I am so excited for this change. I'm nervous about not having the income, but I'm also excited for new possibilities!
One of the things I'm looking forward to is cooking. For many years now I have tried all manner of diets, with no luck. I would always be hungry and I could never kill the cravings. I may have lost 10 pounds, but I would always gain it back.
Yep, same story as so many others.
Until a month ago. On a Friday night after work I swung through Dairy Queen and picked myself up a large chocolate/peanut butter shake. By the time I got home I could barely stay awake, I was grumpy and I felt terrible. I went to bed and slept for 11 hours. I never sleep for 11 hours straight. I knew it was because of something I had eaten and I knew something had to change. The next night I watched the movie "The Perfect Human Diet" on Amazon Prime.
It made sense and I decided to start eating Paleo the next day. This is what I've been eating:
My diet now includes lots of meat and vegetables, as well as a some fruit and seeds and nuts. I wish I had known about this years ago.
I must have been ready for this change, because cutting out the grains and dairy wasn't difficult for me. Over the last month I have lost 22 pounds. It has been amazing! I have not felt hungry at every hour, and I have not had cravings! The lack of cravings has been the most amazing thing! I don't think I have ever known what it was like to not have cravings. My food choices have always been ruled by them. It is so freeing to be able to plan meals based on what I have in the house and what is on sale at the store rather than deciding what to eat based on what sounds good.
The only thing I didn't cut out was my morning coffee and creamer. But in the last two weeks, I started noticing that every creamer was tasting gross and chemically to me, so I have had to switch to heavy cream and honey. I love my morning coffee.
I really cannot wait to see what the next month brings.
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