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Paleo - Day 1 Recap - "And Thy Coconut Oil Overwhelmeth Thy Soul"

(Original FB Post Date: January 15, 2013)

Well, I survived Day 1...not as bad as I envisioned. This is definitely going to be a learning experience, especially in the kitchen. I re-created two new recipes: Parsnip Puree (thanks Doug!) and Applesauce (thanks Patrick!). Learning new recipes is undoubtedly going to be the best part of the experience. I'm still feeling my way around what I can/can't eat, and when to eat (like before/after workouts for energy or recovery), but that's all part of the learning process.

Before I get into how my body reacted to things yesterday I need to state that I didn't have the greatest night's sleep Sunday night into Monday, so that has to be taken into account.

I started the day with a Bulletproof Coffee. I'll admit that my energy levels were up in the morning and I felt pretty awake throughout the day. Still in the (early) "getting used to it" stage. Around mid-morning, had three hard-boiled eggs and had left over chicken chili (The Paleo Gods would approve) for lunch. I snacked on some almonds in the latter part of the morning and about an hour or so after lunch.

Got home from work, and went directly to the gym (do not pass "Go"...do not collect $200)...

I felt sorta tired when I got to the gym, through the joint mobility, through the warm up, and through the first two rounds of the workout. This was probably from the lack of a good night's sleep...can't pin this on the diet. I caught a second wind starting at the beginning of the third round and did okay through the remainder of the workout.

Got home from gym to make chow. I dove for the seedless grapes in the fridge. There were two broiled chicken breasts in the fridge and had them with the parsnip puree. Here's where (I think) I made an unintended error...I added some Parmesan Reggiano to it (in addition to chives). Only did I research this after the fact that I learned that all cheese isn't on the plan (if you're following it strict, anyway). And to make things worse...I snacked on some of the parm later.

All in all I think I'd give myself a "C" for the day, so there's improvement needed. And that's a wrap yo.
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