#26

 

You'd be happy to know that adjusting to the new vegetarian (or pescatarian I guess) lifestyle has gotten a bit easier. I was feeling a little creative today and made two meals: Quinoa Fried Rice and Chickpea and Lentil Curry.  It's official guys — there's a new kind of happiness that comes with biting into mindfully-prepared healthy meals, and sharing them with the people that matter most (they were a hit with the family and boyfriend).

I've been keeping busy in full anticipation of the 4-5 Christmas dinners in a row that I have starting tomorrow. It couldn't have been better timing to give up meat and processed food, right? Thinking about all the traditional food I'm so used to having around this time of year is enough to make me a little sad that this will be changing, but also excited about the challenge as well.

#22

Just like every other food-lover out there, I thrive off finding new places to eat, or seeking comfort in a favourite meal. Not to mention it's way easier to have everything laid out, so all you have to do is pick from a menu and the restaurant takes care of the rest. While there's nothing wrong with this, lately I've been thinking about what "the rest" really means.

Day by day I've been more discontent with my eating habits, and often the impact they have on my energy levels. For simplicity, let's just say the same goes for at-home meals. Everything I buy and eat is based off of how conveniently it fits with my lifestyle, and you can probably see where this is going — I usually ignore nutrition labels, ingredients lists, and where the item is even sourced from. It also doesn't help that I have a family medical history that doesn't look too great. My dad has diabetes, and cancer runs in my mom's side of the family. It's easy enough to say a healthy diet can help in boosting energy or preventing health problems, but where do you even start?