21 Day Total Transformation: Day 1

Alright so in regards to what I wrote about in my last post, I have RE-discovered the paleolithic diet. I was perusing through the Paleo Magazine and I read an article about this fisherman who had the same kind of issues that I have been having; slow weight gain, achey, lack of energy, etc...even though I followed Conventional Wisdom decently. He mentioned reading a certain book, "The Primal Blueprint" by former marathoner and Ironman Triathlete Mark Sisson.

I read this book and MAN did it speak to me. Not only did it make the paleo diet easy to understand, it showed me that it is a lifestyle modeled after the lives of the hunter-gatherers of the past. And better yet, IT ALL MADE SENSE. After finishing reading that fun and awesome book, I decided to implement the principles and "10 Laws" into practice, which was fun and easy. For those of you who don't know the 10 laws, they are as follows...

1)  Eat Plants and Animals
2) Avoid Poisonous Things
3) Move Frequently at a Slow Pace
4) Lift Heavy Things
5) Sprint Once in a While
6) Get Adequate Sleep
7) PLAY
8) Get Adequate Sunlight
9) Avoid Stupid Mistakes
10) Use Your Brain

So, after I learned about all of this, I decided to try out Mark's "21 Day Total Body Transformation",
a day by day challenge to help shift people away from "Conventional Wisdom" and become more Primally aligned. It all boils down to optimal gene expression.

So I signed up for this program, and yesterday 06JUL2015, was Day 1. I will outline the various challenges I had to complete and what I ate, etc. So here goes.

DAY 1:

Breakfast: A Vanilla Coconut meal-replacement shake. (YUM)

Lunch: A salad made up of Spinach, green bell peppers, chicken breast, bacon bits, tomato, and sunflower seeds drizzled in olive oil.

Dinner: 8 oz. ribeye steak with a lime based rub, asparagus, onions, red peppers, mushrooms all drizzled in herbed butter.

other challenges included:

- Getting at least 8 hours of sleep (Didn't do so well here. Got about 6.5 hours.)
- Getting 15 mins of sunlight, minimum. (completed)
- Going for a walk for 15-30 mins of slow cardio aka walking. (completed)
- Implement ways to allow an easier transition to sleep and have an energized wake-up (Installed a yellow reading light, turned off major electronics, etc) (Completed)
-Read an article detailing why Chronic Cardio isn't the best thing for us. (Completed)

So far so good. Day 2 has a lot of the same, with some minor tweaks. But I will update you when that happens. =) If you haven't read "The Primal Blueprint" I suggest it highly.

If you have any questions about any of this, please feel free to ask.