Day One of my Exercise and Paleo Diet! It’s been really fascinating to read up on this diet. Although I wouldn’t call it so much a diet as a lifestyle. It’s not Atkins, it’s not South Beach.
Richard Kreps is the CEO and Owner of The Zero Scale:
A scale can be a great tool to make sure you are hitting your health and fitness goals through weight tracking. The problem with traditional scales is that they can be discouraging by allowing you to see the amount you still have to go and not focusing on the small steps required to reach the bigger goal. The Zero Scale eliminates the fear of seeing total weight and just focusing on the immediate results of your progress. The Zero Scale records two different time frames for you as well: The difference from the first weigh-in and the difference from the last weigh-in. This is done for two reasons. We want you to be able to track your progress from day one and from the very last check-in. This will help you fine tune how your workouts and nutrition are affecting you in the short term as well as from the begining. If you have a slip up, as we all do, you will see very quickly how that affects you and make quick adjustments to remedy the situation. If you have really dialed in your program and are seeing dramatic results, you will be rewaded with that feedback and noticeable, constant improvements to your fitness level.
So I weighed myself on Saturday. Yesterday I stepped on the scale and this is what it told me:
So hopefully by the end of the week I’ll see a bigger loss. š
I took my first Paleo test eating out yesterday. My Mom and I went to Chevy’s, which is a Mexican restaurant. Of course the first thing they did was to bring chips and salsa to the table. I had one chip to see how spicy the salsa was for my Mom, other than that, not a chip or tortilla touched my lips! š
They had a mix and match fajita meal – so I chose the seasonal vegetables and the steak. Um, what’s the number one ingredient of fajitas?? ONIONS! I forgot to say no onions – but since my Mom loves them, they quickly jumped off my plate onto hers.
It was interesting because the salsa they brought to the table looks just like my baja fresh salsa, although I have to say I think mine has more flavor. š
I signed up for their mailing list and got a coupon for a free appetizer. Avocado is recommended on this plan because its a good kind of fat. They make the guacamole right at your table, so I was able to say “NO ONIONS” to ours, and we went light on the chopped jalapeno – my Mom can’t handle the heat like I can.
I only took two units of insulin in this meal because it was so low carb – if I would have eaten the chips and tortillas, I would have taken at least 14 units! I am interested to see how this diet effects my blood sugar numbers.
So I ate just the steak, all the veggies, no rice, sour cream or tortillas. I was completely satisfied and I didn’t have a feeling of being stuffed which normally happens when I leave a Mexican restaurant!
Then my Mom and I went to Whole Foods – I’ll be showing off some new products this week: almond flour, coconut flour, and coconut milk, nitrate free bacon – just to name a few!
Come back tomorrow for my Paleo Spinach and Sausage Lasagna. I can’t have cheese on this diet (I know!) so I made a puree of califlower and carrots to sub in for the ricotta cheese.
While on this challenge, I’ll be posting both my calorie intake for the day as well as points just to see where I am at. Since I take insulin every time I eat, I rarely snack – its bad enough I have to have 4 shots in a day, so I won’t have to worry too much about Paleo snacks, although I did buy a small jar of mixed nuts for my desk drawer. š
Guess where I am off to? The gym! I have 30 minutes of cardio and today’s strength training is Chest Press and Leg Press/Squats.
So do you think I can go without my beloved wine for two weeks? š
Good luck with abstaining from wine! I’ll have difficulty without bread again. I’m so used to just throwing things onto bread, bread rolls, pitta bread, fajitas…
But it’ll be good for us! I can’t wait to see what my loss is when I step on my Zero Scale next Monday. >:D
I really like the idea behind that scale! I think that would be useful for those of us that get easily discouraged.
If you can go without wine for two weeks, you deserve a medal in my book š
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i have heard nothing but great things about this diet, i have attempted but it was all about not able to figure out what to cook, now im so excited you are doing this, because i can get some great recipes and try to follow you. I already have almond flour,coconut and all the things to start, just dont know what to do with them…by the way i know your love for pizza, you so have to try the cauliflower pizza, my husband and son who hate cauliflower beg me to make the pizza for them..i know you cant have cheese but you can make the crust with ricotta and if you add veggie toppings, probly wont even need the cheese on top…im so excited your doing this for selfish reasons, your recipes…thanks always for your blog…the biggy is going to be breakfast meals….
I would have to say that your salsa is better!!! š
Great first day! I am sure it can be a challenge but I know you’ll do great!
Good luck and Have fun! It should be very interesting at least! I’m looking forward to seeing what you end up eating.
š Marion
You can def do this! And I so want one of those scales!!!
I’ve gotten used to not being able to eat chips out (hard to know if they are gluten-free most of the time so I just play it safe) and it’s amazing how good I feel after. I used to get belly aches everytime I ate Mexican food!
You will do great with this!
I’m doing the challenge too! We can do it! =)
Jes @ becominglessofjes.blogspot.com
Biz I made the Paleo Bread Loaf recipe using almond flour (I’m gluten-free) and it was very good. Even my hubs liked it..and thats saying alot š Can’t wait to see your meals!
Oo no wine for two weeks? I salute you purely on that fact alone!
Great job though, I wouldn’t be able to say no to chips and sour cream. Yum!
I’m excited to see what you think of Paleo, one of my college roommates is doing Paleo with her husband and their crossfit team for the month of November too!
Yes you can go without your wine for two weeks- I just know you can do it!
I am so looking forward to your new recipes since I am trying to go lower carb for a couple of weeks to hopefully give my body a kick start into dropping a few pounds!
You’ll do fine and I think you might be surprised at how easy it is and how good you feel!
GO GIRL! i am totally rooting for you. it’s so exciting starting something like this, because you know you are doing something so good for yourself. i love the philosophy of your program, clean eating, weight lifting, you’re going to do awesome! good good luck and keep us updated!
Great job at the Mexican restaurant! Usually those are gut busters for me too. I like the sound of this diet!
Looking forward to the recipes – maybe I’ll get ideas for my low-carb eating husband!
I don’t really like to weigh myself much so I really like the idea behind your scale in that it only shows loss to keep you on track, very cool.
You can throw all your onions to me as I love them. My mom eats them raw all the time, and sometimes with peanut butter, strange but true.
Good luck! Another really great sub for ricotta is tofu. I know you are probably shuddering right now, but there are tons of dairy-free stuffed shell recipes on the internetz and I’ve made the filling for a few of them and love them. Basically – firm tofu, garlic, nutritional yeast and seasonings. Might want to check it out – you really can’t tell it’s tofu if you season right!
Hi,I just discovered your blog and am fiidnng it very helpful! My husband and I have been doing paleo for about 3 months, but never really knew it until recently. We discovered that the way we had been eating had a name, paleo! Anyhow, so far we are doing an okay job. My husband is like 85-90% paleo and I would say I’m about 75%. I have a 2 month old daughter and am hesitant to change my lifestyle completely bc I’m breast feeding. Breast feeding has been going really well thankfully and I just don’t want anything to change that. Any suggestions? Or knowledge on this?
I can’t wait to see how this turns out. I know you are going to do great!
You are on your way……… resist the wine box!! Looking forward to your posts, I will be living vicariously!! š