Hiatus and Organization

Hi all,

Sorry about the lack of posts friends. I have good reasons (excuses), I promise. My mama was in town for over a week, which meant lots of time with her. She's also THE best Indian cook in the world so there was a lot of eating. I know, horrible. BUT, it was a week and it was comforting to have mama take care of me.  That being said, I'm horribly bloated from the radical intake of wheat. I swear it's horrible for me, but so prevalent in Indian food. I know most people are ok with it, and on occasion I am too. But eating multiple servings of wheat a day was awful. So, this Monday I'm back on track.

In addition to the meal planning, I've decided that hubby and I need a chore chart too. With a nugget baby and both of us working full time, we really need to ensure we maximize our time. I decided to go with a chore chart that would give us weekends mostly free.  It's broken into daily must-dos and then every weekday has an area of concentration.  So here's a picture of it.

It's a magnetic marker board. Since it's not finalized yet, I used dry erase marker to write stuff in. I'm sure as I go I'll change it around and once it's final I'll print magnet tape and stick it on there. Hope this helps you guys prioritize too!

-M

Hi there,

Clearly took a day off yesterday. Had family in town and by the time I got home to start this, it was way too late. For those who aren't aware, I generally work out at 6 am, which means I get up at 5 and leave my house by 5:30. Horrible right? Yeah, it is from 5-6. But once I get through the workout and realize I have nothing but work and family to worry about, it's great. I feel energized and happy.

So....three things for you guys:

1. Workout today was an AMRAP for 12 minutes (Crossfit speak for "as many reps as possible") 
It kicked my butt and I only made it through 2 full rounds. Sprinting 400 m and trying to do 40 squats right after is....interesting.

400m run

40 squats

30 sit ups

20 KB swings

10 pull ups

2. I tried a new recipe from Deliciously Organic for Paleo Brownies. Picture? Verdict? YUM. Make em. Do it.

3. Some fit-spiration. I can already see a huge difference from the pre-diet pictures from this past Sunday. What do you think? Surprise abs under work clothes is a good feeling :)

Thanks for reading!

M

Day 2 and a new recipe

Hi all,

Day 2 of Paleo complete. Meals today:

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs

Snack: Almonds

Lunch: Mixed veggies (peppers, zuchini, asparagus) and leftover grilled chicken

Snack: STRAWBERRY GREEK CULTURED COCONUT MILK (super yum, not super paleo but eh, pretty close?)

Dinner: Pork loin, green beans

Dessert: Pancakes I made yesterday. OMG, officially hooked. I'll be making those on the regular!

Confession: I've been cheating slightly for 2 days (using regular sweetened dairy creamer I was trying to finish up), so I decided to make my own.  I found the recipe at this amazing website: 

I didn't take pictures, BUT it is f-ing delish. I finished making it, tasted it, and thought wow, this is good enough to drink alone. Forget the coffee! (JK) I was a little (a lot) weirded out by the idea of using dates as a sweetener in a creamer, but I'm sold. This is what I think Almond Joy creamer should taste like. Not the certain brand sold in stores that tastes like horrible sweet crap. I CAN NOT WAIT to try out this creamer tomorrow. 

Today's work out was tough too.  Try it out and see how you do. Obviously scale the weight to your needs.  Let me know how you do!


         3 Rounds

• 15 Push ups
• 15 Thrusters (45lbs)
• 15 Push ups
• 15 Pull ups
• 15 Push ups
• 15 KB swings
• 15 Push ups
• 15 Pull ups

-M

Day 1 and Paleo Pancakes!

Ok friends,

Day 1 of eating clean is complete. I did really well. My meals today:

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with salt and pepper/2 cups of coffee

Snack: Almonds

Lunch: Grilled pork belly (leftover Korean, mmmmm) and corn and steamed broccoli

Dinner: Grilled chicken, collards, and corn

Wooooo!



Ok, in other news I decided to try out a recipe for paleo pancakes. Sounds horrible right? Pancakes without sugar or other carby stuff....gross! But it's not! They turned out really yummy! I got the recipe from this awesome website called PaleOMG. This girl has it going on with this recipe. They weren't fluffy like traditional pancakes, but they were more dense and spongey/cakey.

The recipe gives you the option of making a fruit compote to top it with but seriously, they were delish just by themselves. (Great for running out of the house in the morning if you have kiddos or can't seem to find time for breakfast yourself). In fact, nugget baby ate one after she had dinner. That speaks volumes. Ok fine, she had half cuz mommy ate the other half. What? She already had dinner and blackberries for dessert!

Here are pics of how mine turned out:

The batter

The noms!

Oh and the workout didn't happen. Instead I went for a jog. I ran about 2.5 miles in 20 min. Pretty good easy workout and I am glad I did it! Get out there, do something active!

Let me know if you guys try the recipe. Good night and check back in tomorrow!

Meal planning and the dreaded before pictures....

Hi all,

First post for me is prep related. The number one failure I have faced in the past is not planning ahead. Suddenly it's mealtime and horrible food is always more easily available and cheap. Soooo here's my solution. I kinda stole it from Pinterest and kinda from Martha Stewart. 

It's a Martha Stuart Meal Planner I got from Staples. I bought Magnetic Sheets from Avery and printed the magnets with the foods on there. Since I'm doing the Paleo thing, hubby  and I created three categories: green veggies, other veggies, and proteins. Occasionally we'll eat fruits, lots of nuts, and fats like avacados and ghee. If you're not familiar with the Paleo/Primal diet there are plenty of websites out there explaining them A to Z. My personal fave is www.marksdailyapple.com. Tons and tons of information, use it. 

So here's a glimpse of what we'll be eating this week! So, Monday will be chicken+corn+collards, Tuesday is fish+beets+broccoli, etc. Best part is knowing what to buy in the grocery store so you don't have to think too much. Then you can't run into the inevitable "hmmm...this sounds good" purchase! ESPECIALLY when you shop when you're hungry, oof. 

So, now to the horrible part, BEFORE PICS and measurements. Just a disclaimer. I'm not unhappy with my body, in fact I love it. I'm trying to see how much further I can go in refining it. To me, this is about being stronger, faster, and a better me.  Complacency is so, so evil.  I want my nugget baby (that's what I call my daughter) to learn good eating habits and enjoy being active. So these pictures are after a particularly gluttonous weekend. SUGAR OVERLOAD!

Measurements:

Hips: 38 in

Lower Waist: 33 in

Natural Waist: 28 in

Thigh: 22.5 in

Bicep: 11.5 in

Calf: 14 in

Weight: 140

Height: 5'7 (unfortunately this one is not going to change as much as I wish it would...)

I'll post tomorrow's workout here and also if I use a particular recipe. For now, hubby and I usually just use salt, pepper, garlic, and onions. Not sure you really need much more. Thanks for following :)

-M