I've been following a new to me diet for about three weeks now. It's called the "Primal Blueprint" and was developed by Mark Sisson. You can find his blog over at marksdailyapple. I love his blog and so far I love his diet.
My experience has been very positive so far. I haven't had a slice of bread in three weeks. No bagels and peanut butter for breakfast in all most as long (That was hard for me to give up. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.) I'm eating a lot more meat and a lot more vegetables and fruit.
My occasional heartburn is gone. I don't have as much knee and foot pain when I get up in the mornings. My energy levels have been very good. I think this week has been the best for energy so far. I don't have the mid afternoon coma anymore (You know what I'm talking about. Eat lunch. Go back to work. Feel like a nap the rest of the day.
My energy level this week is what surprises me the most. I'm in the national guard and the last weekend was a three day drill weekend. I'm usually exhausted after one of those weekends but I feel great this week. I don't know how else to explain it except that the diet is really working.
My only complaint so far is I've been pretty hungry. It hasn't been near as bad this week but it's still there. I think I'm probably under eating a little bit and still not eating enough vegetables. I'm still learning how to eat like this so I'm not to worried about it right now.
I'll keep you updated on the progress I make. I'm reading Mark's book at the same time so I'm sure that I'm making mistakes and still have a lot to learn but I'm okay with that. I usually analyze everything to death before I do something so it feels really good to just jump in to something. I'm really enjoying the journey.
