It is so good to be BACK! I’ve been thinking a lot today how I’d like to organize this blog and I started trying to think of alliterations that could lend themselves well to my blog content. Work Out Wednesday is easy, and Menu Monday. But how do I fit in all of the other things to talk about? Well–there’s every other blogger in the blogosphere.. and then there’s me!
I guess the name of my blog gives me a little bit of a scapegoat away from formatting and structure 😉
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with the Paleo plan. NerdFitness has a fantastic starter’s guide to the paleo diet that I highly suggest you check out.
One of the hardest things about starting a paleo eating plan is ‘wtf do I eat?’ I mean, think about it! The average American diet (at least, in the midwest) consists of cereal for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, and pasta for dinner. I was honestly stumped! What, besides eggs, could I eat for breakfast?
Well–anything. Who says you can’t have a steak at 9am? 😛 Granted, I usually don’t, but that’s the gist of it. Food is just food. There aren’t rules around what time of day you can eat the food. So, I dove in. I ate a lot of eggs. I got tired of eggs. I ate a lot of salads, I got tired of salads. I ate a lot of bacon, and then I realized I should not eat near as much bacon…
It prompted me to buy a cookbook. The one that came highest recommended from the Nerds of NerdFitness was Practical Paleo by Diane Sanfilippo. I’ve made a number of recipes from the book including the broiled salmon, pumpkin pancakes, swirly quiche, chorizo meatballs, and pumpkin cranberry muffins. We’ve used the seasoning mixtures to spice up the meats we generally use, and eating has been a lot more whole-foods focused.
Now! All that being said, I’m not 100% of the way there 😦 There are still times where I get caught up in the “I don’t feel like it” attitude. I had nachos tonight, and I’m still eating at the gas station too frequently. When I did 1 week of about 80% paleo, I dropped 6 pounds. SIX WHOLE POUNDS!! I also felt more energetic and pretty excited about staying committed.
Then life happened, and stress eating, and convenience.
It’s a lot more effort to plan ahead, cook, and deal with all of the food associated with paleo eating. The dishes in the sink below? That’s just from cooking breakfast and prepping lunch:
Now imagine that for 2 people 3x/day, 7 days/week. Our grocery bill has skyrocketed and our dishwasher never gets a break. This week (Saturday to next Saturday) my goals are to have 5/7 days 100% paleo (excluding cheese. I love cheese. me and cheese have something special going on.)
I’m hoping to drop some weight and feel happier/healthier by the end. I certainly appreciate you rooting me on! If you know me IRL, kindly refrain from offering me non-paleo food.. if there’s a treat at work, for example, just tell me ‘thanks! you do good work! Have a fantastic day! *high five*”
Cheers to the coming week!
-Megs
MegsFitness 
We some job Meg! You can do it!
Thank you Rachel 🙂