Hey all! I know it has been a long time since I updated my blog, and that's not because after my cleanse I pigged out and gained all the weight back and more! Lol
In fact I had a lot of changes in my personal life and my weight loss journey some downs but mainly highs so I'm grateful to God for that.
Pescetarian lifestyle
So one of the changes I experienced in 2013 was my decision to become a Pescetarian. What a Pescetarian you ask? Quite simply it is someone who follows them same diet as a Vegetarian but includes fish in their diet. I hear some people further ask, but I thought Vegetarians eat fish? NO they do not! A true Vegetarian eats no meat at all and fish is a form of meat....it's an animal.
Definitions:
Pescetarianism is the practice of a diet that includes seafood but not the flesh of other animals. A pescetarian diet shares many of its components with a vegetarian diet and includes vegetables, fruit, nuts, grains,beans, eggs, and dairy, but unlike a vegetarian diet also includes fish and shellfish. The Merriam-Webster dictionary dates the origin of the term "pescetarian" to 1993 and defines it to mean: "one whose diet includes fish but no other meat"
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat – red meat,poultry, seafood and the flesh of any other animal; it may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter, such as animal-derived rennet and gelatin.
So now that you understand my diet more why did I choose to go Pescetarian? Simply because most of you that know me personally know I have permanently moved to Lagos and getting chicken breast in the main stream supermarkets cost an arm and a leg, and frankly I don't like the idea of all my salary going on food. So I thought about going vegetarian first but I felt that was too drastic for someone who has ate meat all their life, and only dabbled in no meat of any form for a mere 30 days knowing I was going to eat chicken again one day! During my research I found out about Pescetarians and decided I would try this new lifestyle as I love seafood!
How has it been so far? I love it! Nothing has changed except for the fact I haven't had chicken/turkey since December 2012. Seafood can be expensive especially prawns however that has not been an issue as there is plenty of variety in the markets here and when I'm feeling cheap I just buy a tin of tuna lol. I have discovered some seafood restaurants here in Lagos (only tries Ocean Basket so far) but I will get round to the others so I don't have a problem eating out. Yet to find a GOOD Sushi place in Lagos though!
My current workout whilst in Lagos has been Shaun T's insanity workout program as I have not been able to join a gym yet, but I hope to soon. I stopped at the beginning of month two however as I had to travel for work. I am back now and will continue next week!
So what do I weigh? If you recall after my cleanse I went down to 58 kegs. However then went up to 60 upon resuming normal eating. However after my move to Lagos mid January I discovered I had gone down to 58kgs again, I guess this is my constant. Although after some stress related eating in past week or two I'm back up to 60. I am comfortable between these weight as this is where someone of my height should be. My journey is no longer about getting smaller, in fact it never really was....this started when I went to see my doctor about my blood pressure....taking higher dosages of medication that my parents scared me and I knew something had to be done! I had to help myself and this is why this journey started and this continues to be why I will maintain a good balanced diet and remain active.
I have typed this blog in a bit of a rush but I knew you all deserved something which is why I have posted this for you all. If you have any questions please leave them below and I will get back to you.
