Hello Friends,
Well it's been a few days...some changes have been occuring that have kept me from the computer keyboard. Nothing, life or death, just some moral and physical dilemma's that have forced me to look deeper at what I believe and the life I intend to create for myself.
I made the decision to adopt a Vegan lifestyle in February. I later became an almost-Vegan when I added Whey (milk) protein back into my diet. This week I became Vegetarian (for reasons I will discuss at a later date) I added egg whites, cottage cheese and yogurt back in. Last night, I became a 'Pesce Vegetarian' as I prepared and ate a meal of fish. Sounds like a slippery slope, doesn't it? I can assure you though, this is as far as I intend to go.
I don't like labelling anything, we are all free to eat the way we want. In many respects, a diet free of animals and animal products was a positive choice for me. However, in terms of my day to day activities and my goals for my body (I workout hard)...the lower protein content in my diet wasn't working. It's not good for the mental health, when hours of weight and resistance training don't yield the desired results. Selfish? Maybe. Honest? Definitely.
I am a goal setter. My current goal could not be achieved without the fish! (Again, I will discuss that goal later!)
I had halibut last night. Here's a look.
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It's under there, I swear. Halibut cheeks baked with cajun seasoning. I put them on a basic romaine salad and topped with home made pico de gallo and half an avocado chopped. The whole thing was drizzled with lime. Very, very tasty.
So it's a new course for me...I know in my heart that I can not eat a chicken, pig or cow...why fish, then? I don't know. What I do know is that it's the only animal I can think about eating without triggering my gag reflex! (tmi!) Morally, I'm still coming to terms. I buy 'free run' egg whites and I said a prayer for the fish before I ate it. If I think about it too long I feel disappointed...but it wasn't like giving in to a craving, I actually made the conscious decision to do this. (Anyone who knows me well, knows I have NEVER craved fish!)
I feel like a million bucks physically. More protein (in the last four days) has given me more energy, more stamina during my workouts and I can stay up past 10 o'clock...not much past 10 but I'm not dragging myself around for the latter part of the day!
Bottom line...it's like any decision in life...it has it's up's and down's.
So, I ate a fish, but I also saved a dog! Yes, saved him from certain injury, possibly even death. We plucked him up in a busy parking lot last night, called his owner and took him home. A happy ending. One I choose to think happened to show me there are other ways to help, protect and love animals (even if I eat fish every once in a while.)
Thanks for listening. I feel much better.
Toby
Well it's been a few days...some changes have been occuring that have kept me from the computer keyboard. Nothing, life or death, just some moral and physical dilemma's that have forced me to look deeper at what I believe and the life I intend to create for myself.
I made the decision to adopt a Vegan lifestyle in February. I later became an almost-Vegan when I added Whey (milk) protein back into my diet. This week I became Vegetarian (for reasons I will discuss at a later date) I added egg whites, cottage cheese and yogurt back in. Last night, I became a 'Pesce Vegetarian' as I prepared and ate a meal of fish. Sounds like a slippery slope, doesn't it? I can assure you though, this is as far as I intend to go.
I don't like labelling anything, we are all free to eat the way we want. In many respects, a diet free of animals and animal products was a positive choice for me. However, in terms of my day to day activities and my goals for my body (I workout hard)...the lower protein content in my diet wasn't working. It's not good for the mental health, when hours of weight and resistance training don't yield the desired results. Selfish? Maybe. Honest? Definitely.
I am a goal setter. My current goal could not be achieved without the fish! (Again, I will discuss that goal later!)
I had halibut last night. Here's a look.
It's under there, I swear. Halibut cheeks baked with cajun seasoning. I put them on a basic romaine salad and topped with home made pico de gallo and half an avocado chopped. The whole thing was drizzled with lime. Very, very tasty.
So it's a new course for me...I know in my heart that I can not eat a chicken, pig or cow...why fish, then? I don't know. What I do know is that it's the only animal I can think about eating without triggering my gag reflex! (tmi!) Morally, I'm still coming to terms. I buy 'free run' egg whites and I said a prayer for the fish before I ate it. If I think about it too long I feel disappointed...but it wasn't like giving in to a craving, I actually made the conscious decision to do this. (Anyone who knows me well, knows I have NEVER craved fish!)
I feel like a million bucks physically. More protein (in the last four days) has given me more energy, more stamina during my workouts and I can stay up past 10 o'clock...not much past 10 but I'm not dragging myself around for the latter part of the day!
Bottom line...it's like any decision in life...it has it's up's and down's.
So, I ate a fish, but I also saved a dog! Yes, saved him from certain injury, possibly even death. We plucked him up in a busy parking lot last night, called his owner and took him home. A happy ending. One I choose to think happened to show me there are other ways to help, protect and love animals (even if I eat fish every once in a while.)
Thanks for listening. I feel much better.
Toby
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