So, I fell off the bandwagon, already. I did pretty well. I was noticing a difference in bloating and energy. In fact I ate breakfast at 7:45 yesterday morning and didn't have lunch until 2pm.
And then I was STARVING!!!
It was our anniversary and I had planned on making hamburgers and sweet potato fries (baked of course), but then I was so, so hungry, and we had a gift card to Darden Restaurants. So we ended up at Red Lobster. And I made bad choices. I had three rolls (because you can't go there and not have at least one!) and popcorn shrimp and a baked potato and it was all so glorious! And as soon as I was done eating I was ready to pass out.
So, clearly following this primal lifestyle gives me energy and allows me to not eat every couple of hours, while eating out and making bad choices makes me tired and overweight. That being said, I have leftovers from dinner last night, and I have every intention of eating them for lunch today. I will still eat my primal breakfast and I will eat my primal dinner, but I just don't want to waste the delicious rolls, popcorn shrimp and potato that remain. Can you blame me?!
Also, as we were leaving the restaurant last night Jay got a call from our neighbor that their house was flooded. Jay raced home to help them get the water up and minimize the damage. I spent the evening trying to get Aiden down. So, I really don't even know what day 3's challenge even was. I may try to combine day 3 and 4 challenges, or re-evaluate. My co-worker who was going to do this with me decided to wait one week. I don't really want to do that, but I know I haven't followed the lifestyle to a T. On the other hand, I don't want to be too hard on myself. Mark suggests 80% compliance after the 21 day challenge, maybe I'm starting my 80% a little early.
No, I must commit. I will eat my non-compliant food for lunch and then back to it. Well, probably. Jay has a brownie and ice cream left over from last night that has been calling out to me since we left. See! This is why we can't have this stuff in the house!
Ok, let's just take this day by day. Thanks for sticking with me!
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Primal Living 21 Day Challenge, Day 2
I have officially made it through two days of this challenge. I'm shocked at how difficult it is to go without carbs. This is silly! However, on the bright side, I'm starting to notice less bloating. :)
Yesterday I had a bit of a breakdown in the afternoon, which I partially contribute to the change in diet. Thankfully I'm doing much better today.
For breakfast I had the blueberry banana fritata that I mentioned yesterday. I'm very excited to report that it is still good a couple of days later, reheated. It is the perfect balance of sweet, not too sweet, but better than just eggs. I also had a mocha with it. I went with regular milk instead of skim milk like I usually do. I probably should have skipped the chocolate, but I think I'll be ok. However, I think I might have an intolerance to milk. I'll try again later in the challenge to see how it makes me feel.
For a snack I had some raw cashews. I purchased them for a recipe and thought I would eat them as a snack. I love cashews, but I think I prefer them to be prepared in some form other than raw. I ended up eating an almond and walnut mix along with some raisins. I can't promise the raisins are part of this diet, but the ingredients listed dried grapes and no added sugars, so it seems like it should be ok.
For lunch I had left-over pina colada chicken. It was really good, once again.
For dinner we had lemon-pepper tilapia. We greased the cookie tray with coconut oil, laid out the tilapia and sprinkled with lemon-pepper. It was very easy and pretty tasty. I ate mine with an avocado and some grapefruit. After dinner I had a glass of red wine and two squares of dark chocolate with sea salt.
Other than my love for bread and pasta, this lifestyle change isn't really all that restrictive. At least it isn't horribly different from what I was eating before. I still can't promise that I will make it 21 days, but I'm going to try.
Oh, and the challenge for day 2 was to go shopping. Since we did that Friday night we decided that we would clean out the pantry and fridge on day 2. Jay doesn't want me getting rid of everything, and Aiden won't be following this lifestyle as strictly, so not everything went. However, when I got home from work yesterday I was suprised and excited to see that Jay had already cleaned out the pantry and took care of the fridge while we were preparing dinner. All things non-primal are on the top shelf or the floor so I don't have to look at them. These items are primarily for Aiden but some of them are for Jay.
I also want to pat myself on the back for a minute for not using the elevator once at work yesterday. I work on the 5th floor and often take the elevator from the first level. I always walk if it is only a floor or two. But yesterday I took the stairs. It's challenging at 7am with your coat and purse and lunch bag, but I did it. :)
According to what I have read, I will start to see changes within the first couple of days and feel better after the first week. As I mentioned above, I noticed this morning that I'm not as bloated as I have been in the past. Hopefully by the end of the week some of my clothes will start fitting just a little bit looser!
Don't forget, you can do this challenge yourself by checking out Marksdailyapple.com and clicking on the 21 Day Primal Challenge link.
Yesterday I had a bit of a breakdown in the afternoon, which I partially contribute to the change in diet. Thankfully I'm doing much better today.
For breakfast I had the blueberry banana fritata that I mentioned yesterday. I'm very excited to report that it is still good a couple of days later, reheated. It is the perfect balance of sweet, not too sweet, but better than just eggs. I also had a mocha with it. I went with regular milk instead of skim milk like I usually do. I probably should have skipped the chocolate, but I think I'll be ok. However, I think I might have an intolerance to milk. I'll try again later in the challenge to see how it makes me feel.
For a snack I had some raw cashews. I purchased them for a recipe and thought I would eat them as a snack. I love cashews, but I think I prefer them to be prepared in some form other than raw. I ended up eating an almond and walnut mix along with some raisins. I can't promise the raisins are part of this diet, but the ingredients listed dried grapes and no added sugars, so it seems like it should be ok.
For lunch I had left-over pina colada chicken. It was really good, once again.
For dinner we had lemon-pepper tilapia. We greased the cookie tray with coconut oil, laid out the tilapia and sprinkled with lemon-pepper. It was very easy and pretty tasty. I ate mine with an avocado and some grapefruit. After dinner I had a glass of red wine and two squares of dark chocolate with sea salt.
Other than my love for bread and pasta, this lifestyle change isn't really all that restrictive. At least it isn't horribly different from what I was eating before. I still can't promise that I will make it 21 days, but I'm going to try.
Oh, and the challenge for day 2 was to go shopping. Since we did that Friday night we decided that we would clean out the pantry and fridge on day 2. Jay doesn't want me getting rid of everything, and Aiden won't be following this lifestyle as strictly, so not everything went. However, when I got home from work yesterday I was suprised and excited to see that Jay had already cleaned out the pantry and took care of the fridge while we were preparing dinner. All things non-primal are on the top shelf or the floor so I don't have to look at them. These items are primarily for Aiden but some of them are for Jay.
I also want to pat myself on the back for a minute for not using the elevator once at work yesterday. I work on the 5th floor and often take the elevator from the first level. I always walk if it is only a floor or two. But yesterday I took the stairs. It's challenging at 7am with your coat and purse and lunch bag, but I did it. :)
According to what I have read, I will start to see changes within the first couple of days and feel better after the first week. As I mentioned above, I noticed this morning that I'm not as bloated as I have been in the past. Hopefully by the end of the week some of my clothes will start fitting just a little bit looser!
Don't forget, you can do this challenge yourself by checking out Marksdailyapple.com and clicking on the 21 Day Primal Challenge link.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Primal Living 21 Day Challenge, Day 1
Welp, I made it through day one without killing anyone. This is even more of an accomplishment as we were snowed in our house after a foot of snow fell and temperatures were in the negatives with wind gusts making it feel like -30 or colder. Just in case you don't know (although I'm sure you do) I live in Indiana and we aren't used to this kind of cold, or snowfall for that matter, but the cold is what really made it bad.
Usually we do our grocery shopping on Sunday evening but with the storms coming in we decided to go on Friday evening. Oh. My. Goodness! With the impending snow the place was a MADHOUSE! I figured there would be lots of people there getting bread, milk, and eggs but did not anticipate that all veggies with the exception of broccoli, cauliflower, and celery would be sold out. I guess we know what veggies people don't like! So, we got as much as we could Friday night and then Jay went back on Saturday morning to get everything else we needed to start our Primal Living Challenge.
Sunday afternoon we worked together to prepare a bluebarry banana fritatta that I came across online. http://www.edibleharmony.com/blueberry-banana-frittata/ We made it on Sunday and then I heated up a portion of it on Monday for breakfast. I wasn't really sure what to expect because the whole banana and egg combo did not sound appetizing, but it was really good! In fact, we burnt it a little bit and I am still eating it! I had it again for breakfast this morning and it was tasty. For lunch I had some leftover vegitable soup that Jay made on Saturday. It was good as well.
For dinner I made a Pina Colada Chicken recipe from Paleoparents.com (http://paleoparents.com/2013/review-well-fed-2-with-pina-colada-chicken-recipe/). It was really good. Jay said it was ok, but I'm not sure he's 100% on board with this whole new lifestyle. That being said, yesterday afternoon he did surprise me by making paleo pumpkin donuts (in the form of mini muffins) that were really good!
I had two pieces of Promises dark chocolate with almonds just before bed last night to top off my first day of primal living. I managed to stick with the proposed diet for one full day. Yay!
We did not empty our our pantry and fridge like we were supposed to on Day 1, but Day 2's challenge was to go shopping (Which we already did), so I hope to clean out the pantry and fridge tonight. However, I'm pretty proud of myself for not leaving the house yesterday and not giving in to all of the food temptation that stared at me all day long. This challenge is going to be more difficult that I thought, but at the same time I'm finding I can eat more food types than I thought. I guess we will just see how this goes.
Oddly enough, I don't have the support that I thought I would with this plan. I guess we will see how long I last.
Oh, and if you want to check out the Primal Living 21 Day Challenge for yourself go ot Marksdailyapple.com and click on the link.
Usually we do our grocery shopping on Sunday evening but with the storms coming in we decided to go on Friday evening. Oh. My. Goodness! With the impending snow the place was a MADHOUSE! I figured there would be lots of people there getting bread, milk, and eggs but did not anticipate that all veggies with the exception of broccoli, cauliflower, and celery would be sold out. I guess we know what veggies people don't like! So, we got as much as we could Friday night and then Jay went back on Saturday morning to get everything else we needed to start our Primal Living Challenge.
Sunday afternoon we worked together to prepare a bluebarry banana fritatta that I came across online. http://www.edibleharmony.com/blueberry-banana-frittata/ We made it on Sunday and then I heated up a portion of it on Monday for breakfast. I wasn't really sure what to expect because the whole banana and egg combo did not sound appetizing, but it was really good! In fact, we burnt it a little bit and I am still eating it! I had it again for breakfast this morning and it was tasty. For lunch I had some leftover vegitable soup that Jay made on Saturday. It was good as well.
For dinner I made a Pina Colada Chicken recipe from Paleoparents.com (http://paleoparents.com/2013/review-well-fed-2-with-pina-colada-chicken-recipe/). It was really good. Jay said it was ok, but I'm not sure he's 100% on board with this whole new lifestyle. That being said, yesterday afternoon he did surprise me by making paleo pumpkin donuts (in the form of mini muffins) that were really good!
I had two pieces of Promises dark chocolate with almonds just before bed last night to top off my first day of primal living. I managed to stick with the proposed diet for one full day. Yay!
We did not empty our our pantry and fridge like we were supposed to on Day 1, but Day 2's challenge was to go shopping (Which we already did), so I hope to clean out the pantry and fridge tonight. However, I'm pretty proud of myself for not leaving the house yesterday and not giving in to all of the food temptation that stared at me all day long. This challenge is going to be more difficult that I thought, but at the same time I'm finding I can eat more food types than I thought. I guess we will just see how this goes.
Oddly enough, I don't have the support that I thought I would with this plan. I guess we will see how long I last.
Oh, and if you want to check out the Primal Living 21 Day Challenge for yourself go ot Marksdailyapple.com and click on the link.
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