So once again I fell completely off the wagon, MIA from the gym, and was living off pizza. When will I learn :-(
With the start of the new month (June), I decided to try and get back on the Paleo/Primal track. Since I don’t seem to be doing so good with the “trying to just eat better”, I’ve decided to join in with a few other folks on http://robbwolf.com who decided to do a 30 day challenge for June (read here).
I was a little weary of starting on a Friday, as I usually like to start fresh with the beginning of the week on a Monday. However, considering that the weekends are usually my downfall, I figured decided it was a good thing after all. And for the most part I made it through pretty well, aside from a few glasses of wine and some cheese. This included resisting the pizza they provided for a meeting and later birthday cake at the office on Friday.
Here’s a sample of some of the meals which I make:
And here is the full meal log…
Friday (6/1)
| Breakfast | Turnip casserole w/ chorizo chicken sausage, green onion Strawberries 1/2 caf americano |
| Lunch | Sonoma Chicken Coop: Rotisserie chicken w/ grilled veggies |
| Snack | Handful of pistachios |
| Snack | 1/2 caf iced americano “cheesy” kale chips |
| Breakfast | Grass-fed beef rib eye Roasted cauliflower Salad w/ tomatoes |
| Snack | Banana “ice cream” w/ fresh strawberries |
Sat (6/2)
| Breakfast | Hobee’s: Scramble w/ ground turkey, onion, gouda Fresh fruit Black coffee |
| Other | Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival 1 glass prosecco 2 glasses white wine |
| Lunch | Togo’s: Turkey & Avocado (no bun) w/ lettuce, tomato, onion, pepperoncini, vinegar & oil |
| Snack | Smoothie w/ banana, strawberry, dark chocolate (unsweetened), coconut milk |
| Snack | Photo Gallery Open House: Beef & chicken kabobs Few cubes of cheese Few glasses of wine |
| Dinner | Mexican restaurant: Salad w/ vinegar & oil Chicken & shrimp fajitas (no tortilla) w/ guac |
Sun (6/3)
| Breakfast | Mandarin orange juice |
| Lunch | Beef (grass-fed) kabobs w/ pineapple dipping sauce Roasted cauliflower Grilled pineapple |
| Snack | Smoothie w/ banana, strawberry, dark chocolate (unsweetened), coconut milk |
| Dinner | Grass-fed beef sauce w/ spinach, onion over “miracle noodle” Blackberries w/ coconut cream |
| Snack | Mandarin orange juice |
| Snack | Handful of Thai chilli & lime cashews |
| Snack | 1 bacon egg cup |
A little while back I found that the little market in downtown Mountain View morphed from an Asian market to more of a mini-Whole Foods market. They carry a lot of organic produce and grass-fed meats. I got the rib eye and ground beef from there and it was pretty tasty. I was also surprised to find that the ground beef was a good price, only $4.99/lbs compared to $6+/lbs at the farmer’s market or $4.xx for organic non-grass-fed from Costco.
I still have some standard chicken and beef in my freezer which I need to use up, but going forward, I’m going to try and by the grass-fed stuff. I’m also thinking about looking into ordering and having it delivered which would give me a nice little mix of cuts to try.
Having survived the weekend, its now onto the work week… And its off to a good start, as I made some bacon egg cups (w/ kale) last night to have for breakfast during the week.