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Paleo Plateau

September 24, 2011 Written by Lisa

Dear friends from afar,

I’m writing today to let you know that I am still in Paleo-land only now I’m stuck on a ledge. A plateau of sorts. Despite my very best efforts this week, I have lost a mere one pound. This, after losing eight last week. Now, I know you’ll tell me that weight plateaus happen all the time and I shall believe you.

I seem to recall back in the day (circa 1997) after my gastric bypass surgery this very same issue. Friends would lose a metric shit-ton of weight in like two nano-seconds (exaggeration for effect, kids) and then BLAMMO! Nothing for two weeks. Oh the wailing and gnashing of teeth! The despair! Ah, good times indeed.

While I’d like to despair because it’s one of my natural inclinations (along with whining and feeling left out), I shall not! Oh no. I’ve had no bread, no sugar, not much dairy (just a wee bit o’half-n-half) and no (bad) carbs in general. Time will out. And, since this is now how I plan to eat 99% of the time, it matters not how long it takes to drop some poundage, right? (RIGHT???)

( My goal was 25 down by my birthday (less than one month away) so I best jump my ass off this plateau soon.)

You know, or not. Whatever my body decides.

It’s all good.

Anyone buying that?

Didn’t think so.

Love and Kisses,
Paleo Princess of Maryland

PS: I cannot cook worth shit but I keep trying. I’m going to start a blog of my worst paleo cooking disasters because I don’t have enough to do.

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3 Comments

  1. Tina Tina
    October 1, 2011    

    Plateaus are so frustrating. My metabolism is so slow, I don’t manage the dramatic drops other people seem to get.

    Jody mentioned soup, so I thought I’d share my favorite soup recipe. Okay, it’s the only soup I make, but I make it often and my boyfriend loves it. It’s Alton Brown’s Lentil Soup. You’ll want to use black pepper instead of “grains of paradise” like I do. It freezes well, too. I like cooking and I still get burned out planning my days around eating, so it’s great to have a back up plan.

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/lentil-soup-recipe/index.html

  2. Jody Jody
    September 25, 2011    

    There are two things I do when I’m REALLY HUNGRY: soup and salad. I am particularly fond of huge bowls of homemade soup. It’s so easy to do, Lisa. You can use a slow-cooker and ANYONE CAN DO IT. I find that I can eat as much soup as I want, and I never gain weight on it. Soup fills you up. If you need some recipes, let me know. I highly recommend a slow-cooker.

  3. The Gal Herself The Gal Herself
    September 25, 2011    

    My best friend was diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes at the ripe old age of 39. He suddenly had to learn to deal with new diet restrictions, with a life worn wearing a pump, with a strict exercise regimen. I met him right around this time and have always been impressed with the grace and maturity he handled something that would have left me angry and frustrated. He warns me that’s just a superficial impression — the he’s gotten angry and frustrated with the condition has fate dealt him more than once and that he has to remind himself CONSTANTLY that when it comes to improving one’s health, “It’s a process, not an event.”

    He’s reminded me of these words of wisdom often over the past 10 days, when I have impatiently wanted to see how much better I WILL feel post-op NOW. After all, I’ve felt so crappy for so long! But while surgery was “an event,” healing is “a process.”

    And if you knew him, he’d tell you the same thing about reshaping your diet and your bod. Just keep telling yourself, “It’s a process, not an event.”

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