AIP Paleo - Day 10 -12

Brittany Bowman
Aug 22, 2016
3 min read

Aloha!

I have been thinking of doing these AIP Paleo updates twice a week instead of everyday to cut down on the monotony of my progress. Maybe every Wednesday & Sunday? I have to confess I am still struggling with this diet. It seems as soon as life challenges hit us, my diet is the first to suffer. We have reached out to pizza for dinner one of the nights but did very good on the other nights. Regardless, just allowing for these "minor" slip ups, we feel the negative effects it has on our body. Jason said today he could feel the difference in mental clarity from when we were being more cautious with what we ate to eating the "junk food". I have to say I agree with him. We haven't had our Shakeology in 3 days. We have enough in the bag for 1 more day and that is it. We won't be able to order another bag for another week & a half because it isn't in the budget but we can already see the difference from not having it. For me, I feel as if my body is starved for nutrients. It has only been a few weeks but having our ShakeO has become something of a morning ritual. It feels off not having it.

Last night I made an AIP Paleo friendly dinner the entire family loved! It was chicken breast seasoned with Himalayan Sea Salt & Limes. It was then butterflied, stuffed with paleo friendly guacamole & wrapped in bacon. YUM! It was delicious! I sauteed cut carrots & sweet potatoes on the stove with diced yellow onions & diced garlic. Both were served with a side salad. It was such a nutrient dense meal, I could only eat half which is good. Our stomachs can really only hold so much food. The rest made for a delicious lunch today. I will be posting the recipe in a few days so you can enjoy it too! :)

In the past few days, I have been on a roller-coaster with how I have been feeling. I go from awake to extremely tired & I can tell it is all in conjunction with what I have been eating, or not eating. I have slept more this weekend than I did the first few days of starting this lifestyle. I haven't had the perfect mental clarity I was experiencing a week ago. I don't know how to describe the difference - I guess it would be like walking through a foggy morning as opposed to a bright sunny day. You're awake and aware but definitely not firing on all pistons. It is very draining. Day 10 I slept the most, from 3 in the afternoon to 8 am the next morning. The sad things is, I still felt tired. I made dinner on Day 11 using the stuffed chicken which gave me some steady energy. Today, I woke up feeling a bit drained but better. After church, Jason and I had leftovers. I laid down with Marley & passed out. I slept for about 3 hours. It is very concerning being this tired. I know with my thyroid being so underactive it doesn't help. It is just a reminder to stick to this lifestyle as originally intended.

Mahalo,