My naturally thin friend (who looks like Malibu Barbie) is doing this Paleo Diet with her husband. So in my never-ending quest to get in shape, I looked up some info on the diet to see if I could give it a try. It is the Paleolithic Diet or Caveman Diet, which basically means you can eat what is found in nature, with varying opinions on dairy products. I decided I would give it the old college try and have failed just about every day.
I guess I didn't read the fine print. Despite their growing naturally, the following items are also forbidden: potatoes, rice, corn, peanuts and peanut products, bacon (how much more all natural do you get than a slice of pig???).
I have eaten one or more of the following every day. Fail!
I am basically restricted to fruits, veggies, meats (no bacon or hot dogs), nuts (not peanuts), eggs, and granola. My granola bars have a little chocolate in them, but chocolate comes from nature too!
I did just read that sweet potatoes and butter are allowed. Score!!
I have also gone back to the gym. Started today, with a little warm up on the treadmill and then a half hour on the elliptical and a half hour on the recumbent bike. I felt really good and reading Scary Mommy while on the bike made the time fly by!
I did follow the gym with Chick-fil-A for lunch with Braden at school. Fail!
However, I snacked on cashews and apples this afternoon with only broccoli for dinner. Redemption!
It is a process, right? I am getting there. I am really surprised, with the lack of self-control I have regarding food, that I am not severely overweight. A good reason to get it under control now. I will keep trying each day and maybe by summer, I'll have more successful days than failures.
