19 weeks into Paleo. Almost four months. And I am still loving how I feel. Yay. I don't think I have ever lasted this long on any other plan. Even straight up gluten-free. I would only last four to five weeks before I would give up. Now I won't say I haven't slipped up. I have eaten gluten. I admit it. But not often. My frequency of "off plan" eating has dropped significantly with paleo.
I really feel like the gluten-free thing has been easier with no grains. I feel like I can get back on track so much easier. And my slip ups are becoming less and less frequent. I love that about Paleo for me.
I have also *consciously* chosen to have some things off plan like a piece of gluten free cake on Valentine's day.
Certainly the sugar thing has been the hardest. That is my current struggle. I crave sugar ALL THE TIME! I eat dark chocolate covered almonds to satisfy my sugar craving and usually that works great. But lately they are not sweet enough. I am not hungry but I want something sweet! You know as I write this I am realizing I used to eat a lot more dried fruit. I bet my sugar intake was much higher than I realized.
My weight loss has been slow. About 1 pound a week, my naturopath is quite happy with this rate. I had my body fat measured this weekend. It was in one of those water tanks- the most accurate way to measure, I hear. I am at 40% body fat. I was actually happy to hear that. I thought it would be higher. It was really great to meet with the guy who administered the test. He asked what my goal weight was and I found out that I have 165 lbs of lean body weight- which is quite amazing! I have always known I was strong and this was confirmation of that!
So with that test I have a new found inspiration to be more diligent. That is one thing that's been interesting to me- I need to follow Paleo 100% to loose weight. The 80/20 plan would not work for me. I do not loose when I am not absolutely attentive! And that is hard to maintain.
But for whatever reason- I feel good. And I keep doing Paleo. It serves me. Maybe in more ways then I realize.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate when someone is REAL about the transition to Paleo. We're not all going to hit it out of the park the first time, right? We need to know that it's okay to slip up once in awhile, that doesn't mean we're a failure or anything. Keep sharing your triumphs and struggles, you're inspiring people!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment! That was exactly my goal with this blog- to be real and share the challenges as well as the successes! Thanks for reading and commenting- it's nice to know someone else is out there! Thanks again.
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