Challenges and Safeguards

(from Jenn)

I mentioned earlier that we faced challenges when we first started trying to eat primal.  For example:

1. Healthy, whole foods cost more.
2. Cooking every night gets tiring, and I lose all resolve to eat right when I'm tired.
3. We have no will power when it comes to certain foods.
4. Most people don't understand what we're doing or why.

When we started talking about doing this 6-month quest, we knew we'd have to find strategies to overcome the challenges we were sure to face again.  So here's what we came up with:

1. Remember that quality is worth the cost.  Choose to spend our food budget on quality ingredients for home cooking instead of eating out.
2. Freeze leftovers to have on hand for nights we're too exhausted to cook.
3. We are pretty much addicted to sugar.  So we've chosen to cut out all sweeteners in addition to actual refined sugar, and we're even avoiding fruit for now.
4. We are in this together.  We know we have to stay strong for each other.

Perhaps I'll update these lists as we continue on this journey!