Paleo…first week impressions

Hey Lovelies!

Well, I made it through my first week of Paleo without hurting anyone. I am amazed at how things have changed in just 7 short days. The morning joint stiffness has almost disappeared completely and I have much less "snack, crackle pop" when walking through the office. My energy level is great and my meals satisfy me longer. The added protein/fat that this way of eating brings is working well for Buddha Belly. My carbs are reduced (umm..eliminating grains and sugar will do that lol), but I definitely don’t feel "low carbish". I get plenty of carbs from fruit and sweet potatoes. I am going to wait until my Whole30 type experiment is over before I make a final call, but I can tell you right now I am pretty much convinced this should be a way of life for me moving forward.

My Virgo is loving experimenting with different things in the kitchen and just changing the way I viewed food in general. I will tell you, though…the first Paleo plate I made had an empty spot where my starch used to be. I didn’t have any sweet potatoes on hand that night, so I doubled my quantity of vegetables. I plan to buy organic meat whenever possible. It’s expensive, but it tastes so much better…and since gluten is obviously an issue for me, grass fed isn’t a bad thing. During mid-week, I woke up and wanted something different for breakfast. I ended up making my own "cereal"…it was actually really good. I used almonds, walnuts and unsweetened raisins…with a little bit of almond milk. Success!

Oh and since I know you’re only reading to see what the scale did, I dropped 12 lbs this week! Holy Moly! The WW receptionist was screaming like she won the lotto. I know this loss isn’t going to be a regular thing…and I don’t care that it was a mix of water weight, inflammed Coco body recovering and a little fat loss…I will take it all…just get it off of me! LOL

Well, I have a playdate with the Wonder Twins, so I need to get going. I’ll be posting more Paleo stuff in the next few days. Read if you’re interested, skip if you’re not. 

Until next time,
C