4-25

For breakfast, I had 2 slices of applegate farms turkey bacon (nitrate-free) and a 3 egg omelet with spinach, mushrooms, and onions

I'll be on the go again, so I took the following with me Naked green machine (yes I have an obsession that I need to stop), a red bell pepper, raw pecans and walnuts, and blueberries.  (I had no time to cook up some protein that I should have done last night)

 I had 2 of these kabobs for dinner (this was what was made for the whole family)

Snack:  1 plantain carmelized in a non-stick pan with a  tiny bit of canola oil (much healthier than the version with butter and brown sugar and salt; next time I will try a light tasting olive oil)

4-24

I started the day trying a new pinned smoothie, http://pumpsandiron.com/2012/06/01/kale-smoothie-with-pineapple-mango-and-banana/  It came out looking better, but I like the taste of yesterday's kale smoothie better.

I also had 2 eggs with this for breakfast.

Then I never had a chance to get any pics but had the following:

a blackened tilapia fillet over salad with oil & vinegar

then I was on the go and snacked out of my purse
an orange bell pepper
a small chicken breast
an apple

when I got home I snacked on sunflower seeds, a few pistachios (the salt made me really bloated, I have to find some unsalted ones) and a few pieces of dairy free/soyfree chocolate.

Yesterday Went MUCH Better

 For breakfast, I made a fruit and veggie smoothie to drink on the way to work.
http://veganincleveland.com/2013/01/21/kale-pineapple-smoothie-if-you-keep-one-smoothie-recipe-this-should-be-it/

 2 eggs and banana cakes

 leftover chicken and salad

red bell pepper

Then I went to the gym

leg curls, leg press, squats, hip adductors and abductors, and calf raises

Dinner Meatballs and Spaghetti Squash (I made the meatballs on Sunday)

Snack: 1/2 a cup of walnuts, pecans, raisins, and dairy & soy free chocolate chunks.

Paleo Day 7

 2 eggs from my free range chickens in a red and orange bell pepper ring, with blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, and a kiwi slice.

tilapia with spices cooked in a non-stick pan and spaghetti squash.

As a snack, I had a cup of green grapes and I had another egg in a pepper slice.

Dinner:  London broil with mushrooms, onions, and garlic cooked in olive oil and red wine.

No exercise again, I'm still really fighting a chest and head infection.  :(

Paleo Day 6

My breakfast, lunch, snacks that I brought to work:

Banana Almond "pancakes" and blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, and kiwi for breakfast
lunch is leftover butternut squash soup and a can of tuna over salad with homeade oil & vinegar dressing
snacks - 1/2 an orange bell pepper and pecans

My dinner a mini hamburger (my husband cooked it and put cheese on it and i tried to scrape as much off as I could :( ) with organic ketchup and homemade mayo in a lettuce bun.  An organic, nitrate-free hotdog, and butternut squash fries.

Paleo Day 3, 4, 5

Here's a look at some of the yummy foods I ate over the past 3 days:

Paleo meatballs (i used my breadless meatballs recipe and subbed 1 cup almond meal for the cheese) over spaghetti squash (my new favorite food)

 Banana Almond "pancakes"

 some grilled chicken that i took with me to work and put over a salad of catered food -since I didn't trust there would be any meat.

chicken kabobs - peppers onions and pineapple.

I also snacked on a lot of berries, had more of my naked green machine juice obsession (which i need to stop!) and some raw peppers.  I also had some uncured hot dogs and salad as a quick meal.

I will start posting workouts again soon too, I've been sick (part of the reason I haven't been posting on top of being really busy at work) and can't really breathe.  I'm hoping I will feel decent enough this evening to at least get a light workout in, but right now as my head is still hurting it isn't looking promising.

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.