Days 24-27: Think I'm going to stick with this!

It's been a couple days since I posted last.  Part of this is just due to being busy, but also I think I am starting to make the transition between talking about food nonstop to just adjusting to this as my new way of eating.  I definitely think I'm going to stick with this lifestyle.  This diet has improved pretty much every issue I was concerned about and some that I hadn't even thought about as a problem in years.  On top of that, when I started this diet I was worried about spending too much time in the kitchen.  Now it's true that I make more meals from scratch, but after 27 days of eating this way, I now spend less than 45 minutes a day in the kitchen.  This is because I got my strength back I am on a fat burning metabolism and I now have the ability to go 8-10 hours without eating without it affecting my mood, sometimes longer if I make a point of it.  In other words, I am no longer a slave to the kitchen and planning meals.  Even though I love cooking and that's fun to do sometimes, it is kind of nice to just be able to go about my day without worrying about my next meal.

If you think about it, our species never would have survived very long if we had to reach out for a 100 calorie pack or an equivalent caveman snack every 2 hours!  Oh no!  We were made to be tougher than that!  If you change how you eat and you avoid all these foods that mess with your blood sugar and cause carb crashes, hunger, and cravings, pretty soon your body is perfectly able to do anything you ask from it, and more, all without you grazing all day.

Anyway to make a long story short I am loving this diet!  I'm going to start working on my 30th day post so stay tuned.  I'll write about what these 30 days have taught me, the symptoms that improved on the paleo diet, and how I feel about eating this way and being "different" and being a "health nut".  I'll also give some thought to whether or not I want to keep up with this blog, start a new one, or stop blogging altogether.  I don't really identify so much with the "I love junk food" theme anymore.  I feel like I don't need those foods anymore.