30 days....Caveman Style

When I decide I've had enough, a switch triggers to the "on" position in my brain. Usually, it means, "Stand back....I'm making a change". It's that SAD time of year again, and I'm clearly in a funk. And by "funk", I mean I'm eating like crap, I'm not working out at all, and I'm generally irritable that my "fat" pants are slowing turning into my "not-as-fat" pants. So, similar to September of 2007 (was that seriously 5 years ago?), I'm throwing caution to the wind and jumping on the Paleo bandwagon. Haven't heard of it? It's the nutritional composition of the cavemen - only I don't actually have to kill my protein and drag it back to the cave. But, I do have to give up my beloved iced-tea with Splenda, which may just make me want to kill someone and drag them somewhere. My inner skeptic is saying, "Girl, what in the hell are you thinking? Really.....no iced tea??" while my formerly thinner goddess is saying, "Bring it on. I can do anything for 30 days. Maybe I'll feel so great I'll think it's worth it." That said, in the month of my 43rd birthday, I'm saying no to cake, carbs, sugars, dairy, anything made with or from wheat or bread of any kind, and my beloved iced-tea & cyrstal light. For a minimum of 30 days. No slips, cheats, cheat meals, or cheat days - or I have to start over. Birthday dinner may still consist of Flemings for steak & veggies.....but absolutely no hot lava cake! Huffle!

Said switch flipped yesterday after reading the book "It Starts With Food - Discover the Whole3", which had successfully piqued my curiosity and made me wonder if it might really be possible to fix any or all of my reasons (excuses) for weight gain and my lack of desire to go back to the gym. As I sucked down what would be my last (delicious) iced tea, and made a mental note of the 1/2 of avacodo, tomatoes & basil, and chicken breast in my work fridge, I decided there was no better time than the present, and began Day 1 Meal 2. No complaints. Until 3 pm when I was dying for more caffeine in any form I could get it, possibly even intravenously. But somehow, I kept myself both busy and hydrated with good ol' H2O, and kept plugging along through my day.

Day 1 (2 meals out of 3) ended with a perfectly grilled chicken breast, an onion and 2 peppers sea salted and grilled with the chicken, tomatoes & basil from my garden, and a dash of home-made salsa on the chicken. Satisfying, filling, and after the black grapes for a tiny little sweetness, I was ending Day 1 on a high note. I sent this pic to my one of my friends who is also eating this way for 30 days. She sent a pic of her meal back to me and aptly named our pics "Paleo Porn", which I found incredibly amusing.

Now, I'm looking for really healthy recipes and hoping to provide others out there in blogosphere my own recipes that aren't an epic fail. Which leads me right into my Day 2 breakfast: Baked Eggs in Tomato Cups. In theory, this seemed like a delicious start to the day. They were supposed to look something like this:

Mine weren't A) that pretty or B) even remotely appetizing as I overcooked the yolks to equal to hard-boiled. Again.....Epic fail! I had to resort to my old go-to breakfast of choice: 2 egg omelette with left over peppers and onions. No milk, no cheese. Nonetheless, not a bad backup plan. 

I am eagerly awaiting lunch. Which looks suspiciously identical to last nights dinner. Whatever will I make tonight? I'd better hit the store to buy some groceries that don't come in a box.