What I Ate: 06/29/2011: Paleo Challenge Day 3

Yesterday was our 3rd wedding anniversary, so we braved the world of restaurant dining paleo style. I'm sure the waitress thought we were a little crazy/high-maintenance, and for the first time EVER I turned away the bread basket. Overall I'm going to say it was a success, though I know that there was some hidden sugar in at least one of the sauces, and a few mashed potatoes may have ended up on my fork when the waitress forgot to sub sweet potatos for the yukon gold potatoes.

Good thing it was such a long and intense workout yesterday, or I would have been WAY over on calories for the day.

Rest day today - thank goodness!

What I Ate: 06/28/2011

Glad the plantain chips are now gone! Too much applesauce yesterday too - I love tracking my food - really shows me what's going on and what I need to work on!

What I Ate: 06/27/2011

45 Day Paleo Challenge!

Tomorrow's the first day of our second Paleo Challenge with Northwest Crossfit. This time we're going to go for 45 days of strict compliance. Again we'll be following the guidelines of the Whole9 Whole 30 Challenge. 

So tonight we stocked up on meat, fish, veg, some fruit & macadamia nuts at Costco (and indulged in a last night cheat meal of pizza & ice cream).

Here's our meal plan for the week:

Monday: Tom Kha Soup
Tuesday: Spaghetti Squash with Meatballs
Wednesday: Chicken with Artichokes (no cheese) & Aaparagus
Thursday: Taco Salad
Friday: Lettuce wrapped hamburgers with broccolini
Saturday: Red Thai Curry (Recipe from Everyday Paleo)
Sunday: Grilled Chicken with baked sweet potato & brussels sprouts

Breakfasts will be eggs, black coffee, grapefruit, bacon on the weekend, Lara bars
Lunches will be leftovers from the night before and/or salads, hard boiled eggs, tuna

I'll be taking measurements tonight as well as weighing myself first thing tomorrow morning so I can keep an accurate record of my progress over the next 45 days. I won't be weighing myself every day - I havent quite decided yet, either once a week or just tomorrow and then taking measurements & weighing again after the 45 days. Do you think weighing more frequently keeps your motivation up?

Since our last strict challenge back in February & March, we kept pretty paleo up until a couple of weeks ago. With traveling & many weekends away with friends, I for one have struggled to say no to the bread & sweets & popcorn & pizza and all the rest of it. But I've been feeling the ill effects in my tighter fitting clothes, lethargy, aches & pains, and lack of progress in my workouts. So we're back on it full force starting tomorrow morning and excited to get healthy!

I'm planning to post more consistently over the next several weeks & share our favorite recipes - so stay tuned & if you're participating in the challenge, keep us posted on how you're doing as well!

This is what it's all about!

Learn more about the Paleo Diet.