Smoothie fun

I'm delving into the world of smoothies for breakfast. What a tasty adventure...

This morning, I tried a combination of this Fruit/Protein juice by Silk, plus frozen mixed fruit, some spinach, and a little box of Fruitables Apple Harvest juice (which is fruit/veggie juice). It was really good, and I blended it up, tossed it in a cup and drank it on the way to work, which worked perfectly.

The only thing I need to work on is prep time. Since I played around with the liquids and stuff, it took more time than I intended. But it was fun, and I will be trying it again tomorrow with some different items. I also need to find something to add in for more protein as I was starving at work by 930am. Not a good thing. If you have tips on that, please share!

One week down...

It's been a week since I started back on modified Paleo. I gotta say, days 2 and 3 sucked really bad. But I pushed through it, and over the weekend, the cravings weren't near bad. Now, they aren't bad at all, a twinge every now and then for what I want, but overall much better. And
ya can't beat 8 lbs down. :) One key thing I am using is the word "later". During the cravings, I keep telling myself, I can have that "later". That I can have this "later". Everything "later". And
eventually that later will be never.

Ok so here's where I get real. I'd love for it to be all happy happy joy joy sunshine and rainbows up in here, but sadly, it can't be. Yes, I'm hanging tight to the eating, and overall, things are going well in my life, but I'm having so much trouble shaking some depression. I know that part of it goes along with the diet. It happens every time. When I'm dieting, I'm eating at home, not having social opportunities, and it just spirals, not having good adult interaction. But this is more than that. I don't even want to do social things right now. I cancelled a mom's night in at my house this weekend because I just couldn't deal with the anxiety of having people over (ya want honest, there, that's honest). And the worst part is, I can't figure out how to get out of this slump. I figure I'll give it a bit longer and then talk to my doctor, be proactive. It sure is getting to me though. It doesn't help that I'm lonely, though that's not anything new. I need to push myself
more right now to get out, but that's hard when dieting is just getting ramped up, and the weather is yucky right now.

I do think that this losing weight stuff will help some, and if I can get active more, that will help too. And I can not WAIT til March when I have my surgery. I know that will require some healing time but at least one of my problems will be taken care of.

Ok enough of my complaining, if you got this far, hey, you got this far, good for you! Next post will be more cheerful, I'll try to find a good happy news article for ya.

Paleo basics

Ok so here I am on day two of modified Paleo, and I thought I'd explain a little more about exactly what it is.

I'm pulling most of my info from here: http://www.robbwolf.com/faq

The basic of it is this:

Lean proteins (ideally) grass fed meat, free range fowl and wild caught fish
Seasonal fruits and vegetables
Healthy fats such as nuts, seeds, avocado, olive oil, and coconut oil

So no bread, no potatoes, no rice, no pasta, no soda. Ideally, no dairy or sugar, but I'm keeping those in there (in small amounts) to make it doable for me longterm. Also, certain things that we think of as veggies, are kind of borderline, such as corn, green beans, sweet potatoes, but I am keeping those in as well. The first time I committed to this in Oct 2010, I committed for a month, and felt great! This time, I'm not putting an end date on it. I'd love to do it all year, but right now, it's one day at a time.

The website I put above has tons of forums to get more info, so if you are seriously considering it, definitely check em out!

Happy New Year!

It all begins tomorrow. Jan 3rd, 2012. This is the year to get healthy and STAY healthy. I'll be weighing in tomorrow morning, and might just post it on here. We'll see how I feel about it...lol I just went through and cleaned out a bunch of junk from my house and tomorrow evening, D and I will be making a Sprouts trip to refill the house with fruits, veggies, and meat. As of right now, I'm going Paleo, but modified like I did last year. I'm ready for it, I hate how my body feels on junk food. So let's do this!