Kinda sorta; I'm more a 90/10 kind of person, as I do drink coffee with a bit of half and half, and prepared sausages with nitrates in them.
But, over the last three months I've not even been that; with illnesses, grad school stress and a wacky schedule I really fell back into eating wayyyyy too much dairy, refined sugar and processed junk food like potato chips (!!!!). I managed to steer clear of grains and legumes almost completely, but the other stuff took it's toll. I think I weakened my immune system which is one reason I came down with whooping cough, laying me out for nearly the whole months of December. :( I also dealt with acid reflux for the first time since I switch to paleo in late 2010. Lesson learned!
So, on Dec. 26 I pretty much returned to my "purer" ways. By Friday I was pretty whacked out, which is what always happens to me when I withdraw from carb and sugar overloads: I become a zombie, falling asleep randomly and walking into walls! LOL! But I'm feeling better now I've cleared that hurdle.
My big challenge isn't so much eating with friends as in planning ahead. I work full time and have a full class load in grad school, so my schedule is punishing. If I don't take time to plan ahead, I'm going to be stuck on campus with no food I can eat within two miles. I know, I've done that before, and it's BAD. That's my hurdle for the next 30 days, not to just stick with the program but make sure I'm not stupid about it. *sigh*
What I'd love to do is cut out artificial sweeteners; I've tried multiple times but my taste buds never ever acclimate. I guess they are the lesser of two evils but it's my one big weakness I wish I could kick.
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Date: 2012-01-02 11:50 pm (UTC)But, over the last three months I've not even been that; with illnesses, grad school stress and a wacky schedule I really fell back into eating wayyyyy too much dairy, refined sugar and processed junk food like potato chips (!!!!). I managed to steer clear of grains and legumes almost completely, but the other stuff took it's toll. I think I weakened my immune system which is one reason I came down with whooping cough, laying me out for nearly the whole months of December. :( I also dealt with acid reflux for the first time since I switch to paleo in late 2010. Lesson learned!
So, on Dec. 26 I pretty much returned to my "purer" ways. By Friday I was pretty whacked out, which is what always happens to me when I withdraw from carb and sugar overloads: I become a zombie, falling asleep randomly and walking into walls! LOL! But I'm feeling better now I've cleared that hurdle.
My big challenge isn't so much eating with friends as in planning ahead. I work full time and have a full class load in grad school, so my schedule is punishing. If I don't take time to plan ahead, I'm going to be stuck on campus with no food I can eat within two miles. I know, I've done that before, and it's BAD. That's my hurdle for the next 30 days, not to just stick with the program but make sure I'm not stupid about it. *sigh*
What I'd love to do is cut out artificial sweeteners; I've tried multiple times but my taste buds never ever acclimate. I guess they are the lesser of two evils but it's my one big weakness I wish I could kick.