Me Eat Food

About 2 weeks ago I decided to change up my diet. I committed myself to a month and would see from there. Some call it a fad diet, and I'm kind of mixed on what I think about it. It goes against a lot of what I learned from Lisa (and just in general growing up). However. It also makes sense. I decided to try it because it eliminates a lot of foods that many people are sensitive to without realizing it.

I make it no secret that I have always had issues with depression. I take two medications each day to help keep it under control. Even that isn't perfect (but you can't expect perfection from a pill). When I began working out, I thought that it would help. It did not. In fact, it kinda made it worse. When I'm tired, I'm more depressed. And I was physically tired ALL.THE.TIME. Having small children won't help, obviously. But there has been more to it than that I've always felt.

I've read that food sensitivities can contribute to depression, as well as bad eating habits in general. I cleaned up my eating but still had to rely on medication. No biggie, I guess. But it sure would be nice to not have to rely on pills to feel normal.

CrossFit is big into the Paleo Diet. It really isn't so much a diet in that it focuses on weight loss. It is about eating clean and eating well. The long and short of it is that you eat what cavemen could eat. Nothing processed. Mainly meats and veggies, with some fruits and nuts thrown in. Sounds simple, right? I figured it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot.

For a few days I felt HORRIBLE. I felt like I was going to throw up constantly. Nothing sounded good to eat. My head was killing me. I was miserable. It got better, but I still felt like crap. Those who I talked to about it promised I'd feel better soon. I realized this week that I've felt SO MUCH better the last few days. I've been playing more with the kids, had more energy, been less grumpy... It's been great. And like I posted yesterday, the scale has finally started liking me again! I've had a splurge here and there, but nothing too crazy. I have never been much of a meat eater, so that has been challenging. But I'm slowly coming around. It's either that or be hungry, so that makes a huge difference! Though since starting CrossFit, I've definitely craved meat a lot more (usually ground).

I still have mixed feelings about it, just because of what all I've learned. But for now it's working for me. It's been fun to try new ways to spice things up in the kitchen. Meals are a little more creative because the same thing gets old fast. The kids think it's kind of weird that I wrap my tacos in lettuce, but other than that, they haven't noticed a difference. Our meals were pretty healthy to begin with, so there hasn't been a huge adjustment for them. Eating out has been a challenge, but I'm learning ways around things... just like I did when I was losing weight before. You just have to get creative!

Hopefully at the end of January I'll still think it's as awesome as I do now!