Falling off the Paleo wagon, and not getting run over.

First off let me apologize for being gone so long, I've had a hell of a couple of weeks...I've had some issues with my Paleo/Primal journey, and I've hit a few stumbling blocks.


Let me explain a bit about myself. I have a huge self esteem issue, notably a complete lack there-of. I am most definitely an instant gratification kind of guy, which has led to some things paying off very well for me but also some spectacularly self destructive moments.

So how does this fit into the past few weeks ?

Well I've gotten myself a personal trainer...Surprisingly a paleo friendly one. We've had 3 sessions thus far, and we've begun working on the fundamentals, some cardio, light calisthenics/stretching and will sortly be moving into weight lifting. I've had a V.O2 Max test, and seem to be on my way. We discussed my eating/Paleo diet and he agrees I picked the right style of eating, apparently my body comp has indicated I'll thrive on low carb high protien. We are currently experimenting with me eating 225g protein a day which = about 1.5g/protein per lb of lean body mass.


This is about the time my first issues started popping up. So, for a week I ate...ALOT. here came the problem, my weight started maintaining, I was sitting steady at 205lbs for about a week and a half and  to me anyway I saw no visible weight loss or body composition changes. I've begun getting depressed and worn down with the grind of cook, clean the kitchen, come back and do it all again. Eating out has been very difficult as well, Finding Paleo(ish) friendly fare in this small town is very hard. For example, out to eat Order a steak (medium well) and ask for seasonal veggies instead of a baked potato or french fries, and you get a small scoop of corn. So one cheat day turned into two or three.

Enter Samhain.

Oh the sweet sugary joy that are Carmel squares... all day before and of Samhain I snacked on them...and the night before Samhain while sitting with Dot and 2 of the kids I really fell off the wagon, 6 slices of pizza later I felt like utter crap. I was (and am) disappointed with myself, I chose to do what was easy instead of what was healthy for me.

So here I am 3 days after Samhain and I need to start again...I have an appointment with my trainer tomorrow at 9 AM, and after I am headed to pick up some fresh vegetables. When I quit drinking it was hard, but I never relapsed, so here it is my first real "relapse" I guess the only thing to do is get back on the wagon and keep going.

Have you ever fallen off the wagon, and if so how did you deal with it ?

Poor Chicken didn't stand a chance.

So, the weekend is over...

Not A lot to really Report, I spent some time at the local farmers market with D and K on Saturday morning, Picked up some garden fresh Carrots and Cucumbers, and managed to get them all cut up and ready for my Big ass salad, pretty easy to make and if you have stuff prepped for it it's almost 0 prep time.

Sunday was a lazy day, went for a walk with D, and we spent the night relaxing on the couch with K.... however no night on the couch is complete without a snack, and boy did we have one in true Paleo style! D had some left over rotisserie chicken which we brought out and just tore into bare handed... I don't think there was more than a half a meal left by the time the 3 of us were done, lol. Now this is a HUGE departure form my normal being fat on the couch routine, normally it was chips and dip, or popcorn, or nacho's and cheese. However the chicken was twice as tasty and filling! we even had a towel around to wipe the hands on in true primal fashion... Also I was very proud of myself I politely declined a Dr. Pepper from Diana's houseguest which was  monumental thing, I LOVE Dr. Pepper and was one of the few Soda's I would drink on a regular basis...Go me!

Well, just a short update... I have many things to do around the house, but I have a nother update, hopefully with some more substance tomorrow!

Be safe and Healthy