My Paleo eats (week 3)

Three weeks of paleo. Done just like that. See what I ate during week 1  and two.

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paleo-day-15

Sunday April 21
Breakfast: 2 pieces of bacon, 2 egg ‘muffins’ (with chicken, mushroom and red pepper), mango and trail mix
Snack: N/A
Lunch: Leftovers: Salmon and roasted asparagus, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli
Snack: dried unsweetened mango
Supper: Sweet potato and coconut encrusted chicken strips
Water intake for the day: 56 ounces

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Paleo-day-16

Monday April 22
Breakfast: 2 egg ‘muffins’ (with chicken, mushroom and red pepper), and 2 pieces of bacon
Snack: N/A
Lunch: chicken spinach salad with carrots, bell peppers, cranberries, sunflower seeds, and tomatoes with balsamic vinaigrette
Snack: Leftovers: Sweet potato and coconut encrusted chicken strips
Supper: Chicken curry and roasted veg
Water intake for the day: 56 ounces

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Tuesday April 23
Breakfast: 2 chicken veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon, with strawberries
Snack: N/A
Lunch: Leftovers: Sweet potato and coconut encrusted chicken strips
Snack: Chicken spinach salad with veg
Supper: Lemon pepper chicken stir fry (made with tamari/gluten free soy sauce)
Snack:10pm (we went to a movie) I brought dried mango + trail mix. Not shown
Water intake for the day: 64 ounces

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paleo-day-18

Wednesday April 24
Breakfast: 1 chicken veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon
Snack: apple
Lunch: Leftovers: Lemon pepper chicken stir fry (made with tamari/gluten free soy sauce)
Snack: Trail mix
Supper: Pork chop, sweet potato and veg
Water intake for the day: 56 ounces

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paleo-day-19

Thursday April 25
Breakfast: 1 egg, 2 egg white omelet with spinach and veg. 3 pieces of bacon with veg on the side
Snack: Dried unsweetened mango
Lunch: Leftovers – Pork chop, sweet potato and veg
Snack: dried plantain chips and 1 coconut covered date
Supper: lemon pepper chicken stir fry
Water intake for the day: 40 ounces

 

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paleo-day-20

Friday April 26
Breakfast: 2 pieces of bacon and 3 scrambled eggs with mushrooms and bell peppers
Snack: dried unsweetened mango with trail mix and tea
Lunch: Leftovers: Lemon pepper chicken stir fry
Snack: Celery, bell pepper and chicken mixed with mustard
Supper: Portobella mushrooms as “buns” for my homemade beef burgers, with sweet potato
Water intake for the day: 56 ounces

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paleo-day-21

Saturday April 27
Breakfast:
3 pieces of bacon and an egg/chicken omelet ‘muffin’
Snack: dried unsweetened mango with homemade trail mix
Lunch: chicken and bacon spinach salad with veg
Snack: N/A
Supper: Coconut covered chicken strips
Water intake for the day:  56 ounces

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My Paleo eats (week 2)

Paleo week two is complete. See what I ate during week 1 here.

Prepping food in advance is so much easier, and if I plan to do this with paleo food, I know I won’t grab for anything off limits. Sunday afternoon I cooked up a whole package of bacon, and made more egg muffins. I’m not the hugest fan of these egg muffins, because I’m not the biggest fan of eggs – but it’s easy, quick and edible when I’m tired in the morning.prep fod

I cannot get over that I’m at the halfway mark (today). I don’t even want to be done yet! My pants are fitting a little looser and more comfortable, and I am seeing baby abs forming on my stomach. Heck yea. But at the same time I’m finding it hard to make my meals different each week.

I’ve also incorporated multivitamins and omega 3 pills with my meals each night. This little selection here is from Koge Vitamins* which I received to review.Koge Vitamins

How the hey do I review vitamins? Either way, I’m going to give it a few weeks to see if I feel different/better/noticeably blogworthy. I’ve already been taking multivitamins since January but I’m new to omega 3 capsules. There will be a discount for all my readers too.

*It’s a referral link to track how many people have clicked it. I don’t get a percentage of anything. Full review coming in a few weeks.

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paleo-day-8

Sunday April 14
Breakfast: 2 pieces of bacon, 2 hard boiled eggs, and raspberries
Snack: Almonds
Lunch: Leftovers: spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce/paste with ground beef & veg
Snack: honey crisp apple
Supper: Leftovers: Salmon, sweet potato with coconut oil with broccoli and cauliflower
Water intake for the day: 56 ounces

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Paleo Day 9

Monday April 15
Breakfast: 2 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon, and a pear
Snack: almonds
Lunch: chicken spinach salad with carrots, bell peppers, cranberries, sunflower seeds, and tomatoes with balsamic vinaigrette
Snack: Leftovers: lemon pepper chicken stir fry with tamari sauce and coconut oil
Supper: Sweet potato, chicken, broccoli and cauliflower
Water intake for the day: 64 ounces

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Paleo-Day-10

Tuesday April 16
Breakfast: 2 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon, with raspberries
Snack: almonds
Lunch: Leftovers: Sweet potato, chicken, broccoli and cauliflower
Snack: Chicken spinach salad with carrots, bell peppers, cranberries, sunflower seeds and tomatoes with homemade balsamic vinaigrette
Supper: stuffed peppers with ground beef with a sweet potato
Water intake for the day: 72 ounces

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paleo-day-11

Wednesday April 17
Breakfast: 2 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon, and a pear
Snack: almonds
Lunch: Leftovers: stuffed peppers with ground beef with a sweet potato
Snack: chicken, carrots and celery with a bit of mustard
Supper: chicken, sweet potato, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and tomatoes
Water intake for the day: 64 ounces

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Thursday April 18

paleo-day-12
Breakfast: egg explosion in the microwave — don’t care, was too hungry and tired to make the photo look pretty. Decided on 3 pieces of bacon and 2 egg “omelet” things.
Snack: Pistachios
Lunch: Leftovers – chicken, sweet potato, broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots + tomatoes on the side
Snack: 1 can of tuna with carrot, celery and bell pepper with some coconut oil. Then on the side I had 2 coconut dates, dried unsweetened mango, and plantains
Supper: Pork chop with spinach salad (sunflower seeds, pecans, bell pepper, 1/2 piece of  bacon, some cranberries & coconut oil as my ‘dressing’)
Water intake for the day: 72 ounces

 

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Paleo-Day-13

Friday April 19
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, carrots
Snack: dried unsweetened mango, plantains, and some trail mix
Lunch: Leftovers: Pork chop with spinach salad (sunflower seeds, pecans, bell pepper, 1/2 piece of  bacon, some cranberries & coconut oil as my ‘dressing’)
Snack:  Chicken, celery, carrots and red pepper coated in mustard
Supper: 1 piece of bacon, chicken, carrots and sweet potato fries
Water intake for the day: 64 ounces

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Paleo-Day-14

Saturday April 20
Breakfast: 2 pieces of bacon, 1 scrambled egg

Snack: N/A
Lunch: Sweet potato fries and a chicken spinach salad with veg
Snack: apple
Supper: Salmon and veggies
Water intake for the day: 48 ounces

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Paleo week 1: complete

Paleo week one started last Sunday, so I’m going to be doing weekly re-caps of what I ate throughout this 30 day challenge. Below is what I ate between Sunday April 7-Saturday April 13.

How I’m feeling: The first day was pretty easy since I woke up late and just kept eating all day long, and prepping for the week ahead. The second day I had a small annoying eyeball headache all day, and it wasn’t enough to take a pill, but it was just there and noticiable. I also had a bit of a craving this day. That night I had a “nightmare” that I cheated on paleo and had a cadbury creme egg while I was DRIVING TO CROSSFIT… In my dream I was thinking “Oh NO, I have to record this in my book that I cheated on just the second day and this dumb egg doesn’t even taste that good“. So that’s that.

The rest of the week I’ve felt pretty mellow, yet alert and no cravings. Which I’m thankful for. Overall I feel pretty good. I don’t get full when I finish my meals, but I am more satisfied than heavy-feeling. Ie: no food babies after pasta. Hooray!

my paleo bookI’ve been recording everything I eat and drink (only water) in this book I made for myself, and including the times I’ve eaten. This will then be passed into my CrossFit coaches at the end of the 30 day Paleo Challenge  to evaluate. So far no changes in my body (that I can notice anyway). I don’t weigh myself because we don’t own one at home and I’m not about to whip out a measuring tape just yet.

I’ll be doing this re-cap weekly on my blog each Sunday. So let me know if you have any questions regarding it.

Paleo-Day-1

Sunday April 7
Breakfast: 2 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon, 1/2 avocado with tomatoes and 3 glasses of lime water.
Snack: Made a batch of kale chips, but pitched them in the garbage because they were too salty. Grabbed a tuna salad instead.
Lunch: Kale salad with chicken, cucumber, bell pepper, tomato, avocado and topped it with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette
Snack: berries
Supper: Chicken with roasted carrots, broccoli and asparagus
Water intake for the day: 96 ounces (six “beer glasses” full which is 16 oz each!)

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paleo-day-2

Monday April 8
Breakfast: 2 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 2 pieces of bacon
Snack: apple and almonds
Lunch: Leftover chicken with roasted carrots, broccoli and asparagus
Snack: tuna salad: tuna, pecans, yellow bell pepper, celery and carrots
Supper: stuffed peppers with ground beef and mushrooms, with a sweet potato
Water intake for the day: 72 ounces (nine 8oz of water)

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paleo-day-3

Tuesday April 9
Breakfast: 1 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 1 hard boiled egg, 2 pieces of bacon, with cucumber
Snack: mango & almonds
Lunch: stuffed peppers with ground beef and mushrooms, with a sweet potato
Snack: celery and almond butter
Supper: pork chop, cauliflower, broccoli & sweet potato
Snack: 8 pistachios
Water intake for the day: 56 ounces

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paleo day 4

Wednesday April 10
Breakfast: 1 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 1 hard boiled egg, blueberries, raw carrots, and cucumber
Snack: orange and almonds
Lunch: pork chop, cauliflower, broccoli & sweet potato
Snack: tuna + veg, then carrots dipped in almond butter (not the best idea I’ve ever had) lol
Supper: spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce/paste with ground beef & veg
Water intake for the day: 72 ounces

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paleo day 5

Thursday April 11
Breakfast: 2 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 4 pieces of bacon and cucumber
Snack: apple, almonds and water
Lunch: spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce/paste with ground beef & veg
Snack: N/A
Supper: Kale/spinach salad with chicken, tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, cucumber, cranberries, pecans & sunflower seeds with balsamic vinaigrette
Water intake for the day: 48 ounces

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paleo day 6

Friday April 12
Breakfast: 1 ham veggie and egg “muffins”, 4 pieces of bacon, cucumber and blueberries
Snack: almonds, tomatoes, 1tbsp almond butter, carrots
Lunch: Kale/spinach salad with chicken, tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, cucumber, cranberries, pecans & sunflower seeds with balsamic vinaigrette
Snack: N/A
Supper: salmon, asparagus, sweet potato
Water intake for the day: 64 ounces

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paleo day 7

Saturday April 13
Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, cucumber

Snack: almonds
Lunch: honey crisp apple, and chicken spinach salad with mushrooms, tomatoes, cranberries, sunflower seeds, bell pepper.
Snack: N/A
Supper: lemon pepper chicken stir fry (made with garlic, coconut oil, vinegar, tamari – a gluten-free soy sauce, and lemon pepper seasoning)
Water intake for the day: 40 ounces

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