Blessing and a curse

This whole dining hall thing is a blessing and a curse and I will tell you why. It is amazing to be able to walk to one of five dining halls, pick up a plate and put food on it. We don't have to cook a meal, do the dishes or decide what to eat so we are both satisfied; rather we just go and food is ready, someone else does the dishes and we don't have to eat the same thing. But it can be boring. Some days I'd rather make my own dinner and just have a say in what I'm eating because I get bored. I'm bored with the same few dishes over and over but I try to not look a gift horse in the mouth. This is a gift from above that we do not have to worry about cost of food (except for breakfast meals--which add up). 

Living a Paleo lifestyle is hard and pricey. There is no doubt that meat is expensive. Luckily we have a year round kick ass farmers market right down the road and meat is pretty much supplied. We talked tonight at dinner what's going to happen when we are not living in and Eboni said "I'll be bringing in money then" and that's true. It's easier to live this lifestyle with two incomes.

That being said, I do believe that this is going to be me forever. I can't imagine going back to eating processed or fried foods, pasta, pizza, bagels, cereal, oatmeal and other high gluten foods along with ice cream, milk and cheese (which we already knew), I just can't digest it. I feel 100% better not eating those things. I do not think anyone who does eat those things are bad or wrong, this is just a personal thing. My system can't take anything else. 

Paleo is very counter-intuitive for me. I've been taught to eat fat free, low fat, diet foods. Eating butter and coconut oil and lots of meat and veggies and fruit is WEIRD! It's taking some getting use to for sure.

This morning was a challenge because I had to be up at 630 because I had to work and I knew the breakfast provided to the RAs was going to be bagels, fruit, yogurt and some juice. Now I can't eat any of that, well I can eat fruit. So I had to get up and eat my chicken apple sausage with an egg. Weird right? Well, I am proud of myself because normally I'd go for the bagel and just stuff my face with it and be happy. But I've really taken to Paleo in a way I didn't think possible. I'm happy to report I did it! :D

Being Italian I feel like I'm suppose to crave pasta and bread but I'm finding that I'm not. I think I have successfully transitioned to Paleo even though I am definitely not 100% Paleo. Maybe someday. :)

I wish someone had turned me onto this Paleo thing earlier!!!! I think eating this way has given me renewed energy to really workout in the gym. I'm lifting and really using my body the way I use to (when I was training with my trainer 5 years ago). I'm seeing differences that I didn't think were possible and I'm hoping to break the 150 mark soon. *Fingers crossed* (even though I know it's not about weight, I can't help but wish I would reap that benefit too).

I think that's all I've got for tonight.