I started this blog as a fast and efficient way to log my food intake. It was my intent to do this for a month, with the possibility of "indefinitely" in mind. Unfortunately it is no longer fast nor efficient. I have over a week's worth of posts that are outlined, but I haven't uploaded the camera in weeks. I haven't even created posts for the last four days. I don't see myself getting to any of this any time soon and as the days wear on, I feel worse and worse about it.
It was a hard decision to make, but I think no longer documenting my daily food is the only way for the blog to survive. With the pressure to catch up and then update daily eliminated, I hope to still update once a week with progress reports, recipes and tips.
I still take pictures of every meal and I'm very much still living and loving my Paleo lifestyle. This has been a great start to a lifelong change in eating habits and I know it'll only get better from here.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Day 48
Meal #1 8:15am
two eggs
vegetables with turmeric
cranberry sausage
banana
Comments:
I've been up since 5:20, when my leg pain was so severe it woke me up. I put a 1/4 tsp Natural Calm into a glass of water and chugged it. I paced around for 20 minutes until I was so tired, I had to lay back down and then I was in and out of sleep until 6:45. My legs still hurt so freaking much, the right one more than the left.
Breakfast is the same as what I made last night. I wasn't in the mood to try to come up with something else and I didn't feel like standing there to make bacon, not that the pain is eased at all when I sit down.
I'm toying with the idea of Restless Leg Syndrome or even a vitamin/mineral deficiency. Nothing is off the table at this point. I'm going to keep doing things in hopes of alleviating the pain as quickly as possible, and then work toward keeping it away for good. It hurts exponentially more just sitting here though, so I'm going to go stand and eat.
Coffee 10am
heavy whipping cream added
Meal #2 2:45pm
leftover chicken soup
four slices of bacon
baked sweet potato with butter, cinnamon and nutmeg
coffee with hwc
Comments:
I'm still trying to take it easy with food. I have a lot of meat and vegetable ingredients I need to start using up, but it'll be time consuming. Dinner tonight will probably be the start of some new foods.
I wanted more coffee. I was surprised to have finished my coffee earlier and more just sounded really good.
Barely Snack 5:30pm
half mini box of raisins
*no picture*
Comments:
I was starting to feel that too much water/not enough food feeling, but I was in the car. The only thing in the car was a box of raisins.
Meal #3 6:15pm
grass fed burger of perfection
whole red pepper
3/4 of a perfect avocado
Comments:
So perfect.
Snack #1 7pm
apple
Meal #4 11:15pm
tuna with homemade mayo, pepper and turmeric
pepper slices and cucumber (only ate half of the cucumbers)
Comments:
I went to eat at 10pm, but got sidetracked with cleaning out the fridge. I didn't go to sleep until 1am maybe, though so it wasn't too big of a deal.
NC 1/4tsp:
5:30am
2:30pm
11:40pm
two eggs
vegetables with turmeric
cranberry sausage
banana
Comments:
I've been up since 5:20, when my leg pain was so severe it woke me up. I put a 1/4 tsp Natural Calm into a glass of water and chugged it. I paced around for 20 minutes until I was so tired, I had to lay back down and then I was in and out of sleep until 6:45. My legs still hurt so freaking much, the right one more than the left.
Breakfast is the same as what I made last night. I wasn't in the mood to try to come up with something else and I didn't feel like standing there to make bacon, not that the pain is eased at all when I sit down.
I'm toying with the idea of Restless Leg Syndrome or even a vitamin/mineral deficiency. Nothing is off the table at this point. I'm going to keep doing things in hopes of alleviating the pain as quickly as possible, and then work toward keeping it away for good. It hurts exponentially more just sitting here though, so I'm going to go stand and eat.
Coffee 10am
heavy whipping cream added
Meal #2 2:45pm
leftover chicken soup
four slices of bacon
baked sweet potato with butter, cinnamon and nutmeg
coffee with hwc
Comments:
I'm still trying to take it easy with food. I have a lot of meat and vegetable ingredients I need to start using up, but it'll be time consuming. Dinner tonight will probably be the start of some new foods.
I wanted more coffee. I was surprised to have finished my coffee earlier and more just sounded really good.
Barely Snack 5:30pm
half mini box of raisins
*no picture*
Comments:
I was starting to feel that too much water/not enough food feeling, but I was in the car. The only thing in the car was a box of raisins.
Meal #3 6:15pm
grass fed burger of perfection
whole red pepper
3/4 of a perfect avocado
Comments:
So perfect.
Snack #1 7pm
apple
Meal #4 11:15pm
tuna with homemade mayo, pepper and turmeric
pepper slices and cucumber (only ate half of the cucumbers)
Comments:
I went to eat at 10pm, but got sidetracked with cleaning out the fridge. I didn't go to sleep until 1am maybe, though so it wasn't too big of a deal.
NC 1/4tsp:
5:30am
2:30pm
11:40pm
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Day 47
Meal #1 12:45pm
banana and pepper slices
Comments:
I woke up this morning and felt awful. That full of water and nothing else feeling from last night remained and my legs hurt a lot more than they have before. I tried to eat these peppers at 9am, but after one slice, I thought I was going to puke. I went back to sleep. I haven't felt that bad in awhile.
The sleep helped the nausea, but I still want to be careful. It's hard to find normal "I don't feel good" foods when you're Paleo. I can't have toast or crackers, rice or spaghetti. I wasn't keen on the banana with its high sugar content, but I knew it would be mild enough to potentially keep down at least.
Meal #2 2:30pm
smoothie*
chicken soup
three slices of bacon
orange juice*
Comments:
I only drank a small portion of the smoothie. Not even a quarter of it. It was just too sweet and too...I dunno. It just wasn't going to sit well. So I thawed out the leftover chicken soup and made some bacon, which did sound good, surprisingly. I tried to drink orange juice with it, but my body was rebelling against more fruit at this point, so I only had half the glass.
While my head is starting to feel better, my leg pain is otherworldly. See EotD Comments below.
Meal #3 5:45pm
Chipotle salad with:
Romaine, carnitas, and limited cheese, mild salsa, sour cream and guacamole
what I threw away
Comments:
So this was all mostly Paleo. I barely ate half of the last four ingredients listed. I didn't get the hard tacos which, in the past has been my staple. No grains, especially today.
I should also mention that this was so freaking tasty. I love Chipotle.
Snack #1 7pm
2.5 slices of bacon
a whole pepper
*no picture*
Meal #4 10pm
two scrambled eggs
vegetables with turmeric and pepper
cranberry sausage
Comments:
When did I stop using turmeric on my vegetables in the morning? I don't think I documented it. I don't even know why I did it. All I know is that I haven't been doing it and now I wonder if that has contributed to my leg pain. I doused my vegetables in it tonight. I'll see how that goes.
Snack #2 10:45pm
small baked sweet potato with butter, cinnamon and nutmeg
Comments:
I read today that sweet potatoes might help with leg pain. I'm really just covering all my bases at this point.
Snack #3 11:30pm
banana
two square Green & Blacks
*no picture*
Comments:
I just kind of wanted something else.
EotD Comments:
The pain in my legs was unbearable by 3pm. After two hours of crying hysterically, I finally caved and took an Advil. The pain in my left thigh intensified and the pain in my right leg extended from my hip, down through the front of my thigh, along the right side of my knee, down through my calf and into my ankle. Pain from hip to foot is so much more horrible than the localized pain in my left thigh. Also my right arm started hurting a little bit too.
It was like this deep ache that engulfed my limbs. I don't know what's wrong with my legs, but I couldn't tolerate that kind of pain after so many hours. I haven't been in pain like that since elementary school when I was "diagnosed" with growing pains afters months and months of testing (with results within normal limits and months and months of the worst pain I had ever felt. I loathe that kind of debilitating pain.
I bought some Natural Calm today (a recommendation from Robb Wolf and various people at PaleoHacks)and have already taken a dose. I'm hoping the magnesium supplement will help. It's on my agenda this week to get a Vitamin D3 supplement as well. I need to be able to fix this and I refuse to overdose on Advil to dull the pain and cause a crap ton of other ill effects in the process.
I've spent a lot of time today doing leg pain research, but it's a broad subject matter with limitless possibilities. I limited it to Paleo to see if maybe there was any correlation. It could be a decrease in carbs or a mineral/vitamin deficiency. It could be an absorption issue causing the deficiency. It could be something more life threatening and less easy to treat. I just don't know yet.
So far what I do know is that I'm going to take the magnesium and Vitamin D supplement. Also, I read that eating sweet potatoes might help. I'm going to try to get better sleep and I'm going to take it easy working out. I'll start using turmeric again and probably more cinnamon as well. And then I'll see.
banana and pepper slices
Comments:
I woke up this morning and felt awful. That full of water and nothing else feeling from last night remained and my legs hurt a lot more than they have before. I tried to eat these peppers at 9am, but after one slice, I thought I was going to puke. I went back to sleep. I haven't felt that bad in awhile.
The sleep helped the nausea, but I still want to be careful. It's hard to find normal "I don't feel good" foods when you're Paleo. I can't have toast or crackers, rice or spaghetti. I wasn't keen on the banana with its high sugar content, but I knew it would be mild enough to potentially keep down at least.
Meal #2 2:30pm
smoothie*
chicken soup
three slices of bacon
orange juice*
Comments:
I only drank a small portion of the smoothie. Not even a quarter of it. It was just too sweet and too...I dunno. It just wasn't going to sit well. So I thawed out the leftover chicken soup and made some bacon, which did sound good, surprisingly. I tried to drink orange juice with it, but my body was rebelling against more fruit at this point, so I only had half the glass.
While my head is starting to feel better, my leg pain is otherworldly. See EotD Comments below.
Meal #3 5:45pm
Chipotle salad with:
Romaine, carnitas, and limited cheese, mild salsa, sour cream and guacamole
what I threw away
Comments:
So this was all mostly Paleo. I barely ate half of the last four ingredients listed. I didn't get the hard tacos which, in the past has been my staple. No grains, especially today.
I should also mention that this was so freaking tasty. I love Chipotle.
Snack #1 7pm
2.5 slices of bacon
a whole pepper
*no picture*
Meal #4 10pm
two scrambled eggs
vegetables with turmeric and pepper
cranberry sausage
Comments:
When did I stop using turmeric on my vegetables in the morning? I don't think I documented it. I don't even know why I did it. All I know is that I haven't been doing it and now I wonder if that has contributed to my leg pain. I doused my vegetables in it tonight. I'll see how that goes.
Snack #2 10:45pm
small baked sweet potato with butter, cinnamon and nutmeg
Comments:
I read today that sweet potatoes might help with leg pain. I'm really just covering all my bases at this point.
Snack #3 11:30pm
banana
two square Green & Blacks
*no picture*
Comments:
I just kind of wanted something else.
EotD Comments:
The pain in my legs was unbearable by 3pm. After two hours of crying hysterically, I finally caved and took an Advil. The pain in my left thigh intensified and the pain in my right leg extended from my hip, down through the front of my thigh, along the right side of my knee, down through my calf and into my ankle. Pain from hip to foot is so much more horrible than the localized pain in my left thigh. Also my right arm started hurting a little bit too.
It was like this deep ache that engulfed my limbs. I don't know what's wrong with my legs, but I couldn't tolerate that kind of pain after so many hours. I haven't been in pain like that since elementary school when I was "diagnosed" with growing pains afters months and months of testing (with results within normal limits and months and months of the worst pain I had ever felt. I loathe that kind of debilitating pain.
I bought some Natural Calm today (a recommendation from Robb Wolf and various people at PaleoHacks)and have already taken a dose. I'm hoping the magnesium supplement will help. It's on my agenda this week to get a Vitamin D3 supplement as well. I need to be able to fix this and I refuse to overdose on Advil to dull the pain and cause a crap ton of other ill effects in the process.
I've spent a lot of time today doing leg pain research, but it's a broad subject matter with limitless possibilities. I limited it to Paleo to see if maybe there was any correlation. It could be a decrease in carbs or a mineral/vitamin deficiency. It could be an absorption issue causing the deficiency. It could be something more life threatening and less easy to treat. I just don't know yet.
So far what I do know is that I'm going to take the magnesium and Vitamin D supplement. Also, I read that eating sweet potatoes might help. I'm going to try to get better sleep and I'm going to take it easy working out. I'll start using turmeric again and probably more cinnamon as well. And then I'll see.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Day 46
Meal #1 9:30am
eggs
vegetables
4 slices of bacon
orange juice
Comments:
The bacon just gets better every time I use it.
Meal #2 12:30pm
hamburger
avocado and pepper slices
asparagus, onions and mushrooms
slice of bacon
Comments:
When I got home from the farmer's market, I was so hungry. This was a good leftovers meal.
Meal #3 3pm
mini burger
leftover chicken with bbq sauce
Sticky Sticks sans the raisin
apple peel from 1/2 apple (and two small slices of apple with Sunbutter)
Comments:
I was just going to eat some apples with Sunbutter, but the kids snagged the apple, so I made a real meal before my walk instead.
Meal #4 9pm
buttered cod
salad with spinach, peppers, onions, apples, cranberry chicken sausage and bacon fat dressing
Comments:
I felt so ill earlier. I had this moment when I thought "Why am I even eating Paleo if I feel this shitty?" I don't think it honestly has anything to do with paleo one way or the other, but if I was going to feel all gross, I should have at least had Reese Sticks or pizza or something.
So I walked for over an hour and a half, but really didn't feel much better. I skipped dinner.
I'm going to blame the Sunbutter. Not necessarily because I think it's the Sunbutter, but definitely maybe the quantity. I know better than to keep eating it like I have been, and the same goes with the extra fruit intake. No more Sunbutter. No more excess fruit. I shouldn't have to remind myself of this every week.
Here it is now 9pm and I'm hungry, so I made food and gosh this is some good eats. The problem with the cod the first time was the lemon flavor. The second time was the wine flavor. This time I went for just butter, salt and pepper and it's phenomenal!
Snack #1 12:30am
baby carrots and cucumber slices
slice of bacon
2 fried eggs
Comments:
I've had a lot of water in the last two hours. Six to eight glasses. I wasn't thirsty—I haven't been thirsty, but I also haven't been drinking like I normally do. A lack of fluids may be one of a few things causing, or at least have a hand in causing my leg pain. We'll see tomorrow.
With so much water intake, I kind of have that sick, full on nothing feeling. I'm tired, but I still have to be up for a little while more, so I thought eating would probably be a good idea.
I left seven carrots. They just weren't really doing it. I made a couple eggs instead.
eggs
vegetables
4 slices of bacon
orange juice
Comments:
The bacon just gets better every time I use it.
Meal #2 12:30pm
hamburger
avocado and pepper slices
asparagus, onions and mushrooms
slice of bacon
Comments:
When I got home from the farmer's market, I was so hungry. This was a good leftovers meal.
Meal #3 3pm
mini burger
leftover chicken with bbq sauce
Sticky Sticks sans the raisin
apple peel from 1/2 apple (and two small slices of apple with Sunbutter)
Comments:
I was just going to eat some apples with Sunbutter, but the kids snagged the apple, so I made a real meal before my walk instead.
Meal #4 9pm
buttered cod
salad with spinach, peppers, onions, apples, cranberry chicken sausage and bacon fat dressing
Comments:
I felt so ill earlier. I had this moment when I thought "Why am I even eating Paleo if I feel this shitty?" I don't think it honestly has anything to do with paleo one way or the other, but if I was going to feel all gross, I should have at least had Reese Sticks or pizza or something.
So I walked for over an hour and a half, but really didn't feel much better. I skipped dinner.
I'm going to blame the Sunbutter. Not necessarily because I think it's the Sunbutter, but definitely maybe the quantity. I know better than to keep eating it like I have been, and the same goes with the extra fruit intake. No more Sunbutter. No more excess fruit. I shouldn't have to remind myself of this every week.
Here it is now 9pm and I'm hungry, so I made food and gosh this is some good eats. The problem with the cod the first time was the lemon flavor. The second time was the wine flavor. This time I went for just butter, salt and pepper and it's phenomenal!
Snack #1 12:30am
baby carrots and cucumber slices
slice of bacon
2 fried eggs
Comments:
I've had a lot of water in the last two hours. Six to eight glasses. I wasn't thirsty—I haven't been thirsty, but I also haven't been drinking like I normally do. A lack of fluids may be one of a few things causing, or at least have a hand in causing my leg pain. We'll see tomorrow.
With so much water intake, I kind of have that sick, full on nothing feeling. I'm tired, but I still have to be up for a little while more, so I thought eating would probably be a good idea.
I left seven carrots. They just weren't really doing it. I made a couple eggs instead.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Day 45
Meal #1 8am
eggs and vegetables
2.5 pieces of bacon
Comments:
Brats stole my bacon!
Snack #1 11:45am
Sticky Sticks with Sunbutter
2T Sunbutter
bunch of raw carrots
Comments:
It was Parent Day at my daughter's school today and I rushed breakfast and then didn't get much of a chance to eat afterward.
Snack #2 12:30pm
banana
coffee with heavy whipping cream
*no picture*
Comments:
I didn't get much sleep last night. I've been nursing a 16oz for two hours.
Snack #3 2:30pm
not sardines
orange
Comments:
I tried to eat sardines, but they were really gross. Okay, not completely gross, but they looked gross and once I finally got over how they looked, I had a taste and they were pretty okay until the mouth full of bones and then I just had to throw them away. Ew. An orange was the next best quick solution.
Meal #2 4:30pm
hamburger
coconut breaded chicken with bbq sauce
sauteed asparagus, onions and mushrooms
sliced peppers and avocado
Comments:
The "breading" I used on the scallops worked really well on the chicken. I made some without egg too for Allergy Boy. They were good as well.
This seemed like a lot of food, but it was just about perfect. I've been eating more at each meal. It's worked pretty well.
My thighs still hurt. I still don't know why. I've narrowed it down to a few different possibilities. I'll start eliminating them one by one if the pain is still bad tomorrow.
Meal #3 6:45pm
burger and chicken with bbq sauce
asparagus, onions and mushrooms
black olives and cucumber
Meal #4 9pm
two fried eggs
asparagus, onions and mushrooms
apple with Sunbutter
Comments:
I've been putting off having a fried egg because it was always something I needed bread for. I decided to bite the bullet with this and I'm so glad I did! The eggs did not disappoint.
eggs and vegetables
2.5 pieces of bacon
Comments:
Brats stole my bacon!
Snack #1 11:45am
Sticky Sticks with Sunbutter
2T Sunbutter
bunch of raw carrots
Comments:
It was Parent Day at my daughter's school today and I rushed breakfast and then didn't get much of a chance to eat afterward.
Snack #2 12:30pm
banana
coffee with heavy whipping cream
*no picture*
Comments:
I didn't get much sleep last night. I've been nursing a 16oz for two hours.
Snack #3 2:30pm
not sardines
orange
Comments:
I tried to eat sardines, but they were really gross. Okay, not completely gross, but they looked gross and once I finally got over how they looked, I had a taste and they were pretty okay until the mouth full of bones and then I just had to throw them away. Ew. An orange was the next best quick solution.
Meal #2 4:30pm
hamburger
coconut breaded chicken with bbq sauce
sauteed asparagus, onions and mushrooms
sliced peppers and avocado
Comments:
The "breading" I used on the scallops worked really well on the chicken. I made some without egg too for Allergy Boy. They were good as well.
This seemed like a lot of food, but it was just about perfect. I've been eating more at each meal. It's worked pretty well.
My thighs still hurt. I still don't know why. I've narrowed it down to a few different possibilities. I'll start eliminating them one by one if the pain is still bad tomorrow.
Meal #3 6:45pm
burger and chicken with bbq sauce
asparagus, onions and mushrooms
black olives and cucumber
Meal #4 9pm
two fried eggs
asparagus, onions and mushrooms
apple with Sunbutter
Comments:
I've been putting off having a fried egg because it was always something I needed bread for. I decided to bite the bullet with this and I'm so glad I did! The eggs did not disappoint.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Day 44
Meal #1 8:15am
eggs and vegetables
4 slices of bacon
orange juice
Comments:
I still have no idea what was up with me last night. I'm so rarely that hungry. I'm over it this morning and thankfully just feel normal again.
My left thigh hurts again. It started yesterday. I'm wondering if it was the dog that attacked me on my walk or if my new shoes are messing with me. I wasn't paying attention to the correlation the last few times I wore those sneakers. The temperature has also turned cold again, so that may be it too.
Snack #1 12:30pm
carrots, peppers, black olives
Comments:
I was on the go today. I grabbed a snack when I had a chance.
Meal #2 3pm
salad
Comments:
I got some new chicken sausage today. Cranberry and cognac. This is unbelievable sausage. I found it locally, so I'm doubly excited so now I can have it whenever.
I also decided that I shouldn't have regular cheese for awhile. I did better with just the raw cheese, so I'll stick with that once I decide to start eating cheese again.
Meal #3 6:30pm
tuna in oil
sliced peppers and avocado
black olives
Snack #2 7:45pm
Sticky Sticks with Sunbutter
Comments:
I still wanted a little something about dinner.
Meal #4 12:30am
cranberry chicken sausage
sliced peppers and avocado
orange juice
Comments:
I've got all my special macronutrients and hopefully this will tide me over.
eggs and vegetables
4 slices of bacon
orange juice
Comments:
I still have no idea what was up with me last night. I'm so rarely that hungry. I'm over it this morning and thankfully just feel normal again.
My left thigh hurts again. It started yesterday. I'm wondering if it was the dog that attacked me on my walk or if my new shoes are messing with me. I wasn't paying attention to the correlation the last few times I wore those sneakers. The temperature has also turned cold again, so that may be it too.
Snack #1 12:30pm
carrots, peppers, black olives
Comments:
I was on the go today. I grabbed a snack when I had a chance.
Meal #2 3pm
salad
Comments:
I got some new chicken sausage today. Cranberry and cognac. This is unbelievable sausage. I found it locally, so I'm doubly excited so now I can have it whenever.
I also decided that I shouldn't have regular cheese for awhile. I did better with just the raw cheese, so I'll stick with that once I decide to start eating cheese again.
Meal #3 6:30pm
tuna in oil
sliced peppers and avocado
black olives
Snack #2 7:45pm
Sticky Sticks with Sunbutter
Comments:
I still wanted a little something about dinner.
Meal #4 12:30am
cranberry chicken sausage
sliced peppers and avocado
orange juice
Comments:
I've got all my special macronutrients and hopefully this will tide me over.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Day 43
Meal #1 8:45am
eggs
vegetables
4 slices of bacon
Comments:
Mmmmmmmmm. Bacon.
Meal #2 2:15pm
tuna salad with homemade mayo and dijon mustard (celery, onion, pepper, turmeric, oregano)
sliced peppers and avocado
steamed carrots
hard boiled egg
slice of bacon
Comments:
Lunch came late today. About a half hour ago, I had the egg and 1/4 of a pepper. I'm lumping it all together though.
Snack #1 3:15pm
apple with almond butter
Meal #3 7pm
sirloin (with a little bbq sauce) with steamed broccoli and carrots
salad
square of green & blacks
Comments:
This sirloin was so good. I haven't had sirloin in awhile, but this sirloin was above par. So so good.
Meal #4 9:45pm
sirloin with bbq sauce
avocado slices
cauliflower, broccoli and carrots
Comments:
I'm so hungry.
eta 10pm:
more sirloin
banana with almond butter and coconut
Comments:
I cut up the rest of the sirloin. I'm still so hungry. Impossibly hungry. It's the oddest thing.
Snack #2 11:15pm
pepper and avocado slices
black olives
ice cream with one square of B&Gs and one square Spicy Maya
Comments:
I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm still incredibly hungry. I started with the real snack and immediately after I was still so hungry. I didn't really care about the ice cream one way or another...I'm just kind of out of food. If I eat everything I have left, I won't have anything to eat for breakfast in the morning.
eggs
vegetables
4 slices of bacon
Comments:
Mmmmmmmmm. Bacon.
Meal #2 2:15pm
tuna salad with homemade mayo and dijon mustard (celery, onion, pepper, turmeric, oregano)
sliced peppers and avocado
steamed carrots
hard boiled egg
slice of bacon
Comments:
Lunch came late today. About a half hour ago, I had the egg and 1/4 of a pepper. I'm lumping it all together though.
Snack #1 3:15pm
apple with almond butter
Meal #3 7pm
sirloin (with a little bbq sauce) with steamed broccoli and carrots
salad
square of green & blacks
Comments:
This sirloin was so good. I haven't had sirloin in awhile, but this sirloin was above par. So so good.
Meal #4 9:45pm
sirloin with bbq sauce
avocado slices
cauliflower, broccoli and carrots
Comments:
I'm so hungry.
eta 10pm:
more sirloin
banana with almond butter and coconut
Comments:
I cut up the rest of the sirloin. I'm still so hungry. Impossibly hungry. It's the oddest thing.
Snack #2 11:15pm
pepper and avocado slices
black olives
ice cream with one square of B&Gs and one square Spicy Maya
Comments:
I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm still incredibly hungry. I started with the real snack and immediately after I was still so hungry. I didn't really care about the ice cream one way or another...I'm just kind of out of food. If I eat everything I have left, I won't have anything to eat for breakfast in the morning.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Paleo Breaded Scallops
Paleo Breaded Scallops
1/2 cup almond meal
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup finely shredded coconut
1 egg
scallops
coconut oil for cooking scallops
Crack the egg in a bowl and add a little water and beat together with a fork. Combine flours and coconut in a bowl. Rinse and dry the scallops. Place scallops in egg wash. Remove scallops and shake off any excess egg. Repeat this step with the flour mixture. Heat coconut oil in pan over medium to low heat, then add scallops. Heat scallops for six minutes, flipping halfway through.
It's easy to overcook scallops, so err on the side of caution. Scallops are cooked when they are white and opaque. If they are overcooked, they'll be really rubbery.
1/2 cup almond meal
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup finely shredded coconut
1 egg
scallops
coconut oil for cooking scallops
Crack the egg in a bowl and add a little water and beat together with a fork. Combine flours and coconut in a bowl. Rinse and dry the scallops. Place scallops in egg wash. Remove scallops and shake off any excess egg. Repeat this step with the flour mixture. Heat coconut oil in pan over medium to low heat, then add scallops. Heat scallops for six minutes, flipping halfway through.
It's easy to overcook scallops, so err on the side of caution. Scallops are cooked when they are white and opaque. If they are overcooked, they'll be really rubbery.
Day 42
Meal #1 8am
two eggs
vegetables
4 slices of bacon
orange juice
Comments:
It's getting easier to eat more food at one meal. It's an interesting change.
I woke up at 7am and was actually really really hungry by the time I started making food at 7:30am.
Meal #2 12:30pm
burger with steamed carrots
salad with two slices bacon (no eggs)
Comments:
I just walked for an hour and a half. I'm definitely hungry now. I'm trying to consciously eat more. We'll see how much I eat/how full I get with this.
eta:
I ate all of it no problem and even wanted a snack within an hour or so of finishing.
Snack #1 2pm
Sticky Sticks
Meal #3 6:15pm
"breaded" scallops*
steamed cauliflower and carrots
tiny side of dijon mustard
Comments:
I was looking for a good from scratch recipe for artichokes and came across this amazing sounding recipe for breaded scallops instead. I intended to get fresh sea scallops for dinner, but the store didn't have any. I managed a bag of frozen ones and searched for the "farm raised" warning so that I didn't get those. After I got home though, as I was throwing the packaging away, I saw the teeny tiny warning on a super hidden part of the label. Blah. Despite being adamantly against farm raised fish, I ate it any way. I won't get them again though.
The breaded scallops were amazing and the easiest thing in the world to make. Had I not had a salad this afternoon, I would have eaten them in a salad instead. As long as I can find them wild caught, I will definitely be eating these on a regular basis.
*recipe to follow
Snack #2 7pm
apple with almond butter
one square of green & blacks
Comments:
I'm still pretty full from dinner, but I wanted something else. The scallops were kind of heavy because of the oil and "breading". I wanted something a little lighter.
Meal #4 12:45am
Muenster slices
avocado and red pepper slices
banana dipped in fine coconut
Comments:
Had it been any other night, I would have either been in bed long before now or I would have caught a snack earlier than this. No big deal. I contemplated just going to bed, but I have a headache so I thought food was in order. I'll down an extra bottle of water. Hopefully that'll help.
Oh, also I would have eaten some real protein instead of cheese, but this was my fastest option. I need to hard boil some more eggs tomorrow, as long as I can get more on Thursday.
two eggs
vegetables
4 slices of bacon
orange juice
Comments:
It's getting easier to eat more food at one meal. It's an interesting change.
I woke up at 7am and was actually really really hungry by the time I started making food at 7:30am.
Meal #2 12:30pm
burger with steamed carrots
salad with two slices bacon (no eggs)
Comments:
I just walked for an hour and a half. I'm definitely hungry now. I'm trying to consciously eat more. We'll see how much I eat/how full I get with this.
eta:
I ate all of it no problem and even wanted a snack within an hour or so of finishing.
Snack #1 2pm
Sticky Sticks
Meal #3 6:15pm
"breaded" scallops*
steamed cauliflower and carrots
tiny side of dijon mustard
Comments:
I was looking for a good from scratch recipe for artichokes and came across this amazing sounding recipe for breaded scallops instead. I intended to get fresh sea scallops for dinner, but the store didn't have any. I managed a bag of frozen ones and searched for the "farm raised" warning so that I didn't get those. After I got home though, as I was throwing the packaging away, I saw the teeny tiny warning on a super hidden part of the label. Blah. Despite being adamantly against farm raised fish, I ate it any way. I won't get them again though.
The breaded scallops were amazing and the easiest thing in the world to make. Had I not had a salad this afternoon, I would have eaten them in a salad instead. As long as I can find them wild caught, I will definitely be eating these on a regular basis.
*recipe to follow
Snack #2 7pm
apple with almond butter
one square of green & blacks
Comments:
I'm still pretty full from dinner, but I wanted something else. The scallops were kind of heavy because of the oil and "breading". I wanted something a little lighter.
Meal #4 12:45am
Muenster slices
avocado and red pepper slices
banana dipped in fine coconut
Comments:
Had it been any other night, I would have either been in bed long before now or I would have caught a snack earlier than this. No big deal. I contemplated just going to bed, but I have a headache so I thought food was in order. I'll down an extra bottle of water. Hopefully that'll help.
Oh, also I would have eaten some real protein instead of cheese, but this was my fastest option. I need to hard boil some more eggs tomorrow, as long as I can get more on Thursday.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Day 41
Meal #1 10:45am
two eggs
sauteed vegetables
four slices of bacon
glass of orange juice*
Comments:
I waited too long to eat this morning. By the time I got around to food I was famished. These busy weekends are kicking my ass and I never feel productive. Today I've spent most of my time cleaning and getting my tornado'd house back in order, yet it's still a minefield.
As it is, it's 2:30 right now and I'm just getting around to typing today's food. I haven't even started a new post for yesterday yet and I should be eating again soon, which I've yet to start preparing. It's fun, hectic times in the life of me right now. I need the chaos so I can make it calm, but I need the time to make everything calm. It's a double edged sword.
Mondays are my favorite day because I can make everything my own again after a crazy weekend. I need to make this not so. It doesn't fit within my needs. I can't be paleo during the week, and then sabotage myself every weekend. My goal for next weekend, despite the bad timing, is to stay within my means.
*Not to be confused with bacon juice.
Meal #2 3:15pm
leftover spicy citrus cod
salad with all the normal stuff
half glass orange juice
Comments:
Last night's cod was more my style, but still not 100%. I need to eat this before it goes bad though, so leftovers it is.
The orange juice is to counteract the spicy cod.
Meal #3 6:45pm
burger (amazing freaking burger)
avocado slices*
sliced peppers
sauteed asparagus and mushrooms
couple small slices of Muenster
Comments:
A few photo edits. One. I didn't get to eat much of that avocado—maybe a half of one slice. The munchkins stole it and since I'm advocating paleo for them, I let them eat it since I knew I could get a fat source from elsewhere. Two. The burger in the second picture? Imagine the second half there as well, as I immediately ate that after finishing what was pictured. Amazing burgers tonight. I mean, they are normally good, but these were exceptional.
Meal #4 10pm
can of tuna in oil
apples with almond butter
Comments:
I reheated last night's cod, but it tasted so much of white wine, I couldn't eat it. I guess next time I'll need to cook it on a lower temperature in hopes of the alcohol burning out a bit more.
I'm trying tuna in oil for the first time. I'm a tuna in water sort of girl, but this way is good for me (as long as the oil is olive oil and not vegetable oil) and it eliminates the use of mayo. So...we'll see how it goes.
eta:
I eat a lot of tuna. One out of of seven cans of tuna is amazing. The rest of the time, it's just normal tuna. I don't know if this can of tuna happens to be a one out of seven or if I should expect this type of quality from all of this "in oil" tuna but my freaking god, this is the single best tuna I have ever eaten. No really. Ever.
Meal #5 11:45pm
carrots and hamburger
Comments:
So I had those apples and was still hungry, but didn't want to snack on anything. Steamed carrots sounded good, but I had to wait for them to steam. At this point, I should just eat something else. So another meal it is!
EotD Comments:
(These eotd thoughts will not make sense until I post yesterday's meals. I apologize for this and will get yesterday's up sometime tomorrow.)
Today was an amazing food day. I felt great and I didn't want for food and it was really the perfect day.
I was having a conversation with myself...essentially thinking up comments for yesterday's dinner post and I came to a realization. The most important thing I can do in regard to weekend fare is only eat something if I've photographed it. I never snack on things out of the bag/box and hell, 95% of the time I don't even have things to eat out of a bag or box, but yesterday I did and I find it unacceptable. So that will be my weekend rule. It's not something I ever think about during the week, as my eating habits are always impeccable during the week. I think it's a good place to start though to kill this issue I have with the weekend before it gets worse.
two eggs
sauteed vegetables
four slices of bacon
glass of orange juice*
Comments:
I waited too long to eat this morning. By the time I got around to food I was famished. These busy weekends are kicking my ass and I never feel productive. Today I've spent most of my time cleaning and getting my tornado'd house back in order, yet it's still a minefield.
As it is, it's 2:30 right now and I'm just getting around to typing today's food. I haven't even started a new post for yesterday yet and I should be eating again soon, which I've yet to start preparing. It's fun, hectic times in the life of me right now. I need the chaos so I can make it calm, but I need the time to make everything calm. It's a double edged sword.
Mondays are my favorite day because I can make everything my own again after a crazy weekend. I need to make this not so. It doesn't fit within my needs. I can't be paleo during the week, and then sabotage myself every weekend. My goal for next weekend, despite the bad timing, is to stay within my means.
*Not to be confused with bacon juice.
Meal #2 3:15pm
leftover spicy citrus cod
salad with all the normal stuff
half glass orange juice
Comments:
Last night's cod was more my style, but still not 100%. I need to eat this before it goes bad though, so leftovers it is.
The orange juice is to counteract the spicy cod.
Meal #3 6:45pm
burger (amazing freaking burger)
avocado slices*
sliced peppers
sauteed asparagus and mushrooms
couple small slices of Muenster
Comments:
A few photo edits. One. I didn't get to eat much of that avocado—maybe a half of one slice. The munchkins stole it and since I'm advocating paleo for them, I let them eat it since I knew I could get a fat source from elsewhere. Two. The burger in the second picture? Imagine the second half there as well, as I immediately ate that after finishing what was pictured. Amazing burgers tonight. I mean, they are normally good, but these were exceptional.
Meal #4 10pm
can of tuna in oil
apples with almond butter
Comments:
I reheated last night's cod, but it tasted so much of white wine, I couldn't eat it. I guess next time I'll need to cook it on a lower temperature in hopes of the alcohol burning out a bit more.
I'm trying tuna in oil for the first time. I'm a tuna in water sort of girl, but this way is good for me (as long as the oil is olive oil and not vegetable oil) and it eliminates the use of mayo. So...we'll see how it goes.
eta:
I eat a lot of tuna. One out of of seven cans of tuna is amazing. The rest of the time, it's just normal tuna. I don't know if this can of tuna happens to be a one out of seven or if I should expect this type of quality from all of this "in oil" tuna but my freaking god, this is the single best tuna I have ever eaten. No really. Ever.
Meal #5 11:45pm
carrots and hamburger
Comments:
So I had those apples and was still hungry, but didn't want to snack on anything. Steamed carrots sounded good, but I had to wait for them to steam. At this point, I should just eat something else. So another meal it is!
EotD Comments:
(These eotd thoughts will not make sense until I post yesterday's meals. I apologize for this and will get yesterday's up sometime tomorrow.)
Today was an amazing food day. I felt great and I didn't want for food and it was really the perfect day.
I was having a conversation with myself...essentially thinking up comments for yesterday's dinner post and I came to a realization. The most important thing I can do in regard to weekend fare is only eat something if I've photographed it. I never snack on things out of the bag/box and hell, 95% of the time I don't even have things to eat out of a bag or box, but yesterday I did and I find it unacceptable. So that will be my weekend rule. It's not something I ever think about during the week, as my eating habits are always impeccable during the week. I think it's a good place to start though to kill this issue I have with the weekend before it gets worse.
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