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[textualdeviance]

Well, yours truly just voluntarily ate animal flesh (in the form of tuna noodle casserole) for the first time in 16 years.

I'm a bit nervous. I don't feel queasy so far (as long as I don't think about it) but I imagine I might have some GI problems tomorrow. We'll see.

I've been trying to get my courage up to do this for a long time. I've known I needed to start eating at least a little fish now and then for my anemia, but I just never could stomach it. But with how demanding my summer and fall are going to be, I need to try something else to keep me going. And, well, tuna is cheaper than cocaine.

I feel guilty. And definitely weirded out when I think about it too much. But we'll see how I feel in the next day or so, to see if it's worth it.

Went up to the bachelor pad today to get the last of my needed stuff. It's kind of weird that, except for furniture, my entire apartment fits in the back of my car. With space left over, even.

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[waterfaery.livejournal.com]

You could just eat a huge bag of spinach a day instead... I love to dump out the whole bag in my colander and then drain the pasta over it. Wilts down to nothing, but still nice and flavorful.

Still, if you decide to pursue pescatarianism, I wish you all the best!

[textualdeviance.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, it's not just an issue of iron, but of the type. My body doesn't absorb non-HEME iron as well. I've been making do with eggs and dairy, but it's not ideal. And then there's all the other fish nutrients and stuff, plus I need to cut down my soy consumption.

I'd rather not have to do this, and I've been fighting it for a long time, but I really have to just take the plunge.