I'm not going to lie. The first week was TOUGH. First problem, I was on call at work so the added stress of that make it tough but I stuck it out and did fairly well. My only cheats were; 2 packets of Italian dressing that I stretched across 4 salads and this last Saturday I made some Paleo cookies with Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (gluten, dairy, & soy free) and coconut flour.
I felt really tired most of the first week and there were times that I wanted to throw-up just thinking about eating another vegetable or piece of meat but I am adjusting. I also only went to Crossfit one day last week and it was a day when they had to close early so class was only 1/2 hour. I really didn't do any other physical activity all week but I just felt drained. I did some major sleeping over the weekend and I felt better today.
At about 4:15 pm today I had a surge of energy which is weird for me (especially on a Monday afternoon). I felt like I just wanted to get out of my chair at work and go for a run. I was looking forward to Crossfit to see how I managed with the eating changes. I started out my 400 meter run pretty sluggish and my pull-ups weren't great either. I did okay with my squats but my rowing was pretty decent. I'm chalking up my sluggishness to being off for a week.
I made my first batch of paleo mayo/ranch tonight. I didn't turn out great but not horrible either. I didn't have lemon juice so I used apple cider vinegar. It was...well...vinegary. It helped me to eat my carrots tonight.
Friday is payday and my team at work always goes out to lunch together so hopefully I can make it through that experience with flying colors. I think I'll be safe as long as we don't go to a pizza place because
A. pizza places rarely have much on the menu besides pizza
B. I have a weakness for pizza
I'll keep you posted on how week two is progressing.
P.S. Did I mention I was out of my weight loss slump. Down 10 pounds!!! Go me :)
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