Day 21 & 22

Made it to three weeks... almost caved yesterday though.  WHY is this still so hard?!  I'm getting frustrated with myself. Yesterday - Breakfast: sweet potato cakes (2 baked sweet potatoes, 1 egg), 1 apple Lunch - Chicken, salsa & guacamole salad from Chipotle - SOOOO good Snack - walnuts (roasted & honey), shredded chicken Dinner - Shrimp, with green & wax beans Snack - few handfuls of golden raisins Today -  Breakfast: 1/2 frittata with sausage, artichokes, & onions, 1/2 apple ...

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Day 20

I NEED SLEEP!  I'm slowly starting to go crazy from sleep deprivation.  Naps are in order for this weekend.  Well, that's if I can get my daughter to nap as well:). Breakfast - coffee, banana, 1/4 apple, 1/2 frittata with sausage, onions, tomatoes (seriously considered eating the whole thing, I'm so hungry). Snack - larabar Lunch - Shredded chicken over arugula, not sure what else Snack - Okay, I went a little overboard... and cheated a bit on the whole 30 thing... 2c. walnuts, roasted with cinnamon,...

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Day 19

I felt really awesome last night while putting my daughter to bed.  I felt like, "Wow, I can really do this and I don't even WANT anything like pizza again."  Then my daughter woke up at midnight and didn't go back to sleep for a few hours and I started craving junk again.  I also ate through all my leftovers, so now I have the task of cooking if I want something good to eat (and I'm exhausted and don't want to do it). So, here we are for today: B - frittata with leftover broccoli, ham, onions Snack...

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Day 17 & 18

I've been slacking on keeping this blog up to date (sound familiar?). Yesterday - Breakfast: spaghetti squash bake (2 squares), bacon, 2.5 slices Snack - dried fruit Lunch - leftover chili, clementine Snack - dried fruit, pecans Dinner - lots of pulled pork, green beans Snack - dried fruit binge:( Today - Breakfast: spaghetti squash bake (2 squares) Lunch - burger patty, small cup of chili Snack - last square of spaghetti squash bake:(, apple pie larabar, dried fruit, clementine, apple Dinner - leftover chili Snack...

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Day 16

Last night, my husband had pizza for dinner... it was really hard, but I stuck it out with my leftover chili:).  Very proud of myself. :) Breakfast - 2 squares of spaghetti squash egg bake, coffee, banana Snack - larabar, apple, clementine Lunch - leftover chili, few bites of chicken thighs (shredded) Snack - larabar, golden raisins Dinner - Arugula salad with shredded chicken thighs, 1 roma tomato, broccoli (cooked in EVOO & garlic), olive oil and lemon juice Snack - pecans, turkey deli meat, 2 more squares...

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Day 15

Well, I decided to plug into dailyplate what I ate yesterday and I'm eating SO many calories.  Oh my god, it's scary!  My carbs are also too high.  I was doing well, under 150g until I remembered that I took a few sips of OJ yesterday and that threw me over the line.  For yesterday, I was at 159, so still not atrocious (especially considering what my levels would have been 16 days ago!), but without the OJ and the numerous Larabars, I would have been doing quite well.  I will strive to do better. Breakfast...

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Day 14

Two weeks down, woo hoo!  Feeling reinvigorated after reading lots of Eades blog posts.  I was discussing with my husband this evening how I think I've figured out why these paleo challenges have been so difficult for me since having my daughter... I'm completely out of the realm of Crossfit/Paleo online now.  I rarely read fitness/health blogs and I don't see it in mainstream circles, so I'm not getting the motivation/support I used to have. So, that's a tangible thing I can do to help myself.. read...

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Friday the 13th

Friday, day 13... my cravings still haven't abated yet.  I was hoping by time I neared the second week I would be feeling less like eating an extra large cheese pizza every few hours:). Breakfast - last leftovers of spaghetti squash bake, 4 small sausage patties, coffee Snack - larabar, 1/4 apple Lunch - turkey deli meat, few bites of chili, clementine Snack - ham deli meat (2 slices), coffee, larabar, apple Dinner - Cheese pizza?? Chicken breast w/peppers, onions and broccoli and an arugula salad with lemon...

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Day 12

Breakfast - leftover spaghetti squash bake, 1 apple, coffee Snack - larabar (I know, I know, I'm eating too many of these things) Lunch - Chili, arugula salad w/evoo and lemon juice (my new favorite thing to eat), 1/2 patty bison burger Snack- larabar Dinner - leftover spaghetti squash bake, arugula salad Later that night.... bowl of chili and 3 squares of 86% chocolate (finally caved, but at least it's not milk chocolate?) Craving a milkshake today.  It is a huge weakness of mine.  Ever since I got pregnant,...

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Day 10 & 11

Struggling yesterday, almost caved a few times, but slapped myself and pulled it back together. Breakfast - Frittata w/sausage, onion, tomato, mushrooms, coffee, clementine Lunch - ham and turkey arugula salad w/tomato, green onion, broccoli, evoo and lemon juice Snack - 3 larabars (!), raisins, 3 hardboiled eggs Dinner - 3 chicken drumsticks, kale/collard greens, 1 sweet potato made into 4 fritters (mixed with 1 egg and fried in olive oil) Took a 30 minute nap with my daughter this evening and then went to bed...

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Day 9

I'm eating way too many pistachios, so I'm not buying them anymore:).  We'll see how long I last without them in the evenings.  Breakfast - frittata w/ham, onions, red peppers, green onions, & mushrooms, 1 apple Snack - clementine, raisins, Lunch - 2 chicken drumsticks with kale/collard greens, 1 apple Snack - raisins, clementine, 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 chicken breast Dinner - Ham and turkey on arugula w/tomato, cucumber, sliced almonds, green onions Snack - (STARVING!) Other half of frittata plus a...

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Day 8

Long night last night.  Stayed up way too late trying to watch the Republican debate, while my daughter woke up about every 30 minutes after 8pm (!!!). Breakfast - leftover frittata from yesterday and LOTS OF COFFEE Snack- pistachios, raisins, clementine, deli turkey meat Lunch - Banana bread Larabar, Went out to eat and only option was a greek salad with shredded chicken (and it was like 1c. worth of food! STARVING).  So I came home and ate the remaining leftovers of the meatball and peppers/carrots/onions. Snack...

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Day 7

Week 1 complete!  Still feeling good, but still feeling hungry.  I'm hoping I can get this worked out next week.  I've just been eating TONS more lately, in the hopes that it will curb my hunger. Breakfast - Coffee, Frittata with last remaining veg (broccoli, mushrooms, green onions) and bacon. Snack - Clementine, raisins, bites of banana, banana bread larabar Lunch - leftover fish and sweet potato (8oz. of fish), few bites of spaghetti squash with meatballs/peppers/onions on top Snack - clementine,...

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Day 6

Felt really awesome last night... but had a horrendous headache yesterday afternoon.  I'm not sure if it was because it was my first 10 hour workday or because of my caffeine addiction  (and so I took tylenol and had another cup of coffee). Breakfast - Coffee, leftover frittata from yesterday plus an apple. Snack - Clementine, raisins, cranberries (dried) Lunch - 1 banana (while cooking), meatballs (sausage/beef), with stewed tomatoes (from our garden!), orange pepper, onions, carrots and apple cider vinegar...

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Day 4 & 5

Forgot to update yesterday so I'll try to remember what I ate: Breakfast - 1/2 frittata (same as always, sausage, tomatoes, onions, green onions, mushrooms) Snack - 3/4 apple, raisins Lunch - Ham & hard-boiled egg salad (arugula, almonds, tomato, green onions, cucumber) Dinner - other half of frittata (went to my niece's 6th bday party and my sister made spaghetti carbonara and chocolate cake... it was tough, but I ate my frittata:)!) Snack - 3 hard-boiled eggs and my weight in pistachios. Today - Breakfast -...

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Day 3

Feeling good, ate like a horse this morning, but oh well.  Still having a serious case of the soda-crash and craving sweets like nobody's business. Breakfast: 3/4 frittata (probably eat the last quarter for a mid-day snack) with 4 eggs, 1/4lb. sausage, onion, two green onions, 1 roma tomato, 4-5 button mushrooms swallow of OJ (all that's left - YAH!) Snack: few cranberries, bites of banana Lunch: Chicken breast with salad of tomato, cucumber, almonds, green onions and probably some ham to beef it up a bit raisins Snack: Leftover...

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Day 2

Day 2 - Made more coffee than normal this morning:), hoping to ward off the early afternoon caffeine crash.  My thought is that if I up my coffee intake while kicking the soda habit, I can wean myself back to my normal 1.5 cups a day later.  We'll see. Breakfast: Leftover frittata from yesterday 1 clementine Snack: Few bites of my daughter's banana Lunch: Leftover shrimp with arugula, almonds, roma tomato, cucumber slices, green onions, and ham. Snack: Pistachios Golden raisins Dinner: Bean-less Paleo...

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New Year, New Attempt

Well, here's to 2012 being a year of success with diet and exercise for me and my family.  I was unsuccessful in every way in 2011.  I guess I used the excuse of having a small child to keep me from taking any time for myself to exercise. So, day 1 has started off well;).  I went to bed early last night, like REALLY early (8pm-ish) and slept like a rock.  My poor husband rang in the new year alone, which I'm sad about.  But I feel wonderful this morning due to the sleep I desperately needed. My...

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