Fell Off The Wagon

Confession: Not only did I fall off the wagon, I rolled through the mud, got dirt in my eyes, and completely lost sight of the wagon! The "wagon" would be my pescatarian diet. We are were mostly vegetarian with an occasional seafood indulgence. It wasn't about the animals, although that is disturbing enough that it could be the full reason, it was merely for health benefits. I read the book Skinny Bitch almost 2 years ago and haven't bought/cooked meat or poultry since.

I bet you're wondering "How do you fall of the wagon after almost 2 years?". Pregnancy cravings. No, that's not true, it was post-partum cravings that really got to me. All through my pregnancy I craved hot dogs loaded with chili, bbq sandwiches, sausage biscuits and just pure meat junk, things you could hardly classify as a "meat". I caved one time and ate a cheeseburger from Five Guys (they are #1, after all). I was sick as a dog all night and the cravings ended, for a little while. I like to blame the blood loss that occurs with childbirth for what happened next.... the cheeseburger addiction. Unfortunately, my waistline blames me. At my 6 week post-partum visit I weighed 3 lbs less than my pre-pregnancy weight, 6 months after birth I weigh 15 lbs more! WHAT?!?! The only thing that has changed in my diet is meat and I'm breastfeeding so in theory, I should be burning more calories than before!

So, this is me locating the wagon and taking a leap to get back on. I'm hoping that by confessing to you, the guilt will help me stay on track! I now have someone (over 400 subscribing someones) to hold me accountable.

Peer pressure... still works at almost 28 years old! At least, I hope.