1 Week Down

As of today I have been on a strict Paleo diet for 1 week! Thought I would write down some of my feelings and takes on the week.

#1 It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be in regards to enjoying what I get to eat. I have actually really liked everything I ate minus one salad dressing I made that was not good.

#2 Being prepared is key! I learned that I have to keep stocked up on my groceries otherwise I will starve!

#3 I would be lost without social media! Between Facebook, Pintrest, and Google, I have been able to learn so much and find some pretty awesome recipes!

#4 Cutting out sugar and gluten took a tole on my body, mostly my head. I had a nonstop headache for 5 straight days! No fun and kind of scary to think of how addicted my body was to it!

Sc #5 I had 0 cravings for anything sweet! I am the person that right after dinner I was want dessert. Scratch that, I could eat dinner anytime! I didn't have that desire once! My mind still thinks it but my body feels the opposite. So now I have to retrain my mind to think differently about food!

#5 Avocados are my new best friend! I can add them to almost every meal and it instantly makes it better!

#6 I had to eat a hearty breakfast with a good amount of protein in the morning otherwise I feel like I was hungry all day long. My favorite breakfast right now is scrambled eggs with avocado, handful of berries and peppermint tea with honey. So yummy! So filling!

#7 I had to be prepared when I went out places! I went to the salon to get my hair done, I was gone for about 5 hours and brought a snack which held me for a little bit. I ended up getting stuck in traffic and was starving. I should have been more prepared!

#8 Tagging off of #7 it is almost impossible to eat out. While stuck in traffic I was thinking of any and every drive through place I could stop at quickly and there was nothing! I might have been able to swing by In & Out and get an protein style burger with no sauce, but other than that, nothing!

#9 I felt like the annoying person who has the special dietary restrictions when going to a friends house this week. Our husbands went on a camping trip together so I went to her house for dinner. I had to bring my own food people!!! Ugh! I made hamburgers for us and she so sweetly cooked a dish that she thought was Paleo but wasn't and I felt terrible telling her I couldn't eat it! How have I become one of those people?!?

#10 I slept better than I have in a long time! With Hashimoto's I wake up a lot during the night, since going Paleo, I slept like a baby! I was still in a deep sleep when my alarm clock goes off! That never happens! It's such a wonderful feeling to wake up knowing you got a good nights rest!

#11 I thought about food constantly! Wondering what to make next, if I was getting enough protein, reading recipes, food, food, food!!!

#12 Speaking of food, I miss bread and cheese and bread and pasta and bread and pizza and bread and sushi and bread! Did I mention I miss bread!

#12 I had 0 gas! I know it's TMI but not even a fart! How is that possible!

#13 My stomach felt the best it had in a long time. I wasn't bloated, I didn't have any gurgling or rumbling (except when I got hungry)

#14 I have so much more to learn about Hashimoto's and how diet effects the body!

#14 I made it a whole week!!!