From Jan 1 – 31 I’m doing a strict paleo (slightly modified Whole30) challenge with my CrossFit box. I decided to journal the month in food on here (in addition to normal posting) after getting a huge positive response on my Facebook page. I’m also going to detail the amount of sleep I got, the workout for the day and any other relevant notes. I’ll only detail drinks when it’s something other than water or tea, but note that I typically drink 80-100 ounces of water a day. I’ll link to recipes (either mine or other people’s) when applicable, but I don’t usually cook from recipes for myself so if you leave a comment asking for the recipe for something, there is none unless otherwise noted.
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Notes for the day:
THE END. I almost cheated on the last meal of the 31 days and made quinoa to go with dinner but then realized how much that would’ve pissed me off later and refrained. I will be continuing up until my vacation in mid February but I’m taking the weekend to enjoy a few things that I’ve been without (read: chocolate & cheese) for the past 31 days. Weigh-in, body fat measurement and benchmark wod are tomorrow at Crossfit and my recap/thoughts of this whole thing will be up sometime early next week. It’s been real, but I’m ready to not take a picture of everything I put in my mouth anymore.
Sleep:
8.5 hours
Workout:
rest day
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Breakfast:
egg + zucchini + carrot scramble
2 slices bacon
1/2 banana w/ almond butter
strawberries
blackberries
coffee with coconut cream
Lunch:
pork carnitas
spaghetti squash
sautéed collard greens
pineapple
Dinner:
spaghetti squash
broccoli
Snacks:
pineapple kiwi smoothie
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I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the challenge! I really like that the Paleo diet takes a WF approach to eating, but the meat consumption/restriction of healthy foods (like oats, quinoa, rice, etc) seems excessive/overly paranoid. I’m on the fence about it.
Yeah I hear ya on some of the grains. I think a lot of people think of it as “meat obsessed” but I honestly didn’t feel that way. Meat or “protein” has always made up about 1/3 of my plate when I’m eating and the rest are typically vegetables (with the occasional starch/grain) so I actually felt way more “vegetable obsessed” during these 31 days than meat focused. I’ve seen a paleo food pyramid that has meat on the bottom and veggies above it but for me, those two were reversed. And honestly, I think that’s how it should be. No one needs 50%+ of their plate being protein!
congrats, Gina! see? you did it
I’ve experimented recently with making my own chocolate using coconut oil and cocoa powder and you can pick which sweetener you would like to use which I guess is more healthy.
I made one batch that was so good I’d rather eat this chocolate than any kind you can buy from the shops which is pretty awesome.
Congrats! I’m actually thinking about starting the Paleo diet next week. I’ve been eating mainly vegan, but I need to heal my leaky gut and chronic fatigue syndrome and nothing has really worked yet. I bought practical paleo and the paleo solution and both books are so informative on autoimmune disease! I got a lot of inspiration from your day to day eating diary. Thanks Gina!
I don’t know how you did it but congrats. I have been wondering what my life would be like if I cut out more gluten…