Day 5

Still doing well... had some flank steak strips and red pepper slices for lunch, and some cashews and broccoli later in the day as a snack.  I made my cousins chicken nuggets and french fries for dinner tonight (I'm their nanny), and I was very tempted to eat a fry, however I didn't!  I want to stick to this challenge the best that I can.  No cheats!

For dinner I grilled two Omaha Steak hamburgers on the George Foreman grill, and I topped them with spicy brown mustard, which appears to be Whole30 approved to me!  A little bland, but it worked.  I also cooked a spaghetti squash- my first time eating one! I must say it was pretty good!  The family had spaghetti with meatballs, which I skipped out on obviously, and mom substituted the spaghetti squash instead of the whole grain spaghetti (since she is eating wheat-free now).  We did notice that the Hunt's spaghetti sauce contains wheat and soy, and so does the frozen packaged meatballs!  More reason to switch to natural, home-made foods, eh!?  Then I decided to have some spinach salad, which I topped with sliced almonds and a hardboiled egg, and my balsamic vinaigrette.  Well, now I am pretty full!  I can't even finish my half of the spaghetti squash!  :)

I must say that I am proud of myself for not eating a fry or two earlier this evening!  It is so easy to just pick up a piece or two of foods, when they are lying around- you know? 

The ankle continues to get better- yay!  I've decided to go on with the full marathon training.  I've got the time and energy to do it now, so I might as well do it, right?!  Plus I know I can drop the weight this winter/spring if I stick to eating paleo.  I've already dropped a few pounds just in these first 5 days of "detox"!  :)

Tomorrow I may be going out to dinner.  That is where the discipline will really have to kick in!  I hate going out to dinner and not ordering a beer or drink.  LOL  But I've gotta stick to water this month, then once I go back to "normal",  I'll probably start drinking red wine (in moderation, of course).

I guess that's it.  Is anyone else reading this blog?  I'm already getting a bit bored with it, and I need some more comments to keep me motivated to keep writing!  ;)

Lata!

Tina