Hello to all of you out there. I am hoping to share my story and my journey with you so that it may help you along your path to help.
Every morning I would wake up still tired, sniffling and generally aching. If I had invested in allergy meds and Kleenex when I was younger I could retire by 35. I struggled to go to sleep at night and would drag myself out of bed begrudgingly each morning after hitting the snooze button at least 5 times. I then had to find clothes that hid the pudge, was too exhausted to properly fix my makeup and hair and the world could clearly see how I felt with blotchy skin, puffy eyes and the always classic messy bun. I would shuffle myself off to school where luckily a steady stream of my students interest and green tea could power me through to 4pm. Most days I would try to get some sort of a workout in but an afternoon nap will ruin all those plans. Some hodgepodge of a dinner and a few glasses of wine would put me into enough of a drowsy droop to hopefully fall asleep.
My first step was to go back to Weight Watchers* as it had worked for me a couple of times before. Oddly just like before I was able to lose weight (down to 12st 2lbs) but then quickly put most of it back on to end at 13st 10lbs after a year. However I was in need of a real lifestyle change and not a diet. While doing research for new recipes I came across many articles on the paleolithic (or paleo) and the primal diet. As part of the growing CrossFit community in the UK many of my friends had been dabbling with paleo. However what really struck me was the science behind the diet- the basic biology of eating foods that my body was evolved to eat. As someone with multiple degrees in sciences I liked the idea of a diet being based in hard fact. As a long time allergy sufferer (of everything), asthma sufferer and a known gluten intolerance I wanted to try something that would make a difference and be sustainable.
There were those that guided me wisely along the path of paleo through their websites and books
Robb Wolf (web)- The Paleo Solution (book)- podcast
Loren Cordain (web)- The Paleo Diet (book)-
Dallas and Melissa Hartwig (web)- It Starts with Food (book)-
Mark Sission (web)- The Primal Blueprint (book)-
Sarah Fragoso and Jason Sieb- podcast
Sarah Fragoso and Chrissy Gower- podcast
In this space I will share with you my discoveries, struggles, wins and small tidbits of wisdom. I hope you come along for the journey and encourage you to participate and share your ideas and thoughts as well. I hopefully will sustain this to build for the growing CrossFit and Paleo community in the UK.
Every morning I would wake up still tired, sniffling and generally aching. If I had invested in allergy meds and Kleenex when I was younger I could retire by 35. I struggled to go to sleep at night and would drag myself out of bed begrudgingly each morning after hitting the snooze button at least 5 times. I then had to find clothes that hid the pudge, was too exhausted to properly fix my makeup and hair and the world could clearly see how I felt with blotchy skin, puffy eyes and the always classic messy bun. I would shuffle myself off to school where luckily a steady stream of my students interest and green tea could power me through to 4pm. Most days I would try to get some sort of a workout in but an afternoon nap will ruin all those plans. Some hodgepodge of a dinner and a few glasses of wine would put me into enough of a drowsy droop to hopefully fall asleep.
My first step was to go back to Weight Watchers* as it had worked for me a couple of times before. Oddly just like before I was able to lose weight (down to 12st 2lbs) but then quickly put most of it back on to end at 13st 10lbs after a year. However I was in need of a real lifestyle change and not a diet. While doing research for new recipes I came across many articles on the paleolithic (or paleo) and the primal diet. As part of the growing CrossFit community in the UK many of my friends had been dabbling with paleo. However what really struck me was the science behind the diet- the basic biology of eating foods that my body was evolved to eat. As someone with multiple degrees in sciences I liked the idea of a diet being based in hard fact. As a long time allergy sufferer (of everything), asthma sufferer and a known gluten intolerance I wanted to try something that would make a difference and be sustainable.
*Dust is low in fat- therefore it is healthy
There were those that guided me wisely along the path of paleo through their websites and books
Robb Wolf (web)- The Paleo Solution (book)- podcast
Loren Cordain (web)- The Paleo Diet (book)-
Dallas and Melissa Hartwig (web)- It Starts with Food (book)-
Mark Sission (web)- The Primal Blueprint (book)-
Sarah Fragoso and Jason Sieb- podcast
Sarah Fragoso and Chrissy Gower- podcast
In this space I will share with you my discoveries, struggles, wins and small tidbits of wisdom. I hope you come along for the journey and encourage you to participate and share your ideas and thoughts as well. I hopefully will sustain this to build for the growing CrossFit and Paleo community in the UK.
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