Day 183: The Last Supper

Since falling off the Paleo wagon, it's really been hard to climb back up, but I think it's because I'm not putting my whole heart into it! Today I decided that I would allow myself anything I wanted to eat, consider it my last supper (junk supper) and tomorrow I would be eating a strict Paleo diet! I have to do this for myself so I can start feeling better again. I've noticed that since I've been eating so unhealthy that not only is the colitis flaring more, but my allergies are too! I've noticed that I have a lot of congestion and the allergy cough! This just goes to prove that everything you read about a Paleo diet is true! What you eat does cause your health issues! I'm starting off fresh tomorrow, and I'm not going to allow myself any excuses! If I eat unhealthy, I'll be unhealthy, therefore I have to eat better, because I have a lot of living left to do and I want it to be a productive life. My journey is starting anew tomorrow, and I know that this journey will have some road blocks but I'm determined to make the long haul! Until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 180: Fell Off The Paleo Wagon!

Yes, I fell off my Paleo diet and I'm not very proud of myself, but I'm working real hard at trying to climb back up in that wagon and stay there! I did stay gluten free, but not sugar free! We went on a vacation to Florida and during the long drive there, and back I think I ate my weight in Peanut M&M's, plain M&M'S, potato chips, I even drank two 16oz bottles of Roll Back Pepsi! (real sugar, not corn syrup) over eating, not controlling my portions, and no exercise was NOT a good thing! To top this all off, just before we left I had to start back on a very high dose of Prednisone which makes very hunger so I really tend to over eat. My body is now starting to not only show the effects of this over eating but I feel tired, bloated, etc. This past Sunday I woke up real sick with a very high temperature,(103.7), vomiting, diarrhea and very achy! I felt like I was going to die! It's now Thursday and I'm still not back to normal. I haven't been able to workout, I come home from work exhausted and my colitis is not getting much better because of the virus. This is a huge wake up call! I know that Paleo works because I was doing so well and once I stopped it was straight down hill from there. I'm trying to get back up on that wagon, and I know that it's not going to be easy, but I'm very determined to do it! Until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Orphan Run Sponsored By...

None other than Primus Crossfit! I'm so proud of my son and his wife! They are really getting involved in helping their community get fit! Tomorrow, Friday, June 1, is the Orphan Run in Owasso. If you aren't going to run, then at least come out and support the Orphans with a financial donation and at the same time you can check out the Primus Crossfit booth. Hope to see you there!

Right now I'm doing the Advocare MNSMax3 dietary supplement and Replacement shake once daily, and only eating two meals a day for the next 14 days. I thought that when summer came along my days would slow down and I could really concentrate on cooking mainly Paleo dishes but so far I've been more busy! I still plan on doing better in the next few days. I'm taking a week off in June so, I really plan on doing better then.

Today I had squash soup for lunch and for dinner was a hot dog on gluten free bread and potato chips. See what I mean about needing to do better? Well, it's going to be a very long and busy day tomorrow so like I said before, come out to Owasso and check out the Crossfit booth. Until then, goodnight and God Bless!

Lost Count!

I'm not really sure what day I'm actually on, but what I do know is that I have NOT eaten wheat since December of last year. That's a huge deal for me! I did find a gluten free bread, hamburger bun and hotdog bun that I purchased and have had several meals using these. I am being careful to not make this a habit but rather a treat! I did make hamburgers and hot dogs over the holiday weekend and made BLT's for dinner tonight, now I will try to not eat anymore for a few days.

I have noticed that since I've been slacking on the Paleo meals, that I'm starting to gain a little weight back. Not much but any weight gain back is more than I want, because I worked too hard regain it all back. I decided that I needed to start the Advocare 14 day challenge with a meal replacement, so I started this today!

Crossfit today consisted of 75 pound back squats for the warm up. And then the workout was 5 hand stand pushups, 10 ring dips and 25 double under's. You were to do as many reps as possible in 12 minutes. I did 5 reps and was on jump #70 when the time was up! Yes I had to scale everything. I would say this was a good workout for me! Well, it's suppose to be bad storms tonight, so I've got to get in bed early in case the storms get loud, so until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Days 147-149: Time Off

These last few days have been so busy that I've taken a few days off of blogging. It is a holiday weekend and since I actually get a three day weekend I've decided to try to get things done that I usually don't have time for. I haven't really had a lot of time to cook so we've been having sandwiches. I purchased some gluten free bread and have been enjoying having a sandwich. I did make some butternut squash soup tonight and I'm stuffed! Well I've got to get back to the cleaning so hopefully I'll check back I with everyone tomorrow. Until then goodnight and God Bless!

Day 146: So Sore!

I am still so sore from my Crossfit workout on Monday, I can hardly walk or lift my arms. I started to go to Crossfit this afternoon, but my plans got changed so I walked for 30 minutes instead. I am going to try to make it to the 6am class in the morning so I can work out some of the soreness.

I made a very good protein drink this
Morning using some of the canned coconut milk I had left over from a recipe and a little almond milk. I added some strawberries, grapes, pineapple, honeydew and cantaloupe with a scoop of protein powder. It was very tasty. For
lunch I had left over spaghetti squash and chicken from last night, some fresh fruit and some dates and cashews for a snack. Dinner was left over grilled chicken on a Coconut Paleo wrap with lots of veggies some potato chips and a little ranch dressing, yes this was a cheat, but I am getting better with less cheats!

Well I've got to get organized for in
the morning, so until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Days 143-145: Italian

I did take a few days off of blogging, but not from eating Paleo! I just needed to get a few things organized and I realized its going to take more than a few days.

I've been wanting to eat some Italian food, and luckly spaghetti squash is really tasty! I stir fried some chunks of chicken and added lots of fresh herbs such as tarragon, basil, marjoram, thyme, oregano and some fresh chopped garlic. I added onions, sweet peppers and black olives then a jar or spicy marinara sauce. This was so good over the baked spaghetti squash and it really satisfied my Italian craving! I served a left over strawberry poppy salad with this dish. The salad is not Paleo because of the dressing. I'm going to try to figure out how to make the dressing more Paleo friendly because it is very good! All the other food I ate today was paleo, so all in all I feel better about what I'm eating, I just need to go down on my portion size again! I'm considering doing the Advocare 24 day challenge again, because I'm starting to notice weight gain in my stomach area again. No crossfit today, and I'm very sore from yesterdays workout. I can hardly walk! I do plan on going tomorrow to try and work some of the soreness out. I've got to start getting ready for my long day tomorrow, so until then, goodnight and God Bless!