Another day of great Paleo eating down. Today's going well, too. I'm continuing to feel better everyday, even with the allergies that fall brings. It's so nice to enjoy my meals. Before, the oatmeal and the egg whites made me want to gag in the morning. No flavor!! Zero enjoyment! And I would be starving while waiting for my next "meal" in three hours. This morning I had bacon & raw egg yolks, an idea that I saw on FastPaleo's website. It was delicious and filled me up to the brim. So easy, too!
Last night we had bacon-wrapped meatloaf and steamed cauliflower (well, I had steamed cauliflower, Phil had two helpings of meatloaf, instead :P). The entire loaf cost about $9 and there was more than half left after dinner last night. Healthy eating is NOT expensive, people!! Just buy the right things and then actually eat them instead of letting them go bad. Which reminds me, I have some ground beef to freeze!
I'm going to stay in a cabin in Hocking Hills tonight for a girls' night with my friend. I requested that she bring me pork rinds (not paleo in a strict sense, but a better choice than potato chips!) and I'm bringing the rest of the meatloaf from last night. For breakfast I'll have my grain-free blueberry muffins and butter. nomnomnomnom. My muffins didn't quite turn out as they should as I used the food processor to grind the almonds for the almond meal and it didn't get fine enough. Next time, I'll have to try the coffee grinder, instead (even though it will take some time to make 2.5 cups of meal in a coffee grinder!!!).
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Changes, so soon!
How lucky am I!! Mark's Daily Apple started a 30-day challenge yesterday, as well...how wonderful! I'll get even more guidance along the way along with recipes and workouts. Looks like I started just at the right time :)
Went to the grocery store today. Lots of ground meat, some chicken, eggs, veggies, blueberries...I also was able to find uncured bacon. I didn't know they had it at Kroger - woohoo!! I got so much food for breakfasts, lunches and dinners this week and will be freezing three pounds of ground beef that I got on sale.
I'm making chicken fajita salad tonight from The Foodie and the Family. It's going to be delicious! I'm also going to try her recipe for blueberry muffins made with almond meal.
I already feel better after just one day of no grains, sugar, soy, preservatives, etc. I'm breathing easier through my nose and I have more energy. Tonight looks like a great night for a walk after it cools off.
Went to the grocery store today. Lots of ground meat, some chicken, eggs, veggies, blueberries...I also was able to find uncured bacon. I didn't know they had it at Kroger - woohoo!! I got so much food for breakfasts, lunches and dinners this week and will be freezing three pounds of ground beef that I got on sale.
I'm making chicken fajita salad tonight from The Foodie and the Family. It's going to be delicious! I'm also going to try her recipe for blueberry muffins made with almond meal.
I already feel better after just one day of no grains, sugar, soy, preservatives, etc. I'm breathing easier through my nose and I have more energy. Tonight looks like a great night for a walk after it cools off.
Monday, September 12, 2011
UNO!
Don't ding me on the technicalities, please...I've been reading about and studying the Paleo/Primal lifestyle for several months now and I'm no pro. I know I've read what the difference is between the two but I've yet to retain that yet :P If you're completely unfamiliar with Paleo/Primal, here's a great link to help you out: http://cavegirleats.com/what-is-primal/
So this journey on which I am about to embark is happening for several reasons. One, the obvious one, I want better health. I've tried the low-carb, low-fat thing. Yikes. Starving all day and not losing the weight I should have been considering I was in misery. Two, I'm trying to heal myself of my asthma. It's an expensive and annoying illness and frankly, I'm ready to be finished with it. Three, I like bacon. I don't need to explain myself there.
I read once that if you don't try this lifestyle for at least 30 days, you are doing yourself a disservice. I can't say that I've ever done much of anything (other than exercise) at 100% of effort for 30 days. At 27, that's kind of a buzz-kill to have to say. So I really want to do this for perhaps a bit of a confidence boost. Reason number four.
I still live in a one stop light county (yes, COUNTY), so it's a little more difficult for me to get grass-fed beef, etc. I'm just going to have to try my best to buy organic and local until we move to a bigger town (hopefully within the next few weeks!). I will likely write down what I've eaten some days and others I won't. I will likely write about how I feel physcially and mentally. I might take pictures of the progress of my body. So basically, who knows what you'll get out of reading this blog. Selfishly, it's mostly for my benefit. ;)
So this journey on which I am about to embark is happening for several reasons. One, the obvious one, I want better health. I've tried the low-carb, low-fat thing. Yikes. Starving all day and not losing the weight I should have been considering I was in misery. Two, I'm trying to heal myself of my asthma. It's an expensive and annoying illness and frankly, I'm ready to be finished with it. Three, I like bacon. I don't need to explain myself there.
I read once that if you don't try this lifestyle for at least 30 days, you are doing yourself a disservice. I can't say that I've ever done much of anything (other than exercise) at 100% of effort for 30 days. At 27, that's kind of a buzz-kill to have to say. So I really want to do this for perhaps a bit of a confidence boost. Reason number four.
I still live in a one stop light county (yes, COUNTY), so it's a little more difficult for me to get grass-fed beef, etc. I'm just going to have to try my best to buy organic and local until we move to a bigger town (hopefully within the next few weeks!). I will likely write down what I've eaten some days and others I won't. I will likely write about how I feel physcially and mentally. I might take pictures of the progress of my body. So basically, who knows what you'll get out of reading this blog. Selfishly, it's mostly for my benefit. ;)
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