Confessions of a Cereal Cheater

All right, maybe not a cereal, such as Captain Crunch & Coco Pepples, but serial as in I'm great at reasoning/justifying the cheat.

Anyone that follows me along on Twitter or Facebook is probably aware of my gut busting gluttony on Saturday.  I made it an all out effort, deciding I was going all the way.  Hamburger buns, fries, chicken tenders, bourbon, beer, & ice cream.  I crawled into bed & slipped into a food coma.

Now when I say 'gut busting gluttony' I say that in reference to my daily eating habits.  I didn't eat a ton MORE food then I normally would, I just ate a lot of junk food.  As  M. Urban puts it,  calorie dense and devoid of nutrients.  And my cheat day did exactly what it was supposed to; allowed me to ingest some items I had a craving for while reminding me of why I don't eat them all the time.

The problem was I followed my Saturday cheat, with some Sunday cheating as well.  Lack of PLANNING left me with a house devoid of any whole fruits & veggies.  No lean meat handy to much on.  Barely a macadamia nut to munch on.  Instead I ate popcorn & Mr Pib (it just happens when you go to the movies), zucchini bread and bourbon.  I didn't eat nearly enough real food and my body is not at all happy about it.  It's f@*king pissed, and all I can think is: This is how most people feel most of the time.  This is NOT how I want to feel, at all.

So I'm here to reason myself into a corner, one that I can't allow myself to cheat my way out of.  I just finished reading most of THIS POST by M. Urban.  It made me think about how I've seen definitive results & changes in myself by altering my dietary habits.  So why wouldn't I give the Paleo Challenge an all out effort.  I should allow it the same respect I gave my cheat day.  Who doesn't want to experience something that will change their life forever?

With that said, I'm hitting it hard folks.  Paleo or bust.  I suspect it's going to be a bumpy ride, but hell almost getting tossed off the wagon makes it all the more fun.

Speed

PS   Eat this now

There are instructions on the side for a dipping sauce. No measurements are given, so play with it.  It will make any veggies it comes in contact with that much more delicious.