mostly paleo

I will not get preachy on you, I swear to gosh. Why? Because that is annoying.



So I got this book...Well Fed. It's paleo. Never heard of it? Yeah I really hadn't either. How do you say it? Pay-Lee-Oh? Pah-lay-oh? I think it's the former but honestly I don't know.

I stumbled upon this book from a blog I read and also from pinterest and boom, it was in the mail the next business day and now it's on my lap.

Paleo, also known as the caveman or dino diet, basically relies on meat and veggies. It omits legumes, starches, dairy, grains and booze. Yikes? Pasta? Cheese? Wine? MY LIFEBLOOD.

Ahem, hence the term mostly paleo. I really try not too think too hard about my diet which is probably why I could eat In N Out for every single meal and die at thirty. So instead of setting myself up to fail as I often do when I start any sort of diet I'm going to give myself wiggle room because that is what works for me. If I can live mostly paleo and once in a while enjoy a glass of wine or some parm sprinkled on my salad then hell, I am going to and I'm not going to cry about it. There are quite a few paleo folk that eat grass-fed dairy and you know what? That might be for me (I LOVE CHEESE). Grass-fed meat is already a staple in my home so why not expand it further? I think I am going to try it.

I will not push anything on anyone, if you want to eat potatoes in front of me I'll probably ask to sneak a bite. I am writing this as a beginning to this journey I'm attempting to start as some sort of accountability in the future. I do think this is something that I can get behind and not suck at, that's a big deal (I couldn't even do a 3 day fiber cleanse and my daily juice cleanses usually result in a sandwich midday). This allows me to eat (most) of my favorite things with a little twist or moderation and I can do that. And I won't lie, after skimming the book I am already day dreaming about some of the sauces. Oy.

I won't turn this blog into a food blog but occasionally I may share a recipe. I'm doing a lot of reading so I really don't know everything about becoming paleo so if anyone reading this can offer any insight or resources that would be groovy.

As for today I'm on day two of becoming mostly paleo and the only non-paleo things I have was some parm cheese and a beer. And they were both mighty good.