For those who may not be aware, considering that I don’t update my blog very often, I started eating and living a Paleo life style, not diet. It amazes me how much better and fuller I feel eating foods that are wholesome and good and attuned to what our bodies eat. I started last fall and eat probably 80% of my food Paleo: meats, fish, nuts, vegetables and fruits with little sugars and no refined wheat products, bread or pasta.
Today is my first 24 hour fast without any food since 6pm last night. Normally I don’t eat if I’m not hungry and when I woke up, I still wasn’t hungry this morning.
When I ate an “American Diet” riddled with inaccurate “conventional wisdom” I’d be starving by now, have a headache and be craving food. Instead, I feel hungry, but I still have a high energy level, do not have a headache, feel dehydrated nor do I feel any cravings to eat. Hungry, yes, but I do not feel an imperative to shovel food into my mouth.
For my friends out there who struggle with diet, diabetes, celiac disease, high blood pressure, or other maladies I recommend reading two web sites that set me on the straight and narrow: www.marksdailyapple.com and www.freetheanimal.com.
Both sites have great information, resources and community focused on eating and living better. If you want to normalize blood sugar, lose weight (body fat) and feel healthy, do yourself a favor and check them out.
