Okay, so Monday marked 2 weeks of eating primal. Neither week was completely dedicated, but was mostly good. The main cheats I have are pizza and beer. We used to order pizza once a week, and beer has been a nice relaxer after a rough day at work, just to chill on the weekend or before church on Sunday morning.
That being said, I've lost 5 lbs! I decided to try really hard this week and go for 100% primal eating. The only cheat I am allowing myself is sugar in my one cup of coffee in the morning. Then, it's water the rest of the day.
One thing I was really good about last week was not eating those little "treats" that seam to tempt me on a day to day basis. Last week was "teacher appreciation week" so everyday I was greeted with some sort of treat in my mailbox at school. This included a giant muffin, reeses peanut butter cups, a hershey bar, and a snickers. Not to mention the food that my department head leaves laying around such as pop tarts and brownies. I was strong and gave them away with my right hand before my left hand knew it was scratching my crotch.
This morning, one of my students told me I looked like I was losing weight. I thought that was pretty cool, but I played it off by sticking my gut out and turning to the side while saying, "Really?" They thought that was funny.
After reading about "hydro-therapy" in Mark's book I decided to add a part to my morning routine. Right at the end of my shower (Sorry for the mental image) I turn the water to the coldest setting and give myself a good, cold rinse. I make sure the cold water hits all of the lymph nodes in my body that I know about (back of neck, armpits, leg pits). This must release some awesome chemicals because I have more energy in the mornings. Plus, Mark Sisson says it's really good for your lymphatic system to be exposed to the cool water.
The school wasn't thrilled about me showing up for work in a loin cloth, but whatev. They can take my spear from me when they pry it from my cold, dead hands...Or if they tase me. That would probably work too.
Wow! That's so great. And that post was hilarious. Please don't go to school in a loin cloth!
ReplyDeleteI'm proud of you for skipping the treats! It will get easier with time to say no because you will know that whatever it is, it won't be worth the gas or sugar rush or whatever. And you don't have to suffer, just eat a square of dark chocolate or celery with almond butter or whatever and go on about your day. Also, it's so cool that your cold showers are helping you feel refreshed... you go to school at the crack of dawn!
Keep it up, dude. The sugar cravings do go away. They have for me anyway. And yes, it sucks to turn down free treats. But when you begin to connect how good you're feeling with abstaining, it gets easier.
ReplyDeleteTrust me, if you give it 100%, you'll be so encouraged by how good you feel, how much energy you have, how well you sleep, and all the other benefits that the road suddenly feels downhill.
Love you, brother!