Alright. Disregard all earlier posts/rants. I would delete them, but some of them are funny to re-read. Things are well. Bailey is a once again thriving animal - she had a 6 month period where she had severe stomach issues due to separation anxiety, but she's once again eating like a horse. Its the exciting time of year where i'm seeing both football and basketball players, and loving every minute of it. I truthfully enjoyed last basketball season - got to travel with the basketball team here in town to most of these places that i've never been before, like: Miami, LA, Indianapolis, San Antonio, Detroit, Toronto, Phoenix (favorite stop), Portland, NYC (had never gone to MSG), Sacramento (least favorite stop), Denver (2nd favorite stop).. it was great. I miss these guys during the offseason.
So i've recently started Paleo eating. No grains, pasta, dairy, soy, added sugars...etc. Its added at least an hour to each and every trip to the grocery store due to reading every.single.label, but its worth it. You wouldn't believe how many items include some sort of corn product (grain), or sucrose (sugar), or soybean oil. I spend most of my time in a Whole Foods or Trader Joe's now unfortunately ($$$ to $$).
I'm determined to get through the first 30 days of a strict Paleo diet. Which means my new slow cooker is my most used kitchen item.
This week hasn't been bad really. Day 1, I was ravenously hungry throughout the day. As each day passed, it got less and less ravenous. I learned to balance my veggies that I can tolerate with meats and fat sources, with fruit thrown in. Sure, I have nightly dreams that include a reese's pieces blast from Brusters, but I can throw that back in eventually.. or at least a spoonful or two. With the no dairy no added sugars, i'm sure the reintroduction of that sort of treat will derail me/cause pain for an hour or two. But this isn't so bad. Eating out for the first time in a week tomorrow.. i've researched the menu ahead of time and planned ahead on what to order - this will save me unnecessary torture on looking at the menu at all the things I would really like instead.