I am about two weeks in to really focusing on nutrition (I should note that I ate pretty well to begin with).  The transition is pretty easy and I don't miss the things I gave up nearly as much as I thought I would.  

I stopped drinking milk for breakfast, stopped putting cheese in my eggs and am taking cream out of the coffee next week.  At that point I will be dairy free.  

I also shifted to more vegetables than fruit and am eating vegetables and nuts every morning for breakfast...usually with eggs.  

I even purchased humus without wearing a disguise.  

I eliminated "cheat" meals.  Nothing against them, I just lost the desire to intentionally screw myself up twice a week.  

I also cut one WOD from my weekly training schedule.  My body feels better.  We'll see if my performance suffers over time.  I am now on 4 CFE Strength and Conditioning WODS and 2 CFE Running WODS per week.  I am adding extra push-ups and pull-ups to improve my "Murph" on Memorial Day.  

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The main challenge: snacks.  I need to get more creative when shopping.  I love almonds, but only so much.   

Nutrition and training went well today. I am down 7 pounds in 21 days. Not having problems staying "paleo"...but I haven't had a lot of temptation, either.

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I started CrossFit late in 2009. I danced around Paleo for most of 2010.  I "participated" in a few Paleo Challenges.  I tried going cold turkey.  It didn't work.  I would start, run out of eggs and pound a glass of milk for breakfast.  Since I just blew the challenge I had a PBJ for lunch and a few beer at night for good measure.  

Then I put my suit pants on...I rarely wear a suit as I am self employeed...and they fit exactly like they did a year ago.  A victory for most, but I beat my ass CrossFitting 5 times a week and expected some improvement. Basically I am faster, stronger and more flexible but my friggin' body is almost the same.  Awesome! I am a really fit guy with 18 percent body fat.

That was the catalysit I needed.  I paid more attention to a post on Mark's Daily Apple (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/) and started easing my way into it.  That was about 60 days ago.  

I am not a strict Paleo guy.  I still drink beer, I eat cake when my Grandma makes it and I even have a bun on a burger from time to time.  My eating puts me at about 90% compliance.  And, here's the shocker, I am finally starting to drop the body fat.

I am going to chronicle my Paleo lifestyle on this blog.  Look for several posts a week.