Paleo Diet 30 days (starting Monday October 16th!)

I'm just seeing this challenge but I'd like to join! I've been trying to get back on the primal path. A few weeks ago I was on track and hit all my calorie goals and felt great! Eating this way makes me feel amazing... but this week has been a wash. I can do better, it's totally worth it.

Here's a community group for paleo topics if anyone's interested! https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/37-primal-paleo-support-group

Made salmon patties but they fell apart easily because I couldn't put the crackers in to hold them together. Added egg and shredded carrots, diced onions. Had some with my egg for breakfast and my fruit smoothie and and also for lunch. Supper will be a hamburger/cabbage/onion/mixed vegie soup I put together. Need to spice it up somehow. Maybe salsa. Weight down, I'm not counting calories, Without the carbs and dairy in my diet, I'm sure it is low. Instead of ice cream every night, I've had an apple.

energyseeker wrote: »

How you all doing? Ideas for paleo meals?

My idea of a good paleo meal is to fill about half the plate with vegetables, about 1/4 of it with meat, maybe 3-5 ounces for my needs, and the rest is some good fat and some starchier vegetables (or fruit or nuts if you like them; I don't).

You can't go wrong with nomnompaleo.com recipes, I think.

Recently she posted a cashew sweet potato dip that is delicious with a plate of raw vegetables to dip in it for a snack or even a meal with some protein on the side. I thought it went especially well with broccoli, cauliflower and sugar snap peas. It's caloric, so limit portion size if you're trying to lose weight. http://nomnompaleo.com/post/156278901808/sweet-potato-and-cashew-dip-from-tess-masters

For breakfast, I often make vegetable/meat hash. Just chop up (or use frozen) a variety of your favorite vegetables like parsnip, carrot, kale, onion, spinach, mushroom, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, butternut squash, zucchini, etc. Brown some ground beef or homemade beef/ turkey sausage or leftover chicken or roast from last nights' dinner. Add the vegetables and cook until tender. Add any salt, pepper, herbs that you like to taste. If you want, break an egg into the pan and put the whole thing in the oven for about 5 minutes to let the egg cook. You can make a big batch and then just reheat portions of it all week.

For lunch, I like a big salad with some sort of meat or eggs. The easiest is to buy big bags of prepared greens/vegetables at the store. Yesterday, I had artichokes, hearts of palm, green onion, red cabbage and carrot. Add some avocado, and oil and vinegar of your choice for dressing. Then put some meat or an egg in it. Try a can of salmon, sardines, oysters or tuna. Or leftover chicken or roast from an earlier dinner. Or saute some chicken livers and put those on top of the salad.

I'm trying this butternut squash risotto for dinner tonight: http://autoimmunewellness.com/butternut-squash-risotto/

and this later this week: http://www.paleocajunlady.com/aip-paleo-green-onion-bacon-fried-rice/

@Tried30UserNames Thank you for the information! I looked up info for getting vegies into my fruit smoothies and will be making sweet potato/squash/carrot puree frozen cubes to add to them.

I have lost 5# quickly. I am within a few pounds of my goal weight and chose this challenge to help me replace the carbs and dairy that were high in my daily diet with more vegetables and healthy snacks. I now need to maintain my weight. I am grocery shopping today for more paleo friendly foods and excited about cooking up some actually paleo meals instead of just smoothies and salads and plain meat/fish. I want to try banana pancakes with maple syrup today for a treat.

I've noticed I don't have my usual afternoon loss of energy with this way of eating. I'm consuming many more vegetables than before. I did cheat and tried buttermilk chicken strips for lunch.

Trying new foods in my daily smoothies, last night cubed up a couple baked sweet potatoes and added a couple cubes to my fruit smoothie. Still tasted great to me. I added cooked carrots another day. Trying to sneak in more vegetables into my daily diet.
@ MzRuthy Welcome !

Down another pound. I need to maintain weight now and strengthen my muscles. Eating mostly chicken and fish, fruits, vegies, few nuts and seeds. Need to increase my water intake.