Breakfast: First day in office. I worked from home yesterday. Leftover frittata at 8:45am and 1 egg cupcake about 10:30am. Trying to eat something small every 2 hours or so to keep away hunger pains.
Lunch: Leftover shrimp and beef stirfry and 6 oz. smoothie. Raspberry, vanilla cocunut milk and almond butter. Need to work on the smoothies.
Dinner: Salmon, green beans, cauliflower and carrots.
Snacks: Soy nuts, walnuts, almonds, celery with almond butter, other half of smoothie, 1 egg cooked sunny side up in olive oil when I got home from work starving.
Random Thoughts:
Cravings suck. I was fine all day until on the way home I was very crabby and needed an Bacon, Egg and Cheese mcgriddle from McDonald's. Settled for a sunny side up egg in olive oil before dinner. Between 4pm-6pm is hardest time for me, before dinner.
Felt really good this morning. Went to bed at 11, probably fell asleep around 11:20, got a good 7.5 hours sleep. Which for me is ALOT. The funny thing is last night, I didn't feel like I was dragging around 9pm as I lie on the couch watching tv at wife. Before I started the Paleo thing, my night consisted of the following: watch tv and sit at computer desk playing a video game or surfing the web to stay awake. Drink a lo-carb Monster or Diet Coke, Diet Dr. Pepper or Diet Mountain Dew. If I would lay on the couch and watch tv, I usually fall asleep within 20 minutes with my standard line to the wife being "Don't delete it on the dvr, going to go to sleep" But last night, I layed there and stayed awke, not playing video games to stay awake but just on the couch. Granted I don't always fall asleep on couch, but I am addicted to caffeine and it is my crutch at night. Last night I felt good, no hunger pains, sustained level of energy. Now the wife is going through potato chip and chocolate withdrawl.
The 8 year old told me this morning he hates the new food when I asked him if he wanted an egg cupcake.
I think the first week was the roughest. The second week I felt like we had been doing this thing forever and was kind of lost. Didn't know what to cook or eat that could make me feel full. I felt like I was always hungry. But, by now, the 3rd week my husband and I both feel like we found our mojo. I'm finding some cool baking recipes (there's a decent cookie recipe on EverydayPaleo that makes a nice snack) and we are finding it easier to experiment with new foods. Had a bunless hamburger the other night topped with guacamole and carmelized peppers, onions and mushrooms that was to die for! Will never eat my hamburger with a bun again!
ReplyDeleteBut, cravings still suck! I miss my chocolate chip cookies for dessert at night, but have found something else that I totally enjoy just as much - dried mango slices. Yea. That's my crack. So good.
Sounds like you're doing really well, Gamer. And keeping this journal will help you keep perspective on the whole thing. You know? See where all your accomplishments are. You're doing great!
Oh! And the sleep thing? THAT is totally KEY!! Once you wrangle that in I think its half the battle to feeling really good again.
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