Week 1 Review

Hey sis, hope things are going alright! Things are going pretty well here. I'm not gonna lie though, this diet is a bit challenging. I've found breakfast to be an especially difficult meal for me to adjust to. Not being able to have any sort of bread or milk with breakfast is a HUGE change for me. Eggs unfortunately just aren't the same without toast...

However, with that said, I've felt pretty good all week, and have done a pretty good job of sticking to the diet. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I had no mistakes. However, Thursday and Friday I used 2 "open" meals for beer. We had a few cookouts due to the warm weather here, and I couldn't resist a few beers. However, I still managed to maintain my normal paleo food intake. I grilled some veggie/chicken kabobs and some free range lamb, yummy :)

As far as the "cold turkey" question goes, I have to belive that going cold turkey is probably the best. I think there are rare cases where going cold turkey isn't the best option. However, with that said, I just don't see myself ever getting past Stage 2 or Stage 1 Paleo. I just don't think it's feasible for me to ever go completely paleo, due to dinner parties with friends, nights out on the town (I'd have to check all the ingredients of the food I was eating), and things of that nature. Therefore, I'm going to be starting this week at Stage 2/3, and migrating next week to Stage 1/2, and hopefully stay there for a long while.

A couple side notes: I've found that eating any sort of grain makes my stomach just a little upset now. This never used to happen, but I think it's a sign that my body is already making a little bit of a transition. Lastly, I lost 4lbs this week! I didn't do any extra exercise beyond what I normally do, and yet my weight went down 4lbs, so that's a plus :)

Good luck sis!