Two months into my 101 list and I finally did Paleo. Yay me! From the moment I woke up on Monday, September 26 to the moment I went to bed on Sunday, October 2, everything I ate and drank was in accordance with Paleo (I hope!).
So, here’s how my week of meals broke down:
September 26:
Breakfast:
2 eggs over hard
Coffee
Lunch:
Chef salad with olive oil
Water
Dinner:
Easy Mexi Chicken
Glass of red wine
September 27:
Breakfast:
2 eggs over hard
Coffee
Lunch:
Easy Mexi Chicken
Water
Dinner:
Grilled chicken kabobs with grilled veggies
Glass of red wine
September 28:
Breakfast:
2 eggs scrambled with green pepper and onion
Coffee
Lunch:
Grilled chicken kabobs with grilled veggies
Water
Dinner:
Hamburger (no bun) with lettuce and tomato; sweet potato fries
Water
September 29:
Breakfast:
2 eggs scrambled with green pepper and onion
Coffee
Lunch:
Grilled chicken; steamed broccoli and greenbeans
Water
Dinner:
Hamburger (no bun) with lettuce and tomato; sweet potato fries
September 30:
Breakfast:
2 eggs over hard
Coffee
Lunch:
Chef salad with olive oil
Water
Dinner:
Hamburger (no bun) with lettuce and tomato; sweet potato fries
2 glasses red wine
October 1:
Breakfast:
Coffee (forgive me I woke up late and didn’t see the point in eating breakfast!)
Lunch:
Chef salad with olive oil
Dinner:
Burger (no bun) with bacon on top and sweet potatoes
Water
October 2:
Breakfast:
2 eggs over hard
Coffee
Lunch:
Chicken salad with olive oil
Water
Dinner:
Tuna salad with carrots
Glass of red wine
I’m not going to lie, it was hard. Turns out I hate black coffee! I craved a soda at lunch. I didn’t pack myself any snacks for that 3 o’clock lull in the day because, well, partially I wasn’t thinking and partially I wasn’t sure what to pack. I’ve realized now I think a great 3 o’clock snack would be some fruits and veggies. I also struggled a bit with getting out of the habit of using certain oils to cook with (ex: canola oil). I found myself checking labels of things I thought would be ok and realized they were either made with gluten or I couldn’t believe how much sugar was in them. I had to think about every meal, what went into it and how I prepared it because this is new to me, but, the more I do it the more second nature it will become. I did it and I’m proud of myself for that and for being able to check something off my list. It took some planning. I had to sit down and come up with meals I wanted for the week. Being a single girl who lives alone, you may see a lot of repeats in my meals. This is partially because, well, I live alone so who else is going to eat all those left overs and shopping for one is hard. Remember the scene in Under the Tuscan Sun when Frances Toronto
I have to give credit to my friend Bridget Murphy because without getting some tips and recipes from her, I’m not sure I would have been able to do this! So mucho thanks to her and for anyone in the San Francisco Atlanta
As for a two month update on the rest of my list, I also now have a plant. I will not check that off my list as an accomplishment until I can say I did not kill it. My good friend Monica knew that owning a plant was on my list so she gave me one that she felt I couldn’t kill. Within two days my cat Zoe had nearly chewed off an entire leaf. I took the plant to work and here’s hoping I can keep it alive for the next under three years! Wish me luck. I’ve also placed a call into the local cross fit gym and after my Toronto
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