2 Week Update

Wow, the last two weeks have flown by!

The Good

I feel amazing. I have so much energy. I used to be the queen of naps. I always felt like I need at least an hour nap each afternoon. However, this last week especially I haven't felt like I needed to nap.

I've really enjoyed preparing healthier and more wholesome meals for myself and The Carnivore. I've learned how to make several new items and have drastically increase our fruit and vegetable consumption while drastically cutting back on meat and dairy products. And the only food that ended up in the trash was one lonely banana! Way better than normal!

The Carnivore has been largely happy with what I've cooked. (Side note: He willing picked out Kale as a juice ingredient!) Neither of use have felt like we were starving or deprived of any particular food. And, for me, I haven't had intense cravings for sweets or carbs like I thought I would. 

Finally, we have lost weight. Losing weight was not the reason for the change in our diets but it is a welcome side effect.

To date, I have lost 4 pounds in the last 2 weeks and The Carnivore has dropped an amazing 12 pounds!!

The Not So Good

We did go over our food budget for the month by about $100 dollars. So, instead of spending $80 a week, we've spent about $105. But, if we'd been eating out like normal we would have spent way more than that.

Researching recipes and then actually cooking them has taken up a large amount of time. If I was working a full-time job and had kids I'm not sure I'd have time to do all that I'm doing. However, I think if I didn't have a lot of free time right now I'd find a way to manage because I'm very invested in the lifestyle change.

Things to Work On

We did eat out twice. The first week we went out for Thai food on Saturday. This week we had sushi. The meals we chose were healthy options but I want to learn how to make these dishes as well, especially a vegetable roll that The Carnivore picked out on his own. It actually turned out to be my favorite roll that day!

I am still relying on some prepared food. I am going to attempt making my own pasta this week. And I want to make homemade granola bars and fruit leather in the future to have healthy snacks on hand.

Cheese is hard to give up. I am used to relying on it to help replace meat in dishes. I want to use less, possibly, no cheese in the future.