Primal Plunge

You may be sick of hearing about my first steps into the Primal eating lifestyle, but it's what's going on in my world, so it's more Primal for you tonight!

I had planned to just try and do primal breakfast and lunch this week, but yesterday I just decided to take the plunge and go fully Primal. The big challenge the Primal people issue is to try Primal for 21 days.  So I figured if I started this week then I should know by the beginning of August if this is something I want to do for the rest of my life (no pressure).  You know, just if I can tell a difference in my energy level, how clothes are fitting, immune system.*

Two things have developed in the two days I've been doing this:
1) People have mentioned bread, offered me bread or I've had a stray thought about some M&Ms or something.  But instead of feeling bad about not being able to eat it, I've just been thinking (and automatically, I haven't been forcing myself to think this way) "That's not something I do." And by "do", I mean "eat."  Just a statement of fact, no feelings of sadness or guilt attached. This has been a great gift.

2) I've decided not to weigh at all while I'm doing this.  While I obviously hope to lose weight by doing this, I want to be less focused on watching the numbers go down. Instead, I want to be more focused on eating more fruits and veggies and less processed foods for my current and future health.  This is a big departure from how I've done things in the past, but I feel great about it.

I know I used to hate listening to people go on and on about a particular diet they were on.  "Just give up X, and you'll lose weight like crazy!" I never wanted to give up anything, and I got easily tired of the proselytizing. I don't think I will ever try to convert people to Primal eating, but I'm holding on to hope for me right now.


*The immune system one may sound weird but I feel like the last several years I've been getting colds a lot more often, and I've had a cough now for over a month. One of the "perks" of Primal eating is supposed to be a boost to your immune system, so we'll see.