I figured I'd start another blog, with a million other people (one girlfriend in particular who I got this idea from, hey Hanna!), in the hopes of staying accountable to the Paleo lifestyle. That includes meals and gym time. I havent decided if I feel like a total loser for blogging about this, but I partially dont care and am excited to see the end results. Paleo is designed to be done with CrossFit, the ever-so-popular-near-death-experience-workouts, but I just stick to 24 hour fitness and make sure I get cardio and weights in at least 4x a week. I've done paleo on and off for the past month (lately.. more "off" than I'd like to admit, the TX state fair did me in). Its not a hard plan to follow, but calls for a lot of creativity with the foods you eat.
For those who have never heard of paleo, we will start there. What is paleo? My version basically: eating healthy & eating clean, with some restriction. Be prepared for raised eyebrows when you order your food without bread, cheese, beans, pasta, or rice. You'll probably get the same questions-
"Why?"
"Are you trying to lose weight?"
"Did you want that with brown rice instead? Or what about whole grain?"
"What is wrong with you?"
Response- "Paleo. You should google it."
But anyways, back on topic. What SHOULD you eat and what you should AVOID?
YES Foods:
Vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, healthy fats, water, tea (& COFFEE for me: You may want to steer clear of this mama before my morning cup of joe).
NO Foods:
Dairy, grains, sugar/sweeteners, most oils, fruit juice, soft drinks, Basically all the yummy foods our bodies crave these days. NO carbs is definitely the challenge here for me.
For a full, more detailed, list CLICK HERE
Like I said earlier, I've tried the paleo lifestye before but very loosly followed it. AKA: I ate the cupcake. My plan is to stick with paleo 100% until Thanksgiving (lets be honest... T-day is probably the most non-paleo holiday of the year). Thats 29 days of no cheats. Easy Peasy... hopefully.
Today:
2 bananas: mashed
1 egg
1 spoon of almond butter
Whisk it all together, drop on a hot pan sprayed with PAM (paleo appropriate would be to use coconut oil, but I didn't have any) and add broken walnuts on top before flipping. These take a little longer to cook than regular pancakes.
Lunch- Salad, a bunch of red grapes, and 4 boiled eggs. I only ate the whites.
Spinach leaves
Medium size shrimp
Sunflower seeds
Lemon juice
S & P
Dinner- Paleo Ck. Salad
White chicken
Apple: sliced into chunks
Red grapes: cut in half
Apple Cider Vinegar
Garlic pepper
*Hard to believe this is so yummy, without mayo, and not dry at all. Mmm mm mmmm
Snacks- Paleo Chocolate pudding (dont judge by the ingredients.. this. is. delish.)
1/2 avocado, mashed
2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp honey
1 tsp nut butter (I didnt use this in mine and it still tasted great)
pinch of salt
dark chocolate chips (optional)
Mash your avocado. Thouroughly mix with the other ingredients. Dig in!
Apple Pie Larabar: Did you know these bars are Paleo? From what I've read these are the only 'store-bought' snack bars that are o.k. Made 100% from fruit and nuts. Mmh! Only allowed one a day though.. I think I can handle that ;)
Workout- 1 hour of Zumba + free weights
Here are a few sites with awesome paleo recipes if you want to hop on the bandwagon! I plan to make a few of these but unforutnately things like almond flour are quite expensive, so I use these sites for ideas and make them my own.
Paleo Recipes 1
Paleo Recipes 2
Paleo Recipes 3
Any comments/feedback/tips are welcome! I'd love to know if anyone actually plans to read this blog (and maybe make me seem a little less 'loser-ish' for making it). Haha. Enjoy the day!
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