Day 112: One Tired Girl!

I've had one very busy day! I started it off by making a new recipe for breakfast. Sausage and Paleo French Toast Flat Bread. Boy was it ever tasty. For the recipe go to: http://www.thepaleomom.com/2012/04/recipe-cinnamon-french-toast-flat-bread.html
After breakfast we went to Sand Springs picked up my mom and went to the Herb Festival. I had so much fun! Got tons of herbs! We went to a little dinner and ran into my dads cousin and his wife. I haven't seen them for several years and it was really nice to see them again! Paleo was NOT exercised at the herb festival. We had a hamburger minus the bun and French fries. I also splurged and had a sweet tea, a handful of kettle corn and my husband and I shared a large bag of cinnamon pecans, and of course they had sugar on them. This was a special treat and not one we do very often! After we took mom home we headed to Riddles Plant Farm to finish up the herb shopping then to Sams to get dog food and a few other items. I had to rest for about 30 minutes after I got home then went outside to plant the herbs. I got the garden all planted in spite of all the black widow spiders I saw, and now all I have to do is mulch! Yes, we have black widow spiders and I don't like that one bit! After planting I showered then made dinner. I grilled bacon wrapped chicken breast, mixed veggies and a salad. I am so full and I only ate about a fourth of a chicken breast. They were thick and juicy, yum!
The only exercise I did today was walk all over Sand Springs and then planting and that was exercise enough. I'm pooped!
I've been spending the last hour looking at Paleo friendly recipes and pinning them on my Pintrest, so I better get back to that so I'll have more recipes to try, so until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 111: Prolotherapy Day

Today was a Prolotherapy day for my hands and ankle. I am so impressed with how well this works. My left hand is almost 100% better since I started this treatment and my right hand is about 80% better. No taking medicine that can cause any side effects and I'm getting better. Why wouldn't someone want to try this first? Go check out Dr. Chad Edwards website and learn more about this treatment, and once you see him for the first time, you will be sold on him and Prolotherapy! http://drchadedwards.com/about/

Crossfit today was scaled way down for me since most everything involved something I can't do. For 20 minutes we did as many reps as possible of 5 handstand push ups, 10 pistol squats and 15 pull ups. I can't do handstand push ups so you have your legs on a box and do them, my pistol squats are onto a box and pull ups were using the rings. I did 10 rounds.

Paleo food for the day, breakfast I had scrambled egg on a coconut wrap, snack bacon and lunch was a dried fruit and nut mixture. Dinner was grilled scallops, shrimp, bell pepper, onions and pineapple. Very good dinner! I was able to eat mainly Paleo today. I finally showed self control!

The herb festival is in Sand Springs tomorrow and this is a yearly tradition for me. I love my herb garden, and I can't wait! More tomorrow, so until then, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 110: Quick Note

Baked cod in a butter sauce with lots of fresh garlic and sliced onions, baked sweet potato and a spinach salad makes a quick and tasty meal. Place sliced onions and pieces of garlic in a baking dish, top with slices of butter or ghee then place cod on top of onions placing more onions garlic and butter on top of fish. Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Enjoy!

My Paleo food consisted of the baked cod for dinner and barbecue brisket for lunch. Mixed nuts and dried fruit for breakfast and coffee. Yes once again I has items that are not considered Paleo and I'm trying real hard to overcome this weakness! Back to Crossfit tomorrow and go see Dr Edwards for more Prolotherapy! Until then goodnight and God Bless!

Day 109: Beans

Today I made the choice to eat beans for the first time in 109 days. They are not Paleo and I knew I shouldn't indulge but I did and I'm feeling the effects. I feel bloated and very gassy! Not a fun feeling! I grew up eating beans, fried potatoes and cornbread! Yum, yum! But now I remember the gassy effects! I think that I'll stick to no more beans!

Paleo breakfast: ham and egg
Paleo Snack: mixed nuts with craisins
Not so Paleo lunch: barbecue brisket, pulled pork, baked beans and spicy coleslaw
Halfway Paleo dinner: curry chicken salad on a coconut wrap, potato chips pickles and jalapeño peppers.
I also had an iced white chocolate Mocha coffee from Starbucks.

Early morning tomorrow so until then, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 108: The Tick Tack Downfall!

Today was a good Paleo day until the Tick Tack downfall! For breakfast I made a very hearty dish with sausage, onions, bell pepper, and sweet potatoes. After sautéing until tender I cracked eggs over the mixture, put a lid on and steamed the eggs. Very tasty and filling! Held me over until lunch. For lunch George came by and took me to Ghangis Grill where I had lots of meats and veggies, NO rice or noodles and a gluten free sauce. Another tasty meal! I had a few mixed nuts and craisins for a snack and then it happened! The Tick Tack Downfall! I was leaving one hospital to go to another and put one little innocent Tick Tack in my mouth! It was fruit flavored and tasted so good that I ate another and another and another until I realized I had eaten the entire pack, but it didn't stop there. I had another pack in my purse and you guessed it, I ate that entire pack too! WHY? Why couldn't I show self control? This is definitely something I need to spend major time on, learning self control! I did manage to get back on track for dinner. I made a grilled lemon butter dill Salmon, mixed veggies and a spinach salad. Better for me than the Tick Tacks!

Today was a rest day from Crossfit, but back to the gym tomorrow! I will once again try to eat Paleo and no more Tick Tacks! 5am comes awfully early, so until then, goodnight and God Bless!

Lemon Dill Salmon
Salmon Filet
Butter
Dill weed
Salt, pepper and garlic powder
Lemon
Soften butter, and rub all over Salmon filet. Sprinkle salmon with seasonings generously with the dill weed. Squeeze 1/2 lemon over the salmon. Slice the lemon in slices and place on top of the salmon. Wrap in foil and grill until flakes with a fork. About 15-25 minutes depending upon how hot your grill is.

Day 107: Curry Chicken Salad

Curry Chicken Salad is one of my families most favorite quick dinners. I usually start with the chicken breast off a store bought roasted chicken, saving the rest of the chicken and the bones to make a soup. Dice the chicken breast until finely chopped. To the diced chicken I add 1 chopped apple (I like Pink Ladies) 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1 cup craisins, 1 cup chopped nuts, 1 tablespoon curry powder, salt and pepper to taste, and then about 1 cup mayo. Mix everything together. If
Mixture is too dry add more Mayo. I use store bought Mayo made with Olive oil. This chicken salad is great on a Paleo coconut wrap.

So for dinner, you guessed it, we had the Curry Chicken Salad on coconut wraps with sweet potato chips. For lunch I had a salad with grilled chicken, boiled eggs, fresh fruit and Ranch dressing, and for breakfast I had scrambled eggs on a Paleo coconut wrap.

Crossfit Primus' workout was intense! Fran was the workout! Fran is 21, 15, 9 of thrusters and pull ups. You do it for time, I just can't remember mine. I know it was around 7 minutes! I'm sore! We were in the new gym and man was it ever sweet! We had room to spread out. I'm so happy for Sean and Courtney and the work they are doing to make sure we all stay fit. Keep up the good work kids! I love you both!

Tomorrow will be my rest day from
Crossfit, but I'll be raring to go on Wednesday. If you are trying to follow a Paleo lifestyle, keep strong and encourage one another! We all need the support. Until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 106: Shopping Spree

Day 2 of shopping for new clothes. I found lots of cute clothes, so now I feel like I have a whole new wardrobe! It's kind of fun to shop for new things! I still haven't tried on my shorts from last season, so the shopping spree may not be over after all, but that will have to wait until next week.

Today we went to see the new set up for Primus and it's sweet! I can't wait until tomorrow to work out! Afterwards we went to see the new house Sean and Courtney purchased. I absolutely loved it! The Lord has truly blessed them and I'm so very happy for them!

Food today was not Paleo. We ate fish tacos and tortilla chips from Baja Jacks and then for dinner we ate a ham sandwich on a coconut wrap and potato chips. I also had some Ranch dressing with the potato chips than a few pieces of dark chocolate. Like I said not Paleo! Well, it's going to be an early day tomorrow so I've got to start getting ready for the day, so until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!