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The daily grind of smerkygrl
« on: January 03, 2012, 03:53:17 AM »
Here's to another honest attempt on staying paleo(-ish) for the next 30 days- a food and exercise diary.  As I mentioned in my newbie post, I've done paleo for 30 days before- did it but didn't love it but I suspectit may have been because I wasn't doing it quite right ( I apparently wasn't supposed to eat peanut butter or too many nuts, oops ). Yesterday was day 1 but it was an ease-in day and thus I had a few cheats.  Not to mention, the bf and I were traveling back from Chicago so the travel food options were slightly limited.

Yesterday's breakfast: a very non-paleo bottle of chocolate whole milk ( lol)
Lunch: veggie stir fry with chicken meatballs
Dinner: leftover stir fry with chicken meatballs and 2 tbsp of peanut butter( this was before I realized it was not paleo) and celery sticks.
Snack: rooibos tea with stevia and coconut milk

Today's breakfast: one 8 oz buffalo steak , 1 cup of spinach and onion egg scramble, 1 cup of coffee with stevia and coconut milk
Lunch: left over cup of spinach and egg scramble, 1 Trader Joe's chicken sausage + 1/2 cup of stir fried green peppers,  1 cup of chai tea, and a banana, and an orange
Afternoon Snack: 1 tall glass of almond milk. MMMM.

Dinner: chicken curry with onions, jalapeņo peppers, and garlic. And a hard boiled egg.

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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2012, 05:09:55 AM »
Wednesday breakfast:

Roast pork and turnip stir fry( Chinese recipe), bacon, celery sticks and almond butter, and kale chips. 1 cup of coffee with stevia and coconut milk and 1 cup of green tea.

Lunch: Steak salad from chopt...no dressing. And 2 cans of seltzer water.

Dinner: 2 oz of buffalo steak( left over bite from breakfast the other day, tablespoon of almond butter, handful of celery sticks, one hard boiled egg, one green apple.
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2012, 11:01:28 AM »
Hi Smerky,

Good luck with the 30 day Paleo!  I have over 100 lbs to lose and discovered the problem with nuts - after buying 6 different kinds and spending nearly $50.  They're all still sitting in my cupboard - I guess I'll donate them to the local food bank. 

I was wondering what buffalo meat tastes like - is it like beef?

Take care.
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2012, 12:28:48 PM »
Quote from: nadalotta on January 04, 2012, 11:01:28 AM
Hi Smerky,

Good luck with the 30 day Paleo!  I have over 100 lbs to lose and discovered the problem with nuts - after buying 6 different kinds and spending nearly $50.  They're all still sitting in my cupboard - I guess I'll donate them to the local food bank. 

I was wondering what buffalo meat tastes like - is it like beef?

Take care.

Thanks for the encouragement! Buffalo tastes like beef but much more flavorful and a bit leaner.  Its great for stews but can also be used as steaks and burgers.  Its like the best of both worlds for meat---flavor without the fat and lean without the grittiness :) Try it sometime!
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2012, 05:27:29 AM »
Big breakfast today: 3 strips bacon, one fried egg, handful of strawberries, one hard boiled egg, 1 tbspn of almond butter and handful of celery sticks. One cp of coffee with stevia and ( checked, it's unsugared and nsweetened) almond milk.

Lunch: bowl of chicken curry and a hard boiled egg

Dinner: bowl of pulled pork from crock pot, orange, banana, and cup of strawberries
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2012, 05:19:22 AM »
Breakfast: pulled pork and greens salad, cup of strawberries, one hardboiled egg, one cup of coffee with stevia and almond milk and a cup of green tea.

Lunch: Pulled pork over salad greens and a cut up hardboiled egg (can you tell I like this dish?). And an orange.

Snack: Sliced orange and a cup of coffee

Dinner: whole foods food bar- salmon, roasted veggies, fried plantains, collard greens
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2012, 02:39:59 PM »
Breakfast: scrambled eggs, bacon piece, and a sliced orange. And a cup of coffee with stevia

Lunch: shopping and manicure

Dinner: pulled pork and broccoli rabe. And a bowl of small salad greens.

Late night: cabbage and pork neck soup, a cup of coffee ( don't ask)
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2012, 05:20:27 AM »
Breakfast: cabbage and pork bone soup, one glass of starwberry banana homemade smoothie ( with coconut milk and vanilla extract)

Mid morning snack: 2 tablespoons of almond butter, handful of celery sticks, bup of coffee, and shard boiled egg

Lunch: Cranberry walnut salad and chicken chili

Dinner: Cabbage and pork soup, handful of grapes, and a hardboiled egg
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2012, 05:55:40 AM »
Quote from: Smerkygrl on January 04, 2012, 12:28:48 PM
Quote from: nadalotta on January 04, 2012, 11:01:28 AM
Hi Smerky,

Good luck with the 30 day Paleo!  I have over 100 lbs to lose and discovered the problem with nuts - after buying 6 different kinds and spending nearly $50.  They're all still sitting in my cupboard - I guess I'll donate them to the local food bank. 

I was wondering what buffalo meat tastes like - is it like beef?

Take care.

Thanks for the encouragement! Buffalo tastes like beef but much more flavorful and a bit leaner.  Its great for stews but can also be used as steaks and burgers.  Its like the best of both worlds for meat---flavor without the fat and lean without the grittiness :) Try it sometime!

May I suggest in adjusting the paradigm of paleo diet?

Low fat is a recipe for illness and disease.  Low fat dieting needs to be un-learned.

High fat diet is the most important paleo diet paradigm to understand.

Low fat = bad

High fat = good

So if your buffalo is too lean, you may want to get fatter cuts, buy pure fat, buy bone marrow.
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2012, 08:42:52 AM »
Quote from: goodsamaritan on January 08, 2012, 05:55:40 AM
Quote from: Smerkygrl on January 04, 2012, 12:28:48 PM
Quote from: nadalotta on January 04, 2012, 11:01:28 AM
Hi Smerky,

Good luck with the 30 day Paleo!  I have over 100 lbs to lose and discovered the problem with nuts - after buying 6 different kinds and spending nearly $50.  They're all still sitting in my cupboard - I guess I'll donate them to the local food bank. 

I was wondering what buffalo meat tastes like - is it like beef?

Take care.

Thanks for the encouragement! Buffalo tastes like beef but much more flavorful and a bit leaner.  Its great for stews but can also be used as steaks and burgers.  Its like the best of both worlds for meat---flavor without the fat and lean without the grittiness :) Try it sometime!

May I suggest in adjusting the paradigm of paleo diet?

Low fat is a recipe for illness and disease.  Low fat dieting needs to be un-learned.

High fat diet is the most important paleo diet paradigm to understand.

Low fat = bad

High fat = good

So if your buffalo is too lean, you may want to get fatter cuts, buy pure fat, buy bone marrow.

Rest assured, I'm getting plenty of fat from the other meats I eat. I just eat buffalo because it's delicious, fatty or not. Thanks for the suggestion though!
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2012, 07:04:18 AM »
Breakfast: 1 cup of coffee with stevia and coconut milk. 2 eggs in shakshuka, 2 tablespoons of almond butter

Lunch : baked salmon , handful of grapes, 1tablespoon of almond butter

Dinner: 2 bowls of beef, onion, and acorn squash hash, 1 apple
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2012, 05:40:12 PM »
Breakfast: I bowl of beef, onion, and and acorn squash hash, 1 banana, 1 cup of coffee with stevia and almond milk
Lunch: chicken breast atop a greens salad
Dinner: 2 bowls of beef, onion, and acorn squash hash, one orange, and 2 tablespoons almond butter
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2012, 09:31:49 PM »
I came here cuz you said you were disconcerted at how much you eat.

lol

Your not eating that much. I eat 5 meals a day, 3 of them involving a ton of meat.

Add a snack of Carrots and Cellery in between lunch and dinner.
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2012, 04:14:12 AM »
Quote from: TheSliceman on January 10, 2012, 09:31:49 PM
I came here cuz you said you were disconcerted at how much you eat.

lol

Your not eating that much. I eat 5 meals a day, 3 of them involving a ton of meat.

Add a snack of Carrots and Cellery in between lunch and dinner.

Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it!

That said I'm a 5'2 Asian female...is there a point where the amount of calories come into play?
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Re: The daily grind of smerkygrl
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2012, 04:18:57 AM »
Breakfast, bowl of shakshuka, cup of coffee, bowl of kale chips, and a sirloin steak ( around 6 oz)
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