Day 2 on the 30 days of Paleo

I figured I would give you a quick insight on my journey to the Paleo diet. Few years ago we were able to figure out that gluten intolerance runs on my side of the family. This first eye opener happened when my son was diagnosed with autism. The therapists were trying to consul me and placed a bunch of pamphlets in my hands as I was shuffled crying out of the room where we had just received word that he was on the autism spectrum. One of those articles had a quick blurb about how a gluten free / casein free diet is very helpful for children on the spectrum. About 1 year earlier my mother was diagnosed with gluten intolerance which was aggravating her hypothyroidism, she had success with the diet change so we figured we would try. We eliminated all wheat/ gluten from his diet the next day and within 2 days he started talking !!! I mean real complete, purposeful sentences !! Finally at 2.5 yo we were able to communicate with our child, the change was nothing short of a miracle. From that day in 2008, we have been a gluten free household. Fast forward to 2011. I have spent this year trying to lose excess weight and get our family eating healthier. I am amazed at the behavior changes in my oldest from when he eats crap to when he eats whole, nutritious foods. This is not including my own changes as I stopped eating gluten. No more midday slumps, no more rotating between horrible crampy diarrhea to constipation (sorry TMI), the general allergies subsided and the almost daily headaches were gone. I am sold on the theory that food heals and hurts our body. The basic premise of Paleo is that our bodies have not evolved in the last 10,000, pre agricultural years and are not accustomed to eat the pounds of white sugar, fake fats, and other preservatives we have in our present day, processed foods. The idea is to get back to the basics- lean meats, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. I stumbled upon the Paleo diet, bought countless cook books, asked all the questions on web boards, signed up for different blogs and attempted to change us over twice with failure within days. I realized the change has to start with me. So. here. I. am. I am feeding the family all the junk I do not intend to stock in the house again while I am cooking myself and hubby these meals. Do I feel guilty? Not really, I have our goal insight and just need to change myself. I am also going to go out on a limb and post weekly weights. Thank God I have only one follower LOL

DAY 2 - Weight 201

Breakfast: 2 leftover Breakfast muffins

Lunch: Leftover red cabbage, raisen, red pepper and apple salad from yesterday (forgot what I called it yesterday... cole slaw maybe?)

Snack: Homemade Beef Jerky

Dinner: Steak kabobs with zucchini, mushroom and red peppers with cauliflower "mashed potatoes" with fresh basil, red onion, and fresh garlic in them (these are soooooo good !!)

Late night snack: Sorry sugar cravings are kicking in- I had a handful of frozen cherries that I bought fresh a few months back and de-pitted.

Also just a note only filtered water is being consumed this whole time.