Day 1

Day 1 wasn't too bad. I do miss Miracle Whip and was tempted by some chocolate chips but the urge to eat them wasn't overwhelming.

Breakfast was two hard boiled eggs, paleo ranch, carrot chips, an apple, and sun butter. Apparently I'm allergic to sun butter as my lips and mouth began to tingle, then itch, then swell. Awesome. A healthy friend tipped me off to a great alternative though. One of our local grocery stores sells fresh ground almond butter. They have a machine that does it for you. I'm excited. My littlest shopping buddy will get a kick out of watching it make butter too, no doubt.

PALEO MAYO
1C Olive Oil
Juice of 1 small lemon
1 egg
1tsp dry mustard powder
1 clove garlic
some fresh chives
Toss it all in a wide mouth jar and use an immersion blender to blend. Taste, add salt and whatever spices you like.

PALEO RANCH
1/4C Paleo Mayo
1/4C coconut milk
1/2 tsp dill
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
Blend, taste, adjust as you like.

 

Lunch was a broccoli, cauliflower, (organic, nitrate free) bacon salad with paleo ranch, and about 5oz of chicken breast. I've been drinking mostly iced tea.

Dinner was Garlic "Butter" Shrimp. I added some extra salt to the Ghee and it tasted fine. Overall I remained full all day long and if I were counting calories, (you're not suppsed to - by the way) here's how it shakes out:

 

TOTALS:	1,215	54	71	271	15	887
Your Daily Goal:	2,251	140	75	252	20	2,500
Remaining:	1,036	86	4	-19	5	1,613
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Fiber	Sodium

 I had earned 676 extra calories through my workout, which is why my daily calorie goal is so high.

SHRIMP with GARLIC BUTTER
Spread coconut oil on a cookie sheet.
Melt 1T of Ghee and drizzle it around the pan as well.
Salt the pan.
Cut 1-2 lemons into thin slices and top the coconut oil in one layer.
Top lemons with one package of shrimp (I like to take the tails off first.)
Shake Italian Seasoning over the top of the shrimp.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

I work out in the evening and had a hand full of almonds for my post workout recovery but then learned that I should not have. Post workout recovery is supposed to be protein and a carby vegetable. Not fruit (because it only nourishes the glucose depleated in the liver, not muscles) and not fat. (because fat takes longer to break down and leaves your muscles waiting.)

All in all a fairly easy day.