Fat Challenge Day 2 - 7.31.09

Felt good yesterday, went to bed really full, though.Breakfast -2 eggs, fried2 soy sausage patties5 blackberries15 almonds Lunch -Meat sauceBroccoli15 almonds Snack -2 hard boiled eggs (I love how YELLOW & rich fresh eggs are!)5 blackberries3 tsp. peanut butterDinnner -3 hardboiled eggs (no meat defrosted in the house! ugh)2c. brussel sproutsolive oil, 15 almo...

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Fat Challenge Day 1 - 7.30.09

I've decided to do another "challenge" since I seem to enjoy them so much:). I'm only setting a goal of 2 weeks for this one and will continue on from there as I see fit.This challenge will be to eat more fat every day and to eat ZERO cheat meals. I'm not going 100% paleo yet, b/c I will still occasionally eat soy, peanut butter and might have dairy here & there, but I will limit these.Breakfast - 2 fried eggs, 2 soy sausages, 15 almonds, 1tsp. sunbutter (mental note: TOO sweet for morning time!)Lunch - Meat...

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7.29.09

I'm super excited that Melissa Byers left me some advice on my blog! :) (I know, I'm a nerd).So the plan of attack is to eat more fat. Started off the day in the negative b/c I figured the olive oil I fried my eggs in would be enough fat for breakfast. It's 9:30 and I'm STARVING. So, for future reference, I need to eat more fat in the mornings.Breakfast - 2 eggs (fried in EVOO) + 2 soy pattiesLunch - Greek salad (olives, feta, lettuce, tomato, artichoke hearts) + 2tbs. greek dressing. I'm pretty sure greek dressing...

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Avoiding the pitfalls...

How do you avoid the temptations to have just one cookie, or just one cracker, or just one box of cereal:)?I've been having a hard time avoiding "cheat" foods on the weekends, especially when we aren't busy doing stuff all weekend and instead are lounging around watching TV. It's when I'm bored that I'm most susceptible to temptation. I've always been a "grazer", meaning I would eat ALL DAY LONG. I have found that as I've gotten stricter with my diet, the need to graze subsides. I'm actually satisfied after a meal,...

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7.28.09

Doing well so far today, paleo-wise, except for 2tsp. of natural peanut butter this afternoon & soy patties this morning. I'm having serious peanut butter issues lately... I can't get enough of it. That and fruit, I'm going fruit crazy.Breakfast - 2 fried eggs + 2 soy sausage patties + 12 almondsLunch - Leftover meat sauce with spaghetti squash (about 1/2c. spaghetti squash and about 1c. of meat sauce)Snack - chicken drumstick + handful of blueberries + 7 blackberries + 2tsp. peanut butterDinner - 1 chicken...

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"Spaghetti" w/Meat Sauce

Another yummy dinner tonight. I made the following meat sauce and used spaghetti squash instead of pasta. (Adam ate regular pasta and canned sauce... grrr!) Ingredients:1/2lb. ground beef1, 28oz. can of diced tomatoes1/2c. beef broth1 med. onion3 cloves garlicbasil, thyme, oreganored pepper flakessalt & pepper1 med. spaghetti squasholive oilDirections:Cook up the onions & garlic until soft, then add beef broth and let it absorb into the onions & garlic mixture a little. Add in tomatoes, cooked beef,...

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Tandoori Chicken w/ Roasted Cauliflower & Dill/Cilantro Yogurt Sauce

Not exactly paleo, since there is yogurt in the dish, but it needed a little something to cool down the tandoori chicken. This was really, really good. I'm not sure if it's because I haven't eaten meat in so long or if the grass-fed meat is super tasty or what, but I am really enjoying all of the meat dishes I've made so far. Adam doesn't seem as enamored with the dishes, so it might be just me:).Tandoori Chicken (marinade from Paleofood.com): * 1/2 cup coconut milk * 2 Tbsp. lemon juice * 2 Tbsp. lime juice...

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Spicy, Spicy Steak

Well, I had my first steak in seven years last night. It was delicious! I've never really been big on steak b/c growing up our steaks were always cooked "well done"... ICK! Last night, I had the hubs cook mine to medium (130 degrees) on the grill and it was perfect.I used a basic rub of the following: * 1 tbs. paprika * 1 tbs. crushed black pepper * 1 tsp. kosher salt * 1/2 tbs. garlic powder * 1/2 tablespoon onion salt (powder would have been better, but I didn't have any) * 1/2 tbs. crushed coriander...

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Pecan Crisp with Peaches & Blueberries

I made a really delicious dessert Saturday night b/c I was craving sweets and didn't want to make peach cobbler (with all that sugar/flour). Inspiration came from Mark's Daily Apple and I just tweaked it to what I had on hand.Ingredients:1 peach5-10 blueberries (fresh is best, but frozen okay too, just don't thaw first)1/2 cup pecans (chopped)2 tbs. butterCinnamon & nutmeg2 tsp. honey (optional, but delicious)Preheat oven to 250 degrees and toast the pecans for about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.Heat 1 tbs....

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