I really can’t believe that 25 days of my paleo challenge are gone, and I’m looking ahead at just five days until it’s finished. I remember when I made the decision to try this, it was Canada day. Melissa posted a challenge that was hard to pass up. I had been trying to move to a more paleo/zone diet for some time, but was still regularly chowing down on flour tortillas and white rice.

Before the challenge I was still progressing in my workouts, but wasn’t really seeing any weight/fat loss. I remember having a mid-afternoon energy slump every day, despite eating regularly and trying to keep the carbs to a minimum. That being said, the big things I’m noticing on Paleo:

• Continuing to progress with workouts, particularly strength. I don’t seem to have done a lot of metcons or repeated any benchmark workouts this month to tell if I’m getting better at the power/endurance stuff.
• Steady and consistent fat loss. I’ve dropped 8.5 pounds of weight, and dropped a few % of bodyfat. Losing fat without losing muscle is a big deal. Bodyweight work is going to be a lot easier without quite so much bodyweight.
• More energy. Let me qualify that though. I’m not bouncing off the walls or feeling jittery or restless. I feel calm and alert consistently throughout the day, without any low-energy lulls.

I feel good eating what I eat, and I feel good about what I eat. I’m really proud that I’ve stuck it out 25 days, and will probably continue to eat like this past the 30-day challenge. Treats take on a new meaning on paleo. A treat used to be something “forbidden” like pizza. Now that I’m on a “no cheat” challenge the treats are simple things like mounds of quacamole or bacon-wrapped scallops. The great thing is that the “treat” isn’t a “cheat”, so there isn’t the associated guilt.

If you’ve read this far you might be interested to see what I eat in the course of a day. I figured a work day would be a good example, because some people have a hard time eating right as part of their work schedule.

0630, Breakfast: 2 free-range Omega3 eggs scrambled with 1/2 cup spinach. 1 cup strawberries and 1/4 cup raspberries.

1000, Snack: 2 oz beef jerky, handful of almonds, 1 apple.

1300, Lunch: Salmon and mixed veggies with coconut curry sauce.

1500, Mid-Afternoon Meal: Chicken breast crusted with cashews, roasted broccoli and cherry tomatoes

1800, Supper: 1 cup spaghetti squash, 3/4 cup ground turkey tomato sauce, 2 cups romaine and chopped tomatoes and cucumbers with some homemade mayo on top, and sprinkled with no-salt seasoning.

I’m obviously not starving, and I think anyone would have to be crazy to try to convince me that I’m somehow missing something without any bread, dairy, or sugar in any of those meals.

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