So far paleo isn't too bad! I bought a BBQ Grill and have used it a few times and that makes paleo pretty easy. I have placed a few of the recipes I've tried on the recipe blog. My next thing I'm going to do is try some crock pot paleo recipes.
I have had some cheat days (too many) with some family in town this past weekend. I have to say if I eat a lot of sugar or carbohydrates I feel awful! My stomach will hurt and I just feel sluggish. Maybe I should remember that for the next time I really want to cheat! I had 3 cheat days in a row and I think it was 3 too many!
I went cycling with a friend on Saturday and she talked me into riding 20 miles. I survived and my back survived but my bottom sure did hurt that day! It was a good thing we rode for so far or else I would've gained weight with all the junk I ate this weekend.
I'm still down about 1/2 lb lower than when I first started paleo 2 weeks ago. Not what I wanted so now it's time to get serious again...
On a very good note I finally got my Vit D level back and it's in the normal range and at a great level! FINALLY!
Monday, July 15, 2013
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
WHEAT BELLY DOWN!!!
So I admit, I'm the worst blogger in the world. The 3 months of Wheat Belly happened at a crazy time in my life. I bought a new place and had to pack and move and clean and it has ruled my life for the past 3 months. I do have to say I give credit to people who can blog all the time.
I didn't try many wheat belly recipes so that was a downside of this diet. Overall the Wheat Belly wasn't bad at all. I was expecting much worse.
One of my friends talked me into doing a Dietbet. Pretty much you join a game or make your own and there is fee to pay. They are all different amounts and then you have to lose 4% of your body weight in 28 days. You have to submit pics weighing in and weighing out and then if you lose 4% you get part of the pot. So we both paid $25 and both lost our 4% and just found out that we won $40.35! I hate losing money so it was a big motivator for me. I'm planning on doing another one starting next week sometime.
I lost 16.3 lbs on the diet. My goal was 20lbs but I'll take the 16.3lbs anyday!! I think I was even more excited when I saw my labs this morning!
LABS:
1/02/13 (before starting diets) 4/01/13 (after Vegan) 7/1/13 (After Wheat Belly)
Total Cholesterol 226 236 179
Triglycerides 245 218 95
LDL (bad cholesterol) 136 147 109
HDL (good Cholesterol) 40 45 38.4
Other than my HDL, I don't think my cholesterol has ever been this low! So this diet was a success on a few levels.
On to paleo!
I didn't try many wheat belly recipes so that was a downside of this diet. Overall the Wheat Belly wasn't bad at all. I was expecting much worse.
One of my friends talked me into doing a Dietbet. Pretty much you join a game or make your own and there is fee to pay. They are all different amounts and then you have to lose 4% of your body weight in 28 days. You have to submit pics weighing in and weighing out and then if you lose 4% you get part of the pot. So we both paid $25 and both lost our 4% and just found out that we won $40.35! I hate losing money so it was a big motivator for me. I'm planning on doing another one starting next week sometime.
I lost 16.3 lbs on the diet. My goal was 20lbs but I'll take the 16.3lbs anyday!! I think I was even more excited when I saw my labs this morning!
LABS:
1/02/13 (before starting diets) 4/01/13 (after Vegan) 7/1/13 (After Wheat Belly)
Total Cholesterol 226 236 179
Triglycerides 245 218 95
LDL (bad cholesterol) 136 147 109
HDL (good Cholesterol) 40 45 38.4
Other than my HDL, I don't think my cholesterol has ever been this low! So this diet was a success on a few levels.
On to paleo!
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