Jenny and Optimus Primal's Journal page 10

[Saoirse]

ooo honey! though, man, what a sticky, goopy mess. good luck with that Jenny.

[Optimus Primal]

Saoirse: That salad is really good! Jen tends to skip the tomato and pepper, but likes more sprouts and radishes.

Jen: We can certainly work on the exercises together when you're cleared. I like that our kid is at least partly primal (she likes steak, dislikes cake and ice cream).

[Optimus Primal]

FAST FOOD? NOT SO FAST!

Today I really wanted a McDonalds burger and Classic Single meal from Wendy’s. I decided that one more of each would probably be fine. Some time ago I had my final Slurpee. I have not wanted one since.

When I got to the shopping center, BOTH of the fast food places had lines wrapping around them. No fast food is worth THAT wait! Frustrated, I went home and had a bowl full of fresh strawberries with plain yogurt and a tiny bit of Stevia. I also fixed a rather large steak, although I overcooked it. Grrr...

Happy now...Do I still want those fast food meals. No. Maybe once more would be fine, or once rarely... But if these cravings were to continue, I should remember to have a REAL lunch first! It may be enough. ….

…..
uh....

...I don’t think I’ll need fast food anymore....

[Jenny]

You sure have been tempted by fast/junk foods the last few days (not that you've caved in...) Wonder why? Comfort eating maybe? Life has been pretty stressful. Or maybe it's because you've had huge snow-shoveling workouts and crave energy?

I'm glad you're happy now. :D And yes, it's a good rule of thumb -- eat something primal first, a whole meal worth, and then reevaluate if you want whatever-it-is.

[Optimus Primal]

I don't like store-bought orange juice anymore

[me2]

Maybe you could find a good burger somewhere else & order it wrapped in lettuce. That's what I do when the hunger for corporate meat strikes. This might help too:
http://www.thewvsr.com/adsvsreality.htm

[Jenny]

Nice illustration, me2! Thanks for the link.

Good news today -- our toddler just ate three shrimp (like the ones I took the picture of above.) Considering all we could get her to eat a couple months ago was (grass fed nitrate free) hot dogs, the addition of shrimp and steak recently is great!

[Optimus Primal]

Me2: Thanks for the pics. NOT very yummy looking.

Jen: I think the cravings are coming from:
1) My father's birthday and remembering my mother's and other peoples old treats.
2) Just the process of evaluating myself as I realize I am more committed to this than I thought.

[Jenny]

Optimus (and everyone!) I've been listening to a great podcast from the authors of http://everydaypaleo.com and http://growinguppaleo.com -- lots of paleo-friendly info about raising kids paleo, getting them to eat veggies, etc. (and that's just in the first few minutes.)

Check out those sites sometime? There's recipes especially on everydaypaleo too.

[Primal Fist]

I love how you call him Optimus on here