100% Primal - 80% of the Time

For the last 6 months or so, I have been trying to make the switch to a Primal diet. I actually started doing Paleo, but switched to Primal (some dairy).

This is what a Primal Diet looks like.
-          Meat
-          Seafood
-          Vegetables
-          Fruit
-          Nuts and Seeds
-          Some dairy. For me this is usually yogurt and cottage cheese.

Eating this strict of a diet is hard. Most people couldn’t imagine going one day without grains, legumes or sugar. Try doing it every meal , every day.

Actually don’t try it! The point of this is to help you understand that being 100% strict with your diet is not the best thing for you. Here are the top 5 reasons you SHOULD cheat on your diet!!

1)      It reduces the probability that you will completely “fall off the wagon”. The longer you go without cheating, the higher the risk of binging.

2)      Having a comfort food every once in a while will help your mood.  A cheat meal will help keep you from going crazy.

3)      Having a cheat meal to look forward to is good motivation. If there is never an end in sight, you are more likely to quit.

4)      A cheat meal will keep your body and your mind from getting bored.  This couldn’t prevent you from seeing results.

5)      Who wants to live in a world without chocolate.

 Be smart about your cheat meals. I try to stick with the 80% rule. If I eat Primal 80% of the time, I feel good, by body feels good and my workouts feel good.

Stay hungry my friends!!

Enjoy Life – Workout!

Mandy