So today, as I’m writing this, it’s Day 11.  Since I began (on January 15th), I have lost roughly six pounds.  The only two changes I have made to my lifestyle are the diet, and that I have been doing cross-fit training with Wolf Brigade, a small gym here in Rochester.

The only cheating I have done was with rice, and that was by eating sushi.  And the sushi I had two nights ago?  The one roll I ate was made with brown rice.  And I only had the one roll.  So it’s cheating…but it’s not.

People have asked me, are you going to cheat/skimp a little? My response has been, I’d rather it be the exception than the rule.  Sure, I’ll take a bite of that special dessert you made because you really want me to try it.  But I’m taking a bite, not the whole serving.  And if it comes to eating something completely off the diet (i.e. a special breakfast for my wife next month), yes, I will do that.  But I’m going to adhere as strongly as possible up to that point, so that special skip meal is worth it, and so I feel like I deserved it.

I suppose the only other cheating I’ve done is my slight use of balsamic vinegar on a salad.  And really, I’m sure there are some people that consider that a flagrant cheat.  But until I’ve come up with a better salad dressing, I’m going to use a light splash of the balsamic to make my greens taste better.

Anyways, I got to thinking yesterday about the raw food diet.  I don’t intend on undertaking that, but it got me thinking.  If I’m doing this Paleo diet, and it’s working so well, and it’s healthy, and I’m seeing results, is the main reasoning for doing the raw food diet solely because you have a soft spot for animals?  I just can’t quite figure out the rationale you’d have otherwise.