Day One - Primal Diet

Starting weight: 140.6 lbs
Starting body fat: 31.5%

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1/3 c liquid egg whites, scrambled with 1/2 cup quinoa, handful of mushrooms, spinach & chopped broccoli. Cooked in olive oil, not butter. And coffee, black.

Green smoothie: a nectarine, frozen strawberries, half a banana, large handful of spinach, coconut milk (full fat), alkaline water & pea protein powder (vanilla, sweetened with xylitol & stevia).

Lunch: sauteed kale, dover sole & a baked sweet potato with coconut oil & cinnamon.

Second Lunch: green salad with tuna salad. No other dressing.

Protein shake: pea protein & water.

Dinner: egg & egg white scramble with veggies, cooked in bacon grease.

I am drinking tons of alkaline water (ph 9.5) also.

I love what I'm eating, I had about 11 cups of fruits & veggies today. That feels AWESOME. Lots of kale, which is my favorite.

I did a pretty good leg workout sans my usual plyos, 30 mins of cardio & foam rolled with a client. I am still pretty sore from running on Sunday.

I reserved a bunch of Paleo & Specific Carbohydrate Diet books at the library. They are evidently VERY popular, hopefully I'll get to read a few before I'm done with my 90 days. ;) Just kidding, a few are available on Kindle so I can read them on my droid. Love that!

I got ketosis & glucose reagent strips to monitor what's happening (at least what's happening in my urine) and was negative for both tonight, which is as expected. One of the things I'm super curious about is how this will affect my blood sugar, and learning more about those connections.

I feel super sleepy & emotional. PMS? Detoxification? Not sure. Going to bed early anyway. :)

Here we go... (August 6th entry, out of order)

Well, as much as I despise to the core of my anthropology-loving soul the actual name of this diet, I'm starting it tomorrow.

Paleo. Caveman. Primal. Grain-, dairy-, legume-, sugar-, chemical-free foods. Only.

Basically, a lot of meat, a ton of greens, other vegetables (the only "approved" potato is a sweet one), and some fruit.

I'm excited and nervous. I know there will be some carb withdrawal, which won't be helped by my uncharacteristic helping of beans & rice at dinner tonight.

I'm taking this on for the next 90 days to see if it makes a significant difference in my blood sugar, bodyfat percentage, and migraine frequency.

I'll be blogging to keep myself accountable, and to document my progress and any ensuing changes. I'll include lots of links & resources in the future when I'm not blogging from my smartphone, but there is a particular idea that I want to leave you with, from one of my heroes, Gary Taubes.  He asserts that a high-carbohydrate diet actually causes a sedentary lifestyle, not the other way around. So maybe my fatigue issues will disappear as well. Seems almost too good to hope for, but given how miraculous my life has been as of late... I almost have no choice but to be severely optimistic.

Be well,
M