Getting into it!

Nearly a week of going primal now and feel less cravings for carbs now. To start with had really strong urge to eat chocolates, sweet stuff in general. Thankfully this has now subsided, and a little 85% chocolate is giving me "a fix" if I really need it.

Finally received Primal Blueprint in the post this week and am about a 1/3rd of the way through. It's an excellent book, with a perfect combination of science and practice. I guess I feel the same way as Mark about the large food companies and their massive lobbying power to ensure governments don't damage their carb based food markets! The book talks from the American perspective, but the UK is not far behind in terms of diet and lifestyle problems!

I feel like I'm getting their with the foods, but need to find higher quality meat, as the supermarket shelves are just full of grain fed meat. Organic meat is generally very expensive compared to conventionally reared, so I'll have to find some recipes that use cheaper cuts etc.

Have done a little exercise but need to read the book to find what regime I should be following. I find it difficult to exercise at a low intensity, I find I speed up and end up with my pulse much higher than Primal Blueprint would suggest. The UK being covered in snow and ice hasn't helped much either this week!

Will try and finish the book over the weekend which will hopefully set me on a clear lifestyle path. No weight loss to report yet, but I'm not overly concerned, particularly as I've been in transition this week and need to start the exercise regime properly!

Day two of going primal

Yesterday went ok, though I think I need to eat more meat as I felt hungry after dinner. I did eat a little chocolate and the sugar in this made me a little hyper after minimal carbs all day! No chocolate today!

Think I'll need to go hunting (shopping) for meat today. The thought of some nice pork chops is making my mouth water already and will hopefully fill me up more. Smoked salmon and mackerel yesterday seemed to lack the ability to stop me pacing around looking for some carbs. Although oily fish obviously contains fat I think I need some saturated fat to keep away the hunger pangs...

To help me stick at exercise I fitted a tv in front of our elliptical trainer, which has generally been used very little since we bought it a couple of year ago! Ideally I'd exercise outside, but winter in the UK is generally cold and wet and won't motivate me to do anything. I promise to get outside in the Spring!

I promise to get the measuring tape out later - which will just confirm the poor shape I'm in and why I'm trying to change my lifestyle!