Day 1: Again....

Back from Nicaragua, and I'm starting this post as a second day one because the diet was pretty impossible to maintain while there.
I spent most of my time in one of the poorest towns in one of the poorest countries in the world. I was staying in a small, stark surf bungalow, and there was one option for every meal: what the cook there made. There was no grocery store within 30 miles of where I stayed. The chef did a good job at thinking of vegetarian alternatives, but those usually consisted of rice and beans. So there were several days when the only thing for me to eat was a lean protein. I brought along almonds and beef jerkey and was able to stick to paleo foods for the first four days, but the proportions were all off and it was doing some not so pretty things to my body.
The rest of the trip, I ate mostly paleo, but where I had to cheat to be full, I did. I also allowed a cheat day to try some native food -- the most gigantic tamale I've ever eaten.
I can't tell you how much I could feel the difference when I stopped eating paleo food. Felt sort of like when you quit smoking, then have a cigarette. Maybe the first drag is good, but it leaves you feeling not so great afterward.
I'll be back in the OC Crossfit gym Monday. Can't wait to see you guys.
I'm in the south bay for the rest of the week. Going to drop in a Xfit gym up here.
On another note: An anonymous commenter wrote the other day that I should read up on paleo, and I totally agree. So I'm starting "Paleo Diet for Athletes" by Loren Cordain, PhD. so I can have a better understanding of this.
That being said, a three-month paleo challenge is hardly "drinking the Kool-Aid." It's an experiment, a way to see whether this makes me feel good and gets positive results. Part of the reason for blogging about it is to document that, and to clarify things I might not understand with the help of people who read this. So if you see something I'm eating that isn't paleo, let me know. And please explain why it's bad. But telling me that I'm somehow brain washed and that my CrossFit instructors' advice is way off just because I post a photo of some organic turkey meat is hardly productive.