.
2. Mix in 2.5 cups flour and 2 tbsp olive oil and mix till smooth. Let sit for 5 minutes.
3. Flatten out and add whatever toppings you'd like.
4. Bake at 450 for 15-20 minutes.
On the running front, I've been pretty consistent lately. I did a 10-miler yesterday and a 4-miler with my half marathon running group today (oh, how I've missed them!)
Oh yeah! And I got my confirmation packet in the mail today for GREECE! I will be running the Athens marathon this November with a friend and I CANNOT WAIT! I will definitely be talking about that more later, but for now, I have a pizza calling my name.
I really want to stress to anyone who is thinking about trying this lifestyle, but is scared that it will be too hard, I never have a hard time finding something at a restaurant, I feel better about myself, and I don't feel deprived at all. I highly recommend it, actually.
Even spending the last two weeks with the Army, I didn't have any issues with food. I would have a PB2 and banana sandwich for breakfast, a protein bar for a snack, a tuna sandwich or soup for lunch, and the opposite item for dinner, and a peanut butter apple for an afternoon snack.
I actually found a new brand of vegan soups that I was really impressed with - Dr. McDougall's. I had the Vegan Tortilla Soup with Baked Chips and the Vegan Black Bean and Lime Soup and both were really tasty. I would dip some triscuits in them for some substance and voila, you have a quick, and easy meal while on the go.
Now that I'm back home, I cooked up a homemade pizza crust then topped it with pizza sauce, tomatoes, onions, shrimp mozzarella cheese and garlic.
The crust recipe was too easy and it's definitely something to try again. See, the creativity is alive :)
1. Take .25 oz dry yeast and 1 tsp sugar and dissolve it in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes.
2. Mix in 2.5 cups flour and 2 tbsp olive oil and mix till smooth. Let sit for 5 minutes.
3. Flatten out and add whatever toppings you'd like.
4. Bake at 450 for 15-20 minutes.
On the running front, I've been pretty consistent lately. I did a 10-miler yesterday and a 4-miler with my half marathon running group today (oh, how I've missed them!)
Oh yeah! And I got my confirmation packet in the mail today for GREECE! I will be running the Athens marathon this November with a friend and I CANNOT WAIT! I will definitely be talking about that more later, but for now, I have a pizza calling my name.
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