To be honest, I have found the first few days both the easiest and hardest days of the diet.
I started off on with high blood pressure and a terrible migraine with some not so nice mood swings in-between. I did do the right thing and visited my doctor and he gave me the ok to continue and wished me luck (with the warning to come straight back to the Medical Centre should the headaches worsen).
On the third day, the headache finally started to subside though I was exhausted from almost no sleep. However, despite feeling tired, for the first time in a long time, I went through an entire day of not craving soft drinks, chocolate or any other junk food or breads. Without intending to, Friday became my first "Primal Only" day. And I felt great.
Come Saturday, I was on a roll. While not wanting to waste any non-primal food in our cupboard, the cup-of-soup that was to accompany our leftover salad just didn't do it for me. And I'm talking about my favourite cup-of-soup ever. Two mouth-fulls later, the remainder of the soup went into the rubbish bin.
And then, came Sunday (bloody Sunday). The day started great. A refreshing morning out in our garden and then off to visit family.
And then I crashed. While making a flying visit to the supermarket for a couple of things, I saw every single thing that I can't (or shouldn't) eat and it was everything I was craving. Chocolate, chips, bread rolls, soft drink, you name it, I literally salivated over it. I reached for so many items but managed to pull back at the last minute knowing once it hit the basket, it wasn't going to leave. Admittedly, I did pick a couple of things up but I managed to put them back before fleeing to another aisle.
And then it became too much. I reached the confectionary aisle to get some dark chocolate for my first attempt at a Hot Chocolate not made from powder and I caved. I did everything I could think of to try and talk myself out of purchasing the delicious treat. I compared the ingredients list to normal dark chocolate. I put it down then picked it back up again. I thought about ringing Spud for moral support but, in hindsight stupidly, didn't for the simple reason that I wanted to resist the temptation all on my own.
I am ashamed to say it, but the treat is now sitting in the cupboard, taunting me. I was so angry with myself when I got home (I really could have cried when I got into the car to drive home). I am so disappointed I couldn't say no in the end.
So, for the first few days of the diet, I have learnt the following things...
* Be prepared to go through withdrawal when you start phasing out the processed foods. Along with possible headaches and other bodily symptoms along with severe and horrible mood swings. I feel utterly horrible for Spud for the past few days as I don't think that I have been the easiest person to live with.
* Eat before visiting the Supermarket. Feeling the hunger pangs while wandering the aisles (unfortunately, they do not have Primal Food aisles so trying the avoid the sight of the chocolates, biscuits, chips and soft drinks is futile) is a fast way to fall off the wagon.
* If you don't trust yourself, don't go alone. I have now found out the hard way that, at least for the next few weeks, I don't trust myself alone in a supermarket. I need the moral support right there with me to physical move me away if need be.
* Prepare in advance. Prepare meals that you can freeze for those nights for when you get home and just don't feel like cooking (as we speak, I am boiling up a big batch of my family pumpkin soup recipe - which just very handily happens to fit perfectly into our new Primal living). Also, try and get your breakfast foods as organised as possible the night before ie chop any vegies you intend to use. The more preparation you do ahead of time is reducing the risk of just going with the easy option.
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