Home Sweet Home

Omg I'm home. Omg I'm not eating rubbery chicken cutlets for dinner. No joke I pounded a whole steak tonight. #cavemanproblems

What is my life?

I worked through dinner at the commons AGAIN and was forced to fend for myself in my room. Tonight's dinner? Two hard boiled eggs with sea salt, a little bit of unsweetened applesauce and 1 single slice of ham. College, eh?

Sick

Being sick sucks in general, but being away from home while your sick sucks so much worse. And being on this diet is really the cherry on top, isn't it? I want soup and carbs and more than 4 hours of sleep.
But on another note, joe and I grabbed lunch downtown at a soup and salad joint called Fittlehead. It's like subway for salads! Totally awesome!

Eating Out in a College Town

I'm hungry, but I'm also poor. I guess that Lifeguard wage isn't so substantial. To mix it up for a fun date night, Joey and I went out to dinner. Too bad I can eat practically nothing at a restaurant without breaking my diet or the bank. We decided on Panera. Good/Terrible choice. I mean, have you ever had a bread bowl? It's heaven. Needless to say, temptation ran wild. I settled on a salad. I ordered the Fuji Apple Turkey Salad, but with Balsamic dressing (I asked, completely free of corn syrup.) It was actually really good! The only downfall was that I forgot to order it without the cheese! So I spent the first 10 minutes picking out the Gorgonzola cheese pieces out. Rather than come with actual apple pieces in the salad, it came with apple crisp things, and I was 100% sure they had added sugar. Thankfully, I ordered an apple as my side, so I cut it up and threw it in my salad instead of the sugary alternative! After a little bit of work, I got to enjoy a fresh, yummy paleo salad!

5 days in

I just wanted to talk about my poop..LOL. I have always been pretty regular...3 times every morning. The first one was usually the best and most solid...the next 2 were...well...lets just say not as solid. Since Monday there has been a slight change in this "dookie" department...if you will. I am only going once..maybe twice in the morning but the quality has changed dramatically. If you are from upstate NY or been through this area you must have heard Fucillo car commercials. Their "catch phrase" sums up my new morning constitutional..."HUGE..UH"!
Why am elaborating so much on this somewhat social taboo conversation...because GI health is probably the best marker of your overall health. The ability to absorb nutrients and eliminate waste is tantemount to health. Not only that, but the balance of intenstinal flora is so critical to your body being able to forify itself for normal function. This new change has me pumped.
Honestly, the change to total paleo was not that hard for me. The thing I cut out most was sugar...in the form of Ben and Jerry's cinnamon buns ice cream. I ate some most nights before bed. That has wheat, dairy and sugar and the repeated interaction between my GI tract and ice cream was not helping it's function. Now...my hope is to be able to control my sugar cravings better but I do not plan on never eating C.B again...it's just too delicious.

College Cavemen

This is us. Joey and Julia. We're freshmen at Penn State University and both attempting to make college eating healthier. It's not going to be easy, but we're determined to keep off that freshmen 15!