The virgin post

So this is it.  The 6 week, buy in for 20$, winner take all, Paleo challenge! Also worth noting is that this  is a virgin blogger's first entry.  No, not a virgin's blog entry! I've never blogged before and generally have to rely on my 13 yo daughter to help me do anything tech, including resetting the radio stations in my car. However, since I'm pushing myself in all kinds of new ways, I decided to set it up myself. Success!  But this blog is not about that! This blog is going to be about my first attempt at eating the "Paleo", watching myself shrink and become svelte!
 If you've found this blog than you probably already know what the Paleo diet entails.  In a nutshell you eat meat, veggies, limited fruits, nuts and fish. No grains or legumes. No sugar. No dairy. I'm not a big pasta, carb or junk food eater so I hope I can maintain. The purpose of the blog here is to give a voice to my successes, failures and feelings. Maybe someone will find this helpful. Maybe it will help me stay on track and reach my goal of becoming more (cross)fit and loosing 30#! It seems much more daunting on this side of 40. Perhaps it's the people and things happily accumulated over time: 3 children, a husband, 2 dogs, a growing flock of chickens and a high stress full time job. Oh, and there is the 600.00 large I am going to win through the Cape Ann Cross Fit when I win this Paleo challenge!
Last week I paid, weighed, got measured and committed. I even let (although I had no choice) someone take pictures of me: a front view including the gut (should it be plural since there is so much?), a side view &  picture from the back. Yes, a rear shot also. The rear end (which is as wide as a Weber grill- the deluxe one-) was part of the Glamour Shot. No breaks here. But then again I'm not looking for a break. I want to be accountable to myself and definitely don't want to be humiliated.
I will try and post daily about what I ate and did (or did not!)  & how I feel physically. Perhaps a musing or tirade about how I feel.  Good luck to me and to all the other challenge peeps out there!