Wilma Flinstone is the perfect example of a lady who followed the paleo diet and became hot stuff!
If you were told that acting like a caveman would make you skinny, healthy, and happy, in 30 days or less, would you do it? Okay. Me neither. But what if I told you that if you act like a caveman, but do things like shower, go to the gym, take mass transit to work, wear clothes that make you look like hot stuff, update your eHarmony profile, and continue all modern day activities all while EATING like a caveman, you would still get skinnier, healthier, and happier in 30 days or less? I imagine that most of you are rolling your eyes saying to yourself ‘I can’t believe that loony toon is trying out yet another fad diet’. It’s true. I’ve given into the super hot right now and almost impossible Paleo Diet. And I’ll tell you why. Because it’s good for you. Imagine that! A DIET THAT’S GOOD FOR YOU. The Paleo diet is not like Atkins where you eat your weight in butter, or Jenny Craig where you are fed ‘healthy meals’ consisting of processed flavors and more sodium than goes into the sea salt body scrub at Canyon Ranch. The Paleo diet is very simple: Eat natural, whole, and non processed foods, and you will be better starting from the inside out.
Sounds pretty easy, right? Wrong. There is a whole list of delicious foods that I am not allowed to go anywhere near! Imagine life without whole wheat pasta, fat free mozzarella, low fat chocolate covered yogurt pops, or skinny vanilla latte’s for an entire 30 days. Do you think I’ve been doing Weight Watchers for too long with that list of cravings? Regardless, the Paleo diet is a no grain, no dairy, no sugar, no happiness diet that is said to change your health and your waistline in 30 days. How? Well I’ll get there. I’m only 8 chapters into the book. I also want to mention that I keep saying ’30 days or less’ because, allegedly, going paleo can turn your health around in a month. And 30 days is all I committed to, so we may never know what happens after that.
One week ago today I decided enough was enough. Since losing 15 pounds I have maintained the same weight for about a year now, and for me, I have maintained it for approximately a year too long. At first I was all ‘WOOHOO! 15 pounds down!’ and now I’m like ‘you’re not skinny, so why are you eating that ice cream, fool?’ And I’m right. Why am I eating that ice cream? I’m learning that ice cream, and all refined and non natural sugar products are tricky tricksters that want your brain to think one thing but your body to do another. By eating ice cream, it is making my brain think that I NEED sugar because that is what I’m putting in my body. And don’t fool yourself. Your body has the same reaction to carbohydrates when they are in your body, except they are even worse! Carbs come in all kinds of delicious forms like baked lays, pop chips, chex mix, pita chips, and pretzel crisps, and do you know what those delectable, crunchy, savory little snacks do to you? Well, I won’t preach, but I assure you they do nothing good. Over the course of the last week I have eaten my weight in romaine lettuce, arugula, bananas, grilled chicken, turkey, sweet potatoes, eggs, avocado, nuts, and especially kale, on a daily basis. And I’ll tell you something. I feel AWESOME. Within the last week I have not felt overstuffed or famished, or woken up feeling guilty from my indulgent meal the previous evening. My cravings for turkey sandwiches with lettuce mayo and swiss have dissipated along with my cookie and espresso ritual after lunch. I am living on food. Real food. That I am crafting in my own kitchen. Go figure.
Tonight I decided to try a little paleo cooking and picked up some almond flour and chicken breasts on my way home from the office. With a little added love from my friends cayenne, red and black (quite the gang, aren’t they?) I kicked up the flour dusting and made some absolutely delish chicken cutlets! By adding arugula, fresh tomatoes, onion and avocado I made myself a paleo version of one of my favorite meals: Chicken Milanese.
Since I woke up feeling fab and relatively weightless I decided to wear a figure flattering menswear inspired outfit today. With my skinniest jeggings, I wore an oversized white blouse with a banded stretchy tank underneath, and balanced the volume of my top with a pair of chunky boots. Of course, I wore a belt to pull in the volume of the blouse around my slowly shrinking hips and threw on a necklace for good measure. I was too busy on concentrating on being a caveman to get a picture, so instead I’m featuring a pic of a girl who always knows how to accentuate her curves!
Sofia Vergara at the Golden Globes. My God isn’t she fab!
Dressing 0n The Side 