Primal Journal (Maelynn)

[FONT=Century Gothic]Using the suggested template until I find my own "voice." :)

[B][COLOR="#B22222"]Day 1[/COLOR]: Primal Food Intake Today:[/B]
B: 2 Eggs + Bell Peppers, Onions, Sausage crumbles; Black coffee; 16 oz water with lemon
S: Apple
L: Mixed greens with flank steak, onion, cukes, balsamic vinegar and oil
S: Not sure
D: Roast chicken, big side of Brussels sprouts with butter

[B]Exercise routine[/B]
None except for walking my usual on-and-off 3 miles at work.

[B]Musings[/B]
I'm incredibly excited about this. My biggest challenge will be once I get home and am faced with making choices and not caving in and staying in control. I tend to eat when I'm bored and that carb-comfort tends to be what I reach for first.[/FONT]

[FONT=Century Gothic]Changed it up at lunch. Didn't feel like getting a salad together and fruit and sandwiches showed up in our break room so I took a big [B]ham/turkey/bacon[/B] sandwich and remove the bread and cheese and got a [B]huge pile of chopped fruit[/B]. I feel okay about that. The bonus was it was from a place that I know slices deli meat off of freshly cooked real turkey breast and ham. I'm [B]still figuring out if deli meat is okay generally[/B] or if there's too much crap in them to be okay. [B][COLOR="#B22222"]Work in progress.[/COLOR][/B]

Also, started posting and learned a lot already about low carb vs. paleo vs. Primal. Can't wait to get home. [B]My Primal books should be at my door waiting for me! :)[/B][/FONT]

[FONT=Century Gothic][B]So far, so good... mostly.[/B]

I'm not lacking great meal ideas - so many terrific resources out there - but am finding it a little harder to have all the right stuff on hand. I've noticed some ingredients keep popping up that I don't normally have on hand so they're on the shopping list - coconut flour, coconut oil, coconut milk, and real unsweetened coconut. Thank heavens I adore coconut!

Some other things are going to be more expensive and less easily accessible: grass-fed beef, some organics... basically the good, unadulterated stuff. :)

I realize I'm going to have to work up to complete elimination of some things because of convenience or cost. I had sausage this morning and I'm sure it probably had stuff in it that I shouldn't have had but for a few days I'm going to have to be [B]"close enough" until I get my new routine and cooking/meal plans/groceries in order.[/B]

[B][COLOR="#B22222"]Day 2:[/COLOR] Primal Food Intake Today:[/B]
B: 2 Eggs + Bell Peppers, Onions, Sausage crumbles; Coffee w/ almond milk and stevia; 16 oz water with lemon
L: Tuna, zucchini squash, strawberries, water w/ lemon
D: Shrimp stir fry with bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, avocado; water w/ lemon

[B][COLOR="#B22222"]Day 3:[/COLOR] Primal Food Intake Today:[/B]
B: Smoked sausage, fried egg; Coffee w/ almond milk and stevia; water with lemon
L: Sweet potato fries (wasn't very hungry and had a sweet potato on-hand)
D: Sirloin steak with roasted Brussels sprouts, water with lemon
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