I have talked about going Paleo for months now. Hearing how great it would be to my health blah, blah, blah. The more and more research I did the more I felt the need to go to a Paleo lifestyle. What exactly is a Paleo lifestyle?
Read about it here: http://www.practicalpaleoliving.com/what-is-paleo/
I call it the "Caveman Diet" but.....I hate that word "diet" at the end. This is a lifestyle change NOT a fad diet. It is NOT a glorified Atkins! I eat meats, nuts, veggies and fruits. It isn't a low carb diet it is about eating the healthier carbs with proteins.
I am now on Day 3 of complete Paleo. When I say complete I mean: No Dairy, No Grain (corn and rice are grains), and No Sugar. Let's just say along with hormones right now I am irritable, exhausted, restless (as in I just feel jittery). Now I have done the South Beach Diet before (yes a fad diet) and went without the grains for 2+ weeks. I thought that was bad but no cheese. Now as much as I keep on looking at how awful and weird I am feeling I think of the activities I cannot do due to being sick all of the time: many church activities, spending time with friends, singing, hiking....and I am sure the list can go on. In about 14-21 days of strick Paleo I should be feeling energized and better. Looking forward to less stomach problems. Now the goal is to be 85% of the time. This means I can have grains, dairy etc. occasionally. I just don't want the "occasionally" to start until I am about 21 days done with strick Paleo. It is teaching my body not to crave these things so often. Today was a little interesting as Pizza was provided for everyone today. I ate my Chicken Egg Muffins and an apple but the smell and sight of pizza made me want some. Tomorrow we are supposed to be having Olive Garden....ummm....yeah....I'll be eating at my desk as my will power for pasta is non-existent so out of sight out of mind. Now the cool thing about the Paleo lifestyle is that there are substitute recipes for many grain recipes like pancakes....you would use Coconut Flour (made only of dried ground up coconut) and Almond Flour. You can still eat dark chocolate. Honey, Stevia and Maple Syrup (pure maple syrup) are used for sweetening. No artificial sweeteners. So far I have an amazing support system I think it is because all who know me know what I have been through with being sick the past couple of years and since testing has produced little results I am trying to see if it is a food intolerance. When you are intolerant to a food you crave it.....I crave pasta and bread. I can eat spaghetti everyday and have before. I also have symptoms later that go alongside with the food intolerance: headaches, intestinal issues....
I have not given into the jitters. Trying to prove to myself that food does not control me. Seriously it really shouldn't if I have problems saying no to a food for an allotted time I am allowing food to control me. No bueno. I think of 1 Corinthians 9:27. Need to beat my body into submission....be disciplined not be controlled by anything like an addict.
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