Before making any
choice which will change your life you’ve got to really think why you’re doing
it. What’s the point in lying to yourself? No one else will ever know!
I thought as the first proper post of this blog I should get
into what started me on Paleo and why I did it.
The biggest reason I changed my diet was for vanity
reasons. I simply did not look like the version of myself that I wanted to look
like. I have a mantra which I tend to think about quite often: “I am not
content to live the best years of my life not being the person that I want to
be”. I am still not finished with this goal, but I’ve made a hell of lot of
progress by getting up off my butt and committing to some real change.
The second big reason why I went Paleo was because I love
to eat food. And it gives you a framework within which you can eat absolutely
tonnes!
So these reasons are why I went Paleo: Vanity and
Gluttony. Not a pretty picture and not very noble at all.
Moving onto how, we can shed some light on the title of
this post. I was recommended to the Fat Burning Man (FBM) podcast (pictured) and started
listening to a few episodes. I cannot recommend Abel James’ show enough. His
guests are always fascinating and he has the voice of Samuel L Jackson and
Morgan Freeman’s love child. On top of this its a great way to find out about the food we eat, how hormones contribute to our health and well-being, and hear some success stories to boot. Back to the point: pretty soon I was contemplating
Paleo. Soon after that I was exhausting my supplies of any unhealthy foods I owned. Then I was researching the hell out of the food that I was to be eating. In no time
at all it was sweet potatoes, butter and double cream.
I think the reason why I succeeded was because I took the
leap all by myself and really took ownership of it all. I hadn’t even heard of Paleo before listening to the FBM. It was up to me to really find
out what was going on. For people like me, this is the best way to instigate
change. You need to get on with it. Don’t shout it from the roof tops, crack on
with the task at hand and when others see the results you’ve got then they’ll
be asking you for your big secret.
On the other hand, if you’re someone who enjoys working
with others, find a housemate or friend who will go on a Paleo trial run with
you for 2-3 weeks. Talk to each other about what food you ate and how it’s
making you feel. Are you feeling more energised? Is your skin clearer? How much weight
have you effortlessly lost?
So here’s what this post means for you: if you want to be
a catalyst for change in your own life, first choose why and then plan how.
Stick to your plan, and the world’s your oyster.
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