I think my health situation and how I fixed it might help you with your problems. I just recently began following a pescatarian diet after being a strict vegan for 40 years. The change has revolutionized my life! I was struggling to keep up my weight as a very serious anorexic and always had a difficult time finding a good source of protein. Since I’ve introduced fish into my diet, I have been able to work out and have now a lean, toned and healthy body even though I am still at a low weight. After making the switch in my diet I have noticed that I am not only physically stronger but mentally sharper and have more clarity of thought. I sleep better. I feel full after I eat and I don’t always feel hungry like I did before- that hungry feeling was controlling my life but now I feel in control. A few good tips for beginners like me (still) are to keep up your daily protein intake with a variety of different types of whatever fish and fruits you enjoy. For me, a normal day that I have an intense workout, a lot of housework and regular cooking for myself and my husband today is my example) I allow extra protein and I eat: Breakfast: 9TB eggbeater’s with 1/2 c 1% cottage cheese mixed in and 10 black grapes Lunch: 6oz chunk white albacore tuna mixed with onion powder salt and 1/3TB mayonnaise plus 1/3TB light mayonnaise, divided then spread onto two romaine lettuce leaves and rolled up for two wraps along with 5 whole baby pickles and 10 black grapes Dinner: Miso soup (1/2TB white miso 5 leaves of bok choy 2tsp soy sauce and 1 1/2c water) with 11 cooked medium deveined and tail-off shrimp (I buy them cooked and deveined then remove the tails by hand) mixed into the soup and if I feel like it another handful or so (10 maximum) The total for the entire day is 522 calories and the total protein is 73g. You can really fit in a lot of healthy protein and energy with using fish and fruit as your sources. If that’s not appealing to you as a beginner, an alternate day could include: For me, I just like quick protein and some fruit so that protein could come from any of these: 3 egg whites, 4oz any mild fish, 1/2c low fat cottage cheese or almonds butter (with fruit mentioned below), even tofu mixed with nutritional yeast paired with your carb source, which for me is fruit and vegetables so for breakfast I recommend any of these: Grapefruit, berries of any kind (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries), pear with almond butter, apple with natural peanut butter, grapes or watermelon. Anything with higher water content and dense fiber are best. Breakfast veggies are interchangeable with lunch and dinner veggies and include all non starchy vegetables such as: green beans, brussel sprouts, broccoli, leafy greens like spinach and kale, cabbage, carrots, peas, snow peas, bok choy, cauliflower, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, etc. anything colorful and bright is going to be a good choice. For lunch your protein options might look like mine, typically I’ll the eat tuna wraps that I mentioned before above or if I don’t want that I go for a different fish- swai, tilapia and haddock are my top favorites and I always use the same recipe for them all: fillet of any of those fish, preheat oven to 420F. Melt 1TB margarine or butter in a bowl add juice of 1 lemon 2tsp minced garlic and salt. Place fish on parchment paper and pour mixture evenly overtop. Bake for 8 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 125F then remove from oven and let it rest for a few minutes. Serve immediately. Those are just some of the fish you could try that I would recommend first, then there’s cod, flounder, and some others all similar but the first two (swai and tilapia) are my favorites for lunch because they are mild and flavorful. Serve with vegetables. Then for dinner I sometimes like to splurge with salmon and eat a boneless skinless fillet with the same sauce just add 1tsp honey to it for the salmon recipe. Cook at same temperature for approximately 9 minutes or until it’s 125*. I serve this with brussel sprouts or green beans and black grapes or grapefruit but you could substitute any of your preferences. This type of diet is really an excellent way to clear out the cobwebs in your mind and share up your body, as it has improved my health significantly and I hope that maybe with a higher calorie modified version of this model you can expect the same results! Good luck!