Hello everyone!
So sorry I have been away for so long. Things have been very busy with uni and work and I haven’t had time to sit down and properly write a post.
I went to the ball and while my dress did zip up, it was still a little tight so I ended up hiring another dress to wear.
My friends and I at the ball! I am the one in the middle š
So… paleo…
Firstly, I just want to say that I respect all opinions people have on various diets/lifestyles etc. and the following is just my opinion and personal experiences.
To me, the paleo diet seems great on paper. Only eating fish, nuts, meat, fruits and vegetables sounds good but in theory I found this really hard to stick to. I eat a lot of food and I loveeeeeeeee carbs. There’s nothing more appealing to me than a big bowl of pasta or warm freshly baked bread (bread is rare for me as I mostly eat gluten free which makes it taste even better when I do eat it!). That being said, I found it really hard to stop eating carbs and I found I was always hungry. I also found it hard to find different meals to eat other than the typical meat and veggie dinners. I did find a few great websites that offered inspiration, (if you want to check them out I will post the links below) however when I tried to make a few recipes I couldn’t get them to taste very nice. š¦
It was also quite expensive for me to buy good quality meat so unfortunately I couldn’t afford to eat meat for every meal and when I did have meat I only had a small amount. I then had to bulk up each meal with vegetables and don’t get me wrong I love vegetables, but when you are having them so often every day I got sick of them really fast.
A few things I did notice while I was paleo was that I felt better. In my normal everyday eating, I tend to not be so strict on the amount of dairy I consume. I figure that a tiny amount every few days couldn’t hurt too much, so I will occasionally have a little bit of cheese and some butter (if I am being really naughty… chocolate ice cream – my weakness). However, not having any dairy at all definitely made my body feel better so I am going to try and cut down on the small amount that I do have. Besides, coconut milk cacao ice cream is just as good as the naughty stuff, and it doesn’t make me feel sick! (My favourite brands are So Delicious and Coco Luscious – Coco FrioĀ is pretty average)
So I say farewell to paleo! But not completely… I like the idea of cutting down carbs, so while I will not give them up completely, I will give them a break every few days, and when I do have carbs I try to always select the best possible carbs like quinoa, brown rice and pasta that doesn’t include cornĀ (due to corn being mostly GMO).
Overall, I do not think I could make the paleo diet sustainable for me, but for all of you successful paleo eaters, good on you! I really don’t know how you do it! The only way I could make paleo work for me would be if I had aĀ personalĀ chef to cook all of my meals and provide me with lots of variety.
P.s. my Dad made me a lemon and honey drink the other day with fresh manuka honey and it was ahhmazing!
Jordie
xo
Links:
http://cravebytaylor.com – I just checked and Taylor’s website is currently unavailable! š¦
http://gi365.co/food/paleo-primal/
http://cavegirlinthecity.com – Kenzie also has a list on her website for her top ten paleo bloggers
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