End Week 1

Tomorrow is the official end of my first week of "going primal." Over all I think it went really well.  I am down 2 pounds, only had one episode of hypoglycemia (and I think it was due to a bout of the weird gastrointestinal stuff I have been dealing with the last year), and feel pretty good.

I had Canadian Bacon and Cheddar Fritata for breakfast each morning, almonds for snacks twice a day, a mixed green salad with lean protein for lunch, and lean protein and veggies for dinner most nights, except Monday, when I had a antipasto salad from Uncle Maddio's and Friday, when I had Garlic Chicken and Hot and Sour Soup at the Canton House.  In all I kept my carbs under 50 g all week as I had intended, and kept my calorie count under 1500.

I found that my body responded much more strongly when it was time for my next meal, and instead of finding time to eat it was more like "gotta eat now."  I am still fine tuning the amount of fat and protein I need to feel full and stay that way til my next meal, and have found thus far that doubling my lean protein does this.  I am also going to be adding some tomato to my breakfast this week as I do think I need at least a small amount of carbs in the morning.  I was amazed as I felt I was actually eating more than I normally do, but was still losing weight.

I had plenty of energy this week, and in fact, think I feel better than I have in a while in that regard.

My problem I have been having with constipation is slowly resolving, but I think it is just the cycle of diarrhea/constipation I have been dealing with the last year, and is not diet related. 

Overall I think week one was a success.  I only managed to exercise once this week as I started a new job and have yet to work out my schedule.  My goal for this week is to keep up the diet and find the time to do at least my cardio each day, and my strength training at least 3 times.

I am finding I miss peanut butter and apples for my snacks.  I have some Sunbutter, which is made from sunflower seeds, and I am going to see if snacking on just that will help with my cravings.  As it stands right now, I desperately want to make chocolate peanut butter cookies.

So that's about it.  I lost weight, ate more than I have in a while, and feel pretty good.

I made homemade low carb cream of chicken and broccoli soup for some of my dinners next week, and have a ham and cheddar fritata ready to be baked for next week.  Hopefully week two will be just as, or more, successful as week one.