End of week 1 on the Primal foods
First impression
Despite what you may read as allot of negative and unwanted results from this style of eating below, I believe that what I have felt this week has been a part of the process of coming of the coffee and junk and sugars, I've felt bad but its felt like a part of the process. As I look on the web of peoples results and stories I just think that the first week and possibly week 2 are just the shock to the system, I'm still going to give this way of living a long enough time to see if this is going to work for me. I feel slimmer although I've no way of weighing myself, I'm not doing this for how much I weigh, I don’t care, its more about body composition, i.e. how lean I am and how functional I am on my own 2 feet, how heavy I am is not the goal, I want to bring my fat ratio down I want to become more productive and motivated in my mind. But on the whole taking the rough with the smooth, it’s been an enjoyable week and some great meals and lessons along the way. Still can’t believe as I coat my food in lard and bacon fat this is going to make me slimmer. Time will tell, just it goes against what I believed about food.
The first week eating Paleo foods, with a few mistakes here and there.
It’s hard to keep 100% on the Paleo foods, eating veg, fruit and meat. Every day sounds easy, but then life also gets in the way, and most places are geared towards packaged and processed. It’s hard to find something that is filling and wholesome when the only thing on offer that is Paleo is an apple.
But when I've been at home I've eating my meat and my veg. I can tell when I haven’t eating anything dense in nutrients for a while because I actually crave something fresh and some veg; I found a new shop to go to where this type of food is cheaper. The thing that is annoying about eating Paleo foods in the UK is that most you can tell are not ripe enough. The bananas are green, but any ways back to the eating, I've had some great meals this week, lots of bacon lots of chicken and pork. I've eaten allot of turkey and also allot of salads and greens. All in all its been ok eating this type of food, it’s not until you start eating fresh unprocessed foods you start to see there is processed foods everywhere you look, and people are binging on them.
Observation. Negative comments when eating good food.
The comments are the weirdest, as soon as you start eating unprocessed foods people start to comment that you’re on some kind of health plan or diet. Why are you trying to loose weight? What’s with all the healthy food? Why are you eating healthy? Why are people asking me why am I eating healthy food? The answer is in the question, it’s because it’s healthy. I'm eating the food that makes me feel good, why do I need a reason for that. What’s with the salads for lunch, I have never asked anyone “What’s with the cans of coke and crisp sandwiches?” it seems to be un noticed if people are eating rubbish and as soon as a lunch box is pulled out with a bit of colour, then heads turn and questions are raised. “What are you doing? Why are you eating like that?” like I said I never question people who are eating what they have chose to eat. I don’t judge people on their food choices but seems that if you eat something a little fruity or colourful then you must have some kind of eating issue at the moment!. OK so rant over, but this is just an strange observation that I really didn’t expect to come across. And it baffles me and makes me feel sad that this is something that has to be experienced just eating normal food.
Paleo made me feel depressed.
For a few days I had a depression I could not shake , I felt like my mind was sore and tired it was a hopeless feeling that I could not shake , I felt tired irritable and lost in this world. It was noticeable too, some close friends commented that they thought I was a different person, they thought that it was like someone else in my body. I really felt it myself too, I've had some headaches and really anxious moments where I could have just broke down and cried. Not sure what or why, but reading other posts on the internet it seems a common thing when cutting the carbs to have a few days of despair. I had a few days where my personality was void; I have felt great and also bad mid week. Something that I've tried very hard to shake all week. Feeling good now but I've also noticed another thing
Paleo I've become more serious.
Before this week I was the wise guy, cracking allot of jokes talking allot and being silly at times. I've been focused and straight all week; I've been down the line with people and haven’t really been able to have the energy to be a little stupid. I've been focused and have just had a plain expression most of the time, whether this is due to an increased focus or the fact I haven’t had highs or lows with my sugars. Even though I've felt a bit depressed when I have been up it’s just like a quiet contemplation most of the time, I haven’t raised been silly or been loose just been focused and on point for most things I've been doing and saying. It’s been hard to make small talk about trivial matters, I've spoke what I believe or feel and other wise been silent. It’s been difficult to just shoot the breeze with small talk it has not concerned me at all. Although I understand the reasons why, it’s also something that I am missing often a little small talk just helps to fill in some space. Possibly as I'm cutting out the junk from my diet I'm also on some level cutting out the junk from my mind also.
Paleo has made me feel tired
I've slept great on the Paleo diet so far , I've been out like a log and slept deep, and I've been waking up earlier and feeling a bit more refreshed and focused in the mornings, it’s a good thing that I'm falling in too deep sleep. Although, I thought there would be more energy on this style of eating, my energy is good when it’s up but the most part it’s just a stable moderate energy with a pace that enjoys walking and sitting around. I got my ass kicked by some hills on Wednesday and I know my cardio needs to improve but I did some good work when I went for a hike. But other times I've yawned and felt sleepy. It might just be my body’s way of telling me my job is boring with not enough light air or movement. I'm sat at a desk for 8 hours in a box looking at a computer. Deep down I know that this needs to change. Long term I am suffering sat at that desk. I haven't been to bed later than 12am this week, and the days when I have woke up I've felt ok, still need to work on getting breakfast sorted.
Going in to week 2 thoughts on Paleo Diet
Prep more food, sort out my cupboards so that the food is easy to get to and stored well in my fridge.
Get some space, there is still allot of pasta and grains all over the place in my house, need to store those away.
Get more light and movement, I need to get breathing deep again using my power breathe and need to get my Nike free’s running again
Eat more veg and greens, I've survived this week on meat and fats, I need to improve my prep and meals with veg, I think these are what are needed to keep my brain from going in to the fog of despair.
Run, I've done 1 sprint day this week; I'm planning for 2 next week
Read more of my Primal Blueprint book that arrived on Tuesday.
Save my bacon fat and fats in a tin.
BE HAPPIER AND DO THE THINGS THAT MAKE THIS WORK FOR ME AND MAKE ME HAPPY
