I'm feeling pretty good about where I am on the PaNu continuum, but I'd like to make a few more changes throughout September:
1) Find a CSA/beef source (trick: husband doesn't like the "taste" of grass-fed - ugh!)
2) Watch the O6 and PUFA sources - minimize
3) Watch sneaky sugars (like BBQ sauce and dressings) - minimize ("I'll take mine naked, sweetie!")
I think that's it. Otherwise, keep on it. I've minimized dairy (although not totally eliminated) and fruit this month and like the way I'm feeling.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
High Fat is Where it is At (and staying Paleo at the Beach)
The high fat experiment is a short-term success. Only, I have trouble getting enough fat. And -- OMG -- if I hear one more "Oh, I'm trying to cut back on fat" or "Well it's low fat, isn't that better?" or "That dressing spray is great if you are trying to watch what you eat" I. May. Scream. Rock, meet head. Head, rock. Now bash each other.
Okay, so anyway, I'm much more satisfied when I get the fat. And eggs are NOT fatty enough. I have to add avocado or bacon or something to that meal. And I feel much better without all the dairy. I knew it. I did. I just didn't want to give up my cheese! Oh well. I can splurge now and then, but it won't be a regular part of my diet.
I've been on track -- and I hate to even use these terms anymore. I mean, this is HOW I EAT. It's not a "diet," it's not a short-term thing. I DON'T EAT Grains. I don't eat POTATOES. I certainly don't eat cake. I'm sure I'll have dessert now and again, but it's not going to be a freaking grocery store cake. It'll be special and homemade and delicious. But I'm convinced grains - especially wheat and corn - are killing us or at least making us sick. As are processed foods. It actually hurts me to see what my neices and nephews eat and what they get excited for. Think they run for vegetables? No. More like from them. They stumble on each other to get some Goldfish crackers or grocery store cake. But ask them to eat a tomato...
Anyway, no cake, no fries, no beer, no sugar for me so far. I've had a little more fruit in the past few days than I did over the last few weeks (I was cutting down on fruit) - we got Carolina peaches and now there are some grapes I'm sure I'll eat. Driving day I fasted until dinner, which was taco salad. I made beanless meat for me, no chips (I take that back, I put three chips in for crunch), and I did use a little cheese and sour cream. Next day: eggs, gazpacho with crab meat, chicken salad (restaurant dressing), ribs (with BBQ sauce, I tried to take off some of the extra smearing), salad again, a peach, and some snap peas/hummus/guacamole. I have had a couple of glasses of wine both days. So there are a few transgressions - BBQ sauce, salad dressing - but nothing over the top awful.
It's not hard. It's partly a mindset. If you understand what that HFCS will do to you, you don't WANT to eat it. Peaches and grapes are just as yummy.
Okay, so anyway, I'm much more satisfied when I get the fat. And eggs are NOT fatty enough. I have to add avocado or bacon or something to that meal. And I feel much better without all the dairy. I knew it. I did. I just didn't want to give up my cheese! Oh well. I can splurge now and then, but it won't be a regular part of my diet.
I've been on track -- and I hate to even use these terms anymore. I mean, this is HOW I EAT. It's not a "diet," it's not a short-term thing. I DON'T EAT Grains. I don't eat POTATOES. I certainly don't eat cake. I'm sure I'll have dessert now and again, but it's not going to be a freaking grocery store cake. It'll be special and homemade and delicious. But I'm convinced grains - especially wheat and corn - are killing us or at least making us sick. As are processed foods. It actually hurts me to see what my neices and nephews eat and what they get excited for. Think they run for vegetables? No. More like from them. They stumble on each other to get some Goldfish crackers or grocery store cake. But ask them to eat a tomato...
Anyway, no cake, no fries, no beer, no sugar for me so far. I've had a little more fruit in the past few days than I did over the last few weeks (I was cutting down on fruit) - we got Carolina peaches and now there are some grapes I'm sure I'll eat. Driving day I fasted until dinner, which was taco salad. I made beanless meat for me, no chips (I take that back, I put three chips in for crunch), and I did use a little cheese and sour cream. Next day: eggs, gazpacho with crab meat, chicken salad (restaurant dressing), ribs (with BBQ sauce, I tried to take off some of the extra smearing), salad again, a peach, and some snap peas/hummus/guacamole. I have had a couple of glasses of wine both days. So there are a few transgressions - BBQ sauce, salad dressing - but nothing over the top awful.
It's not hard. It's partly a mindset. If you understand what that HFCS will do to you, you don't WANT to eat it. Peaches and grapes are just as yummy.
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