Days 7 and 8

We jumped into this plan with intense excitement and relatively high expectations for our bodies and our will power. I'll admit, before we fully emerged we should have considered the surrounding circumstances to ensure we were making this change at the right time. Not that any time would be easy, but some are certainly easier than others. It's possible that this was not the best time.

[Side note>> at least work is always interesting? See melon]

For instance, the MPRE (ethics portion of the Bar Exam) is this Friday. Hence the less than daily posting habits that I have developed. It would be nice to pass the first time without hesitation. With our bodies fully adjusted to the paleo plan I have no doubts we would be optimally functioning machines; as physiologically prepared to take the exam as we could be. However, the place we are at currently (ok, maybe I should be speaking for myself here...) is not near optimum function.

What I'm getting at is that yesterday was a rough day for me. It may even be safe to say that it was rough for both of us. The heat and humidity (in an air-less office no less) combined with the fact that I'm bad at softball, have rocking headaches, and suffer severe cravings to create a near-explosion on my end. Thank goodness we're in this together. We managed to pull through and avoid any and all meltdowns and plan-cheating, but it was a close call.

We've also been struggling a little to keep up with the cooking. It's difficult when lunches need to be transportable and easy and some dinners need to be quick. Clearly that's a problem with our society and the paleo plan generally. NEWS FLASH- it's impossible to eat healthy when you don't have time to cook! So it should be a priority. But then we go back to the many reasons why this may not be the best time for paleo: other things may actually be higher priorities. School, family, work, studying all take precedent over chopping vegetables and brewing chili. Yet I also realize that establishing healthy habits now are crucial to a healthy lifestyle in the years to come. Let's just hope it will become more effortless as our routines develop.

When I start to doubt what I'm doing I think about the benefits that could come with the changes we are making. Check out some success stories yourself.