Day 3

Had a coffee with 3 Truvia packets and 4 little Vanilla creamers (bad!) this morning.  Then had a Honey Stinger Waffle around 11am.  The waffles are not paleo, but I'm letting myself eat them anyway.  LOL

Ate lunch after work, around 3pm.   Had a bowl of my carnitas, and a couple raspberries.

At 5:30 I did a 21 mile bike ride with a friend of mine, along with a group of people with a local bike shop.  It was quite hilly and kicked my butt!  Felt good to get back out on my road bike, though.  When the trails are too wet to go mountain biking, I want to start road riding instead,

At 9pm my family brought me back Chipotle since they went out to dinner without me.  Good thing, though, because they had Mexican!  No chips for me  :( So I had a barbacoa bol with white rice, tomatoes, lettuce and cheese.  I know true paleo is no grains, but I'm allowing rice on occasion.  Then I had a couple raspberries to satisfy my sweet craving.

My sister brought over homemade cookies for my parents that looked delicious!  I successfully was able to not be tempted to eat a bite!  :)

I'm exhausted now!

Here is the recipe for the Carnitas:  I don't follow them exactly.  I tend to not measure out ingredients and just throw them in as I please!  lol

Crockpot TexMex Carnitas

2-3 lbs pork (butt/shoulder works best)

1/4 c. diced yellow onions

1/4 c. diced green chiles (canned is okay)

1 tsp. fresh minced garlic

1 1/4 c. (1 small can) diced tomatoes

1 tbsp cumin

2 tsp onion powder

2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tbsp agave/honey

2 tsp. lime juice

2 tbsp. orange juice

1/2 c. barbecue sauce

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a crockpot on low 6-8 hours.
2. About an hour prior to eating (if possible), shred the pork with a fork and stir.
3. Serve in lettuce bowls/wraps.

Day 2

Short post tonight.  My allergies are terrible today.  Running nose and sneezing non-stop.  Headed to bed right after I type this.  :(

Ate my first meal of the day at 1:30pm- half a spaghetti squash with marinara and my homemade meatballs.  Also a few raspberries.

Around 5:30 I had a small spinach salad with some pine nuts and "Garlic Expressions" olive oil dressing, a few cashews, and an apple.  Mostly out of boredom, I wasn't really hungry!

At 6:30 I had 3 strawberries and 2 blanched asparagus stalks (part of the kids dinner, so I had some too).

I ate dinner at 9pm- another spinach salad with tomato, half an avocado, some mushrooms, and a vinaigrette dressing.  Had some sugar-free pudding afterwards, with about a tablespoon of chia seeds sprinkled in.  I shouldn't eat the pudding- it's full of fake sugars and chemicals!!  :(   Chia seeds are a popular nutrition fad right now.  They are high in fiber and Omega 3 fats.

I'll write another post tomorrow night!

May Challenge!!

Alright everyone, the blog is back!

I'm going to try my best to blog every night, however I will be out of town next week, so may not be able to get onto a computer...so no promises!

So obviously it's been a rough few months since I ended my Whole30 Challenge on January 31st.  I had great success with it, and really wanted to continue it, but allowing some cheats every now and then.  Well, that fell through.  lol  It was hard because too often I would be "tempted" by something bad- cookies, beer, pizza.... 

Well it's really crunch time now.  I move to LA in 3 months.  That means I only have 3 months to get my body to a decent weight where I will fee more comfortable and more confident starting my new life, in the city full of beautiful bodies. LOL   I know I will continue to lose weight while I am there, and I'm very confident that eventually I'll get my lean body back!!  But for now, I need to really get mentally focused and remember all of my reasons for living a paleo lifestyle and "eating like a caveman".

So today I started my own "Paleo Challenge", as I am calling it.  It's not the Whole30- it's a bit more relaxed, meaning that I am allowing some cheese, beans, and alcohol.  What I am not allowed to have is sugar or grains.  Basically I'm trying to eat as low carb as possible.  Meats, vegetables, and some fruits.

I've actually already started this challenge- I haven't had any sugars or grains since last Friday!  I have seen the scale start to drop again, so I am now motivated again!!  :)  It's true that all I really need is just a few good days to get me going again!

Today I skipped breakfast since I didn't have time to make anything at 6:30am.  I did get a UDF coffee, which I put in 2 Truvia packets and 3 vanilla creamers and 2 half n halfs.  I probably should cut that stuff out!   I honestly never really got that hunger pang!  I didn't eat until 3pm- I made a salad from the Kroger salad bar; spring mix lettuce, bacon, hardboiled eggs, carrots, peppers, mushrooms, garbanzo beans, sesame seeds, mozzarella cheese, with a vinaigrette.  (I need to make my own salad dressing!)  Then I had a small handful of frozen blueberries.  At 9pm I ate two hotdogs at the Reds stadium (no bun!), and had a serving of Lays potato chips (I should cut this out, too)  So see, I'm not being perfect, but I'm trying to keep my sanity and remain realistic with eating this way for the rest of my life.  

I feel good today.  I ate satisfying meals and didn't have cravings for anything.  Successful day!

Well that's a good start to Day 1 of the new challenge!

Please leave comments!  :o)

Tina