Paleo Day Two, or I Must Be Insane

When I woke up this morning, I thought I would keel over from hunger. RAVENOUS. I didn’t feel better until about an hour after I ate breakfast.   

Breakfast: chicken sausage, hashbrowns with peppers, grande americano

Lunch: leftover steak, cauliflower, red peppers, green beans

Snack: tomatoes, cucumbers, ½ avocado, balsamic vinegar, little olive oil

Dinner: Chopped Salad (baby spring mix, spinach, carrots, cauliflower, tomato, clover sprouts, roasted chicken, sunflower seeds, balsamic vinegar, olive oil)

Mentally this morning I felt a bit fuzzy, around lunchtime I got hit with the “low carb flu.” This happens to some people who suddenly go low carb, and it feels…well…yucky. I am determined to power through.  Seriously, I'm struggling today.  Zero energy.

I'm so very sleepy today.  With that, I'm going to wind down and hit the sack.  :) 

Paleo Day One

Why did I decide to try Paleo? First, the concept of Paleo makes sense to me. I have always noticed feeling bloated and gross after eating things high in gluten or carbs, I like the idea of trying something for 30 days, because, well…it is only 30 days in the big scheme of things, and after the 30 days, I can make any needed adjustments. There is something to be said for listening to your body and tweaking your food intake to feel your absolute best. In what rule book does it say that in order to be healthy I MUST have a bowl of oatmeal every morning? I don’t even like oatmeal. (Unless it’s in oatmeal cookies, but that’s not very Paleo, either.)

Beyond that, I crave structure in my life. I function better as a whole when I have concrete, attainable goals in front of me. Complete 30 days of Paleo living= concrete, measurable, attainable.

Additionally, I have about 8 weeks until my next mud run, and I want to feel as good as possible.

Without further ado, Paleo, Day One:

Breakfast: 2 eggs, bowl of strawberries, Grande Americano(no cream-waaaaah!)

Lunch: Chicken & apple sausage, green beans, olive oil

Snack: cucumbers, tomatoes, ½ avocado with oil and vinegar, a few almonds

Dinner: Steak, cauliflower, red pepper

I felt good when I woke up this morning, I slept well last night and got up an hour earlier than normal since I had to be to work early. I got eight hours of sleep, but could have easily slept another hour. I ate breakfast at 6:15 am.

Around 10:45 I started to feel shaky, so I ate my lunch, felt better about an hour afterward.

I had my snack around 3 pm- I HEART avocado. 

Overall I feel decent today... a little "under-carbed" but that's obviously to be expected.  I'm sure I'll feel better and better over the course of the week. 

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I just finished reading the Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf...  and I'm taking the challenge. 

Paleo, day -1:  I'm starting tomorrow, officially, but did eat a Paleo dinner this evening.  I'm committing to trying this for 30 days... I figure if I could stick to the Isagenix thing for 30 days, then CERTAINLY I can do Paleo for 30 days, because Paleo is ACTUAL FOOD.

I'll try to keep a good record of inches/weight changes, but mostly I want to see how my body reacts to this way of eating.  I shall be a guinea pig!!  I'm not a huge fan of cereal grains/beans/legumes.  I think what will prove a bit challenging is no dairy (I love lattes) and the bread/pasta combo.  I know those sit in my gut like a freaken gluten bomb, and I know I can get used to going without them, because I have before. 

So, an experiment in eating no dairy, no grain, no gluten, no processed foods.  I will keep you posted. 

a quick thanks to the heavens...

Everyone is napping...the house is completely silent, save for some pug snoring...  homemade turkey sausage and eggs for breakfast, and am about to go enjoy a bellini on the deck.  It's quiet and cool, I'm thinking about the week ahead and everything I want to accomplish. 

Week after next we're on vacation, and it is MUCH needed.  Work has been so busy.  But moments like right now allow me to reflect and relax, and think about all I'm thankful for.  I'm so thankful for my amazing fiance, our three funny, smart-mouthed kids that keep me laughing all the time... for my sweet animals, our home and all the love and laughter that we share... 

This is the life I always wanted.  This is the good life.  :)