Two weeks ago on Tuesday, March 12, I consumed a lot of junk. It was yummy junk. I regret nothing!
But it was junk nonetheless and I realized, rolling around on the floor in pain that night, that it was doing more harm than good. I’ve gotten away with over a year of fairly lazy eating habits, filled with far too much grains and sugar — fueled, in part, by my terrible health/injury issues last year, so I’m not beating myself up about it. 2012 was what it was.
Time to move on.
So on March 13th, I turned back the clock and cut out all grains and sugars. Those who follow me on Facebook know I suffered from a long bought of paleo-flu; only now has it finally started to clear up. I know it’s clearing up because I wake up refreshed after 7 1/2 hours of sleep, and during the day I’m completely awake and buzzing with thoughts, ideas, and energy. My appetite has fallen off, in that I don’t have wild cravings for things like potato chips or ice cream (my two major weaknesses). I don’t think I’ve lost any weight but I’m feeling and looking less bloated, and that’s something, but it’s not as important as feeling re-energized, sleeping better, and not suffering endless rounds of IBS.
I think I’m still including too much dairy, i.e. CHEESE NOM NOM NOM! But eh, one step at a time. I don’t use artificial sweeteners in anything, I’ve cut all grains out, I’ve cut all sugar out that isn’t in a piece of fruit, and have also limited the empty calories of things like potatoes. Some people think that is an extreme diet but honestly, all it really means is cutting out FAKE FOOD and JUNK.
I think Kendall at primalbalance summed it up: It’s Just Not That Hard. When you are committed to feeling better, to living a full life, you will make the changes you need to make. I’m still recovering from 2012 in some ways; I feel like I was on a great path and but was totally derailed by factors far outside of my control, and my frustrations and anger about that swamp me sometimes. But getting my health back is a critical step towards forging ahead, for me.
Two weeks in, the rest of my life to go!
