So we've reached the half way point of our paleo challenge, but the real question is, who's sticking to it after the 30 days? I woke up this morning and did my normal bathroom ritual when I looked in the mirror and said "holy shit". I immediately grabbed my phone and snapped some photos of my self and compared them to the photos from the beginning of the challenge. WOW! I was floored by the difference. With such great results aesthetically, why wouldn't I continue to eat this way? Starts as a challenge, turns to a diet, then finally a lifestyle. So the question remains "Could I live completely paleo for the rest of my life?" Completely? Probably not. I do own an italian food restaurant and if anyone told me I could never eat pizza again, I would probably stab them in the eyes with a dull pencil. Repeatedly. Tell me no pizza AND no crown royal? Expect armageddon. So this will lead into the more relaxed "Primal" lifestyle. It has the same roots of a paleo lifestyle but with more of a realistic outlook. i.e. It's ok to fall of the wagon every once in a while. We just dirt off our shoulders and hop back on. I'll get more into that when the challenge ends.
So what have you been eating?
These are scotch eggs. Mega delish. I used sausage from save mart claiming to be from new york (because all things great come out of ny, right?) only to find out it was made in sunnyvale, ca. Shame. I'm going to trader joe's today to pick up some chicken sausage. Thanks to Crossfit Invictus for the recipe.
This is steak and broccoli from Teriyaki Don on herndon & cedar. Minus teriyaki add spicy. Loves.
So I know we shouldn't be sharing our before and after photos but I just had to. Mind you the top pic was taken late in the first week.
Don't mind my sleepy face. That's actually my excited look in the morning.
3 comments:
T! You and your scotch eggs look fabulous! I have a question for my fellow Paleo Challenge participants. I am loving the paleo lifestyle and have only run into one problem, criticism from non-paleo friends and co-workers. I kind of blindly jumped into this whole thing without doing any research (Tara tells me to do something, I do it!) so I don't have much of a rebuttal when I'm accused of participating in a "fad-diet" or questioned about the nutritional benefits of the paleo lifestyle. Has anyone run into this? Also does anyone have some reliable resources or books I can read to beef up my knowledge on the paleo lifestyle?
1st thing to do would be to get Koshi's Evolutionary Nutrition DVD at the gym. For $10 it's gives you TONS of info on the pale lifestyle and it's benefits in current society. Check out www.marksdailyapple.com for some amazing info as well. Mark Sisson, owner of the blog, also wrote a book called The Primal Blue Print which is a good read. www.robbwolf.com is another great website to check out!
Are any of you getting the constant questions? The "oh it's like the Atkins diet, huh." or "it's a no carb diet. isn't that bad for you?" No, dip shit, it isn't a low carb diet, your ignorant ass just associates carbs as being grains. Go drink another "diet" pepsi with your grilled cheese sandwich that you pan fried in "I can't believe it's not butter" because you were trying to lighten up the calories.
Coach wid is sticking with it. Definately trying the eggs. And thanks for the teryaki don action. Sometimes its hard to figure out what to order when eating out. Definately see a difference already.lookin good little mama!
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