Me Abby. Me eat meat.

OK, so the title has kind of become a joke with my coworker who I constantly share wisdom with from The Primal Blueprint. We have recently been joking that I'm so into the book that I'm likely to start talking like a caveman. Not entirely PC, but pretty hysterical when we start speaking caveman back and forth to each other. For example:

*Phone rings*
Answers the phone chewing on a chicken leg
"Good afternoon, me Abby. Me hungry."

Whatever gets you through the day, right?

I originally started this book because my ears perked up a little bit when my buddy mentioned he dropped 20 lbs without realizing it by following Mark's wisdom. He also, and maybe more importantly, mentioned that since taking on the paleo lifestyle he has felt great each day with more energy and less tired. I've never followed a diet, I'm not a dieter. Rosemary, my mom, always says, everything in moderation and I truly listen to her and believe this. I guess I've also just been in search of learning about a lifestyle (OK, diet) that suits me and my own personal lifestyle and won't be just some 4 month fling that I do to lose weight for the seven weddings I have this year (I'm not joking about that either.) I guess technically if you want to go by the books, I am in fact overweight. I don't deny I could afford to lose a few pounds but I also am comfortable in my own body and most days look in the mirror and like what I see. I use most lightly.

You stay tuned, me teach you more about meat.

The paleo what?!

I was recently introduced to the "paleo diet" by a friend and immediately rolled my eyes at the thought of another crazy diet for those crazy dieters out there. I stand corrected...so far.

I listened.
I bought the book.
I'd buy the T-shirt.
and now...
I blog.

On Sunday, April 1st (this is no joke) I went out and bought the book The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson. My aunt would understand best when I say I'm the worst at describing books so I'm going to go ahead and briefly state what the back of the book tells us:

"The Primal Blueprint details the compelling premise that you can reprogram your genes in the direction of weight loss, health, and longevity by adapting the simple lifestyle practices of our hunter-gatherer ancestors into modern life."

Thus far, I've learned its much more complicated when I was first told, "the Primal Blueprint is more basic, get that one." I'm exaggerating slightly, it is pretty easy to follow when I go through the salad bar at Spangler Hall and think - would a cave man have access to this? The book, however, is teaching me about how your body stores energy, insulin levels, and other details about how your body reacts to different sorts of carbs, etc. I learn and absorb new information and material best by repeating and reteaching what I've been taught. So now, I blog to learn and also maybe share some interesting information.

Me hope you enjoy.