Paleo Week 1

So I’m going to try to write about my journey of losing baby weight and creating a leaner, healthier stronger family and ME.  I am approaching the end of my first week eating like a cavewoman. Also known as the Paleo Diet.  Though I’m not so sure I’d call it a diet as it is a way of life.  Essentially, eating paleo means eating like hunter/gathers did…lean meats, lots of fruits and veggies, and some eggs and nuts.  No dairy, no bread, rice etc.  I chose this after seeing the dramatic change in body shape of a few friends who started Paleo.  Also it just makes sense to be eating mostly fruits and veggies and lean meats.  I know for me, cutting down or cutting out breads and sugar help me lose weight.  The elimination of dairy I thought would be the hardest though.  What finally helped me make this choice was my 2 month old baby’s spit up.  Cutting out dairy from the mother’s diet often helps reduce a breastfed baby’s spit-up, so we’ll see how it goes.

Here are my feeling about my first week of Paleo.  I’m suprised how much I enjoy it.  I see a difference in my body already (we’ll talk pounds tomorrow). My digestive system also seems to be working much better- A HUGE bonus after the havoc a c-section takes on digestion. It takes more work to prepare food and it costs a little more, but I feel so good feeding myself and my family such good things.  A few of my favorite foods this week are:

Pecan Encrusted Pork Chops w/ baked apples

Baked Cinnamon Pears

Spinach Salad w/ Rotisserie Chicken, oranges, grapes, walnuts and homemade dressing,

Roasted Turkey

and of course LARA bars

We’re also eating lots of raw carrots, apples, steamed broccoli, cantaloupe, grapes, etc.  I think my diet is higher in fruit than most, but since I’m breastfeeding I’m not concerned about the extra carbs from fruit.  I’m also seeing a reduction in the amount of spit-up from my 2 month old.  She used to spit up EVERY feeding in large quantities. It is still most feedings at this point, but much less (PRAISE THE LORD). Overall, it’s been a good first week…we’ll see if the scale agrees in the morning:)

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