Day Two
Weight: 210.2
How I feel: Eh. Achey and tired. I think some other lifestyle changes beyond Diet are in order but won't be happening any time soon.
Successfully GF today and almost sugar free today. I had maybe 6 ounces of Coca-Cola...b/c I had no access to coffee. I know a huge issue for me will be getting the 8 + hours of sleep necessary for any healthy lifestyle.
Busy days with my girls meant mommy did not get to take care of herself much. A bowl (just one!) of GF "Mom's Best" chocolate rice crisp cereal with coconut milk. Carrots and potato chips (hey! how did those get in here!?), scrambled eggs and hashbrowns at our dinner out (IHOP...b/c where else can you go with a 4 year old and a 10 month old and everyone can find something on the menu?), chicken breast and white rice as a snack, and then apple and cheese as another snack. Note to self: " DO NOT TRUST HUSBAND TO MONITOR PORTION CONTROL. HE HAS NO CLUE. AN APPLE THE SIZE OF MY HEAD AND AN ENTIRE BRICK OF CHEESE IS NOT A LATE NIGHT SNACK."
But I DID buy this book, Practical Paleo, by Diane Sanfilippo. I like that it does not read like a poorly edited Masters thesis. It has colorful charts and diagrams and should be an easy read between diaper changes, Cheerios, Mommy-can-you-wipe-me calls, and breastfeeding sessions.
I find one of my biggest hurdles to be breakfast. I nurse the baby, then the toddler, baby and I go downstairs and I make breakfast for both of them. By this point, baby is HOWLING to eat, so I have to sit to feed her and don't get a chance to make something for myself.
So, I Googled "paleo breakfast" and every. single. result. includes. bacon. But, "bacon makes everything better", right? Yes, it does. The fact is, I think bacon is delicious. However, I strive to not eat pork. I have issues with slaughtering an animal that ranks higher in intelligence than our beloved dog just so I can have some tasty breakfast meat to be out of order. Can't do it. Pigs feel fear and they know they are going to die. They are raised in deplorable and cruel conditions. I won't go further but I will say that I will NOT be eating bacon or pork for the sake of this lifestyle change.
So, back to breakfast...in an attempt to find pork free breakfast ideas, I Googled, "kosher paleo" and was pleased to find both a Facebook page AND a group! Some of the great ideas they shared with me where to pre-cut and prep veggies and throw those in to eggs. Pre-make little crustless mini quiches. Also, to replace bacon in any recipe with salmon or lamb. {insert sound of screeching brakes here...I will not be eating lamb, either. Not because they are smart, but because they are babies.)
And so it was I was to be off to the grocery store for....bananas for the kids, bread for the kids, and meat and eggs and veg for the husband and me. And then Costco happened.
$200 worth of meat and some brussels sprouts. Forgot to get eggs. Bananas. Gahh....have to go shopping again tomorrow.
And so that is where I shall leave this blog entry. No sonic boom in to the new lifestyle. No real tangible progress made. Just a new book and a boatload of meat.
Maybe tomorrow will be better...
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