Tomorrow will start the last week. I can't wait to use butter, cheese, and soy sauce again. Really.
It will also be interesting to see if my fridge clears out as we go back to our normal lower carb eating, because I've got to tell ya, my fridge is packed. The fruit and veg bins are full and there are leftovers, which are unheard of in this house. It's weird. I also use a lot of pans and plates. What the heck? Apparently cooking for every single meal really adds up.
The kids have done well with the transition. I thought getting them off of the morning bowl of cheerios would be hard, but it actually was not. The oldest is happy to eat berries with nuts, coconut flakes, and coconut milk. The youngest is fine with berries but not as fond of coconut, so she still prefers to have yogurt with her breakfast. Not a big deal to me, really, as long as they get some protein/fat. They're not big carb lover anyway, so I should have guessed they'd be fine cutting the less healthy options out. I've seen a bit of a difference in my oldest daughter's ability to calm herself down with the change in foods as well. She's a busy kid in general but would sometimes get so hyper and out of control that she couldn't calm herself down. It wasn't that she was having tantrums. More like she was bouncing off the walls with the inability to stop. I've seen more control in the past few weeks, so that's an interesting change. One I'd kind of hoped for but didn't expect. We'll see what the addition of Easter candy does for the poor kid. 
Breakfast this morning was my usual. Coconut flakes with 1/2 a pink lady apple, 3 crushed almonds, cinnamon, and coconut milk, along with 2 eggs and a little over a cup of carrots. Add some black chai tea and my fish oil supplement and breakfast is complete.
I took a run after breakfast. It's still freezing here. Seriously, Mother Nature. What IS the deal? It was in the lower 30's but I'm so tired of running indoors, and my littlest is having a dramatic day for some reason, so I took the opportunity to do a quick 1/2 hour run The quiet streets and good music helped to make me feel a little more centered. :) I chose my hilly path and did a pretty good job boosting my confidence as I conquered the hills better than I'd expected. Sure my heart rate monitor was beeping at me like I might die from the number it was registering, but I knew better. (Running indoors has made me weak.) lol! A great stretch and a hot shower to defrost afterward were just what I needed this morning. Ah serenity.
Lunch was a mish-mash of leftovers. I tossed two eggs into a hot pan and scrambled them up. Then I chopped and added about a cup of broccoli slaw (broccoli/cabbage/carrots). Then I tossed in some ground beef, onions, and coconut aminos. It was a play on fried rice, without any rice. Along with that, I took a 100 calorie packet of wholly guacamole and added a large tablespoon of pico de gallo to it. I ate the guac de Gallo (which literally means guac of rooster - strange) with carrot chips. Cucumber rounds might be good with it too. Very fresh. Incidentally, this is the first time I've made guacamole to eat on purpose. I've always hated avocados, but my sister in law made a really delicious version on our last vacation together and sold me on trying it again. Yum! 
Dinner was just the the girls and me. They wanted hot dogs, so I went with it. Two applegate farms hot dogs with no nitrates, etc. Dang they're good. (says the hot dog hater. Apparently I just never had a good hot dog.) The guac was such a hit at lunch time that I tried it again for dinner with cucumber. I quickly switched back to carrots after the third cucumber. It wasn't the best pair. That's paleo ketchup and regular mustard there to keep my dogs company. I must say that I don't miss regular ketchup at all. The tomato paste/vinegar/spice mix is great. Tomorrow we have an early Easter celebration at my Mom's house. I'm bringing a hearty salad so that, if nothing else, we'll be able to nosh on that.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone. I'm hoping there isn't too much snow on the ground when I wake up. C'mon Mother Nature! Quit being an ice queen.
