The Paleo Report - Day One #5 (Well, dang)
I haven't got the exercise part down yet. And I eat chocolate (Dove promises) every night. I was trying for five since anxiety makes me eat a lot more than that. I also had an uber bar. Those are Larabars souped up with nuts and salt and less sugar. I suppose I will have a relapse since I also at the remains of the Hagen Daas Butter Pecan. Also slept poorly.
And yet, last night, wandering in angst and legitimate anxiety, I could not find a shirt to wear. I had been wearing 2XLs because I like a lot of room. XLs fit and I could not button my Ls. The shirts in my closet are all Ls from when I first moved here. I pulled down something that was on a hook by the door. It was a little tight, I was stunned. These days shirts can be as unreliable as women's clothing and this one was no exception. It's more like a medium.
I got down my real "L" from the hook behind the door. It fits. When the heck did that happen? There has been no appreciable weight loss. While it's true that I have not been up to my scary weight, I haven't been anywhere near my target (I'm off by 10 pounds).
I do have an exercise program - I call it "start with 10" I started with 10 situps every day. I miss some days but most days I remember. I am up to 25, where I decided to stop. I want to add something else for a count of ten, but I haven't decided yet. So situps are all I'm doing. Nothing different otherwise.
So what the heck? The scale shows a loss of a few pounds (and not dehydrated) but again nothing different. Pants might be a microscopic amount smaller. I don't have to tuck when I button, but I think that's the situps.
I'm not sure if anything is making a difference. Monty's TMI (if you must know, search Bristol chart and don't click the one with candy bars, or if you're brave add the word "cake to the search :P) has been between 3 and 7, which is really nice. It used to be 7 and up all night trying to close the floodgates. There were also stomach aches and all kinds of intestinal pain. Those are gone. I suspect that the paleo approach has liberated some hidden gluten from my diet,
Some brain fog is better too. I was worried that something was seriously wrong, but I think the corn cleared that up. The corn test will come at the end of the month, then I will know for sure.
I guess I should say more about my protocol, which now includes the world's most horrible supplement, DGL. I'd eat natto first. But it's supposed to help heal my gut, so I have been trying to get up to twice a day whilst telling myself that it's only temporary.
But that is another story. Today I will be happy because sometihng is working.
And yet, last night, wandering in angst and legitimate anxiety, I could not find a shirt to wear. I had been wearing 2XLs because I like a lot of room. XLs fit and I could not button my Ls. The shirts in my closet are all Ls from when I first moved here. I pulled down something that was on a hook by the door. It was a little tight, I was stunned. These days shirts can be as unreliable as women's clothing and this one was no exception. It's more like a medium.
I got down my real "L" from the hook behind the door. It fits. When the heck did that happen? There has been no appreciable weight loss. While it's true that I have not been up to my scary weight, I haven't been anywhere near my target (I'm off by 10 pounds).
I do have an exercise program - I call it "start with 10" I started with 10 situps every day. I miss some days but most days I remember. I am up to 25, where I decided to stop. I want to add something else for a count of ten, but I haven't decided yet. So situps are all I'm doing. Nothing different otherwise.
So what the heck? The scale shows a loss of a few pounds (and not dehydrated) but again nothing different. Pants might be a microscopic amount smaller. I don't have to tuck when I button, but I think that's the situps.
I'm not sure if anything is making a difference. Monty's TMI (if you must know, search Bristol chart and don't click the one with candy bars, or if you're brave add the word "cake to the search :P) has been between 3 and 7, which is really nice. It used to be 7 and up all night trying to close the floodgates. There were also stomach aches and all kinds of intestinal pain. Those are gone. I suspect that the paleo approach has liberated some hidden gluten from my diet,
Some brain fog is better too. I was worried that something was seriously wrong, but I think the corn cleared that up. The corn test will come at the end of the month, then I will know for sure.
I guess I should say more about my protocol, which now includes the world's most horrible supplement, DGL. I'd eat natto first. But it's supposed to help heal my gut, so I have been trying to get up to twice a day whilst telling myself that it's only temporary.
But that is another story. Today I will be happy because sometihng is working.