Well, today has been difficult. I woke up at 4:45AM to head to my 5:30AM gym class. As I got myself ready I realized I had a nauseous feeling which seems to happen to me if I don't get enough sleep. So I slowly sipped water and continued to the gym. Once I was about half way there I had to pull over, I was sick.
I headed home, I was a bit discouraged because I was so close (I felt failure) but only for a moment. I came home got back in bed and feel soundly to sleep. At this point I assumed it was because I did get enough sleep. I went to bed at 10PM but Presley got up at 11:30 and stayed up until 12:30. After getting her back to sleep I went back to sleep. So 4:45AM came quite early. It's now 2:35PM and I've only been out of bed long enough to grab a protein shake and a shower. My entire body hurts, my fingers, neck, head, back and legs. I have no energy and no appetite (not surprising).
As you know I end a paleo diet and love all that it does for me. This past week I was out of town and didn't maintain my diet or workout schedule. The food available to me was for the most part great there was salad and meats at every meal. I however decided that I would indulge myself a bit and allow myself those forbidden foods. So last week I ate bread, sugar, pizza and cake... Below is a list of foods that I allow myself to eat Monday-Friday as a paleo diet.
Earlier this year I started Crossfit training a few times a week and migrated to the Paelo Diet. For those who don’t know what that is…
I basically CAN eat:
meats (steak, chicken, tuna, salmon, pork, bacon)
eggs (whole)
fat-nuts (almonds, etc, unsalted) olive oil, avocado, coconut, coconut milk
Fruits, veggies-tomatoes,broccoli, asparagus,carrots, apples, oranges, grapes, kiwi, pineapple, watermelon, strawberries, lettuce, cucumber,
Spices: garlic powder, italian spices with no salt or sugar
Drinks: Water & one 12oz coke a day (caveman had coke) j/k
I CANNOT eat:
white starchy carbs of any kind (bread, potatoes, rice cakes, rice)
Legumes (green beans, peas, peanuts)
sugar or sugar substitute
Dairy, cheese, milk
Drinks, soda or alcohol
The only supplements I use are fish oil and whey protein powder.
Now during the weekend I allow myself to have some of those forbidden foods. I usually have a bean burrito, chips and crackers on the weekends- I really look forward to those. One thing I do know very clearly is with those "forbidden" foods I only feel good for as long as I eat them. Shortly after a meal like that I feel bloated and lethargic.
I was sure this morning was due to the fact this was my first week back to the gym and I hadn't been treating my body very well. When I started eating a paleo diet it wasn't because I was 100% on board with the idea that certain foods were really that bad for me. It was more for the results that I saw in my brother's body composition and I wanted that.
However once doing the paleo and having those foods out of my system for 5 days at a time then having them I noticed a huge difference. It is very much a mind set that needs to change for me. When I allow myself a soda or chips my head is telling me, "it's a treat". What I should be admitting it's a toxic chemical my body is not very well equipment to process.
PS the coke a day is not on the diet, as you may have guessed. I figured in order to be successful I would slowly make changes rather then all at once. I did that last year in December and I didn't stick to the paleo diet. I also allow myself pickles for now...
I'm not sure why I feel so sick today but this is a post I had been wanting to write about. Had I been feeling better I would have posted a few photos. I wanted to write so I didn't feel like I wasted the entire day... Now I'm going to lay down until I have to pick up Presley from school... I will add photos once I feel better. :)
Here are a few sites I visit on plaeo:
www.paleochix.com: blog for women who eat paleo.
www.paleodiet.com : lots of information on paleo, recipes, books. It's not pretty but it's good source of info.