Tough Road.

We are still eating Paleo and we still like it. I have made several yummy things for us to eat, even desserts!

Banana Nut Muffins ( I added nuts to mine )

Apple Crisp with Coconut Whipped Cream I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one. It was so delicious! I love the Whipped Cream too. You can add cinnamon, honey, vanilla, even dark chocolate to it to change it up a bit.

I feel much better on this diet. I am waking up earlier in the mornings without feeling tired. I have been able to eat breakfast with my husband each morning before he goes to work because I am able to get out of bed earlier. 

It does get hard when I am around other food that I used to eat that I can't eat during my 30 days. I was at a friends house and she made Chicken Enchiladas for dinner. They looked SO good, but I couldn't eat them. 

Today, I am in a rut. I am not happy at all today. Even though I feel great, I am a tad put off today. I have gained 2-3 pounds in the last couple of days and I have no idea why. I have been eating very little carbs. The carbs I have been eating are natural (from fruit). Yesterday I logged my eating to see if I was eating to many Calories. I ate 1245 calories and burned 693 at the gym. Surely, I should be loosing weight since I do this every day. Right? This is normally the time that I would start being honest with myself and come clean about "cheating" with my eating. However, I honestly have not been cheating. I have been put to the test so many times and have always come out on top. I even made Snickerdoodles for the kids yesterday. My husband offered me one last night and as hard as it was, as bad as I wanted one, I said no and walked away. I am really hoping that our scales is messed up or that I am just gaining muscle faster than before (since I am eating so much protein now). Sigh....

My 29th birthday is on Saturday. A friend is taking me out tomorrow and my husband has arranged a family dinner outing for Saturday. The question is, do I loosen the strings and enjoy my Birthday or do I stick to my diet? Do I pass on my own birthday cake?

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Marco. Paleo!

I know it has been awhile (again), since I have posted. But I finally have stuff to blog about, again.

Before the holidays I got down to 204 lbs from 242 lbs. After the holidays, I hit a bump and gained some of the weight back. Going into the new year I was at 213 lbs. I do NOT want to go backwards. I have worked way to hard to go back to where I was. 

I am very happy to say that I am back in my normal gym routine and back down to 205 lbs. 

On Sunday (January 27th) My husband sent me an article about a diet that he was interested in trying. I read the article and was interested myself. That night, we sat down and discussed it. We made the decision to try it for 30 days.

On Monday my husband and I began our 30 day trial of the Paleo Diet. I will admit, It was some what difficult during the first few days. Not because of the lack of eating (I get to eat plenty), but because of my body getting used to a healthier way of eating. At first, I was skeptical. I thought, "I'm not going to be able to eat anything on this diet". But I quickly learned that was not the case at all, and I began to have fun with it. There are things that I can't eat, but there are nice alternatives, especially if you aren't afraid of trying new and different foods.

I really enjoy cooking, and I get to do a lot of it with this diet. I get to eat bacon and eggs every morning for breakfast, that tastes much better than plain oatmeal. I have a salad and an apple for lunch (that is my choice because I am not very hungry after coming home from the gym but I have to eat something). If I feel hungry before dinner, I grab a handful of nuts or some fruit, however, I am rarely hungry between meals. For dinner, I get to have fun cooking. I started simple and made things that I already knew how to make like, Talapia, Lemon and Garlic Chicken, and Steaks. Then I looked up a few recipes and the fun began. 

Friday night for dinner I made Chili. It looked very different (because of the lack of beans and noodles that I usually put in my chili), but it tasted good. For desert (yes, I can have dessert), I made a Honey-Almond Cake. It was delicious. 

Saturday morning, I made pancakes! Banana almond pancakes, to be exact.  Saturday night I made Paleo Spagetti. Again, It was different, but tasted good.

I have 3 kids. My youngest is going through a picky eating phase, the middle child will try anything and my oldest is autistic and it can be hit or miss when it comes to food. Sometimes he likes food we think he will hate and hate food we think he will like. All 3 of my kids enjoyed some of these meals. My oldest did not eat the pancakes because of the texture of them (due to the bananas in them). Other than that, all the meals I have made so far, my kids have eaten and enjoyed. 

We are on our 6th day of this diet and I have lost 8 lbs! My husband has lost 7 lbs! I am super thrilled. I have 45 days left until I have to buy my dress for my parents vow renewal ceremony. My goal is to loose at least 30 lbs by that time and another 10-20 lbs before the actual ceremony. I am pretty confident that I can do it!

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