Day 19

Breakfast was nothing new.  :)

For lunch I made an awesome CAULIFLOWER FRIED RICE with my leftover cauli from last night. It was sooo good. It had bacon it it. Need I say more?

I popped 6 pices of bacon in the microwave and cooked them for 4 minutes.
Then I chopped up: 1/4 onion, a handful of broccoli slaw, a handful of frozen veggie quartet, a few green onions, garlic, and a little cilantro. (You can put any leftovers you like in there. It pretty much always tastes the same.)
I set out 2C of the leftover cauliflower rice, some coconut aminos (a sub for soy sauce), and some sesame oil.
In a separate bowl, mixed a capful of the sesame oil with two eggs and a little coconut aminos.
Then I added a tsp of coconut oil to a pan and cooked the onions and garlic until transparent.
Once the onions were done, I added the rest of the veggies and the cauliflower rice along with another tsp of coconut oil and a tsp of sesame oil.
Once those looked heated through, I pushed them to the side of the pan, added more coconut oil, and dropped in the egg.
I scrambled the egg and then mixed it in with the rest of the ingredients.
Next the bacon got dropped in and stirred to combine.
Then I added probably 2-3 tsp of coconut aminos to taste.
Done!

It was so tasty and satisfying. It didn't taste like diet food because of the bacon and it was nice and salty, so it felt like a splurge. There was no lingering cauliflowery taste at all and it really did feel like I was eating rice. The best part was that I didn't have to think about what veggies to pair with my proteins because they were already in it. score!

I was so happy with it that, in fact, it will be dinner also.  :) I'm also a big fan of this cauliflower rice. I think when I visit the grocery store tomorrow, I will buy two more heads and freeze the rice in serving size packages. I can make cauli breadstix with it, or fried rice, or any dish that requires a rice substitute really.  I think it will come in handy.

Happy Friday!

Day 18

Breakfast was the usual with a small bottle of Naked Berry Blast juice. I meant to have just a taste but it was sooo good. Of course that threw off my whole day as far as carbs go. Way too many carbs in that juice. I tried to be good the rest of the day.

Lunch was Jimmy John's unwich. For those who are unfamiliar with the awesomeness, it's a regular Jimmy Johns sub without bread, so they wrap my beef and veggies ( I added tomato and cucumber) up in a giant lettuce leaf. I can't have their mayo so I went with mustard instead. Yum! It's better with mayo and cheese. I won't lie, but it's not bad either.

Dinner was CHICKEN WITH RED CURRY SAUCE AND CAULIFLOWER RICE with green beans on the side.
First I made the cauli-rice. I chopped the head into smaller pieces and tossed them into the blender.
Then I added water - enough to cover the top of the cauliflower.
It took literally two short pulses and the cauliflower was perfect. Perfect!
When I do this in the food processer dry, I never get it right. There are big pieces left while others begin to puree, etc. This is so much easier!

I grilled the chicken breasts (1lb) and cut them into strips while the cauliflower was cooking in a large pan on medium heat. I strained the water out before putting it in the pan.
When the cauliflower was done, I added the chicken and red curry sauce. I didn't make the sauce. I actually bought it at Trader Joe's because I'd never had it before. This is a new flavor.

It tasted okay. I'm not big on cinnamon for savory dishes. It was also too hot for my taste. A touch of Frank's Red Hot is about my limit for spicy food. My husband had seconds though so it must not have been horrible.  :) He also mentioned that a curry is more like a soup and I should have added coconut milk at some point. ...Huh. Well maybe next time.

I had a bowl of chicken salad after my workout tonight. It had green onion, celery, onion powder (lots) and some paleo mayo in it. It sort of tasted like onion soup mix was in it. Sort of. At any rate, it was good and for some reason I was starving. I also ran for 35 minutes of pure indoor torture this morning before lunch. The only thing that kept me from dying of boredom was that I worked on a new breathing pattern based on an article I read, stating that basically you should breath in odd counts so you're not always stepping on the same foot when you breathe in/out. If you're curious - I know you're not - I settled on a 2:3 pattern. Two steps in. 3 out which is completely opposite of what most people do, but hey... I'm an individual. :)

Oh! And I lost another 2% of body fat this week. Heck yeah!

I'm off to check my brackets now. Go Louisville!

Cut it up

Add water to cover and pulse twice. Then strain.

Cook over medium high heat until dry

The finished product

 

 

 

 

 

 



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.