Paelo Challenge

so i'm loving this so far!

I make baggies of cut up onion, mushrooms and spinach to mix in w 2 eggs each morning which helps keep me on the go.
Then I have a week supply of hard boiled eggs my dad and I share (but I only use them when i'm coming home from work starving to hold me over til i can cook a real meal)
I am actually having fun trying new recipes- like I made chicken and fresh asparagus lightly coated with a sesame citrus sauce last night that was so fresh,light and delicious.
I also cooked a pot of chili made of venison, onions and peppers, and tomatoes. I'll be able to use this for lunch today and Saturday!!
I do cheat once a day though. Instead of having a piece of dark chocolate, I am using up my chocolate covered sunflower seeds. So I have a serving of them each night.

I still workout, but I've noticed I probably don't do as much cardio as i normally did. But, despite that the weight is dropping way faster than I would ever have hoped for and I can fit in my old dress pants for work again. (In fact my good new dress pants are too loose to wear to my job since I have to walk around and bend over a lot)

so i'm loving this so far!

I make baggies of cut up onion, mushrooms and spinach to mix in w 2 eggs each morning which helps keep me on the go.

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thanks for this brilliant idea - I chopped up some extra peppers, leeks and mushrooms whilst making dinner last night then bagged them for throwing together with some eggs this morning.

My firdge is mostly veggies - I am having to eat tons of them just to get through my veg box. I really DON'T think i need to take any kind of vitamin supplement..........

I am gradually lowering my carbs and it is surprising how many some fruits have - a necatrine has 14g of carbs for example. I know for weight loss we should reduce fruit intake, but it is taking me a while to feel that I can get energy without it. Plus I don't want to throw good stuff away.

I confess to having not been to the gym this week, nor my yoga class - i've just felt too tired, which ultimately IS down to a lack of sleep. Making a concerted effort to rest and go to bed earlier is making a huge difference and I can honestly say that today I am buzzing!!!

Good luck for the weekend people!!! I have a wine tasting tonight so there's bound to be crackers, plus am at my folks for the weekend and won't be able to avoid bread but my veg box arrived this morning and am looking forward to stuffing myself with goodies when i get back!!!

thanks for this brilliant idea - I chopped up some extra peppers, leeks and mushrooms whilst making dinner last night then bagged them for throwing together with some eggs this morning.

My firdge is mostly veggies - I am having to eat tons of them just to get through my veg box. I really DON'T think i need to take any kind of vitamin supplement..........

I am gradually lowering my carbs and it is surprising how many some fruits have - a necatrine has 14g of carbs for example. I know for weight loss we should reduce fruit intake, but it is taking me a while to feel that I can get energy without it. Plus I don't want to throw good stuff away.

I confess to having not been to the gym this week, nor my yoga class - i've just felt too tired, which ultimately IS down to a lack of sleep. Making a concerted effort to rest and go to bed earlier is making a huge difference and I can honestly say that today I am buzzing!!!

Good luck for the weekend people!!! I have a wine tasting tonight so there's bound to be crackers, plus am at my folks for the weekend and won't be able to avoid bread but my veg box arrived this morning and am looking forward to stuffing myself with goodies when i get back!!!

I'm struggling with the fruit thing, too. The way I see it, though, I've had great success the past month while still eating fruit (I think a lot of it has to do with the triathlon training I'm doing...burning lots of calories - hopefully the carb ones and THEN some...). Eventually I will have to reduce the amount of fruit I'm eating, but for now - while it's summertime and fruit is in season - I'm just going to enjoy it and not sweat it. Disclaimer: this may turn out to be a rookie mistake; time will tell! ;-)

Also - I've been SO BAD about getting enough rest this week, just like you. I'm going to do better next week, because I really can't continue running on empty like this!

Happy Weekend to all, and Happy Independence Day to all of us in the USA! :bigsmile:

I'm a bit confused.

Paleo is also about listening to your body and eating when you are actually hungry.

Well, The thing is today after breakfast at 8 am I never got hungry! At 6pm I decided I should probably just eat something since I don't want to get hungry after 7 and eat before bed... but I don't know if I would have even gotten hungry at all.

So, should I eat my meals whether I'm hungry or not? Because today I only had 630 calories which I know is too little when I have a more active day like today.

Enjoyed the above article.

My daughter had a mysterious horrific headache after swimming yesterday. Was up till 2am with her. Thank goodness she's feeling well now! The cost of doing the right thing as a mom - missed the Farmer's Market today...tomorrow is our last chance for provisions for a week. Not only that but I'm retaining water from just one messed up night's sleep, almost 2 lbs worth. And on top of everything else, we missed the Paleo Beach Party/BBQ, sigh.

Rant over. These circumstances in the past would have meant a 300g processed carb, wheat based, gluten-y kind of day. Check out the diary.

Ate baby new potatoes but used portion control. My good/low-stress/cortisol day goal is under 20g carbs. My I-am-feeling-like-the-entire-world-is-spinning-out-of-control-and-I-want-my-mommy-type day goal is under 100g. I'm at 67g and rightfully proud of my performance under extreme stress. No longer are life's challenges an excuse to harm myself. I also remembered to take my Vitamin B-Complex supplement.

Tomorrow is a new day. Hopefully, we'll get food, supplements and supplies and be back on track.

So I am heading to Moab this next weekend with a bunch of carb-loaders, and I need some ideas for camping, paleo-friendly snacks. I am planning on nuts, dried fruit, and jerky. I think I might bring some hard-boiled eggs for snack at the campsite. I am not sure if I am going to be able to do much cooking other than in my dutch oven, and I might have to compromise with some of the meals because I won't be doing all the meal planning. I will try and stay as paleo as possible, but it might be hard. Can you guys offer up any other suggestions???

So I am heading to Moab this next weekend with a bunch of carb-loaders, and I need some ideas for camping, paleo-friendly snacks. I am planning on nuts, dried fruit, and jerky. I think I might bring some hard-boiled eggs for snack at the campsite. I am not sure if I am going to be able to do much cooking other than in my dutch oven, and I might have to compromise with some of the meals because I won't be doing all the meal planning. I will try and stay as paleo as possible, but it might be hard. Can you guys offer up any other suggestions???

I may be late on this but salads are always good and at camp fires there is usually meat of some kind...carrots , and celery and raw veggies are good and portable and don't require refridgeration.. you could also take some canned tuna or chicken

well this has not been a good week for me. I had been doing so well and feeling great, and then was at the mercy of my parents over the weekend. One cheap bread roll and a few homemade cupcakes sent my stomach into a mad frenzy of cramps and bloating from which I am only just recovering and feeling better.

It has made me more determined than before to tray and escape the grain cycle (I know, beer is made from grains, but it's fermented so that's okay right?). I am slowly beginning to work out what I can eat when to maintain that full stomach feeling.

I am begrudgingly allowing more fat into my diet and that is helping me to feel fuller, plus the last few days I have been barely hitting 200 calories for my lunch and consequently am feeling drained and barely able to cook dinner by the time I get home - meaning I don't think about it properly and end up with 'food' rather than a nicely cooked and interesting meal.

How do others plan their meals? Do you come up with ideas at the beginning of the week and mostly stick to them? Do you have an ad hoc approach depending on what is in the cupboard? I am beginning to see the virtues of the way my mum used to cook - a 2 week menu would be on the wall and that would govern the shopping and meals (we were very poor) - I could always tell what day of the week it was by what we were eating, Wednesdays were my favourite lunch as we had left-over sausages in our sandwiches!!!!

I haven't looked at whether I have lost weight yet. I suspect I did at the start but after my stomach pains I don't want to depress myself.

well this has not been a good week for me. I had been doing so well and feeling great, and then was at the mercy of my parents over the weekend. One cheap bread roll and a few homemade cupcakes sent my stomach into a mad frenzy of cramps and bloating from which I am only just recovering and feeling better.

It has made me more determined than before to tray and escape the grain cycle (I know, beer is made from grains, but it's fermented so that's okay right?). I am slowly beginning to work out what I can eat when to maintain that full stomach feeling.

I am begrudgingly allowing more fat into my diet and that is helping me to feel fuller, plus the last few days I have been barely hitting 200 calories for my lunch and consequently am feeling drained and barely able to cook dinner by the time I get home - meaning I don't think about it properly and end up with 'food' rather than a nicely cooked and interesting meal.

How do others plan their meals? Do you come up with ideas at the beginning of the week and mostly stick to them? Do you have an ad hoc approach depending on what is in the cupboard? I am beginning to see the virtues of the way my mum used to cook - a 2 week menu would be on the wall and that would govern the shopping and meals (we were very poor) - I could always tell what day of the week it was by what we were eating, Wednesdays were my favourite lunch as we had left-over sausages in our sandwiches!!!!

I haven't looked at whether I have lost weight yet. I suspect I did at the start but after my stomach pains I don't want to depress myself.

I pretty much ad-hoc it. Mainly because I get large quantities of meat at a time (we have a rancher about a mile away who sells splits of grass-fed beef, and a hog butcher who sells splits of naturally raised/not grain-finished pork), and generally have a pretty good variety of other things on hand... I keep an assortment of frozen veg, mainly because there are 5 of us, so the quantity of fresh veg I'd need for a week is more than would fit in my fridge. I also grow tomatoes in the summer and freeze them for later use in the year (like having canned, but better). So really, it's just a matter of figuring out what meat and cuisine I'm in the mood for that day.

Re: lunches - you may want to add quite a bit more meat (and fat) to them. I prefer (not that it always happens) to eat bigger meals for breakfast and lunch and eat a smaller quantity for dinner.