Well, we're 36 days out. (Which also means you should start preparing for Thanksgiving.)
Where will you be in 36 days? Others have taken similar challenges and seen tremendous results. Use whatever motivation you need to stick to the challenge. Like with any workout, it's better to look back and say "I completed it" rather than having a "DNF" (Did Not Finish) by your name on the wall. Any questions or concerns, we've got a whole community of about a dozen here to help each other out.
Here are some testimonials and pictures from previous Paleo challenges:
Also, Kate has provided an awesome link to a great recipe PDF. Click here.
Post meals and thoughts to comments.
Found a great free primal cookbook online yesterday. TONS of great recipes for anyone who is interested: http://liveprimal.com/LPrecipes.pdf or if the link doesn't work, go to liveprimal.com, Recipes, download free recipe book.
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ReplyDeletei actually downloaded that pdf a couple months ago when i first started looking into paleo. thanks for posting about it!
Started out a little rough this morning when I realized limited fruit and no lunch meat! But, it's ok now!!
ReplyDeleteBreakfast:
3 whole eggs, 3 slices bacon, 1 red bell pepper, walnuts, earl grey tea no sugar
Thanks for the link Kate, I can't wait to check it out!
Yeah, that PDF link looks great. Amy, print that thing out!
ReplyDeletei did see something in the pdf that i have a question about. i saw the use of sea salt. is that permitted? i love sea salt!
ReplyDeleteNo lunchmeat, talk to me about this? Is it due to sodium content? I had turkey lunchmeat on my salad today :(
ReplyDeleteBabs- It looks like we're all learning some new stuff today. Apparently, processed bacon is a no-go! Ack! As for the salt, just use it sparingly. The little details are almost ancillary. Stick to paleo, but we don't want people going crazy because they aren't getting their little bit of honey in sparse increments.
ReplyDeletePerhaps I'm being a little to liberal for a "challenge..." My short answer, use it sparingly, and ween yourself off it.
Melissa- Apparently, lunch meat has sugar packed in there. I know... why throw sugar into meat!?
ReplyDeletehttp://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=43838
Bacon is ok if you get it sugar-free (which BlueGrass Quality Meats is) and nitrate-free (not sure about that). I'll be getting mine from Findley Market during the challenge. Their peppered bacon is to die for.
Also, Robb Wolf (Nutrition guru) says sweet potatoes ARE paleo. But I suggest eating them after a tough 20 min+ WOD to replace the glycogen storage in your body.
trader joe's also has sugar-free bacon. thank goodness for sweet potatoes!!! yay!
ReplyDeleteFood for today:
ReplyDeletecoffee, 2 eggs, 2 slices bacon
chicken leg & wing, butternut squash soup
Spinach salad w/veggies, 2HB eggs & grilled chicken
PB larabar, 1 apple, 30 pecan halves
Salt... no way, can't live without that! :)
Thank god for sweet potatoes... i was worried i wasn't going to make it!
ReplyDelete2 eggs 1 egg white, 1 apple, handful of almonds
baked salmon and a ton of green beans... are these paleo? someone at the gym told me tonight that they WEREN'T!
another handful of almonds
salmon again and broccoli, apple and almonds
I read the lunch meat, bacon, and sweet potatoes and felt sad, but am feeling better! At least bacon and sweet potatoes are a go!
ReplyDeleteFor dinner/very late lunch my Mom (also doing the challenge Edie T) ate at Chedder's:
8 oz sirloin steak (ate like 5 oz of it)
1 side salad with no dressing
2 orders of steamed broccoli with garlic
unsweetened tea
Breakfast: smoothie with apple, blackberries, orange, strawberries, walnuts, spinach and protein powder (whey for now until we get egg protein powder).
ReplyDeleteCoffee with a little milk...slowly reducing milk.
Lunch: salad with mixed greens, carrots, orange pepper, avocado and turkey lunchmeat and vinegarette.
snack: almonds (and a few cashews...they were in the mix).
Dinner: 6 oz sauteed chicken breast and zucchini and summer squash
Not perfect but not too bad.
Looks like everyone is doing well! So far, so good.
ReplyDeleteMegs T- Green Beans are more green than bean, so dig in.
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 3 pieces SF bacon, almonds & squash
ReplyDeletesnack: grilled chicken, carrots, walnuts
Lunch: pot roast
snack: more chicken, blueberries, almonds
dinner: 12 pieces sashimi, & side salad w/ dressing on the side...Unfortunetly I had plans for sushi before I decided to join the challenge.
8 hours sleep
ReplyDelete16.5 hour fast
2:30 pork chop w/ half a spaghetti squash, almonds/walnuts
7:00 chicken w/ 1 yellow squash,1 red pepper, almonds/walnuts
11:30 3/4 pork chop, 1/2 a steak, buncha mixed veggies, almonds, walnuts
Breakfast: 3 eggs w/ mushrooms & applesauce (apples & water)
ReplyDeleteSnack: 1 apple
Lunch: spinach salad with dried cranberries, hard-boiled egg & dried pears
Snack: handful of almonds & carrots
Dinner: Grilled chicken & sauteed mushrooms (olive oil, garlic, onion, pepper, & italian seasoning)
Snack: sunflower seeds and celery
B: 2 slices bacon (Trader Joes)
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8 almonds
L: 2 chicken breasts, cup of mixed peppers, 1/2 cup mushrooms, 1/2cup artichokes, sauteed in light olive/flaxseed oil mix.
D: Unfortunately, skipped, couldn't get out of school... bad i know.
Large Americano from Starbucks (3 shots espresso and water)
S: Throughout the day had almonds, cranberries, and pomegranate
seeds.