So it was hard to mentally get back into the swing of things. But nothing helps more with that than by eating well. So today I ate all the right foods. I am feeling more motivated now. I am also glad to learn that my weight wasn’t effected at all.
I have been on this diet for almost two weeks now. Some days I find my nutrient levels are below the RDA but generally they are over. I thought I would check how my nutrient levels are looking averaged out over the last week to see if I am deficient in anything. Here are the results. The number is the percentage of the recommended daily allowance (RDA). So 500% would mean I am five times over.
Vitamin A: 541
Vitamin B6: 350
Vitamin B12: 471
Vitamin C: 188
Vitamin D: 702
Vitamin E: 242
Calcium: 97
Copper: 353
Iron: 354
Magnesium: 154
Manganese: 218
Niacin: 320
Pant. Acid: 179
Phosphorus: 355
Potassium: 127
Riboflav: 264
Selenium: 434
Sodium: 234
Thiamin: 244
Zinc: 264
So as you can see Im pretty much kicking ass in terms of getting enough nutrients. The only one that was slightly below 100% was calcium. But as Dr Loren Cordain says it is not that we need a lot of calcium it is more to do with the potassium/sodium ratio. Too much sodium and the calcium gets leached from your bones. Im sure thats the theory. However, just in case, I will start drinking milk (yes its not paleo I know).
Anyway this just goes to show that a balanced paleo diet really does give you a whole heap of nutrients. This is great for addiction also. Im sure that what my brain needs right now is plenty of nutrients to help get it past the withdrawal process. To feed it something good. But I guess I probably don’t need to focus on my nutrient intake so much now.
Meals:
Lunch: Almonds
Afternoon Snack: Mixed Berries
Dinner: Beef, Liver and Cabbage Soup + Cod Liver Oil
Calories: 2600
Nutrients:
Fat 58% (sat 15%, poly 8%, mono 35%)
Carbohydrates 11% (75g)
Protein 31%
Calories 2600
