Another loss. That means four pounds total for the week. I realize this is a temporary rate of loss and that eventually it will slow down, but I'm enjoying it for right now.
I started out following a vaguely Dukan eating plan, but I'm thinking of revising it to Paleo. The Paleo Diet is supposed to be our bodies most natural diet, that our ancestors evolved to eat over thousands of years, under the assumption that our bodies aren't really meant to handle modern foods like milk and bread in the quantities we eat them today.
The reason for my change is that all week Ive felt really great. No weird blood sugar episodes. More energy than usual. Not even craving alcohol nearly as much - which could be directly linked with my sharp decrease in sugar and carb consumption this week. I don't think I need bread. And my body seems to really like higher fat foods.
Over time, the Dukan diet reintroduces bread products and fruit. The early phases are very high protein and low fat. The Paleo diet has no limit on fat as long as its the healthy kind, and is much lower in dairy, although usually not completely cutting it out.
To review, this has been what I've been eating this week: Ive drank coffee, tea, a little diet soda, wine, and lots of water all week. Ive eaten eggs, yogurt, lots of fish, chicken, veggies, nuts, olive oil, and a little cottage cheese.
I can see myself eating this way for a long time, with maybe the odd bit of something not on the list, but rarely. It still surprises me how low the calories can be given the quality of food that I'm eating.
My take on Paleo: (what Im planning to base my food choices on)
Proteins: fish, chicken, eggs, sometimes steak
Vegetables: All
Fats: nuts, olive oil, avocado, limited butter
Dairy: yogurt, rarely cheese
Fruit: not often, berries mostly
Grains: None, if I can help it.
Legumes: rarely, very limited amount
Will update food and activities later. Thanks for reading! :)
1 comment:
I took it on...fail -__- . so i started only eating one fruit per day. Its great!
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