Hunter-Gatherer Diet Results

We survived!

We went without grains, sugar,

chemicals, preservatives, & monotrisurtablepshaekhra???

Today, I had ketchup on my hamburger.

Happy me.

Mr. LB gets a Blackberry-peach crisp

and homemade vanilla ice-cream.

(Never mind the bit that spilled on the counter.)

We did well at sticking to it.

It was most difficult when traveling or

attending any sort of event.

Everything served was either sugar

or preserved/processed.  Trying not

to be rude and still eat was a challenge.

I will preface this by saying that neither of us

is really 'over weight.'  

We could lose a couple pounds, but 

not more than 10-20 max.

Mr. LB lost 10-15 lbs. and actually had to

begin eating a little oatmeal in the mornings

after about 3 1/2 weeks.

He was loosing too much and

couldn't eat enough in a day to keep his energy up.

He did notice that his joints

were virtually painless even 

after a day of about 65 miles on a dirt-bike.

I lost about 8 lbs.  My energy was fine - 

or at least not drained.

He works a lot harder than I do.

What I noticed was that

I got tired of eating and not feeling

full or satisfied.

We will continue to move towards organic,

and unprocessed whenever possible.

As I become a better gardener and canner,

that might be easier:)

I have plenty to learn.

Mr. LB is going to continue to

keep grains to a minimum.

One of the things we missed most

was cheese - just regular chemical-laden cheddar (or colby-jack.)

Next, was just the completion of the dish-

like rice, pasta, or tortillas.

(Tacos without shells are really difficult to eat with your fingers.)

It's strange how we are trained to what the whole flavor is

or have preconceptions about a complete meal. 

We have been lucky in that our lettuce

is still going, cucumbers and tomatoes are coming on,

corn from friends, berries in the front yard,

and plums everywhere. 

It has been a worthy trial and

one that we will continue at times
and at other times just keep in mind as we eat

a taco with our hands:)

PS: I might make me lavender cookies before summer goes away.

Until next time,

Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches