In the beginning of this year I created a 30 by 30 list (30 things that I want to accomplish before turning 30). For me, this decision was about stretching myself to incorporate different experiences into my life and being intentional with goals (big and small) that I have.
One of the things on my list was to be a pescetarian for 2 months.
There were a couple reasons I wanted to give pescetarianism a try. First, I wanted to detox a little from the meat products that I intake and increase the amount of vegetables I eat. Second, I wanted to challenge myself to try something that I knew would be difficult for me. Because, I'll be honest, I like the taste of chicken tikka masala and a hamburger and lentil and sausage soup. And, third, I wanted an excuse to explore seafood a little bit more and take advantage of the plethora of seafood options living by the ocean brings.
Things that I learned about myself while being a pescetarian for 2 months, in no particular order:
1. Seafood is often a more expensive protein option, but it's also a very tasty one.
2. After a few meals of eating tofu, my stomach sometimes hurt.
3. I do not need to each meat that much.
4. There were times that I really craved eating meat.
5. Some non-meat "meat" alternatives are tasty (e.g. Morning Start sausage patties) and
others are not (e.g. Litelife sausage links - yuck!).
6. I felt awkward telling other people that I was being pescetarian, because I did not want
others to feel inconvenienced by my own dietary decisions (whether or not they felt
that way).
7. Sushi is SO good, and I should have eaten it more than once during my two month
stint as a pescetarian.
Wrapping up, I'm glad I did it and I want to incorporate the things I learned about myself into my eating habits moving forward.
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