Most Important Thing I Learned from Paleo Eating: Cause and Effect

It took a little while to get my system tuned in with enough consistency in eating well per the Primal guidelines but once I was used to it - say about a month or so - I began to feel the the subtle differences that various foods had on my body.

Being dialed in on this cause and effect is now the cornerstone of all my eating habits.

I know the staple of foods we have around the house that keep me feeling balanced, energized, and digesting well and continually becoming more aware of how other foods effect my body.  This plays into my decisions on when and how much I'll deviate.  

I'm writing this on Christmas Eve and there will be a goody table in front of me all evening with lots of tempting treats on it.  But by being aware that the sugar is going to get my heart rate up and make me jittery, followed by an energy crash later and general feeling of uneasiness that I'll probably shy away and head to the nut bowl.

Knowing the price I'll later pay makes it easier for me to decide what I put in my body.  I'll cheat from time to time but when I do I know exactly what to expect in advance.

This makes eating easy for me.  It's not a diet.  There aren't a whole bunch of rules and guidelines I go by anymore; I go by how I feel and it so happens that the foods I eat that fall into The Primal Blueprint and other Paleo Diet regiments have positive effects on my body.