Primal Journal - Sandamel page

[Sandamel]

Well, I might as well start a journal thread here on a supportive forum. I already posted in the Obligatory forum Introduce yourself thread. What I really, really want is a place where I can publicly log my food without being judged by the vegans I used to hang with.

Constructive comments and suggestions most welcome!

So, without further ado, here's my journal. I hope to update it daily.

Day 1 -

Fasted walk with puppy (only 20 minutes, as ice balls were forming between her toes)

Breakfast:
shredded sweet potato sautéed in coconut oil and ghee with 3 eggs scrambled in
latté with unsweetened almond milk

Mid-morning:
2 cups water

Lunch:
large handful pecans
2 cups water

Mid-afternoon:
latté with unsweetened almond milk

Dinner:
spaghetti squash with bison tomato sauce
roasted asparagus
Natural Calm (magnesium beverage)

[U2sandrah]

Hello there!

I also found this forum to be very supportive of a way of eating that does not fly very well with the rest of the conventional world. Ive already picked up some good advice and hope to stick to it.

I wish I had your calorie intake! Mine has to be still under control.

[Sandamel]

Thanks U2sandrah!

I think my calorie intake will probably vary a lot from day to day. Today I was sitting on my bum for most of the day studying (or rather telling myself to study while hanging out on the Intertubes )

But yeah, I'm pretty happy with how the day turned out. I should probably do less sweet potato and more green veggies. I'm not going to worry about it on a day-to-day basis but rather look at it from the point of view of 1) do I feel awesome? and 2) am I getting closer to my ideal body composition?

[U2sandrah]

You seem to be on the right mental place to tackle this way of life, nice going!

Hope the puppy goes along with the ride

Have a great primal week!

[Sandamel]

Strange thing I've noticed since eating more primal: I'm sleeping very poorly. I was sort of expecting that I'd sleep better. I hope it's just temporary! Has anyone else experienced this? Thoughts or suggestions?

[U2sandrah]

What Ive experienced is that Ive been so used to sleep always after midnite, that when I hit the sack before 11pm then I toss and turn a bit before falling asleep. Dunno if this is your case also.

[Sandamel]

Hmm, no. I always try to get to bed at a reasonable hour, usually fall asleep within minutes, and sleep until my alarm goes off. Maybe it's just that my body is saying "WTF" to me. I'll wait another week or two before I get really worried about it. I guess it just sucks because I need my beauty sleep!!!

[U2sandrah]

Yeah I agree with the WTF body response. And double agree with giving it a week or two.
Keep us posted!

[Sandamel]

Day 2 -

After a horrible night's sleep, I had some trouble getting my butt out of bed. So I was running late. So I had to bring breakfast to work, which is never ideal.

Morning, on the bus:
espresso with coconut oil

Breakfast, at work:
3 eggs, scrambled in the microwave
1 kiwi fruit

Mid-morning:
black coffee
water

Lunch:
big-ass Greek salad with chicken, no feta

Mid-afternoon:
peppermint herbal tea

Dinner:
handful of cashews
glorious leftovers: spaghetti squash with bison tomato sauce

Evening workout with some personal training clients of mine. I didn't work too hard but squats, lunges, kettlebells, TRX, etc were used for about 35 minutes.

I was craving sugar badly today. People have already begun to leave holiday treats around the office. Seems I'm fine when there are no treats around but the power of suggestion is so strong! But I'm stronger damnit and I resisted

[U2sandrah]

Ive been looking into the restless sleep and yes, it seems to be a low-carb consequence in some cases. So youre right on the money to keep going and see it through a couple of weeks!