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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