3 weeks into this, and I’m fielding more & more questions from you readers, so I wanted to put some of the most common ones up here so we can all be smarter together! Let’s learn! Q: Have you been tired from eating so much less carbs? Don’t you need carbs to feel energized? A:… [Read more…]
May 20, 2011
One of the most important things you can do to maintain health is regulate your insulin levels. This is done by managing your sugar levels, which comes from controlling your carbohydrate intake. When you eat lots of non-value carbohydrates (everything that is not a veggie or fruit) you spike your blood sugar which sends your… [Read more…]
May 19, 2011
Those sugar cravings from the last few days are gone. That was a fine little moment for me…truly, I felt like, “have I done this to myself?” and of course, I have. There is a hormonal shift for women as the month progresses, but I am the one who decides how I handle it. We decide… [Read more…]
May 18, 2011
Stay strong! Wow. Hormones definitely affect your desire/need for certain foods. I knew I’d always craved chocolate at certain times of the month, but man o man, Day 16 & 17, I could have stolen candy from a baby and not thought twice about it. I found myself not feeling satisfied from my regular Paleo… [Read more…]
May 16, 2011
We took Week 2 pics yesterday! Drew & I are doing these for the sake of seeing any changes in our shape that happen. We know we’re not the typical person who starts the 3o Day Challenge – many folks have weight to lose when they find Paleo – not all!…but many. So the before/afters… [Read more…]
May 15, 2011
Thank goodness it cooled off a bit after the heat wave of this past week! As we’ve been going through this 30 Day Challenge, different cravings have definitely come up…the 1st week, not having my little square of Dove dark chocolate was annoying. Week 2? Less chocolate cravings – that’s for sure! But with this… [Read more…]
May 13, 2011
If you’ve been reading along, you know one thing I deal with poorly is being hungry. I go from zero to FAMISHED!!!! in about 7 seconds. I have tested positive as hypoglycemic in the past and so while I’m not literally hungry all of the time, I can be fine one minute and ready to… [Read more…]
May 12, 2011
Today was the day of the non-meal plan. It went from cold and dreary to insanely hot and humid over the last two days – 90 degrees & dew points over 70. That’s hot. No one’s complaining, we want summer, but the heat definitely took a toll on my hunger levels yesterday. Why? Because I… [Read more…]
May 11, 2011
A lot of you have been asking/commenting about the low-carb part of Paleo. Does that mean low-carb labeled foods? Without carbs I’ll die! I’m an athlete, I can’t eat low-carb! etc. Don’t feel bad if you thought any of these things, mainstream media has us convinced we need carbcarbcarb from those glorious whole grains stuffed… [Read more…]
May 10, 2011
Day 9 went down as a BIG day in Paleo lifestyle shift for me! Like I’ve mentioned, I use Livestrong to track my food when I need to do tracking….I don’t always track, it can get a little neurotic that way, but it’s helped me to have that log to review what I ate, and… [Read more…]
May 22, 2011
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