10.20.09

B - 20oz. black coffee, 2 eggs (fried in bacon drippings), 2 slices applewood smoked bacon
L - 2c. butternut squash soup (well, actually measured today and what I thought was 2c. is actually 1c!), 8oz. tilapia
S - PB cookie Larabar
S - white chocolate macadamia nut cookies
D - PIZZA!! 3 slices of 12" The Works pizza (hamburger, pepperoni, cheese, onions, peppers, mushrooms)
(Binging on bad stuff since the challenge starts tomorrow.)


Carbs = 195g
Fat = 113g
Protein = 111g
Calories = 2,243

Ugh, I feel miserable... like I'm going to puke. Happy to start the challenge tomorrow, now! :)

Tomorrow is day 1 of the 36 Day Paleo Challenge. Time to get strict!! :)

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10.18.09

B - 20oz. black coffee, 2 eggs fried in EVOO
L - bowl of chicken soup from Carraba's
S - donut holes from Dunkin' Donuts + chips & salsa (ugh - feel sick)
D - 8oz. tilapia w/olive oil
S - 1 apple

Carbs = 200g
Fat = 79g
Protein = 87g
Calories = 1,862

Nothing to say really... I'm weak and I cannot resist donuts in my house. I blame Adam:), but not really b/c I'm the one with no self-control.

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10.17.09

B - 20oz. black coffee, 3 fried eggs
S - PB cookie Larabar
D - Wedding (2 swedish meatballs, 1 slice of ham, 1/2c. pasta salad, 1/2c. broccoli & cauliflower, 1/4c. green beans w/bacon + 1 roll, 1/4 slice of wedding cake), 2 glasses of red wine, 2 diet pepsi's
S - McDonald's @ 11pm - 1 quarter pounder w/cheese, med. french fries, diet coke

Carbs = 207g
Protein = 71g
Fat = 96g
Calories = 2,345

WAY over on calories & carbs today, but I ate McDonald's, so... :)
Wedding was so awesome! Lots of dancing, so hopefully I burned off some of the carbs that way;).

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Caved...

Had a bad weekend and drank... which led to eating crap. Back on track tomorrow. Feel like shit today.

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Back on Track - 9.7.09

I fell off the wagon, big time, while on vacation. All the lounging and lack of schedule during the day really took it's toll on me and my willpower. I feel awful... lethargic, bloated, and cloudy-headed.

The great thing about this is that I realize how GREAT I was feeling when eating clean. And to think that I used to feel this way all the time... this yucky diet was my life before. I'm fasting today to help start fresh. I'll have a light dinner tonight and then get back to normal tomorrow morning.

A habit that I might keep is having a soy latte every morning, though... they are just so good. If I still feel gross with them, then I'll cut it out.

B - 1 soy latte, 1 equal

D - 8oz. salmon, 1.5c. brussel sprouts, 30 R/S almonds

S - 1c. celery, carrot & almond salad (w/olive oil & lemon juice)

Carbs = 59.5g

I feel SO much better this evening than I have for the past week. Happy to be back on board! :)

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9.2.09

Not even going to post what I ate, it was so shameful. I feel awful and ashamed:). It involved donuts, white rice, corn flakes (not together, though).

Back on track tomorrow and I'm looking forward to not feeling icky. Good thing is that I don't want to cheat again any time soon. It's really not hard to eat clean, not when you make an effort.

I ordered some almond flour this week, so I'm hoping if I get some healthy baked goods recipes under my belt, I can avoid days like today when the urge to eat something yummy is overwhelming.

Great day with family, though! :)

Oh and my new favorite primal/paleo blog is "This Primal Life" by Shelley. She has so many great recipes and just wonderful information. If you haven't already (she was linked on "Mark's Daily Apple"), you should DEFINITELY check her site out. It's great!

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8.31.09

B - 3 fried eggs, 2tbs. guacamole, 1 apple, 60 pistachios, 24 almonds

L - 1 chicken thigh, 30 R/S almonds

S - 20oz. latte (w/ 1 equal), 1 apple

D - 4oz. cod fillet

S - Medium Tagalong Blizzard from Dairy Queen

Carbs = 195.2g

Well, I had my first cheat in 90 days tonight. It was something I have been craving, especially since there are commercials for it like every other minute on tv! :)

It was surprisingly less tasty than I had imagined. It also made me feel nauseated and SUPER bloated. I wanted to stop halfway though, but didn't want to waste it:). I don't plan to have another one, it was that lackluster. I'm glad I cheated this way, though. It made me realize how wonderful I feel when I don't eat this kind of stuff. I would much rather cheat by eating too much dried fruit or a LaraBar or possibly something like french toast. The dairy with the cookie was just too much for my system. At least I'm assuming it was the combination; dairy in my coffee hasn't been a problem for me.

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