Err...may have gotten lazy these past few days about posting what I ate, but continuing on:

Friday November 4, 2011

Breakfast:
2 eggs scrambled in lard
Large handful broccoli florets
1 small baby red pepper (yes, I know, it's a nightshade vegetable, but it was looking lonely in the fridge)

Lunch:
Chinese broccoli (this is actually a dark green leafy vegetable, not like...regular broccoli)
Lean ground chicken cooked in coconut oil
A few spoonfuls of coconut butter

Dinner:
Medium-sized salmon filet
3 large portobello mushrooms
A few spoonfuls of coconut butter

Saturday November 5, 2011

Breakfast:
2 eggs scrambled in butter
Handful broccoli
2 small carrots

Lunch:
1 tin sardines
1 apple
1 glass coconut milk

Dinner:
Went out for Chinese hotpot! I think this is the most paleo-friendly dining-out experience one can have. Basically, you have a pot of broth cooking in the middle of a table, and you order little dishes of raw things to cook in the pot (there's a burner under the pot, which stays on for the entire duration of the meal). I ordered lamb, fatty beef, salmon, watercress, spinach, chicken wings marinated in wine...there's more, but I can't remember, as it was all you an eat

Also tried pig liver and pig kidney. Bless the Chinese and their organ meats.

Right. Again, was lazy about posting what I ate last week, but...here I go again.

Friday November 11, 2011

Breakfast:
2 eggs cooked in lard
Medium bowl of broccoli cooked in coconut oil

Lunch:
Small salad of green beans and cauliflower

Dinner:
Chicken breast stuffed with pancetta
Green beans

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Breakfast:
2 eggs cooked in coconut oil
Half an apple

Lunch:
Mushrooms sauteed in coconut oil
Turkey breast

Dinner:
Restaurant meal: 3/4 of a pig tongue marinated in rice wine vinegar(first time trying this - delicious, and texture is interesting!)
Spinach with hearty splash of olive oil

Sunday November 13, 2011

Brunch:
2 eggs fried in butter
3 slices peameal bacon
Salad of spinach, mushrooms, carrots with hearty splash of olive oil
A few spoonfuls of coconut butter

Dinner:
Half of a small cornish hen
Asparagus cooked in coconut oil

I definitely feel better now that I've scaled back the meat and added more veggies and other sources of fat. My veggies are usually cooked with a healthy amount of coconut oil, and my salads are usually loaded with olive oil! I think this is the best combo for me - I am comfortably satiated, and these meals usually last me a good 4 - 6 hours

Hey Maggie,

     How have you been feeling lately (now that you have been strictly adhering to the diet for quite a significant period of time)?

     Just checking in, and congratulations on your discipline,
 
                                                         -Zensenji

maggie-its so true that women are frowned upon for eating meat-guess we're supposed to be delicate flowers and stick to croissants and tea sandwiches-gimmee a steak puleeze!

      See, I am at 125 lbs, so I do not need to lose any more weight. When I wanted to lose 45 lbs (about 17 months ago), I decided to go hardcore Paleo for an entire year (and the first 7 months without fruit) and it worked perfectly. Now that I found out that I can maintain the same weight, feel great, and improve my physical performances with healthy carbohydrates, I eat them more often.
 

Holy crap, how tall are you? 125lbs is quite light! Also, I tried eating no fruit/rice/anything starchy, but it didn't work out too well for me, which is why I've been having berries/apples/few bite of rice at dinner. Question: do you there are different carb needs for girls/guys on paleo? I've met a few paleos in Toronto, and most of the girls seem to feel best with a higher ratio of carbs (from pumpkin/squash/rice/yams/fruit, etc.), while most of the guys seem to do fine with very little carbs. Or is it just different for everyone?

    Anyways, I just wanted to share all my thoughts on your last post with you. Mainly because I have been on this diet for 17 months, and I feel as though you are really understanding the knowledge, experience, and physicality behind this way of life.

It's been a journey filled with experimentation and (sometimes) doubts, but I think I really am starting to understand it. I feel better and better everyday - especially since I started doing IF (completely by mistake; I just woke up late and didn't have breakfast one day but was surprised I didn't feel too hungry until 12pm rolled around). I do have to say - your advice and insight has been quite reassuring and inspiring. I've set some health and fitness goals for myself, and I hope to share my success with you soon!

- Maggie

Hi,

I am new to this forum, and fairly new to paleo. It has been good reading your posts as I'm struggling to remain full for long and am now experimenting with protein and fat portions. Because I am wanting to lose weight, I'm scared of eating too much, but then if I don't eat enough of the right things, then I'm just thinking about my next meal all day! Today has been better though - more protein, eggs for afternoon snack, more coconut oil with lunch/dinner.

I might start a food journal page too, seeing as you got lots of good advice on yours!

Cheers,
AllyBelly

Whaddup M-M-Maggie!
 
     First of all, I do need to post more food photos! I've been eating 90% Paleo (10% of my meals involve sweet potatoes or rice because of my unyielding crave for Asian food ALL. THE. TIME). 

     However, my dad and I have still been cooking up a Paleo-storm in our kitchen, and I definitely need to take more food photos [like I used to do in my food journal] and post them in my food journal for inspiration to both myself and the other viewers.

     Regardless, you are right when you say that both my parents and my friends have been supportive. Both my mom and my dad (my dad's diet is about 70% Paleo) have been supportive because not only do they trust my intellect, but they are both open to new theories on nutrition. They both know that throughout the past century, foods such as eggs have been labeled as "bad" then "good" then "bad" and back and forth several times, proving that even though we all believe in certain diets like religions, we really know nothing about nutrition. Therefore, they were willing to listen to my radical beliefs when I discovered the Paleolithic diet.

     When I first started the diet, I explained the biological effects to both of them in a simple, yet detailed manner. When you educate your family and friends without imposing your will on them (especially concerning cholesterol, because that's everyone's first argument). Then it certainly makes them more open to such a radical diet. On the friend's side of the equation, well, one of my smartest friends got me on the diet (when I primarily wanted to lose weight).

     Since then, all my friends and family have seen how healthy, strong and energetic I've become in the past eighteen months (and most of them have also seen ALL of my blood work improve). Not only are most of my friends at least 80% Paleo, but I have physically inspired dozens of people to try the Paleolithic diet without forcing them to "drink the Kool Aid" from the Paleo-cult.

     Anyways, I will tell you one last thing about the people around you. Most people believe in mainstream nutrition theories these days, so it does get to a point where you will get tired of proving people wrong in biological debates or stupid arguments. Now, it has gotten to the point where I don't try to interject when people tell me to eat as many grains as possible (or other ridiculous and unproven nutritional theories).

     At this point, I just let it go. I've explained my diet to hundreds, I mean hundreds of people over the last year and a half, and it gets tiring, so you have to realize that you can't constantly impose your will on other people, but rather find inspiration inside yourself to exercise and eat well as often as possible (and it's not easy, as you have noticed by now that every meal, every day is a tough decision as to how strict you would like to be on the Paleo diet). Indeed, Winter is more difficult than other seasons to stay a caveman/cavewoman, but what the Paleolithic diet, as well as everything else in life, boils down to is doing what makes you comfortable and happy in life. Even though I break the diet sometimes, the mostly Paleo-lifestyle that I live makes me happy (both physically and mentally), and that's why I do it. As you get older, you realize that all you want to do is feel better and better, and this diet has done that for me.

    I am thankful for the people and support around me, and I will shut up now, because this is the most ridiculous and ramble-filled post of all time. I will talk to you more about this soon.

                            -Zensenji

 Maggie,

      Are you saying that you lost 26 pounds in 9 days?! That is definitely not true, hahaha...
    Glad to see you're back Maggie, and glad to hear about your positive reactions to the diet.

       Let me know if you have any questions or thoughts,
 
                                                       -Zensenji