Welcome to my blog about my New Year's Resolution for 2013 - a Primal Blueprint lifestyle!  Today is day one, which of course is New Year's Day.  I'm slightly hung over and clinging to bed a bit.  I've been spending the past couple of days reforming the pantry and hiding or getting rid of "non-grok" food items.  I know the idea is to get rid of it all, but I can't help feeling bad about getting rid of so much food (lots of pasta for sure).   Maybe we'll be able to give it to our neighbors or a food pantry - for right now it's all sitting in brown bags on the kitchen floor.

This change for me comes after a year of eating very poorly.  I've gained over 20 pounds in the past couple of years while going to graduate school and living a hectic lifestyle.  I've known it's not sustainable, but prior to last Thanksgiving I had been a vegetarian (still eating fish though - I love sushi!) for 10 years.  At the end of it my health was poor and my iron extremely low.  It just wasn't the right "diet" for me and my body finally screamed at me to eat some meat.  After I did I had so much energy I knew I needed to be omnivorous again.  But then I ended up just eating and eating everything out there.  After 10 years of discipline I was like a kid in a candy store and I gorged on fast food, Chinese delivery, pizza - any and all convenience foods.  I also didn't make time to exercise throughout school and went from running 5Ks to complete couch potato.  I am 5'7" and currently weigh 160lb.  I have a small "tire" around my midsection, most of my clothes fit too tight (I went up a couple of sizes as well), and my energy is usually very low.

I know this can't continue.  I am 33 years old and plan on having kids in the next couple of years.  I want to be healthy and fit without killing myself over it or sacrificing more time with my boyfriend to achieve it.  In my twenties I was able lose a significant amount of weight through lots of cardio and calorie-counting - but it was exhausting and I can't see myself going through that again.  Reading what the Primal Blueprint is about encourages me that there is another way to achieve my goals.  My boyfriend and I have both made resolutions to go primal, and we intend to support each other through the transition.  I'll let you know how it goes through this blog!  Here's to health and energy in 2013!!!