I am a Pescatarian

[Nique]

That means I'm a vegetarian + seafood. I thought I would share my experience with you guys, and invite you to share your foray into dieting or changing your diet permanently.

I have been doing this for about a month. I have also tried to avoid deep fried food, and have basically cut off soda almost completely. Originally I was going to go full on veggie - no meat whatsoever, but then I realized I would be cutting off more delicious food than I could bear. Specifically, sushi. I am realizing now how much more lean seafood generally seems to be and have decided that this diet is overall the optimal choice for me.

If you have not tried to expunge something bad from your diet ever, or even for a while, I encourage you to try it if for nothing else than personal curiosity. I have noticed a significant change in the way I feel on a daily basis, and it is especially apparent after I slip up and eat something I probably shouldn't. For instance, I had some pretty greasy and salty fries with my veggie-burger at a restaurant recently. This would have been a little more normal 2-3 months ago, but after a month of eating mostly fruit veggies cheese and fish, I didn't react too well to the fries. Nothing serious, but noticeable.

Also, even though I haven't lost weight, I feel lighter. I imagine this stems from digesting everything a lot more easily and thus being more comfortable. I still need to work on cutting my portions and I think not taking in too many carbs as well, but all that grease and fat out of my diet feels pretty good. It feels good to avoid fast food places as well, and to have a solid reason why I shouldn't go there - if there's nothing there I can eat, why go?

Anyway, I'm not following any special diet plan or anything other than what I've decided, and I can't really recommend anything specific as far as diet and exercise. But I was feeling pretty good about this and wanted to share. Feel free to ask me any questions you want and share your own stories as well.