Man, what a whirlwind this past few weeks have been. Let me first apologize for the delay in Paleo Diet posts. I’ve just been so busy out in the field hunting. I’ve just gotten back from 2 hunts. The first was in the Utah backcountry for archery mule deer. The second was here in my home state for Arizona Black Bear. Utah was a bust because of my bow getting knocked around pretty good. Ended up dang near emptying my quiver at a buck. I later found out that there was a slew of things “off” on my bow. Bummer, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Just need to be more careful. Arizona was very successful and you can be on the lookout for a full write up of that hunt in the future! We are here to talk about the Paleo Diet though right? Let’s get into how that has been.
Overall, the Paleo Diet has been pretty easy. It has, like the other diets, expanded my cooking knowledge beyond what it once was. Doing stuff like this has a tendency to do that, because it takes you out of your comfort zone. No more just grabbing a box of cereal and calling it good. No more landing on the standard of oatmeal for breakfast. Things change with a new diet for sure. The change was good though if you ask me. Instead of these standards for breakfast, I have been doing something more along the lines of sweet potato hash with eggs or banana chia peach pudding. Both are killer and quick.
As far as how I have felt, my answer to that is awesome. I haven’t had any issues with my stomach or energy levels. Another thing that is usually a common complaint with diets is feeling hungry. This is not something I’ve had an issue with. In fact, I’m eating as much as I want. It just has to be Paleo Diet friendly. No counting calories or macros. Just plain old healthy eating. One of my favorite dishes so far has been Venison stir fry. I made it with broccoli and cauliflower rice. The venison was from a coues deer I harvested this past January. I cooked the backstrap medium rare and then sliced it super thin. After cooking up the broccoli and cauliflower rice in the same pan as the meat, I threw the meat back in there with some coconut amino and stirred that around for a minute or so. Let’s just say that is probably going to remain in constant rotation for dinner in my house.
Just last week I got to take Paleo out into the field for an extended backcountry hunt as well. The whole time I felt awesome. Great energy levels and recovery was a snap. I will say my least favorite time of day though was dinner. Wild Zora was what I went with for my dinners and breakfasts. While the breakfasts weren’t bad, the dinners were just plain bland and bland can get. I am not one to bad mouth anyone and I don’t mean to do that here. For me though, these just weren’t that good. There were a few evenings when I didn’t even eat dinner and just ate some bars and almond butter. Other than that, everything else was great.
As I sit here and write this update, I’m looking at the start of another backcountry hunt. This one will be in CO for mule deer and black bear starting on September 1st. While the Paleo Diet has been great to me, I’m gonna be honest, I am really looking forward to getting back to my old routine with food. Of course now it will be slightly modified. There are some things that I have taken from this 6 month diet journey that will stick with me. Of course, just like in the past, you can look forward to a backcountry meal plan for the Paleo Diet in the near future! Until then, I’ve got some bowhunting to do!
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