So, I have neglected this blog for a while due to the final preparations of my wedding, but now that I am happily married I'm trying to get back on the blog wagon.
As I've mentioned before I have been toying with the idea of introducing meat back into my diet. The first attempt was an emotional nightmare, and I decided that I didn't need the stress of that on top of all the pre-wedding stress, so I vowed to stick with my vegetarian diet until after the wedding.
The wedding was amazing and fun and I will admit that I ate my first dessert in over a year, but it was my wedding so I am allowed to have a carrot cake cupcake, right? It tasted so very yummy, but that and salad was probably all I ate that night. It's just difficult to eat at your own wedding.
Anyway, we went to Costa Rica for our honeymoon and before we left I decided to open myself up to the idea of eating chicken and/or fish on our honeymoon. Having traveled as a vegetarian in a foreign country before has made me well aware of the challenges of finding vegetarian fare that isn't full of carbs. Generally the options are limited to rice and beans when you head to Central or South America. I made the choice that I'd rather eat fish and chicken than gain a ton of weight on my honeymoon, so I left it as an option.
Sure enough our first day in Costa Rica we stopped at a little soda (a roadside restaurant that generally sells a meal of the day) and my only option was fish. So, I tried sea bass for possibly the first time in my life. Not too bad and I oddly didn't feel to emotional about it all. From that day on I ate fish and even tried chicken. I have to admit that the ahi tuna I had with a thai ginger marinade was to die for. So, honestly it wasn't too bad and it didn't make me feel horrible while eating it. In fact, aside from some digestive issues (which you don't want to know about) I felt like I had a lot more energy after I ate.
So now that we are back from Costa Rica I cooked my first ever halibut last night and I'm cooking chicken tonight. I figure I will continue adding these to my diet and see how I feel physically and if it makes a difference in my workouts and with my body.
While I feel great with the progress I have made in my weight loss I still would like to lose another 30 pounds and I have long since plateaued. We shall see if this makes a difference.
I'll keep you posted on my progress and add my new recipes as I come up with them.
I should note that it is very nice to have veggies as a side dish rather than as a main meal. I am finding myself eating a bigger variety of veggies. Funny how that has worked out.
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