Paleo Day 19

It has been 19 days, and I can actually say with a lot of confidence that I will be able to go 30, and in fact I plan to keep the strict paleo up for 6 weeks before making a decision as to what steps to take next.
With initial bodyweight dropping 7 or 8 pounds in the first week I was left feeling wrecked and weak. I thought this was heading in the same direction as other "crash diets" I have tried. After week 2 I started to get back most of my strength, but the cravings for shitty food were still almost more than I could take. I thought that if I just broke down and ate a bag of M&M's I would feel better and thus, be more productive and be able to work harder. Fortunately I did not break down.
By week 3 I had learned how to get the food I needed, ie the calories, the fat, the protein, and the carbs and I continue to develop a knowledge of when and in what quantities to take these foods so that I can be at peak energy most all day, not gearing towards specific time frames. My workouot recovery time are getting shorter and my cravings are nearly gone.
Fortunately I love steak, fish, chicken, eggs, and vegetables because for the most part my diet is still pretty boring, but the combinations of those foods with fruit mixed in, and the most important condiment in my life: Salsa.
The only regret I have right now, is not taking more pictures along the way to gauge progress. I also did not do any kind of fat analysis beforehand so I wont really know the scientific gains, but I can say for sure the mental and physical gains are only starting to show.
I am currently losing about 1 pound every 4-5 days, this is really by desing because I dont want to be dropping so fast that I am too weak or at a lack of blood sugar to do normal activities, working out, family time, ect.
Sleeping. In the first couple of weeks I spent a lot of time sleeping. Going to bed early and getting up late. Partly because I knew if I was sleeping, I couldn't be eating, or craving anything to eat, but partly due to lack of energy at night, especially after workout nights. Now, only 3 weeks into it, I am going to bed later and getting up earlier and more refreshed than ever before.
Water is a god send. Water has become my new best friend. With the only drawback being I have to get during the middle of the night to take a piss, I have learned that my previous consumption was way too low. It not only helps me feel full when I don't otherwise, it provides the necessary hydration that I probably wasn't gettting prior before and during workouts.