Photo Food Diary

Thought I would take photos of everything I've eaten today to give you an idea of how do-able Paleo is. Can't say that I was ever really hungry today. I think sometimes that hunger is more of a mental thing... you are used to snacking all day so you think you have to eat all the time. I have definitely missed munching on my Lindt's 90% Dark Chocolate bar all day...but have not necessarily been truly hungry. I do, however, eat until I'm full at every meal and try to get an early dinner. If I don't, I don't sweat it. Try again tomorrow. You won't throw your weight loss off by one messed up meal. No calorie counting. No low-fat. No calorie counting. Did I mention NO CALORIE COUNTING? Although I'm only down 1/2 a pound from last week, I have lost 2.5 inches! And this wasn't from exercise. I worked out only once last week between measurements that were 7 days apart. You can't out train a bad diet and a good diet will get you better results than you realize... Check out my food for the day...

Breakfast consisted of peppered bacon from the Yoder's in Paris, Tenn, a few eggs cooked in some grease from the bacon and half an avocado. Don't forget the black coffee! Delicious... 4 1/2 hours later - I wasn't hungry but the hubby was so we whipped up this concoction in 15 min. - the time it takes you to get to a restaurant, order, and maybe get your food...

As you can see, we had leftover bacon and avocado plus a grassfed burger and some kale cooked in bacon grease again. There's no need to make Paleo hard... use what you've got on hand. 5 hours and a brutal met con later, I ate a banana (not pictured) and went home to this while I whipped up supper...

 

Clint got me some So Delicious Plain Coconut Milk Yogurt last week in Memphis, though you can get it at Better Living Natural Foods on Hwy. 70 W in Camden. It's not unsweetened, but just perfect for a post-workout fuel up! Frozen blueberries from the Ulderich's Blueberry Farm and some yummy cinnamon made this a delicious snack! Dinner was also simple and quick... very quick...

This is my go-to meal as of late that I just can't get enough of! To change it up, add different spices or cook it in a different fat... tonight I browned my meat in a skillet with a little more than a Tablespoon of Coconut Oil. Throw in the kale when the beef is almost finished... salt. Eat. Yum. I may have eaten a few macadamian nuts too in there somewhere. As you can see, this does not have to be difficult. Some days I eat more, some days I eat less. I listen to my body and give it what it needs... especially if I'm working out that day. These are my staples when I don't have much time to prepare a more varied meal! It works! What are your staples in the kitchen??? Comment below!