About

I like the Primal Blueprint pretty well. I don't care whether the "science" behind it is reliable or not, because it resonates with me. Eating whole foods, having a relaxing and fun life, and exercising slowly a lot and intensely occasionally just sounds like a good way to live. But I was having trouble implementing it.

I read The Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body Transformation, and had high hopes that it would help me put the plan into action. But it was moving too fast for me. I'm quick of wit but slow of body, complete with a sluggish thyroid and all the plodding pace of life that brings.

So I'm expanding it out. For each day in there, I'm taking as long as I need to get it right. And I'm chronicling my tasks and success rate here.

Why am I doing this?
1. I have an autoimmune disease that makes me feel like crap. I'd like to not feel like crap.

2. I am dissatisfied with my body. I have tried to be fat-positive, I have tried embracing intuitive eating (which I do still like, really) and Health at Every Size. And I think those are great initiatives doing great things for people. But the fact of the matter is, I feel out of sorts at my current body composition. I feel swollen. I don't want to feel swollen anymore. So I'm hoping this helps me get less swollen. I use the word swollen and not fat because it really is about a sense of being inflamed, of having the body I would, were I healthy, all puffed up and unnatural feeling.