Long time, no write

So... I haven't written for quite a while. But I have lots to post now. I had my mom take pictures of me 2 weeks after I started Paleo (June 18). Yikes!

I have lost 8 pounds! YEAH!

Blood tests came back from June 3. Here are the results (the numbers in parentheses are the biomarker or recommended amounts or ranges that either my doctor gave me or Robb Wolf wrote in his book ):

Mean Blood Glucose 97.1 mg/dL
(79.3 - 129.2)

HGB A1C 4.9%
(less than 5)

C-Reactive Protein 2.2 mg/dL
(less than 1.0) a little high

Glucose 90 mg/dL
(60-100)

Cholesterol 229 mg/dL
(120-140) high

Triglycerides 191 mg/dL
(50-80) high

HDL Cholesterol 52 mg/dL
(more than 50)

LDL Cholesterol 139 mg/dL
(40-70) high

My doctor has agreed to order more bloodwork for me next week to see the difference from being on Paleo for 30 days. I will then do bloodwork every 6 months after that.

I will start Crossfit on July 2. YEAH!!!!

Some things that I have noticed since being on Paleo:

• my acne is going away and my face is really smoothing out



• my pants fit better around my waist and tummy (can't wait to see what my measurements will be on July 3 (30 days from start)



• I am not hungry! I have to remind myself to eat



• I sleep better (still have to purchase some night shades, then it will be even better)



• Wake up refreshed instead of sluggish



• More energy, no more yawning at 3 in the afternoon



• Willing to do more things around the house because of the energy



• Not jonesing for sugar, carbs and dairy - my mom's birthday was today and someone made her cake popsicles, she was describing them to me and it did not sound good, so much sugar and frosting and more sugar



• I am thinking more clearly



• Too bad I am divorced now because my libido has come back full force (sorry if TMI), I am watching a lot of romance novels lately...



• Bowel movements much more regular (sorry again for the TMI)

I feel really different! Good different! Really good different! It is starting to feel that my life is calming down, I do not feel sorry for myself anymore. Depression...gone!

I will post again soon.

Here I Go!

Tomorrow is my first official Paleo day! I have been preparing, returning food and going through recipes.

I returned my "non-Paleo" food items to TJ's yesterday, the manager asked me why I was returning so much stuff and I told him I was starting Paleo on Monday...He knew what I was talking about and he was stoked for me. I was in and out within 30 minutes. Cool, huh?

Tonight I returned groceries and shopped at Smith's grocery for over 2 1/2 hours. I left the house at 6:30 and got back to the house at 9:30. Talk about a long shopping trip. The cashier had to hand enter in every item and look at every receipt. I took an hour this morning going through every receipt and seperating all items into bags according to receipt. Pretty nice of me, huh? It still took forever! The woman was very nice about everything and kept apologizing about taking so long, I was just happy that they took it all back. I got back over $110, so I think that was well worth the time.

This morning, I cleaned my fridge (it needed a whole lot of elbow grease). I feel so much better that is done. Tonight, I sprayed my oven to clean it and get it ready for all of the baking it is going to be doing soon. My crock pot is going right now with my beef stew. Here is what I put in it:

2.5 lbs beef
8 pieces of TJ's Turkey Bacon (I love this stuff!)
1 white onion
1/2 pkg grape tomatoes
1 pkg baby portobello's, sliced
1 snack pack of baby carrots (leftover and needed to use them)
2 heads of broccoli (trees only, not the stems)
1 stalk of celery, sliced thin

Low for 8 hours. When I wake up, my house will smell so yummy. This recipe should last me for quite a few days. I will put some in the fridge and freeze the rest.

I also purchased a whole chicken to do another crock pot recipe (to come) and items to make "Egg Cupcakes" from Sarah Fragoso's book, "Everyday Paleo".

I am excited. I found out a friend has been on the Paleo Diet for quite a few months and is loving it. She said that she has never felt this good. All of the positive comments that I am hearing are really getting me excited.

Tomorrow morning, I need to take pictures of myself before I start my new journey.

Goodnight all!

Double Ear Infections

I took my daughter to the doctor this morning. She told me that her right ear hurt yesterday afternoon. She was restless all night last night and started complaining about both of her ears. She has been coughing for the past week but nothing too bad. I thought she was getting better. My poor baby. This is the first ear infection that she has had and she is already 3 years old. Pretty good, huh? I was thinking the whole time that if we were doing Paleo, she probably would not have gotten sick at all in the first place.

I cleaned out my pantry today...I cannot believe how much crap I had in there! I will make a trip to Smith's grocery and TJ's tomorrow. I need to go through all of my receipts tonight to find all of the food items that I am returning. My refrigerator and pantry are pretty bare now. Before I go grocery shopping I will clean my frig, it needs a good scraping. I already wiped down my pantry. My trash can is very heavy with items that were already opened or expired.

I had my blood drawn today and will post the numbers when I receive them from the doctor. I thought I would have a last hoorah of fast food before starting my Paleo life, what a horrible decision. I feel like crap! I had not eaten since dinner last night because I had to fast for the blood tests, and I did not go for the bloodwork until 11:00. So...I went to Long John Silvers and ate the chicken and fish platter. Not even 2 hours later I had to run to the bathroom 3 times. I will not go into details with that, but I think you understand. YUCK!

Okay, measurements... I did these myself, so hopefully they are close to being correct.

Weight: 210
Neck: 13 1/2
Bust: 43
Arms: 14
Waist: 39 1/2
Hips: 49 1/2
Thighs: 30 1/2
Calves: 16 3/4
Wrists: 6 1/2
Will try to post new measurements every week.