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Breakfast

Sweet Potato Omelet & Aidell's Chicken and Apple Sausage w/Grapes & Banana 

All good and a great, filling way to fuel for the day.

Lunch

Forgot pic

Gus 'n' Us - Grilled Chicken Salad w/Walnuts, Dried Cherries, Mandarin Oranges & Strawberries

So delicious I couldn't stop eating until it was gone. I swear they put crack in their chicken! :)

Dinner

Turkey Lettwiches w/Cole Slaw & Grapes

The perfect, yummy, filling food for watching the Golden Globes.

I spent the afternoon at Trader Joe's with Bryan's mom, sister and baby niece. It's fun to make an adventure of grocery shopping, but it was sooo crowded! I got some good stuff though (Whole30 approved turkey kielbasa, freeze dried banana slices, eggs, Castile soap, and some fun bread for Bryan who is not doing the paleo thing).

Beginning with Wednesday, I'm going more strict and following the rules of the Whole30. It will end on Valentines day. I'm ready!

eleven

Today was a whirlwind of cooking, sneezing, hanging up pictures over Bryan's, back pain, and mood swings. 

Yes folks, it's that time where chocolate becomes the only cure for my ills, and I can't have any... 

Here's what I DID eat though:

Breakfast

Scrambled Eggs w/Grilled Onions & Fresh Organic Roma Tomato Slices and Red Grapes and a Banana (decaf coffee too)

This was a good hearty breakfast that didn't leave me feeling like crud. 

Lunch

Salisbury Steak w/Onions & Peppers

The Paleo recipe I tried called for spinach to be mixed into the meat, but I had kale. It turned out very good. I had enough to freeze for another day, but I would make this again too.

Dinner

Cumin Spiced Pulled Pork w/Shredded Cabbage & Pickles

The cost of the organic, grass fed, pork shoulder was money well spent with this recipe. It was so tender and spicy! I will omit the mushrooms next time because YUCK! I like to try new recipes as close to script as possible the first time, plus Bryan likes mushrooms, so I left 'em in this time.

I'm now quite tired and still very cranky thanks to all the friggin' dishes I had to wash all day... I'll probably go to bed early to try to sleep off this crap attitude.

nine

Bad day.

Breakfast

Eggs w/Salsa

Delicious. I really love this magical combo.

Lunch

Star Deli - Western Chicken Salad

The President bought us all lunch. This was the only nice part of the day. This was very tasty and I'd definitely get it again.

Dinner

 Shish Kebab Express - Shish Kofta Triple w/Sweet Potato Fries

Really good, but I knew the fries were not prepared in a Paleo approved oil so I kinda defied myself. I'd blame the bad day, but we all know that food is not the best way to help us feel better. I need to be on my toes better going forward.

It was a bad day and there are a lot of things to say that back that up, but I don't want to rehash and complain here so I'll just say that I hope tomorrow is better.

I'm going to get into the Whole30 frame of mind beginning with day fifteen so I can make some serious mind/body changes for the last 30 days of this cycle. I know I can feel better than this.

In other news, my brother-in-law is Superman http://whitelake.patch.com/groups/goodnews/p/i-owe-him-my-life-neighbor-says-but-hero-wears-label-like-illfitting-clothes

How Does One Sleep In?

Well, dinner last night made me feel like a garbage bucket, so maybe I can edit my "no regrets" comment to "only one regret!"

Aside from food choices literally ruining my dreams, I couldn't sleep in if I tried... I woke up at 7AM this morning... on a SATURDAY!!! That's a SIN!!! 

Being that no person that I know is up that early, I headed out to start my day by getting a fancy oil change at the DEALERSHIP!  (I love CAPSLOCK!) 

Then I rolled on to groceries, laundry, making lunches, chores, and catching up on mah stories... (Oh Hart of Dixie,  how I love you so...) After that, I headed over to Bryan's house/my future home to make us some dinner and watch some anime (Kids on the Slope)... After a quick-ish trip to Target, though, I was ridiculously tired.

I feel so old when I start nodding off at 9PM on a Saturday. I used to be a night owl. Going to bed at 2AM was a regular thing and sleeping until 10 or 11 was no oddity. I love sleep, a lot, but this "eight hours" business is starting to take up a bunch of my time. Since I'm becoming a Type A, over-planning, lunatic; I lose hours making all of my lunches for the week, processing the vegetables for all of my dinners, and getting obsessed over rearranging my closets. I either forgot how to let loose and have fun, or I just run out of time way too often. I get a little worried, sometimes, that my ability to adapt to change is lacking...  ("Le sigh" much? Geez!)

Anywhoozle, here's pictures of what I am currently digesting!!! Hooray!

Meal 1:

Spinach, Sweet Potato & Onion Frittata

Meal 2: 

Grilled, Uncured Hot Dog Slices w/Sauerkraut & Mustard

Meal 3:

Lemon Butter Mahi Mahi w/Green Salad & Grilled Zucchini, plus un-pictured grapes for dessert.

I know I'm going to sleep much better tonight with this good food nourishing my body. However, thanks to the end of daylight savings time, I'll still wake up at 7AM... I'm trying my best to stay awake as long as possible to avoid this, but resistance is probably futile! 

Maybe the more I eat clean, the less sleep I'll need, within reason, to feel well rested and refreshed? We shall see.

Goodnight everybody!