Its been a month since my last blog post.  I’m still enjoying my pescetarian/vegetarian lifestyle. It has been a little over two months now and I haven’t hit any major road bumps. Oddly enough, at brunch over the weekend I glanced at a friends breakfast sausage and my brain parsed the craving as that of wanting a Morning Star Farms or Boca vegetarian breakfast sausage. I can’t say that I actually miss meat at all or even crave it at this point.

My appetite has increased a little bit, but I am not sure if that has to do entirely with dietary changes or the change of seasons, its probably a little of both. My weight has been fluctuating a little bit lately, but I’ve been holding steady in the 158-163 range, which is perfectly fine.  I’ve been hovering on the high end of that weight range instead of in the middle. I’m not sure why its fluctuated up a little bit, but my guess its probably a combination of the change of season, allergies, adjusting to a vegetarian diet or other health issues. I’m keeping an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t keep fluctuating upwards. I’ve probably been a little lax on keeping my eating in check, which is something I need to be more vigilant about.  I’ve just noticed that my appetite has increased a bit since making the switch to the pescetarian diet.  I’m sure it will level out over time and that I need to do more research on balancing out my daily diet. I’m trying not to obsess about it because obsessing about every pound can be an unhealthy practice in and of itself.

Since I last posted I picked up a couple more yoga DVD’s: Shiva Rea’s Yoga Shakti and Duncan Wong’s Yogic Arts Awakening Level. I really like Shiva Rea’s workouts and have yet to be disappointed by them. I’ve only had the chance to give the DVD a spin once or twice since I got it, but I really enjoy it thusfar and haven’t had too much trouble, well aside from my three problem areas: headstand, handstand and forearm balance. I don’t really have the adequate space to practice them at home without running the risk of damaging furniture or breaking a window. I’m thinking about seeking some private yoga training over the holidays on these specific areas. I’ve seen classes offered, but I’d rather be instructed one on one than spend two hours falling on my ass in front of twenty people. The Yogic Arts DVD is a bit different, it combines traditional yoga moves with some martial arts postures and movements along with elements of Thai massage.

I’m mostly vigilant in trying to workout every day. I do recognize that sometimes this just isn’t a possibility. I packed up my yoga mat over the weekend for an out of town wedding and threw in a few 20 minute workouts here and there during down time or before bed. This was my first time doing yoga while traveling. The rest of the week has been off, I haven’t been feeling 100% well with allergies and stomach issues. For the most part, I tossed in shorter workouts throughout the week. I’m still mixing in some abs/core work when I can using the stability ball.

Since this gets automatically posted to my Facebook, here is the link to my blog http://www.jennifervatza.com/2009/11/dietyogaupdate/

Namaste!