Day 7

Yesterday was exceedingly difficult. Like walk to New Orleans with no shoes on difficult. I guess because of what I'm referring to as the "french fry incident" my body is back to craving the carbs worse than ever. I managed to stay within the goal but craved something sweet last night. We had some millionaires left over from the holidays so I thought what the heck. After 2 bites it didn't taste the same as they had a week earlier. It tasted off and was way too sweet. Guess my body is staring to take the change. I'm looking forward to a sweet potato this week. I've not been overly fond of them in the past so let's hope that my fast buds change.

Day 6...

This is a time that I find the hardest. This is about the time that the carb cravings kick in. Last night I begged my husband to get me some french fries. Still not all that bad but I ate a family size...by myself. Needless to say, I was hurting some kind of awful last night. Was it worth it? The first few bites were awesome! By the 5th french fry I could have said no. I need to stop and ask myself "do I really want _____________?" The fries was an impulse thing last night and I paid for it.

This morning looks like an egg and chicken patty kind of morning. Also going to need to find a good recipe for kale chips to curb the munchies I'm bound to have later. For those of you who might be wondering, weigh ins are only on Saturdays. Since I seem to be a work-a-holic this is the most practical day for me to get this done.

It begins again...

So with a new year beginning again, I thought I would give this whole Paleo thing another try. I mean I know that it works and having PCOS and being insulin resistant that it is the best thing for me. That being said, I'm not doing the whole numbers thing. I am going to weigh myself but my lovely husband is helping me with that. I get on the scale blind folded and we have a glass of glass stones that will come and go with the weight changes. I am happy to state that the results for week 1 are a resounding 7 stones! Yes ladies and gentleman, I have lost 7 pounds this week! My glass contains 110 stones to represent what I would like to lose to get me to a healthy range. So as of right now only 103 to go!!!

On a body level, I still have some inflammation in my joints because I still haven't gone cold turkey like I did last year. It still hurts some mornings to do the stairs. I think that was part of the problem to why I was not successful last year. I tried to make myself into the perfect Paleo follower that it was easy for me to get discouraged and fall off the wagon. So as of right now, I am caffeine and wheat free. The headaches have been the worst since I'm a "5 Diet Coke a day" kind of girl. I know that I could have made healthier choices on some things this week but I'm not going to dwell on it. I'm going to do the best I can do with the resources I have and go from there.

Getting back in the saddle

I know it's been a while since I've posted on here. Work has been really really crazy lately. I finally decided what I needed to do. I put my big girl panties on and really started primal. And oh my has it been an adventure this week. Since Tuesday I have lost 6.1 pounds. I can't believe that this happened so quickly. It really has amazed me how easy this can be. Now mind you I do have carb flu right now. I don't really care for the constant headache but the diet is totally worth it. I have noticed that I have my circulation back. My husband is so thrilled! I find myself getting hot during the day. A friend of mine told me to expect this since it's my body using my fat stores to fuel my body. I may have to get a cheap fan for work lol.

Day 3

Yesterday was the start of my work week after 4 glorious days off! Going to work and being primal does present some challenges. For 1 I no longer have the time to be able to cook whatever I would like to take with me the next day as most days I come home completely exhausted. Secondly our fridge at work always winds up looking like a toxic waste land and I would rather not put anything in there for fear of it being eatten by the green mound of stuff in the back right corner. Since we had no left overs from the night before, DDH and I both had the cup of ramen soup for lunch. Carbs in a cup...blah. I did however sneak in some raw bell peppers to snack on early in the morning so I'm hoping that it offset the Carb count.

Last night for supper, we had Shake-N-Bake chicken breasts along with Mac & Cheese and steamed veggies. Yay more carbs! I must have some sort of food allergy because when I do carbs before bed I wake up with my sinuses stopped up. Maybe it's just that time of the year since it finally got cold in the deep south. Who knows.

Day 2

The second day didn't go as bad as the first! My DDH (darling diabetic husband) and I started the day off with scrambled eggs with sauted mushrooms and home made hamburger steaks. Since we got such a late start yesterday morning we just did brunch instead of breakfast. That kept me pretty full for a while. Later on in the day, I started feeling the Carb cravings. So what do I do?! Go make a batch if sugar cookies. Epic fail for me! I mean what was the point of making guac and chopping up bell peppers to snack on?! DDH and I ate all of them! I would love to stop being an enabler at some point.

For dinner last night, we roasted a spaghetti sqaush in the oven and defrosted some of our special meat sauce. This was our last pack in the freezer so we are going to have to make another batch. To go with all that primal goodness? Cheesy gsrlic bread...from a box. If only I could convince DDH that doing this would be good for the both of us. That hasn't happened yet. Maybe I can wear him down. I'll need to try Paleo Comfort Foods to see how is their biscuit recipe.

Easy Smothered Cabbage

So going with the whole "eating cabbage on New Year's Day will bring you money in the new year" theme, I wanted to share my mother's quick and easy way of smothering cabbage. It's more of a saute really but since it's already cut down into small strips it just tastes like smothered.

1 bag of Dole Classic Coleslaw in a bag (yes the one with the carrots)
Up to 1/2 stick of butter (suited to taste really)
1/2 - 1 cup of trinity (onions, bell peppers, garlic)
Salt and pepper to taste

Melt some of the butter in a very large skillet or a Dutch oven. You can use as much as you like as long as you reserve some for later. Saute the trinity until the onions become tanslucent and the bell peppers are softened. Being from south Louisiana we do it all at one time but please do as you would prefer. Add to the mixture your bag of coleslaw mix. We prefer the one without the purple cabbage. You will need to add more butter to coat the mixture as it reduces. Taste often! Once the mixture has reduced, then salt and pepper to taste. We like to use a seasoning blend called Tony Casherie's but anything that gives it that last kick is good enough.

Enjoy with friends and family!