“Mommy, when is the new baby coming?”

These are the words that REALLY got me started thinking about embarking on this adventure. My son asked me this about a month ago…and I wasn’t (and am not) pregnant. He meant well for a precocious 6 year old; I mean he had gotten a baby sister just 18 months ago and had watched my middle grow with life. I wasn’t mad at him of course…but I started growing angry with myself.

Obviously no woman wants to be mistaken for pregnant when she not, so this muffin top has GOT TO GO before there is any more confusion. What I didn’t expect, however; is that my first few days of this paleo diet would actually remind me of pregnancy. Here are a few reasons:

1. I’m… (yawn)… Tired! (and kinda nauseous, too)  My brother warned me about this. Carbs are a source of energy for your body. I teach science…I teach my students that the body needs sugar (glucose) and oxygen to perform cellular respiration. When cutting carbs (the glucose), you have less energy. I remember my first trimester of BOTH of my pregnancies, I wanted to nap every afternoon and was ready for bed by 8:30, then felt generally nauseated the hours in between. This feeling was pretty much the same on days 1 and 2.

2.  I have to pee…a lot…and all the time. How do you help yourself feel full when you can’t eat? Drink water! How do you flush toxins from your body? Drink water! My brother told me to drink LOTS of water and all this new water intake means lots of…ahem…output as well. I get up every two hours at night and feel like it is every 30 minutes during the day. No lie. I pee before I leave for Target (10 minutes away) …get to Target and have to pee when I get there, and can barely hold it until I get home. Those bladder control pharmaceutical commercials are less and less laughable now. My body is slowly acclimating, but for the first few days, consider investing in a bedpan so you can finish an episode of Outlander (if you have not seen this ladies…it is a series worth holding it for!)

3. Cravings! It’s all lean meats and low-glycemic carbs right now…of course I am fantasizing of a HUGE BOWL of fettuccine Alfredo with a hot fudge sundae on top!

4. The “glow”. So, the good news is I have already started seeing some positive change in my complexion. It could be the less greasy foods or the extra water intake, but my skin tone has definitely improved. BONUS!

I’m tired and have to pee…so until tomorrow… (which means breakfast! Yes!) Cheers! Thanks for reading! I am humbled by the support and positive response!!!