Day 60: Two Months And Still Going Strong

I've made it two months with no gluten products. This is an accomplishment that I'm very proud of! This hasn't been an easy journey and I know that I'm still in the battle, and will be for the rest of my life, because there is tempting pastries, cakes, breads, etc almost everywhere you go. We walked in SAMs the other day and they had just finished baking some cakes and the smell was all through the store. Temptation! I'm so glad that I'm not on this journey alone, I have a Savior who is carrying me through this and His name is Jesus! When I walk past a vending maching, I look at the stuff in there differently than I used too. I look and say to myself, what in here is NOT laden with gluten or corn syrup, and know that the answer is going to be nothing. The sad thing is, I work in a hospital where health should be number one! Enough of my soap box for the night, on a brighter note, the Paleo Summit is still going on. I only got to listen to one speaker today and really enjoyed the speaker. His name was Matt Lalonde, and he was very interesting. One thing he said is so true, they should come up with a new name for the diet instead of Paleo, because when you tell people that is how you are eating you get strange remarks and looks. I'm going to try to come up with a name!:)

Food:
Breakfast, two pieces of sausage
Snack: pecans and cherries
Lunch, left over lasagna from yesterday's dinner and salad
Dinner, spinach salad, avocado, and shrimp
Snack strawberries and melted chocolate ( yes I know I need to stop eating this much fruit and chocolate!)

Exercise went on a 30 minute walk to enjoy this beautiful weather we are having. On that note, my heart and prayers go out to everyone that lost loved ones and received damage to their homes last night during the tornado's. Until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 59: Third Day of the Paleo Summit

I've spent the last 2 hrs listening to the Paleo Summit, and I still have another hour to go. The last topic was on gluten sensitivity, which I was just recently told that I have, so this was a topic that I really needed to hear. Dr. O'Bryan was the speaker for this. He said that most people over the age of 50 are gluten sensitive. He also said that children diagnosed with ADD if put on a gluten free diet will show improvement. This summit is 8 days long, so my blogs will be short, especially since I have to go to work then listen to the speakers after I get home.

I made a lasagna type dish tonight using eggplant for the noodles. I browned bison, then added a small onion and continued to cook until the onions were cooked. I added garlic powder, salt and pepper and Italian seasoning to the cooked meat. Then peeling and thinly sliced eggplant, I got some spaghetti sauce put a little down in the baking dish then put a layer or the eggplant then some meat mixture and some fresh sliced mushrooms then more sauce. I repeated the layers ending with a layer or eggplant ontop and more sauce. I cooked it in a 350 degree oven for 1hr until the eggplant was tender. I served it with a salad.

Back to the last hour of the summit for the night. Until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 58: Day 2 of the Paleo Summit

I signed up for a Paleo Summit, and today is day 2. I had to miss one session and really wish I could have listened to it, but I only had until noon to hear it and I was so busy at work I couldn't listen. I heard Dr. Jack Kruse when I got home and I have two more sessions to listen to, so I'm making this a quick blog. Dr. Kruse was very interesting and I'll share more in a later blog, but one thing I'm glad I heard him say is that Cholesterol is NOT a bad thing, so if you have high Cholesterol, don't worry. Dr. Kruse was over weight and started a Paleo life style. You can check out Dr. Kruse on his blog, so go look him up!

Today I had a Paleo pancake with almond butter for breakfast, a ham sandwich with a Paleo coconut wrap, sweet potato chips, strawberries for lunch, and For dinner baked chicken, sweet potato fries and salad. Snack raspberries and chocolate chips.

I did 100 squats and 10 pull ups for exercise. Not much but it was something!

Going to get back to the summit, so until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 57: Coconut Wraps for Sandwiches, Yeah!

I think the only thing that I've really been missing is some sort of bread for sandwiches. I finally found on line a wrap that is made with coconut flour, and tried it out this evening for a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. I really liked it! It held up well, not tearing. This is something that I will continue to order. I also found a bread recipe that I'm going to make, but I didn't have enough eggs so it will have to wait until another day!

I made a really delicious Blueberry muffin this morning for breakfast. For the recipe go to:
http://www.paleoeffect.com/recipes/blueberry-muffins-paleo-effect/
This recipe will definitely be one I make time and time again.

We went out shopping today so had lunch out. We went to Smash Burger, where I got a hamburger no bun and sweet potato fries seasoned with olive oil and rosemary. They are very good fries!

Today for a snack we had raspberries and strawberries with melted semi sweet chocolate chips for dipping.

Back to the grind stone tomorrow, so until then, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 56: Dinner and a Movie

Tonight we are going to go out with the Primus CrossFit group. Dinner and a movie, I can't wait! Baja Jacks, my favorite! Fish tacos are calling my name, yum! Yum! This morning I went to my great nieces birthday party. They had some really tempting things there to eat and luckly they had fresh fruit, so the day was saved. For lunch I made salmon patties, mashed cauliflower, and salad. This made up for the lack of food this morning! I won't be posting later tonight since it will be late when we get home, but I know for fact, that I will have the grilled fish tacos and tortilla chips. I might even consider having popcorn at the movies! :)

Today was laundry day, yuck! Since I went to the birthday party this morning then came home made lunch and started laundry, and I'm getting ready to go out for the night, I really didn't take time to exercise today.

Salmon Patties
Cooked salmon
1 TBSP dill weed
1/4 c chopped onion
1/4 c chopped celery
1 egg
unsweeted grated coconut flakes

Mix first five ingredients together, gradually add coconut flakes until the salmon will make a patty. Fry in coconut oil until brown on both sides. Enjoy!

May the rest of this day be a blessing to you, until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 55: Prolotherapy

I went to see Dr. Edwards again for another Prolotherapy injection in my thumbs and my ankle. I can tell such a difference since I started these injections! You can visit his facebook page to learn more about this type of treatment and how is works, and if it can work for you, go to: http://www.facebook.com/Doctor.Chad.Edwards?ref=ts Dr. Edwards also supports Paleo diet, and CrossFit.

I was able to make a good breakfast this morning because I woke up early. I made Paleo pancakes, and bacon. For lunch I had a cheat of Fritos. There was a chili fund raiser and they served corn chips with it. I had a few pumpkin seeds for a snack, and for dinner I had left over spaghetti squash and salad. For a snack I made an almond butter stuffed banana with melted chocolate, coconut and pecan topping. It satisfied the sweet tooth and was a little healthy too! It's going to be a busy day tomorrow. Birthday party in the morning, dinner & movie tomorrow night with the Crossfit group! I think it's going to be a fun day! Until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!

Day 54: Already Blown Lent!

OK, so you know I said that I was going to give up the "I can’t attitude for Lent"? Well, I already blew it. Today I was going to do the 7 minutes of burpee’s to practice for the CrossFit Games and to help me decide if I was even going to sign up for the games. Well, after only 3 Burpee’s I thought that I was going to die! How the heck can I compete in the CrossFit games if I can’t do more than 3 before I’m ready to quit? OMG, how did that little girl do over 120 in 7 minutes on that video? I’m such a competitive person and I HATE to loose and I definitely know that I would NOT do very well if I participate, so I’ve made my decision. I’m going to wait until next year and see if I’ve improved enough to try and not come in last! I did go on to complete a total of 10 burpees before I totally gave up. The remainder of my workout consisted of: 50 sit ups, 50 push ups, and 50 squats. Since I donated blood this past weekend I just haven’t been up to par on my exercise routine, so I’ve decided to take it slow and easy just like the tortoise.
Food for the day:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs and bacon
Lunch: Tuna salad, fresh veggies and grapes and strawberries
Dinner: Spicy Rubbed Salmon, grilled butternut squash and tossed salad
No snacking today, Yea!
Yes, you can gain weight eating Paleo and I’ve got to start watching the amount of snacking I’m doing, and hold off on making anymore cookies for a few weeks!
Spicy Rub
1TBSP Chili powder
1TBSP Coconut sugar (I’m not sure if this is considered Paleo but I used it any way. You can find it a Reasor’s)
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp sea salt
1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp course ground pepper
½ tsp cumin
mis all ingredients well. Sprinkle on raw salmon, let set 30 minutes before cooking. Wrap salmon in foil and either grill or bake in 350 degree oven until it flakes when tested with a fork
　
Grilled Butternut Squash
Peel lice and see a butternut squash. Slice in ½ inch slices, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Grill covered for 15 minutes then turn and grill another 15 minutes or until soft.
I hope that your family will enjoy these recipes! Until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless!