Fearfully & Wonderfully Made

Some days I just want to quit. I don't want to deal with the hassle of preparing food. I just want to drive-thru and say forget about it. Today especially packing and preparing to go the zoo with Michael and Peter. I mean I was already making sandwiches for them. Why do things different for me? Why not make a PB&J since I was already doing it? I mean if I fixed a salad for myself wouldn't I look hoity-toity amongst the other moms with their sandwiches and bags of chips? So I told myself. Just do it. Just keep doing it. Don't worry about what others think. Don't cave into the easy and simple. I fixed myself a salad and cut up strawberries and apples that I knew I could also share with the boys. Some almond butter to dip my apples in. I know some days I "fail". Sometimes I have setbacks. Sometimes I cave and have a dessert splurge or a sugary coffee drink with a friend. But the difference is I don't call it quits when that happens. I get right ba...

Over a week and a half in and I'm down 8 pounds. I know today's a special day with it being the twins birthday so I'm trying to set myself up for success. This means dark chocolate and macadamia nuts when everyone else is splurging on ice-cream or cake etc. I might be adventurous and make some kind of paleo/primal cake tonight. We'll see how long today is out. Lunch at Chick-fil-a and a trip to the zoo... oh what fun! Looking forward  to learning how to manage around special times.

I fixed our Cobb salads for lunch today last night. I wanted to try and be ahead of the game. There's nothing worse than trying to start a new plan and not being prepared for it. You're starving and questioning yourself, what can I eat, what can I eat? I think one of the biggest differences between Paleo and Primal diets is that Primal allows you to have dairy. Not often and not much but still. So this morning all I could think is I don't want MEAT for breakfast. So I ate Greek yogurt and was satisfied. Off to munch on my Cobb salad now. Grateful it's already made and all I have to do is shake my home made dressing again and toss my salad.