Well, today is the day I start my transformation and I am as sick as can be with a sinus infection. This is a good reminder of why I so badly need this change. This transformation should significantly increase my immune system.
One thing I really like about Sisson's book is that there is no drastic overnight change. Every step seems reasonable. I debated whether I could start today given how I felt but then I looked at what I had to do. Today, I get to do the kitchen and pantry purge. This is going to be soooo difficult for me! I was raised not to waste food so to throw a whole bag of sugar and flour in the garbage goes against my "save everything" mentality. I have a full bottle of Pepsi to throw away. Oh how I love that stuff but oh how it hates my body. Farewell to boxes of cereal, cans of beans, granola bars, frozen waffles, popsicles, etc. My husband told me I really didn't have to get rid of everything but I'm under the mind frame that if I don't, I will eat it. If the flour is there, muffins will be made. For the kids, I plan to pick up a few gluten free snacks tomorrow that they can have at school. I'm trying to increase their produce in their lunches but also want to make sure they have food that will sustain them. Luckily, Bear likes nuts which is a good source of protein for her but Rooster is another story.
Also on the agenda today are two forms of exercise. Short and brief. I decided a shopping trip was a perfect way to get a lot of walking in. What can I say, I love the after Christmas deals! My second choice will be to attempt a few pull-ups on my hubbies pull-up bar.
My final task will be to put together a shopping list for tomorrow's grocery stock up. I've really thought long and hard about the best approach to this. For the longest time my goal was to grocery shop once per month as the less your in the stores the less you spend. This simply won't work for a primal diet. A primal diet utilizes in season produce and local or organic meats. For the past year, I have grocery shopped once per week on Fridays. I found that by Tuesday, we were not only out of food but out of our grocery funds for the week. My new approach is to split this and shop on Tuesday and Friday. That way I have a smaller list and fewer days to plan for. It will also allow me to take advantage of mid week sales.
So thats it for today. Sounds reasonable doesn't it?
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