My first week of Paleo went pretty smoothly. It took a little bit more preparation then
what I was used to, but it was worth it.
And the scale proved it! When I
first started doing CrossFit, I was super disappointed that the scale started
going up. I couldn’t figure out how I
could look and feel so good, yet weigh almost 5 lbs more. As of this past Friday, I am officially down
4 of those 5 lbs, and hope to get even lower.
In all honesty, I was not 100% Paleo. I still indulged in a glass of red wine
almost every night, and had a free day on Sunday (and I mean free day). Until the Challenge begins, I plan to
continue to enjoy a glass of wine nightly along with my Sunday morning biscuit
breakfast. Everything in moderation
right?!
On a personal note, today is also my 8th day smoke free
(“toot-toot”). I am pretty proud of
myself with all things considered.
Here’s a few pros/cons from the first week:
1. Going Paleo
made my body really efficient at processing food (*wink-wink*). I thought for sure the lack of carbs and fiber would have the opposite
effect.
2. Paleo made
almost all of my bloat and water retention go away. My stomach seems ridiculously flat and
sculpted.
3. You have to
be prepared. Planning and prepping your
meals is key to sticking to Paleo.
4. As a mom,
Paleo has kept me from “cleaning up” my kids’ plates. I didn’t realize how much I ate my daughter’s
left over food. I had to stop myself a
few times from grabbing that chunk
of pancake, goldfish, PB&J, etc. That
alone probably saved me a few hundred calories.
Today is a new day. I have my mini-fridge packed with raspberries, blueberries, apple slices, grapes, cucumbers slices, carrots, celery, peppers, left over kabobs and asparagus, spinach salad, mini frittatas, and sliced up chicken/steak. I’m excited to see what this next week brings.
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