January 8, 2014
Today's news reveals that a U.S. News & World Report survey ranked the Paleo diet last (tied for 31st) in a review of major diets. Bad news for someone thinking about trying the diet? A reading of the article indicated that the ranking was due to restrictions of foods (carbs, processed foods), ease of following, and benefits to adherents. To quote the article: "Regardless of the goal—weight loss, heart health, or finding a diet that’s easy to follow—most experts concluded that it would be better for dieters to look elsewhere." Not all that encouraging for someone embarking on this diet. The points about not being easy to follow are valid. This way of eating does take planning. The other points that they make may or not be valid. I am committed to this for 30 days so the report does not impact what I am doing. I will have my own experience at that point to guide my future.
My eating yesterday was excellent with no slips. I did make some salad dressing of 3-1 ratio of olive oil to Balsamic vinegar. The vinegar is not necessarily Paleo but I am finding it difficult to handle salads without a dressing. I find I enjoy raw vegetables such as peppers, carrots and celery very much. I also had a couple of stalks of celery with almond butter which was quite delicious. I put in 30 minutes on a elliptical type machine at the YMCA for my exercise yesterday and I am planning on swimming for 30 minutes today. I feel great physically with no negative side effects so far. Today's breakfast was a ham steak and a banana. I had a snack of 2 scrambled eggs later this morning. I have added 1000 mg of fish oil and 2000 IUs of vitamin D supplements to my day to compensate for any deficiencies that may arise.
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