Primal Nut

It’s officially been ONE WEEK of no sugar/gluten/corn syrup/crap!

If you didn’t know I was doing the 21 sugar detox, pull your head out of the sand and watch this video!

The first few days were pretty hard.  I crashed a lot from lack of caffeine and felt moderately hungry all the time.  By day 4 I was gettin’ into the groove of it, but craved a hot satisfying meal (instead of all the deli meat, eggs, pickles, etc).  So we grilled some steaks that night and that was all I needed to push me through the rest of the week.  On to week #2 – It will be challenging because I’m going to Indiana for a roller derby tournament this weekend. Four days away from my kitchen.  I predict lots of snacks, steak, Jimmy John’s, and Qdoba.  And you know I’ll be taking pictures to post on my food photo blog – AbbyEats.

For the first week of 21DSD, I’ve also been tracking my food intake on SparkPeople.com.  I wanted to make sure I was under 100 grams of carbs and getting enough protein and fat.  I’m not worried about calories, but I find it really interesting that I ate so much more for the first two days.  After week one, I haven’t been hungry all the time and can go longer stretches of time without a meal.  This will be great for the 6 hour drive to Indiana.  I noticed this phenomenon last year when I was strict Paleo.  Feed your body awesome, nutritious food (versus stuffing yourself with filler) and you don’t need as much volume or calories to feel full.  Plus, you feel full longer.  What do you think of my Weekly Progress?  The 2 grams of fructose is from a trail mix that I got with raisins. I didn’t eat the raisins, it was just easier to track it that way.

I hope you’re all having a great May!

Just checking in with a few quick items.  We ordered 10 lbs. of grass fed meat from US Wellness Meats.  I couldn’t tell much difference between the ground beef, it was just a little greasier than what we normally get.  However, the beef sliders we AMAZING.  I made three last night with two eggs over easy and it all just melted in my mouth. I can’t get over how delicious they were!  Zack agreed.  I can’t wait to try the rest of our order.

Starting tomorrow, I’m starting the 21 Day Sugar Detox.  I didn’t buy the eBook, but it’s pretty simple.  Avoid carbs, fruit, sugar, fake sugar, etc.  Just eat whole foods.  Worst case scenario, just eat meat cooked in butter .  I’m going to severely limit my alcohol intake, but not eliminate it.  I’ll drink vodka and club soda with a lime.  Or is tequila better?

I’m thinking about vlogging my experience sans sugar on my PrimalNutRecipes YouTube channel.

Then this weekend we’re visiting a new farm in Perryville, MO – Three Spring Farm.  They will have seven steers available at the end of May, so we’re considering purchasing a 1/4 steer.  It’s a lot of meat though, about 80lbs., which means we need a deep freezer!  I’m hoping to find something cheap on Craigslist.  How do you handle your meat purchases?

Leave a comment about US Wellness Meats, the 21 day detox, or local farms.  Or just say “hi”!