Paleo Eating – Can It Speed Up Your Weight Loss?

Today’s weight: 67.7kg/148.9 pounds (7.3kg/16.06 pounds down; 7.7/16.9 to go)

That’s right. My weight has gone UP. Again (last week it was up 0.5kg). However my body fat is still holding steady at significantly lower than what it was post-Alyssa, at which time my weight was 2.5kg lighter than what it is now. Ridiculous, isn’t it? I came in at 16.6% today, with a noticeable jump around the sides of my belly – a sign I’ve been indulging in too many carbs for my needs. I really did think I’ve been pretty darn good with my diet, but clearly not as good as I need to be. I guess those tic-tacs and the occasional M&M really do add up. And, as my trainer TJ commented to me this morning, it’s fine and dandy (my words, not his!) to follow the 80/20 rule when you’re at a point that you’d like to maintain, but if you’re trying to change your body then you just can’t get away with it.

Damn damn double damn.

So it’s time to kick things up another level. I never did end up going 100% starch free as I promised a couple weeks back (hey, what can I say, I’m great at preaching but not always awesome at the practice), although I did make some pretty drastic changes. I’ve well and truly kicked my juice habit, have stopped eating toast with my morning protein, and have even gone so far as to prepare healthy superfood sweet treats rather than rely on my post-dinner chocolate fix. But it’s still not enough. And yes, my body fat has gone down since I began this journey, and yes I know that I’m leaner despite what the scales say (managed to do up the button on my fave denim skirt for the first time yesterday), but it’s just not enough! Those scales have gotta shift and they’ve gotta go DOWN. Even just a little bit! I was annoyed enough when they stayed still, but to increase by now nearly 2kg. Not acceptable.

Which is why today marks the first day of eating paleo style (for real this time). You may have heard people talk about eating caveman style or hunter-gather style – this is what paleo eating is. It’s all about choosing the foods that we were designed to eat. This means nothing processed or tampered with by man, and also requires choosing foods based on their seasonal availability. In other words, the foods you would eat if you were living in the wild and forced to hunt and gather. It’s not an easy eating plan to follow (nothing that eliminates peanut M&Ms is!), but it really does make sense from a health perspective. The truth is that our bodies have not evolved as fast as our civilization has, so much of the stuff we eat not only causes weight problems, but also hormonal and digestive problems, which in turn can disrupt every element of our health and wellbeing.

Essentially I’ll be eating all forms of animal protein, along with nuts and seeds (except for peanuts and cashews), fruit (mainly berries), vegetables (especially root vegies), and – if I can stomach it – some organ meats. I’ll also continue to use my superfoods and my supplements. This is not dissimilar from how I eat at my main meals anyway. The tough part as always will be the in-between times.

Have you ever tried paleo eating or anything similar? Did you find it tough/useful to follow? I’ll keep you posted on how I go this week, but would love to hear your input on the matter!

Body plus baby? Easy!*

Kat

*(We hope)

Are you currently on your own ‘body after bump’ journey? I’d love to hear from you. One of my main reasons for starting this blog (aside from keeping myself accountable) was to form a community of like-minded women. Women who refuse to become a dowdy mother figure and instead choose to embrace their new role with the exceptional health and energy that comes from being in control of their body from the inside out. If this is you then make sure you drop me a line in the comments section below!

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