30 Days of Strict Paleo Eating

Today was my first full day of eating strict Paleo, as per Byers’s non-challenge. I’m jumping in for 30 days, come what may. After that, I’ll reevaluate and see how much of this will become a permanent change for me.

I’ve been toying with the Paleo diet for a few months now (though I never cut out dairy), but I wasn’t very strict and allowed a few cheat meals each week. The reason I’m jumping into this now is because I had a rough night on the Fourth of July. After eating all sorts of crap and drinking a few beers, my stomach was knotted up all night. Feeling like that is totally at odds with all of my fitness goals, so why the hell would I continue to do that to myself?

For the next 30 days, I will eat no:

Dairy. So long milk.
Grains. Good riddance.
Legumes. The only thing I’ll miss here is peanut butter.
Sugars. My arch-enemy.
Processed foods. Fuck em.
Alcohol. Who cares, won’t be missed.

I’ll only be eating real food.

On day 1, I cooked my eggs in coconut oil, which was surprisingly delcious. I also cooked a bunless hamburger and ate home-made guacamole with nose carrots instead of corn chips. Had a few other fruits, salad, and some coconut water throughout the day. Felt good, fella. Zero temptation thus far.

Update: threw in the towel after 20 days.