I eluded to the fact that I had actually already started working my way to eating paleo in my last entry. I won't even begin to think I am an expert yet. But I felt I had read enough to start making some serious changes to my diet.
Sasquatch and I went on a week long vacation recently. We spent a heavenly week at an old goat farm in the hill country of Texas. We had complete control over what we ate with no temptations in the pantry and no grocery just a block away when we thought we wanted cookies or some such. I felt it would be the perfect opportunity to make that first big leap. I've been standing on the cliff of paleo for months now but always seem to come up with some excuse and eat pasta, bread etc. Well we leaped together and just dropped gluten for a week and I came home about 3 lbs lighter than when I left DFW. Wow, really? Everyone had gushed over the immediate results but I wasn't expecting that at all. We had bacon and eggs (farm fresh) with fruit and Greek yogurt for breakfast daily. We had steak and fresh veggies for dinners. No bread, no pasta, no rice.
At this point I am more than intrigued. I felt great, though I owe being on vacation and stress free from work for a week for that as much as diet. It was the boost I have been needing to really focus and see that this is going to work. It was easy to continue once we got home having grilled chicken, fresh veggies, dark chocolate as a treat. I went two entire weeks with no gluten containing products and no rice. I have lost a total of 6 lbs over 2 weeks. Don't get me wrong I have a long way to go until I am a healthy individual again. However, this has been a hell of a start and a great boost to my confidence and conviction to see this through.
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