Paleo update

I didn't make it for a run on Wednesday as I was feeling a bit weary and it was proper raining. But on the plus side I stuck to eating paleo all week and my only 'cheats' were a blue becks (alcohol free), some microwave popcorn, a muller light and a curry (quite a big cheat I suppose but I at least avoided rice and naan and had chicken tikka, salad and veg curry plus a few sneaky poppadoms).

What else have I had that's non-paleo?

Coffee, Sweetner, Skimmed milk

Protein shakes

Fry light

Kidney beans (did not agree with me at all!)

Black beans (likewise)

Soy sauce and a smidge of teryaki

So, what are the results?

Well, quite bloody good actually!

Weight: 10st 10lbs / 150lbs 

Stats: 27% fat, 52% water, 36% muscle

So that's a 3lb weight loss in a week. Get in. 

And of my original 153lbs, 44 were fat and 53.5 were muscle. According to the suspect scales, now 40 are fat and 54 are muscle. That's certainly going in the right direction!

So the verdict on Paleo eating is definite big thumbs up for results. 

Is it easy to do? Yes, when I consider how organised I used to have to be to eat healthy, this is probably easier. Cooking up big batches of meaty sauces using minced beef is fine. Eating bacon, eggs, sausages, chicken, ham, salmon, tuna and loads of veg and salad is easy. Fruit - great. Love it. Nature's portable desert. 

Do I miss sugar? No, not really. But I know one taste and I'll crave more.  Kinda like the booze. So it's best to just not have the first taste. 

What about carbs? I suppose at times yes, hence the popcorn. But that was a real treat.  And I am training hard too, so a few carbs should not hurt too much. It will be interesting to see next weeks results as you always drop a lot of weight on the first week of a change of eating habits.