Temptations

Today I felt tempted by sugary treats, chocolate and cheese all day.  Not because I was around it either, I was just having mad cravings.  Today was also not the most invigorating workout because I had to do it in the evening (I am a morning person), and it was a tough workout for the arms.  I am tall and gangly and have trouble with the arm exercises!! 

Glad to say I resisted temptation.  I finished the workout (and pushed myself as hard as I could the whole time).  Not every day in paleo land is glorious, but I have to say I am feeling a lot better right now than I would if I gave into a chocolate craving.  

For supper tonight: shrimp fried with butter, garlic powder and oregano; spinach fried with olive oil, garlic and squeezed lemon; a carrot....and I'll prob have some tea soon. 

I have to recommend Good Earth Sweet and Spicy tea.  It is very tasty, and one tea bag goes a long way.  If you haven't tried it, do.  I bought some when I was in the U.S. at H.E.B. but I think some stores in Canada are starting to sell it because of it's popularity.  

Hope you enjoyed your eats today  :)

May 3 and 4

So far this Paleo thing has been great- filled with delicious food.  I must say, it makes a huge difference to have a roommate following the same nutrition plan, and working together to have food prepared.  Today I was out canoeing for most of the day, in the city, but with  a bunch of students and no accessible bathroom.  I did not drink very much water because I didn't want to feel uncomfortable, or have to run to the bathroom more than the kids!  Now I am dehydrated which makes me want to eat, but I was able to eat enough to feel satisfied, and ignore the nagging feeling of wanting to eat more.  

Now to the fun part- what I did eat.  Any guesses on breakfast?  If you have no idea refer to past posts, or I'll give you a hint (b and e).  

For Lunch yesterday and today I had 

pork loin.  We slow cooked it with gluten free chicken broth, onions, carrots, bacon, oregano and basil over night and each had it for a couple of lunches.  The pork turned out tender, and overall it was pretty tasty.

Last night for supper here's what we had going:

We had some eggs boiling so they would be ready for breakfast the next day, and snacks for G.  We also had our salmon frying with some lemon dill dip mix and olive oil.  

Then we sprinkled lemon juice on top and ate it with some steamed cauliflower (and spices).  No, I did not eat that huge piece of salmon, even though it was tasty.  I ate half or just over (now I have some lunch for tomorrow).

Now for tonight's supper.  Goulash/Tommish Bommish.  Preparation for this involves cleaning some veggies out of your fridge.  As the meat was cooking G cut up celery, red pepper, carrots, and cauliflower out of the fridge. 

The meat began frying with garlic.  When the meat was cooked I added tomato paste and stewed tomatoes.  Then the rest of the veggies to steam, and some beloved Red Hot sauce.

 It hit the spot.  

I don't think I am going to report every day, rather just the days I am feeling inspired and have time or else this blog is just going to be continually boring, and get to be a chore.  

Thanks for checking in.  Cooking is easy and rewarding, everyone should do it!  No, seriously, just try it. 

Day 2 of Paleo

My intention was, and still is, to blog every night about what I eat during the day, specifically while doing the Paleo challenge.  However, my photos are not uploading right now, so I'm going to call it a night, and give a double dose of hearty food goodness tomorrow. 

Nightskis

Going Paleo

So today we started the Paleo Challenge.  What is this you say?  It is a nutrition competition where we track what we eat every day for one month.  Acceptable foods include meat, nuts, seeds, vegetables and some fruit.  It is not a diet!!!  However, I expect to look trim by the end :)  I'll show you a couple things I ate today and you can decide if it looks like a diet. 

Pre-workout: almonds

Breakfast

If that's a diet I don't see anything wrong with it!  But, it's not a diet.

Snack: 1/2 mango

No pictures from lunch, but I had meatballs, snap peas and pistachios.   

Here is the step-by-step of our supper prep: 

Supper

First, chopped up some veg..

including snap peas, carrots and yellow bell pepper.

To start the cooking we fried olive oil, garlic, ginger and Patak's hot curry paste for a couple minutes and then added the chunks of salmon to cook for one min.

Starting to look good, eh?

Next we added coconut milk and veg and cooked for 2 mins.

Then, tadaa!  A delicious supper.

Now that's good food, no scrimping here. 

Price wise the total meal cost was about $6 each and we ate a fair bit.  We used about $5 of salmon each, so it wasn't the cheapest meal, but it was good to switch things up!  

You may think this Paleo challenge isn't looking too bad... it really isn't- as long as you can block out the passerby eating ice cream, avoid eating fresh baked bread at Grandma's house, resist putting cheese on anything and stay completely sober for one month.

Wish me luck!

Btw, I will try to update this blog daily so you can see how I do on the challenge, my good days and bad.  If you are curious about this paleo diet, check out the May 2nd blog post at CrossfitBrio titled "The Paleo Challenge Starts Today."