First of all, I am going back to Paleo or at least my version of it. I am going to log all of my food. Second, I am going to log my exercise and anything else that catches my fancy.
Its rather pedestrian to start a new workout on the first of the year so I am starting on a Tuesday - before the end of the year, right before a vacation...my timing is brilliant!!
This means:
EAT:
- Grass-produced meats
- Fish/seafood
- Fresh fruits and veggies (but fruits are eaten in moderation)
- Eggs
- Nuts and seeds
- Healthful oils (Olive, walnut, flaxseed, macadamia, avocado, coconut)
DON’T EAT:
- Cereal grains
- Legumes (including peanuts)
- Dairy (this includes cheese)
- Refined sugar
- Potatoes
- Processed foods
- Salt
- Refined vegetable oils
Tips to make The Paleo Diet a routine part of your lifestyle:
- For breakfast, make an easy omelet. Sauté onion, peppers, mushrooms, and broccoli in olive oil; add omega-3-enriched or free-range eggs and diced turkey or chicken breast.
- Paleo lunches are easy. At the beginning of the week, make a huge salad with anything you like. A good starting point can be mixed greens, spinach, radishes, bell peppers, cucumbers, carrots, avocadoes, walnuts, almonds and sliced apples or pears. Store the salad in a large sealable container. Each morning prepare a single serving from the large batch and then mix in meat (ground beef, beef slices, chicken, turkey, ground bison, pork chunks, etc.) or seafood of choice (salmon, shrimp, tuna, or any fresh fish or seafood). Toss with olive oil and lemon juice and you are set.
- For dinner, try spaghetti squash as a substitute for any pasta recipe. Top with pesto, marinara and meatballs. Roasted beets and their greens make a great side dish for pork. Asparagus, broccoli, and spinach can be steamed quickly. Salmon, halibut, or other fresh fish filets grill well with accompanying foil packs full of cut veggies with olive oil and garlic.
- Berries and other succulent fruits make a great dessert. Pre-cut carrot and celery sticks, sliced fruit, and pre-portioned raw nut/dried fruit mixes are easy snacks.
- Breakfast: Omega-3 or free ranging eggs scrambled in olive oil with chopped parsley. Grapefruit, or any fresh fruit in season, herbal tea
- Snack: Sliced lean beef, fresh apricots or seasonal fruit
- Lunch: Caesar salad with chicken (olive oil and lemon dressing), herbal tea
- Snack: Apple slices, raw walnuts
- Dinner: Tomato and avocado slices; grilled skinless turkey breast; steamed broccoli, carrots, and artichoke; bowl of fresh blueberries, raisins, and almonds; one glass white wine or mineral water. (Clearly, wine would never have been available to our ancestors, but the 85:15 rule allows you to consume three non-Paleo meals per week.)
Today, I had Drew measure my body fat, which was 17.8% with a weight of 202 (up 10 pounds since last week!):
I didnt eat breakfast or dinner or even snack (which was hard for me).
For dinner, I bought a pre-made salad that came with bacon and sesame seeds with an asian-esque dressing that I made...very yummy.
Since I am pretty disgusted with myself because of the weight gain, I am usually pretty good the first couple of days. So today was a good day.
I also did a workout with drew that consisted of 3 sets of 9 exercises of various degrees of pure Nazi torture fun.
Still feel bloated after all the crap I ate but that will pass.
I go to Florida tomorrow so I plan on working out when I am there as well as eating Paleo - we shall see how that worksout.
My fitness goals for the year are: April Marathon, July Tri-athlon, August Falmouth Road Race, December - another marathon??? So I need to get my ass in gear if I am to acheive this. Plus I need to start swimming again as I hate to swim.
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