I'm starting a 30 trip into the world of the Paleo diet. I do hate the word diet though, I don't want this to be a diet, but a change in how we eat. We is myself, a 35 year old single mom and my 11 year old daughter. We are carb junkies and it's not working out, for me especially. I've never been skinny, but right now I'm 80 pounds heavier than I should be. My daughter doesn't even weigh 80 pounds, I need to lose at least her and that is daunting.
Right now I'm lucky, my relative health is good. I don't have diabetes, I don't have high cholesterol and I don't have high blood pressure. I know that I'm a ticking time bomb though and I'm pretty tired of carrying around this extra weight. My knee has always been a problem, but it's not getting any better. My digestive tract seems to absolutely hate me recently and I'm pretty tired of it. I get lethargic and tired when I should be able to keep going all day.
Why Paleo? It just kind of makes sense, what is in oats, grains, corn that I can't get from meats and vegetables? I already have an aversion to dairy, with the exception of Greek yogurt and a probiotic drink I avoid dairy. I like meat and I like vegetables, that isn't a problem and most of my meals I already prepare are carb free. My main problem is snacking, granola bars, cookies, chips after dinner to fill that space before bed. After dinner snacking will be a problem, I must find other stuff to gnaw on.
Not perfect paleo? I'm not trying to sabotage myself already, but Pure Paleo is pretty strict. The 30 day 'diet' says no honey or agave syrup, no sweet potatoes and no alcohol. I need to have a cheap sweet, honey fills that gap. I like sweet potatoes, I have trouble believing they are so horrible and they are natural. Alcohol, I don't drink a lot, but to abstain completely? Maybe I will do it for 30 days, but I'm not going to beat myself up if I have a beer, I usually only have about 2 a week, if that. Abstaining from alcohol from now on... unrealistic for me. My daughter will probably take some time to ween off the carbs. She will be eating at least one meal a day that is all meat and veggies. Her breakfast will be mostly paleo, but she's still drinking milk, still eating cheese, peanuts and bread. I haven't yet converted her to how awesome coconut milk is.
*This should have been posted on Sunday October 13, 2013
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