Paleo Kickstart

I stopped posting here because just too much was going on in my life and I was somewhat disenchanted with everything. Well, I'm around once more. I found new work (with my old company under new ownership), my personal issues have been addressed, my back is much stronger than it was, etc. Life is as good as can be hoped for right now. Now that my back is stronger, I've been able to become a lot more active. The depression one can face not being able to be active for fear of severe pain is not to be trifled with-- nor can someone who has not been through it fully grasp the deepness of heartache. It really sucks. I'm able to workout in a real way again, I'm able to run (albeit I feel as though waddling is a more apt term due to my size now), I'm able to play with the kiddos and so much more. Soccer was always my love and I'm able to play once again. I also need to kick up my healthy eating a notch...or ten. I have always thoroughly enjoyed eating healthy. Now, thanks to a few friends, I've been lead to eat the healthiest, and intended, way one can! Enter Paleo! My friends Abe and Sara have mentioned a few times that they fairly recently began a new lifestyle. No, not a diet, folks. A lifestyle. I was somewhat hesitant, but I asked about it. I must admit that when I heard "Paleo" come out of Abe's mouth, I instantly started mulling over all my old history lessons in my mind. He figured as much and shared a little about the Paleolithic lifestyle. To be honest, it's not too terribly far from how I've preferred to eat most of my athletic life as pretty much every good athlete knows that natural food is best. Paleo, however, takes it a few steps further and teaches that just because it's natural, does not mean you should eat it. This is the part that most intrigues and interests me. I'm very much looking forward to this journey. I see the transition being quite easy for me. Paleo At Penn has a wonderful blog that has really inspired and informed me. I suggest a read...