Now that I am more comfortable on the bike, I love going riding. I just wish I lived in an area that was friendly to bikes (aka had bike lanes). Anyhow, I have come to the conclusion that once a week I will park my car at a co-workers house and ride my bike to and from work (4 miles each way). As the weeks go on I may bump this to 2 times a week, who knows :).
I’m feeling 100% back to normal now that I’ve had strict paleo food for the last 2 days :).
Other than usual bs at work, life is good.
I’ve been on Paleo for 4 weeks, of which haven’t really been that bad. I’ve had my cravings but the free meals allow me to indulge as needed. Well this past holiday weekend, I decided to take a day off of Paleo, and boy am I paying for it now. I feel like crap, I’m so tired, I had trouble sleeping. I just wish my head would understand that my body was made for Paleo and eating pizza and having drinks just don’t do. Needless to say I missed my morning swim because I didn’t have the energy to get up, I HATE feeling like this. Paleo you are my life… (dear brain, please understand that!).
P.S. As a side note, I had a paleo breakfast and it helped me feel better but I’m still sans energy, can’t wait for lunch so that more paleo food can help me.
P.S.S. I did a weigh in prior to the day off - Paleo loss this month 4lbs.
Olive garden has a gluten free selection. SCORE!
Day 2 of my new triathlon training last night. Despite the bad headwind, I still made good time :)
After I was all done, it was time for dinner. Another of my favorite food that just happens to be paleo = gizzards. I know I’m weird, but gizzards are one of the things I have always looked forward to during Thanksgiving well now thanks to paleo I wait no more. I cooked a whole bunch last night all the while experimenting…
First up, califlower mashed potatoes. Umm, so I had read the receipe on how to do this but when it came time to cook, I couldn’t find it, so I just went off what I could remember, that was mistake number 1. Mistake number 2 was overwhelming my blender (I think I broke it), I must seriously think about investing in a food processor. Anyhow, lets just say, it was okay, there is an overwhelming taste, but I can’t figure out what. I’ll have to try again with the receipe next time.
Next, kale chips. Don’t worry I had a recipe this time, but dummy here forgot to set the timer and well I ended up with burnt kale chips. Oh well, its a good thing I only use 1/2 the bunch :)
Overall, dinner was okay but my watermelon desert was the best!
I love how you make me feel when I eat clean paleo. But oh how I hate how you make me feel when I have a free non paleo meal (i.e. the hot flashes of anxiety reappear). Yes I know that is a sign for me to not have unhealthy food, but why does it have to taste so good. I’ll learn my lesson some day, just got to keep suffering until my hard headedness gets the point.
At the ball park. Dont ask about my food choices, lol
1st day of tri training for August 12th race. Schedule is swim and 30 Day Shred. I however forgot that we had a company outing to the ball park this afternoon so I’m going to have to skip the Shred :( of well, at least the swimming is done.
Breakfast: 2 paleo egg mcmuffins :) 1/2 a honeydew with blueberries and pecans.
Just made my paleo breakfast for the next few days. This is my take on an egg mcmuffin :-) eggs, almond milk, ground beef, basil and green onions. It smells so delicous. Cant wait to eat this.
I did so well until yesterday. As mentioned earlier I went out of town this weekend with a friend who was going to babysit her niece. She was well aware of my paleo needs and did her best to accommodate however when you are in charge of a 4 year old things don’t always work out as planned.
Saturday breakfast was good. 1/2 a cantaloupe and blueberries, lunch (first bust) McDonalds because we had a whiny 4 year old that was craving nuggets. I kinda said f*** it and just ordered a Big Mac. Forty five minutes later, I was napping why too much not healthy food. I felt miserable. I snacked on watermelon slices and immediately started feeling better. We planned around the lake in the afternoon and had grilled chicken for dinner so score paleo. Total for the day 66% paleo 33% miserable.
Sunday again, breakfast was great, 1/2 a cantaloupe and blue berries, but then we started driving back home. Lunch was fried chicken :( delicious but the affects of grease and salt almost immediately felt. I started getting a headache and my tummy hurt, the the sleepiness kicks in. Ugh, miserable for about 1/2 the drive. Dinner was back on the paleo because I was home! Crawfish yumm but I never really did shake the miserable feeling from the fried food. I drank so much water and yet no feeling better and I even woke up this morning feeling like crap. To me, its just another sign that my body was designed to be Paleo. I started today with the usual 1/2 cantaloupe, blueberries and pecans and I’m already feeling better.
On a side note, while at the lake Saturday afternoon I was able to get on a scale and noticed I was 2lbs down (granted it was late in the afternoon, so i’m hoping my weight is actually lower since I normally weigh myself first thing in the AM). Now I haven’t weighted myself since starting paleo so it’s great to see that my weight has slowly dropped despite the cheats and almost minimal exercise. Tomorrow marks the start of my next triathlon training, wish me luck and no worries this time, there is a recovery week every 4 weeks to help prevent burn out! I’m excited. :) T-minus 12 weeks to my next triathlon.
Fun in the sun :)
I’m going on a trip starting tonight and not sure how my Paleo will work while traveling. Did I mentioned I’ve already used all my free meals for the week(eek). Let ya’ll know on Sunday night if it was boom or bust. I’ll post random pics from my phone but the tumblr app isn’t that friendly.
I realized this morning that thanks to Paleo my anxiety symptoms are fading. My major symptom has been having heat flashes at night right before bed that last hours. It makes it uncomfortable to sleep no matter how cold the room is. This morning I realized it’s been days since I’ve had any heat flashes, most importantly I didn’t have any heat flashes the night before the triathlon when my anxiety level was almost maxed out. Yeah go Paleo :)
Today will be a true paleo day :)
Breakfast: 2oz turkey, 1/2 a cantaloupe filled with blueberries and pecans
Lunch: Liver and onions, tomato slices, mushrooms slices and jicama
Dinner: grilled flank steak, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes
Snacks: dried apricot, nectarine
Slowing working back after resting from the tri. Yoga for today and starting to plan my training schedule for the sprint triathlon in August. :)
Official proofs from Sunday.. Boy do I look tired after the swim.
