Paleo challenge

Fuck I'm hungry.

The paleo challenge. I thought it would be fun, eating like a caveman and all. And since I eat gluten free anyways it seemed like an easy thing to do.

Turns out, 2 days in, this might not be the thing for me.
I like carbs. I like sugary things. I love chocolate and I indulge in dairy foods whenever I can. None of the above are aloud when on the paleo diet. Add to that a restriction on quinoa, rice and oats and I'm at a loss for recipes. Oh, and beans. No beans whatsoever because the nutritional value doesn't out way the amount of carbs - something like that.

That leaves me questioning, WHY?! So I started to do some research.

Why? Because according to the paleo peeps our bodies aren't up to speed. They still linger in the time where we were hunters and gatherers, on our feet  in search for food and shelter 24/7. Or at least our metabolism is. So all these grainy, dairy, processed foods can't properly travel through our intestines, in fact they make our bodies upset.

Being an organic foods enthusiast I can relate to part of that. Refined sugar has been bleached therefore has lost all nutritional value and fibers that help your body digest it. Dairy turns into sugar in the body - very briefly put of course, the process is more complicated than this, I'll clarify another time - and as an adult you actually don't need it anymore. Ever seen a grown animal drink milk?

But does that really mean that we shouldn't be eating it? At all? If you stay away from heavily processed foods, shouldn't that be enough?

As for me, my sugar levels drop very quickly, I might need carbs to keep me going. Otherwise I'll simply faint due to a lack of energy. And carbs give me much more energy than protein.

So, to paleo or not to paleo? I'll keep it up for at least 14 days, I want to experience what it's like so I can talk about it on my blog. But I know for sure that after those 14 days, I will not become a palean. Might infuse it in my every day meals every now and then, but more like 40/60 than 20/80. (20% non paleo, 80% paleo - a guideline as to how often one is allowed to 'cheat' on the diet)

'Growllwlwlw'

That was my stomach, heavily protesting the amount of food it got today - not enough.

Paleo, it's on.
Wish me luck.

Love,
Anouk