OK, so this was my first week on the Primal Blueprint. I continued going to my Crossfit gym (3x this week!) and even did an extra walk early in the week. I hope to go on another short walk today.
I feel OK for the most part. I have been greeting the days with a slight tummy ache, mostly after a heavy dinner (that coconut and veggie curry was ssssooooo good, I couldn't help myself). Today (Saturday) is the worst: slight dizziness and moody tummy. I had breakfast anyway, but the yuckiness hasn't abated. :( According to Mark's book it's not unusual to feel crappy for the first 2-3 weeks. This morning's funny tummy (NO, I am NOT pregnant you guys, sheesh) could stem from a couple of things: overall change in diet, slightly acidic dinner (veggies in tomato sauce. also yummy), and my first school happy hour in a while (1.5 beers, french fries). So, who can say??
Anyway, just wanted to make a list of some of the changes I did this week:
1. cut back on carbs- Before reading the book, I had already cut out or cut back on a lot of grain-based foods, mainly pasta and rice. I did have the occasional slice of bread and would have a bowl of whole grain cereal/granola for breakfast.
2. cut back on sugar- I had cut out artificial sweeteners over a year ago, which meant using real sugar in my coffee. I was using 2 tbsp of sugar per 16oz of coffee *gasp*. But, I'm down to 1 tbsp per 20oz. Yay, me!
3. cut back on veggies and fruit- The book says that if you really want to lose fat, you should have 50-100g of carbs a day. This past week I cut back on the amount of veggies and fruits I normally eat, meaning I eat a little less volume. Surprisingly, I survived. :)
4. eat more healthy fats- Well, what helped with the reduction in the amount of foods was probably eating more fats, like cooking with butter, snacking on nuts, adding avocado to eggs and salads, and using heavy cream in my coffee.
5. no soda- No, not even diet soda. I did buy some sparkling water and lemon, which seem to help. Also, just plain ice water and lemon really hit the spot on those occasions when I really needed a soda.
6. learning to stop- I'm still having a hard time with this. Mark says to stop eating once you stop feeling hungry. I like the way my food tastes, so I want to eat it all, even if I'm no longer hungry and feel full. But, what I've learned from the book is that if I'm hungry later on, I can eat again. Amazing! No one's every said that to me before. Of course, lots of you are probably saying, "No, duh", but I never looked at food that way before. So, this week I'm going to concentrate on stopping when I feel satisfied, knowing I can eat a little later if I have to.
The result of this week is that I've lost 0.6lbs, 0.3% body fat, and my BMI went down by 0.1. I think that's pretty good.
2 comments:
Regarding "learning to stop":
There's an Okinawan concept called hara hachi bu, which basically means "eat until 80% full." It that's point where you could eat more, but don't need to. And yeah, when the food tastes so good, it's hard. But you can do it!
*sigh* It's something I've been "listening" to off and on for a couple of years. I guess more off than on.
However, I'm sure (once upon a time) there was some evolutionary advantage to cleaning your plate. :)
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