Paleo Day 2

Today's food went much better.

I only had half a naked green machine smoothie for breakfast as I wasn't really hungry.

 For lunch I had a piece of blackened mahi and mushrooms and 1/2 a yellow bell pepper.  (I ate this in 2 sittings)

Then I had 2 eggs from my chickens with some homemade paleo friendly mayo - it was OK, the recipe I used definitely needs some tweaking.

Dinner was AMAZING:  Butternut Squash soup and a mustardy pork chop.  Recipes to follow at a later time.

Paleo Attempt Day 1

So, day 1 started off ok, but didn't end so well.

I had some green tea in the morning.

 I attempted a paleo eggsalad recipe - it was 3 eggs and 1/2 an avocado in lettuce leaves.  I didn't like it, so I only ate 1 of them.  I think I'm going to try to make my own "mayo" from olive oil to use in the future.

 snack of blueberries, blackberries, and green grapes.

lunch tilapia cooked with spices and a little olive oil (enough to coat the spices), lettuce, carrots, radishes, red cabbage, broccoli, and homemade oil & vinegar dressing with a coconut water.

Then I came home and we wound up spending a lot of time adopting a cat and then shopping for supplies for the cat.  I wound up eating late at night while shopping a jr cheeseburger on the go.  not so good.  ugh.  If i started on the weekend I wouldve been better prepared, but moving on!

Back for Good and Starting Paleo

Ok sick kids are better, vacation came and went, sick mommy is better and I'm back for good.

My brother has convinced me to go Paleo.  He gave me some reading materials, i ate some good bye ice cream last night, and now i'm ready.  I still have to go shopping so I'll be officially an annoying paleo follower tomorrow lol.

Here's my shopping list for thurs - sun (I already have some beef and chicken in the fridge)

Fish (depending on selection)
blueberries
mango
kiwi
bananas
apples
kale
spinach
broccoli
parsley
spaghetti squash
salad mix
romaine lettuce heads
bell peppers
red onion
mushrooms
squash (green & yellow)
avocado
butternut squash
frozen pineapple
simply apple juice
coconut water
organic coconut flakes (no sugar added)
organic coconut milk (canned) x 2
chicken broth

There are different levels of adherence to paleo.  I plan on sticking to it 90% of the time (most strict according to the official diet).  My "cheats" will be family occasions to not be super annoying to others and possibly a little bit of milk in my tea if I can't break my habit.

Giving up milk, cheese, cream, butter, and yogurt will be the hardest for me.  But, I'm all in!

Here's a shot of my morning snacks today (even though i'm officially starting tomorrow)

grapes, blueberries, salad with oil & vinegar & spices, pecans, and Naked Green Machine smoothie.