Friday, August 31, 2012

8/31 Primal day 16/Whole 30 day 3

I am so happy that today is Friday!  It was one hectic week.  It use to be fun working for a food broker - not anymore.  Stressful stressful stressful!!! 

Last nights dinner was absolutely awesome!  Seasoned tilapia, baked chicken breast tenders, asparagus and boiled beets (fresh from my garden)!  YUM YUM


This pic looks very dark and does not do it justice.

I have to keep it short today because I will be heading out soon for my noon session of Curves Circuit + Zumba!  Time to burn more calories!!  :)  This puts me in my happy place.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

8/30 Primal day 15

I have decided to take the Whole 30 challenge - it's basically everything that I'm doing already except now I need to cut out dairy.  I don't think that will be an issue for me since I pretty much cut out my yogurt last week and I haven't wasted away - LOL.

Here is a very good website to reference regarding the Whole 30 - http://whole9life.com/category/whole-30/.  I actually started this yesterday so that would make today day 2.  Almond milk is not dairy so I can still mix 1/4 c with my bulletproof coffee.  My weigh in for today is 140.6.

The only major obstacles that I see is that we are having September birthdays this Sunday and I am bringing fresh fruit and ince cream.  I will just have to avoid the cake and ice cream and just eat the fruit.  Also, Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes come out September 4....UGH!  I.ABSOLUTELY.LOVE.THESE!  I guess the wait will make it worth it even more  :)

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

8/29 Primal day 14

Two weeks in and still going good.  I actually attended a working luncheon yesterday at First Watch and was able to eat Primal.  I ordered a salad that came with a gorgeous looking hunk of bread but I gave mine to my coworker.  Felt good having the will power to stick with this  :)

I am having a stressful day here at work and am hungry but also know that I am feeling hungry due to my stress level.  My plan is to drink some more water and my Teavana tea and will eat my snack (salmon patty) prior to my workout (Curves Circuit + Zumba at noon).

Today is also Weigh In Wednesday and this morning's reading showed 142.6 = down 0.4 LB.  Was hoping for a better loss, but a loss is a loss and I will take it.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Activity Plan 8/27-9/2/12

Monday - Curves, #BestBodyBootcamp and walk
Tuesday - Curves, #BestBodyBootcamp
Wednesday - Curves + Zumba, #BestBodyBootcamp and walk
Thursday - #BestBodyBootcamp and walk
Friday - Curves + Zumba, #BestBodyBootcamp
Saturday - #BestBodyBootcamp and walk
Sunday - Rest but take a relaxing walk after church :)

8/27 Primal day 12

I am 12 days in on my "Primal Eating" and working towards turning this into a day of life and not counting off each day.  I am still grain free and still trying to lower my carb intake by limiting my yogurt intake.  I started drinking bulletprook coffee on Saturday morning and was surprised that it didn't upset my tummy.  I started off with 12 ounces coffee, 2 TBS unsalted butter and 1 TBS coconut oil.  It was a bit too rich for my taste so I made a little revision on Sunday, 12 ounces coffee, 1 TBS unsalted butter, 1 1/2 TBS coconut oil and 1/2 c almond milk....that was much better.  Surprisingly - this help my hunger off until I got home from church on Sunday.  I had it again this morning at 5:20 AM and didn't feel the need for a snack until 10:15 AM which consisted of 12 almonds.  This is a work in progress......

Friday, August 24, 2012

8/24 Primal day 9

All is still going well, still grain free!!  :)  Although I think I did experience a little of the dreaded "carb flu".  Not sure what it was, just wasn't feeling like myself.  That's what I get for thinking that I was still consuming too many carbs and decided to cut out my beloved yogurt!  Mistake on my part.  Although yogurt is still good for us, great for the digestion (which I need all the help that I can get) it still has 22g carbs for 4 OZ - man - that's a lot!  So after feeling like crappola, I bought some plain Greek yogurt and will have it on hand and it only has 8g carbs for 4 OZ. 
I am also going to experiment this weekend and make me some bulletproof coffee - so, we'll see how it turns out.  Wish me luck!   here's the recipe that I'm going to use and the reasoning behind it:

So I buy the best coffee there is, brew it, and then I blend unsalted grass-fed butter into it. Yes, butter. All the benefits of healthy milk fat with none of the damaging denatured casein proteins found in cream. It makes for the creamiest, most satisfying cup of coffee you’ve ever had. It will keep you satisfied with level energy for 6 hours if you need it. And because I’m having it for breakfast, I’m programming my body to burn fat for energy all day long!

Recipe
•Start with 500 ml (2 mugs) of black coffee brewed with mold-free beans (important)
•Add 2 Tbs (or more, I prefer 80 grams, about 2/3 of a standard stick of butter) of Kerry Gold or other UNSALTED grass-fed butter
•Add 30 grams of MCT oil for max energy, weight loss and brain function (optional if you have none)
•Blend with a pre-heated hand blender, Magic Bullet, or (best) counter top blender until there is a creamy head of foam
**MCT oil is coconut oil
We'll see how my oh-so-sensitive-stomach likes this :)
Here's to another awesome day!!

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

8/22 Primal day 7

Whew!  I have made it a whole week eating the "Primal Way"!  It has basically been an easy week, I did have some cravings for oatmeal but that's it.  It's also WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY and the good news of the day is that I am down to 143.0!  That's a 2 LB loss since I started this blog and 1.4 loss since last week on the Primal start date.  I think that I may be on to something.  Of course, all of the activity is helping tons too!  :)

My plan for today is:
Breakfast:  Coffee + 1/2 c unswt almond milk, 2 poached eggs with 6 asparagus spears and I do have 1/2 c boiled sliced beets just waiting if I feel like eating them.  I am satisfied at the moment though.
AM Snack:  12 uns almonds and 4 oz probiotic yogurt
Lunch:  Tuna salad (tuna, mayo and diced tomatoes with chilies), 1/2 c collard green, 1/2 c blueberries
PM Snack:  12 uns almonds and low fat string cheese
Supper:  That's up in the air because I am heading for grocery shopping right after work

Activity plan for today is:
Curves Circuit + Zumba at noon
#BestBodyBootcamp
walking if time permits

If I have too many calores left over after supper, then I will have an espresso + 1/2 c whole milk while cooking.

Here's to another GREAT day.  It's HUMP DAY after all - half way through my work week!!