tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84166970118347353322024-03-13T08:27:09.708-06:00my psyche, my somaAlana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-46448081498913408532016-01-02T00:30:00.000-07:002016-01-02T00:30:13.253-07:00ReadingI love reading--and I love it when I find blog pages which feature articles for me to read.<br />
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Here are a few for you:<br />
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<a href="http://simplegreensmoothies.com/30-day-challenge">Green Smoothie Challenge</a>! I don't even own a blender but I'm all signed up and my daughter is on board to help me drink them. (All the recipes are for two.)<br />
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<a href="http://gretchenrubin.com/happiness_project/2015/12/hate-new-years-resolutions/">New Year's Resolutions</a>. (sigh). Must we?<br />
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Well, <a href="http://meljoulwan.com/2015/12/28/version-2016/">maybe not.</a> Go Melissa!<br />
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An oldie but very good: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/30/stepping-out-3">David Sedaris, a fitbit and the Sussex downs.</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/peter-fitzsimons-how-i-gave-up-the-grog-20151202-gldn92.html">Oi. You. Fatty Boomka.</a><br />
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<br />Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-63797190577466927842015-12-28T20:18:00.001-07:002015-12-28T20:18:45.612-07:00Time to Begin, Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just read Younger Next Year for Women.<br />
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I was a tad dissappointed the science wasn't more, well, more scientific. Let's call it C6 (bad) and C10 (good). Call what?<br />
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However, the appendix in the back does have more resources, so I can pick those up later if I want to get into that part of it.<br />
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The message is simple though.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What will you choose today? Life and growth--or death and decay?</span><br />
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It boils down to this: 45 minutes of good, hard exercise 6 days a week, lift weights on two of those days.<br />
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Today I chose growth. It wasn't 45 minutes--it was only one mile. And it was a tad easier than I'd expected (but still, no walk in the park!)<br />
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Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-23586447694505771632014-01-01T12:51:00.001-07:002015-12-28T20:19:22.173-07:00 Excercise Log: January 1stGreat workout with an old Leslie Sansone video. WATP Express. A two mile walk. Knee lifts really do work on those ol' stomach muscles. Felt great.<br />
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Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-34344322562851001832013-12-28T06:30:00.003-07:002013-12-28T06:30:44.158-07:00Exercise Log: December 27Walked into work.<br />
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Chilly--about minus 10 (Celcius). Terrible wind. Sidewalks treacherous in spots.<br />
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Felt great, though.<br />
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45 minutes.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-37237132052570671362013-12-23T16:20:00.003-07:002013-12-23T16:20:41.946-07:00Excercise Log: December 23Walked home from work today. It was about plus one (celcius).<br />
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Beautiful sunshine.<br />
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About 3km. 45minutes.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-39460907776579245622013-12-19T09:24:00.002-07:002013-12-23T16:21:00.788-07:00Excercise Log Dec 19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No weigh-in today.<br />
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After thinking about doing some stretching for a couple of weeks, now, I finally cracked open my Exercise Bible and got down to the Mobility Exercises.<br />
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Went much better than I'd expected. The lying supine stretch is still next to impossible, as is the wall roll down, but the opposite arm and leg reach was more than doable. Guess all that walking at work has paid off! <br />
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I threw in a hip flexor exercise (a lunge)--doable but only by hanging on to a chair. Also did an inner thigh stretch. I read that my hamstrings may be tight because my hip flexors are also tight. Thus.<br />
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Also did some squats. Not sure why.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-58056797974165694022013-09-11T22:59:00.001-06:002013-09-11T23:00:02.643-06:00Wednesday Weigh In: GratefulHW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 237.8 (down 0.8 pounds from two weeks ago)</strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5<br />
Age: 49<br />
Workouts this week: 0<br />
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I am relieved. The weight gain has slowed--even, perhaps, stopped. It's breathing room while I figure out what to do. I am grateful. I need it.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-25176389209783942222013-08-28T10:21:00.000-06:002013-08-28T10:21:06.969-06:00Wednesday Weigh-In: Chaos Today:<br /> HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br /><strong>CW: 238.6 (up 3.2 pounds from last week)</strong><br /> GW: 140's<br /> Height: 5'5<br /> Age: 49<br /> Workouts this week: <br /> 30 minute cardio (2 mile) low impact aerobics x1 ? Maybe.<br /> 30 minute weight routine x1<br /><br />
Too much cake. <br />
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I have been over at my Mom's nearly every single day this week helping her (and my husband) get my 5 year old nephew's bedroom ready for him. And, my mother has cake. Not homemade cake, either. Store bought mousse cakes that demand to be demolished in two days while taking several breaks, just for a "small slice." Potato chips and cookies peak from grocery bags piled on the counter. They call to me even after they're put away into the pantry. Unfortunately, I am less than enthusiastic about this room make over project--so I am justify eating those treats as "my reward." That--and the fact that my Mom's fridge is freezing her food at irregular intervals so having fresh food (or even something cold to drink) can't be relied upon.<br />
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My stress levels are sky high. I wake up in chaos and come home to worse. I've neglected the house all summer and I plan to just leave things be until the kids are back at school next week. The kids do the dishes when I ask but never all of them all at once. (That's hard for even me to do.) Vacuuming (the other chore I ask them to do) is hit or miss. I haven't cleaned. I haven't made a menu plan for two weeks now.<br />
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Even so, that number up there feels a little unfair. It surprised me. Obviously, I have not figured out how to lose weight yet and live the life I have here before me. And when I say it like that, it's no longer a big mystery why I'm gaining weight. The life I have here before me is a life which packs on the pounds. Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-53530559824707262832013-08-22T14:26:00.000-06:002013-08-22T14:26:29.160-06:00A Healthy DietCriteria:<br />
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1) Satisfying. Each meal (or snack) should be able to keep you from feeling hungry for as long as you need it too--anywhere from three to five hours. The frequency with which you eat will depend on each person. There is an argument to be made that eating more often keeps the metabolism revved up-- and that will help with weight loss. It's an argument. Some can do this. Some want to and can eat more often than others, for others, (like me) this just leads to inappropriate eating. I prefer to eat as I did on the whole 30-- just three filling meals per day, no snacks. To my way of thinking, the less I need to eat, the less I will actually eat, and the less I prompt a rush of insulin into my bloodstream, the better. <br />
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2) Adequate calories for activity. (Slightly fewer for weight loss.)<br />
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3) Lots of vitamins and minerals (and other stuff science is only beginning to identify) found in whole foods.<br />
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4) Nothing you are intolerant towards, whether that be fat (my gallstones) or gluten (celiac disease) or lactose, for example.<br />
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5) Affordable.<br />
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6) Sustainable. This is more than just affordability, it also includes variety (if you can afford that), and whatever it requires of you to prepare the food you're eating. Some advocates of paleo diets advised their participants to "cook on the weekends" and if they meant cook all weekend (or even one day) for the week ahead, there's no way that would work for me. Not right now, anyway. For others, that might be fine, even fun. <br />
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I've left out the whole macro breakdown on purpose. (That is, what proportions of carbs/fats/protein should be in the diet). Human beings have survived on all sorts of diets--and <a href="http://weightmaven.org/2013/08/21/an-end-to-the-diet-debates/">no particular macro breakdown is appreciably better than another for weight loss.</a> <br />
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Are there other things I should be considering? Is there anything I've left out?Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-11017680389344947982013-08-21T09:34:00.003-06:002013-08-21T09:35:27.607-06:00Wednesday Weigh-In: The AppointmentToday:<br />
HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 235.4 (up 0.8 pounds from last week)</strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5<br />
Age: 49<br />
Workouts this week: <br />
30 minute cardio (2 mile) low impact aerobics x2<br />
30 minute weight routine x2<br />
at least one brisk walk with the husband and the dog.<br />
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I slept badly.<br />
I am stressed about meeting with a GI specialist this morning about my gallbladder. I really do not want him/her to take it out. The only reason that I can see to take it out is so I'll be able to eat fast food again without fear. But that seems like a stupid reason to lose a body part. <br />
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As well, I just do not like doctors, generally.<br />
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I've also been over at my Mom's a lot this week getting my nephew's bedroom painted and set up for him. I'll be spending even more time in the coming days over there. I've let my house go, too. It's stressful.<br />
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Ugh. Still. I shouldn't be using food to deal with my emotions. Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-4978138760074124982013-08-14T13:20:00.003-06:002013-08-14T13:20:59.491-06:00Wednesday Weigh-In: Illlogical BeliefToday:<br /> HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br /><strong>CW: 234.6 (up 3.2 pounds from last week)</strong><br /> GW: 140's<br /> Height: 5'5<br /> Age: 49<br />
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Workouts since last week: <br />
1 mile WATP w/Leslie Sansone video<br />
at least one 20-30 minute walk with my husband and the dog<br />
30 min (2 mile) Cardio workout w/ Leslie Sansone video<br />
I don't quite understand the 231 pounds I weighed last week. I weigh myself in the morning, right after I've been to the bathroom, and I was 233, 231, 232, 234, and 233. The scale is rather arbitrary.<br />
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Then again, I did go to a movie last night and eat copious amounts of chocolate, including m&m's. <br />
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I've been inconsistent with recording what I am eating. Looking up calories got old, really fast! In fact, I think I only looked up about one day's worth of food. EitherI need to simplify this, invest more time, or find another method.<br />
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I really should promise not to eat any more junk food. But, I don't want to make promises I may not keep. I still have this belief, clinging to me like a stubborn toddler to her mother's leg, that I should be able to eat anything I want --and lose weight, too. Intellectually I know this is absurd. <br />
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Emotionally, I'm clinging to that leg for dear life.<br />
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Honestly, I don't know what to do with that. Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-70600053488941686582013-08-12T14:53:00.001-06:002013-08-12T14:53:08.249-06:00August Menu Plan, Week 2All of the meat for this week, except the salmon, will be from the freezer.<br />
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Special:<br />
Wild Coho salmon steaks, fresh, $1.89/100 g.<br />
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Still, horribly expensive, but as Bittman says, it is <a href="http://markbittman.com/its-wild-salmon-season/">Wild-Salmon Season</a>.<br />
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Weekly Meal Plan (temperatures in parentheses):<br />
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Monday (26): <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/08/11/magazine/bittman-salmon-recipes.html?src=me&ref=general#Lemon_and_Herb">Lemon and herb salmon</a>, rice, corn on the cob<br />
Tuesday (25): <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2009/06/09/the-best-chicken-you-will-ever-eat-ever/">Brined, BBQ chicken</a>, cucumber salad, broccoli<br />
Wednesday (28): Crock pot <a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/garlic-pulled-pork/#axzz2bn2vVAgA">garlic pulled pork</a>, boiled potatoes, coleslaw<br />
Thursday (29): Home made hamburgers, potato salad, spinach, tomato, black olive, and feta salad<br />
Friday (26): Unstuffed cabbage, rice.<br />
Saturday (22): Italian #3 (from Well-Fed, p. 37), oven-fried potatoes<br />
Sunday (24): Moroccan grilled chicken, (Well-fed, p. 37) rice, fruit salad.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-53458974206527382912013-08-09T12:12:00.002-06:002013-08-09T12:12:55.424-06:00What's Important?"It's not a diet, it's<em> a lifestyle</em>."<br />
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We hear this over and over again in the weight loss world. <br />
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What does my "lifestyle" have to do with my weight?<br />
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I thought I understood it. Paleo-low-carb-theWhole30 --none of that was <em>a diet</em>-- it was, I thought--a healthy way to live. I still do. But, I hope it is not the<em> only</em> healthy way to live because it isn't sustainable--at least not for this single income family of four which includes two teenagers.<br />
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I need a way to eat that I know I will be able to do for always. I need a way to exercise that's attainable no matter what my circumstances, too. (Though, I'm fortunate and I know it is highly unlikely that I'll ever live in an urban environment without sidewalks, or where it is too dangerous to walk outside, thank goodness.)<br />
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It's about sustainability. It's about consistency. It's about eating and exercising in a way that I want to live with forever.<br />
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And it about more than food and exercise.<br />
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The way you live affects the way your body manages your weight. <br />
Erika Nicole Kendall. Excerpted from <a href="http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/its-all-mental/why-is-it-a-lifestyle-change/#ixzz2bPZfAr9c" style="color: #003399;">Why Is It “A Lifestyle Change?” | A Black Girl's Guide To Weight Loss</a>.</blockquote>
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What's "way I live?" how and when I sleep, how I manage my stress, the quality of my primary relationships, whether I'm happy or depressed. I musn't forget this.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-23723044811114486792013-08-07T11:09:00.002-06:002013-08-07T11:11:01.291-06:00Wednesday Weigh-In: Its Working.Today:<br />
HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 231.4 (down four pounds from last week (Aug 1))</strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5<br />
Age: 49<br />
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Squeeeeeeeeeeee.<br />
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Man, am I thrilled to see that my newly recommitted efforts have made a difference on the scale! <br />
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I've been "watching" what I eat. I've been stuffing my ears with wax and ignoring the siren call of the potato chips at the grocery store. I had chocolate, but I read how many calories were in a serving and ate less than I would have.<br />
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I've been working out. Leslie Sansone and I are becoming buds again--and twice I've said "yes" to my husband this week when he asked if I wanted to walk the dog with him.<br />
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I've only been writing down what I'm eating for two days now and I think this whole looking up calories thing is for the birds --but it is for thin, agile, perky little singing birds-- and I aim to be one, in time.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-73654969451571899602013-08-06T23:41:00.001-06:002013-08-12T21:43:28.288-06:00August Menu Plan, week 1Yes.<br />
I am planning my suppers a week at a time now.<br />
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I noticed a few months ago that if I bought meat when it came on sale, it was actually cheaper than buying it at full price on 10% Tuesday. As a result, I now have a freezer full of food--and we need to eat it up. <br />
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I could make up a menu plan for the month with what we have on hand, but I choose not too. I made up my menus weekly last month and I actually enjoyed it. <br />
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Advantage: I did not under buy--or over buy on produce. Because I do so much work up front planning the monthly menus when it came time to sit down on Sunday and figure out the produce we needed for what I had planned, I was slapdash and hurried about it. That led to forgetting items and sending my husband almost daily to the grocery store on his way home from work. Even though he is very good at sticking to the list and rarely goes off plan, it didn't seem the best approach, really. The less you go into the grocery store, the less you will spend. End of story.<br />
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So, now I check the weather (I don't want to use the oven on a hot day. 24 degrees is a hot day in these parts.) I look at the Safeway flyer, think about what we're doing, and then pick what to eat.<br />
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(All temperatures are in celcius)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday </span>(21) <br />
Ground pork with cabbage and apple on rice. (Well Fed)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday</span> (18) <br />
Homemade pizza with <a href="http://markbittman.com/recipe/pizza-dough/">Bittman's simple pizza dough.</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday</span> (20)<br />
<a href="http://www.justbestrecipes.com/condiment-spread/shepherd-s-skillet.html">Shepard's skillet</a> with broccoli <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Friday</span> (23) <br />
<a href="http://paleotable.com/2013/02/magical-chicken-legs/">Magical Chicken legs</a>, rice, cabbage and carrot salad<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday</span> (24) <br />
Crock pot Stroganoff, spinach salad.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunday</span> (25) My daughter's 13th birthday!<br />
<a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2009/06/09/the-best-chicken-you-will-ever-eat-ever/">Brined, BBQ chicken</a> (Well Fed p. 69), Hash browns. Corn on the Cob. salads. Homemade chocolate cake with chocolate icing and ice cream.<br />
<br />Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-18559011623092533482013-08-05T18:24:00.001-06:002013-08-05T18:24:30.875-06:00Waking UpToday, I weigh 235.4 pounds.<br />
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And I know why.<br />
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Throughout this weight loss journey I began in October of 2012, I have wanted losing weight to be easy and effortless.<br />
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I figured if I ate the right food in appropriate quantities, exercised every couple of days, slept right and managed my stress, I'd lose weight. And so I did.<br />
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Until I didn't. <br />
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I used the whole30 as a weight loss diet--which it isn't--and it worked! Then, a few months later, I did it again and it didn't. (Yes, I lost weight. But then I gained it right back.) I became frustrated with the lack of texture in my diet--eating meat and vegetables constantly meant no creamy, no smooth and, what I missed most, no crunchy. Cheap cuts of meat are fatty cuts of meat and when I was told I had gall stones and realised that eating fatty meat probably triggered my attacks, I lost it. <br />
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I also wanted to see how much fat I could eat without triggering an attack. So, I dove head first into bags of family sized potato chips, large chocolate bars, peanut butter and jam sandwiches, grilled cheese, bags of M&M's.<br />
<br />
Stupid.<br />
<br />
I think eating Paleo, as laid out in the whole 30 protocol is a marvellous way to eat: but it is not sustainable for me. Nor is it necessary. Fortunately, other than tiny gallstones, I have no gastro-intestinal issues.<br />
<br />
I like the <a href="http://perfecthealthdiet.com/">Perfect Health Diet.</a> In their chapter on weight loss, The Jaminets advise eating less fat, (trimming visible fat, not eating the chicken skin, using low-fat cooking methods) and eating to the calorie level you wish to sustain. There may be more recommendations, but these two I remember. (I got their<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/145169914X/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=perheadie-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=145169914X&adid=078KTGCRC582AXWXAQY0&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fperfecthealthdiet.com%2Fbuy-our-book%2F"> book</a> out of the library. Twice.)<br />
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They advocate eating "safe" starches such as white rice and potatoes. Dairy is allowed in it's "processed" forms, like cheese and yogurt, and as a fat, like cream. Milk, given its lactose, is not recommended.<br />
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I can live with this "diet." <br />
<br />
But I cannot eat blindly. I cannot eat "as much as I want" even if it is "clean" and unprocessed, "natural" food.<br />
<br />
I have to be conscious. I have to put in some effort. Exactly what I was hoping not to have to do. This <a href="http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-1305221">blog post</a>, by Erika Nicole Kendall has convicted me. In it, she writes:<br />
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<blockquote>
Because… wait for it… auto-pilot doesn’t work for weight loss! That’s right – you can’t do it. Why? Because waking up one day and deciding that you’re going to go auto-pilot eating nothing but grapefruit for breakfast and lunch can’t change the fact that your auto-pilot used to lead you to McDonalds or Krispy Kreme for breakfast every morning. Auto-pilot, unfortunately, does equate to mindlessness. It’s operating without thinking. “Not thinking” before led us to being unhealthy in the first place. It certainly won’t lead us to “healthy,” and if it does, it certainly wouldn’t do it overnight… or in two-six weeks like other diets. Excerpted from <a href="http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/fad-diets/the-anatomy-of-a-diet-why-they-work-and-why-the-success-never-lasts/#comment-1305221">The Anatomy of A Diet: Why They Work, and Why The Success Never Lasts | A Black Girl's Guide To Weight Loss</a> </blockquote>
For me, the whole 30 was my "auto pilot." Truly. That's probably exactly why its creators don't want it to be used and viewed as a weight-loss diet. Using their diet protocol as a way to become lazy about what I put into my body is likely the very last thing <a href="http://whole9life.com/9-blog/">the Hartwig's</a> would have wanted. <br />
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So, I am left with the task of becoming conscious whether I like it or not, whether I want to be or not. Does that sound nuts? Honestly, I'd really rather be lazy. I'd rather it not take time and effort on my part. Sigh.<br />
<br />
I am going to have to learn to count calories.<br />
I am going to have to track my food.<br />
I may even have to weigh and measure.<br />
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I really, really don't want to.<br />
But I also really, really don't want to be 235 pounds. Or, even, 200 pounds.<br />
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So, time to put on my big girl panties.<br />
You know, this <em>could</em> be good.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-37407811547622786362013-04-24T10:56:00.001-06:002013-04-24T10:57:03.024-06:00Wednesday Weigh-In: AdjustingToday:<br />
HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 212.0 (-1.0 change from last week)</strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5<br />
Age: 49<br />
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Last week:<br />
HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 213.0 (+7.0 change from last week)</strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5<br />
Age: 49<br />
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I came off the whole 30 two weeks ago and attacked sugar and salt like I had never seen it before and didn't know what it could do to me. And that's OK. No, really. I went on the whole 30 to kick start a stalling weight loss. That happened--but once it was over--it stopped happening. And that tells me I need to find something I can live with on an on-going basis.<br />
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Given that this week I lost a pound while not attacking the chips and candy (but not exactly eliminating them, either) I know that a reasonable diet will be fine. I have decided to do two things:<br />
1) record my food in a food diary perhaps by taking pictures of it, and<br />
2) watching my starches and having low carb days from time to time. <br />
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I do want to mention the mental struggle I am having, too. I have lost a lot of weight. To me, I look thinner. I look great! I walk by a mirror and can not believe how good I look.<br />
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But, last night, I went into Wally's world and tried on some clothes. I did NOT look great! I looked just awful, as a matter of fact. It was good. It showed me that I don't yet have the body I want to have. So, I am motivated, once again, to figure this out.<br />
<br />Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-61146051992314765402013-04-10T12:19:00.002-06:002013-04-10T12:20:05.634-06:00Wednesday Weigh-In: Six Months.HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 206.0 (-3.2 change from last week)</strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5<br />
Age: 49<br />
I had a bout of stomach flu (or something) on Monday, hence the significant weight loss this week.<br />
I am finishing up my whole30 on Saturday, so I don't actually expect any more losses between this week and next.<br />
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I realised this month I have been "reducing" (as Betty Francis reminded us this week of that wonderful late 60's way of putting it!) for more than six months, now. I first posted my reasons to lose weight back in July of 2011, <a href="http://mypsychemysoma.blogspot.ca/2011/07/reasons-to-lose-weight.html">on this site.</a> I thought of them as my goals. I have achieved most of them. <br />
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It may be time to set some new ones, as I still want to "reduce" even more. It's all about looking slim and svelte and strong, now. I'm aware that that is a somewhat arbitrary cultural ideal. Knowing that, however, doesn't diminish its attraction. As well, apart from the cultural indoctrination, there's just something about "no excess" which appeals to that part of me which values efficiency and simplicity. I <em>remember</em> how my body felt when I was slim, strong and svelte in my late twenties and early thirties. I want that back. (Or as close as I can get!)<br />
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It is difficult to continue to lose weight and talk about it and aplologise for it at the same time, so I won't be apologising or explaining any more. I want to be slimmer than I am. I'm going to carry on.<br />
<br />Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-14534282879961533772013-04-05T19:00:00.001-06:002013-04-05T19:02:02.271-06:00April: A Month of MealsI plan our suppers a month at a time. That way, I can take advantage of ten per cent Tuesday--that first Tuesday of the month when the grocery stores offer 10% off the entire grocery bill. <br />
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This week's specials:<br />
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Pork Loin centre cut chops: $3.99/lb<br />
Pork Side Spareribs: $2.99/lb<br />
Pork Shoulder Blade steak: $2.99/lb<br />
Ground pork: 3.49/lb plus 30% off<br />
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Stewing beef: 3.99/lb<br />
Extra Lean Ground beef: 3.59/lb<br />
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Chicken Thighs: $3.39/lb<br />
Chicken Drumsticks: $2.89/lb<br />
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Colour Code: <br />
yellow: chicken<br />
green: pork<br />
blue: fish<br />
pink: beef<br />
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Details with links:<br />
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April 2:<a href="http://allmeatnopotatoes.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sloppy-bobs.html"><span style="color: #d52a33;">
Sloppy Bobs</span></a> x2 on mashed cauliflower<br />
April 3: Shrimp and vegetable stir-fry with rice and spring rools for the family<br />
April 4: Unstuffed
Cabbage*, butternut squash<br />
April 5: <a href="http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2012/11/mega-veggie-freezer-beef-stew.html#."><span style="color: #d52a33;">Veggie Beef Freezer Stew</span></a><br />
April 6: Herb Roasted Salmon, mashed cauliflower, roasted sweet potato<br />
April 7: <a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/garlic-pulled-pork/#axzz2ALJxPS1E"><span style="color: #d52a33;">Garlic Pulled Pork</span></a>, roasted root vegetables, asparagus<br />
April 8: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/"><span style="color: #d52a33;">Cottage Flower Pie</span></a> x2, broccoli<br />
April 9: Captain Chicken,** mashed cauliflower, carrots<br />
April 10: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2012/02/23/5-spice-slow-cooker-pork-ribs/"><span style="color: #d52a33;">Five Spice Slow Cooker Ribs</span></a>, roasted rutabaga, salad<br />
April 11: Orange-Olive Chicken*, mashed cauliflower<br />
April 12: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2009/12/17/beef-stew-provencal/"><span style="color: #d52a33;">Dino Beef Stew</span></a><br />
April 13: <a href="http://www.modernpaleowarfare.com/2011/09/our-big-pieces-of-meat-aka-pork.html"><span style="color: #d52a33;">Pork Shoulder</span></a>, butternut squash, broccoli This was awesome! I had leftovers for breakfast for a week.<br />
April 14: Roast Chicken and vegetables (parsnips, sweet potatoes, carrots, onion)<br />
April 15: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2009/02/22/my-favorite-chili-recipe/"><span style="color: #d52a33;">Chocolate Chili</span></a> x 2<br />
April 16: <a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/post/2634103005/whole30-deliciousness-dorie-greenspans-when-in-doubt"><span style="color: #d52a33;">One Pot Chicken Drumsticks</span></a><br />
April 17: Porkchops and Squash<br />
April 18: Honey Mustard Mayo Chicken, carrots and spinach<br />
April 19: Crock-Pot Stroganoff w/egg noodles. (Not whole 30 approved. I'll be finished.)<br />
April 20: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2011/04/29/stovetop-pork-carnitas/"><span style="color: #d52a33;">Pork Carnitas</span></a>, roasted cabbage, mashed cauliflower<br />
April 21: Rogan Josh** on mashed cauliflower<br />
April 22: <a href="http://allmeatnopotatoes.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sloppy-bobs.html"><span style="color: #d52a33;"> Sloppy Bobs</span></a> x2 on mashed cauliflower<br />
April 23: Roasted Chicken thighs with Garlic, Sweet Potato, Bittman's coleslaw.<br />
April 24: Pork Chops Diane, carrots, sweet potatoes<br />
April 25: <a href="http://paleomg.com/spinach-and-artichoke-chicken-carbonara-paleo-pasta/"><span style="color: #d52a33;">Artichoke Chicken</span></a>, spaghetti squash<br />
April 26: Cinnamon Beef Stew**<br />
April 27: leftovers<br />
April 28: Roast Chicken and vegetables (parsnips, sweet potatoes, carrots, onion)<br />
April 29: Ground Beef and Sweet Potato hash, spinach salad<br />
April 30: Honey Mustard Mayo Chicken, carrots and spinach<br />
May 1: Ground pork, apple and cabbage hash**<br />
May 2: <a href="http://paleoperiodical.com/2011/09/16/recipe-on-the-fly-chicken-bacon-sweet-potato-hash/"><span style="color: #d52a33;">Chicken, Bacon and Sweet Potato Hash,</span></a> spinach salad<br />
May 3: Brody's Spaghetti sauce and spaghetti squash<br />
May 4: Skillet Shepard's Pie, carrots.<br />
May 5: Roast Chicken and vegetables (parsnips, sweet potatoes, carrots, onion)<br />
May 6: leftovers<br />
May 7: First Tuesday of the month!<br />
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*From <u>The Primal Blueprint, Quick and Easy Meals,</u> by Mark Sisson and
Jennifer Meier<br />
**From <u>Well-Fed</u>, by Melissa Joulwen<br />
***From <u>It
Starts with Food,</u> by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig <br />
<br />Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-60382345396936178542013-04-03T14:09:00.001-06:002013-04-03T14:09:53.971-06:00Wednesday Weigh-In: Staying the CourseHW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 209.2 (0.0 change from last
week)</strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5<br />
Age: 49<br />
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Easter was hard. All that chocolate! All those goodies. I wanted to partake, badly. But I didn't. I'm glad I didn't--or that 0.0 change might have been a gain!<br />
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I figure there are three reasons my weight stayed the same: 1) Last week was stressful. It was Spring Break. The kids were home from school. My husband took the week off to work on insulating our basement. He was home. He and my son would work during the day and knock off and play video games in the evening while I ferried my daughter from sleep over to hanging out with her friends to sleep over nearly every day. Then, she got sick--and there was Easter dinner to clean up for and cook. Stress. No quiet time. <br />
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2) I was hungry. For some reason, Safeway hasn't had any squash in for weeks. Occasionally they will get some butternut, but that's it. This week, I am trying to make sure I have some sweet potato at least twice a day. I'm not doing it right if I'm hungry!<br />
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3) No exercise. None. Zero. Zip. Nada. I feel too self conscious to do it when folks are home. I changed out of my pj's and into my workout gear this morning. I'm trying to decide whether to do 1 mile or 2. It's been a while!Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-30207011160479326482013-03-27T18:45:00.002-06:002013-03-27T18:46:20.875-06:00Wednesday Weigh-In: The Rushed EditionThe stats:<br />
<br />
HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 209.2 (-3.4 change from last
week)</strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5"<br />
Age: 49<br />
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The second week of my own version of the whole 30. And by my own versio, I mean I am compliant except for putting butter on my veggies and every so often, not fretting if my only choice for supper includes bacon with sugar as one of its ingredients.<br />
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It's working for me. I am feeling lean. My energy is steady, even when I forget to eat and wind up missing a meal. I am not experiencing the rollar coaster of emotions that comes with a sugar run metabolism, either. That's the best.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-77189648099838741412013-03-20T08:15:00.000-06:002013-03-20T09:38:11.365-06:00Wednesday Weigh In: "The Whole 30, Week 1" EditionFirst, the stats:<br />
<br />
HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 212.6 (-5.6 change from last
week)</strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5"<br />
Age: 49<br />
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I had been thinking about going back to following the <a href="http://whole9life.com/9-blog/">Whole 30</a> protocol since the beginning of March. After last week's post, I committed to it for just one day. Then, the next day, another. And so it went until Saturday-- I was going to be somewhere for lunch where I had no idea whther I'd find something suitable to eat-- when I decided I didn't want to quit. Easter is coming. I've told my husband he's welcome to get me the Ester chocolate after Easter --on sale!<br />
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My energy levels are beginning to come back up. I am quite tired at night, though and I have been resisting it somewhat. I really must stop that and go to bed when my eyes burn!<br />
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I woke up at 6am this morning (never happens) and decided to get up, anyway. (Also never happens!) It is unusual for me to feel adequately rested after only seven hours of sleep. Last fall, if you look at the daily logs for November, I was sleeping up to nine hours a night! But then, the days are getting longer, now, not shorter!<br />
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I am feeling good. Not fantastic. Not yet. I truly do not understand how what I eat can have such a noticeable impact on my emotions and feelings--even though I know intellectually that metabilism is a process of the endocrine system just as much as my emotions are. But I have never thought of it this way before. It is quite the thing to wrap my head around. Food affects my mood. I imagine I'll be grappling with this one for a while, as layers of it unfold for me.<br />
<br />Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-16676304469807413522013-03-13T10:55:00.002-06:002013-03-13T10:56:11.364-06:00Wednesday Weigh-In: The "I Gotta Get a Grip" EditionHW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 218.2 (+3.4 change from last week)<strike></strike></strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5"<br />
Age: 49<br />
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It's really no surprise I've gained a little. I am a bit surprised by how much! <br />
<br />
But there seems to be a pattern developing: buckle down and lose during the last half of the month, break free from the "restrictions" and go crazy the first half of the next month.<br />
<br />
This is not good.<br />
<br />
This week was particularily bad because I didn't even try to make good choices: I just took whatever food came my way. Roll-ups from my Mom on Friday (when I thought I might start a whole 30), Pizza on Saturday after an intense day spent sorting stuff in the basement, a pot luck on Monday night where I went hog wild and two, count them, two home made apple crisps this week, too.<br />
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This is a wee bit scary. 217 was where I got to before in this effort to lose weight a few years ago. Then, it rather rapidly crept back on. I am going to have to make better choices this week: no matter how loudly that grilled cheese calls my name: I never, ever want to see a gain again. <br />
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I think what I'll do is write down everything I eat--for a start. Then, plan out what I'll eat this week. I hate doing that, but I have to remove the element of choice and I have to be prepared, I think. I think that's part of what's causing me trouble.Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-83776802525903997502013-03-06T09:55:00.003-07:002013-03-06T09:56:53.610-07:00Wednesday Weigh-In: The "Thank Goodness that's Over" EditionReally.<br />
<br />
Diet Bet set me up to think of food as "good" and "bad" and as "permissible" and "eat as much of this when you see it/ decide to have it because you will never see it/have it ever again" nonsense.<br />
<br />
So, it is absolutely no surprise that there is no loss from last week to this. I'm surprised there isn't a gain, actually.<br />
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I will be starting the Whole30 again tomorrow. This time I am doing it with my Mom. I hope to gain all sorts of that wonderful clean feeling I get when I eat this way, and oodles of energy wouldn't hurt! Mostly, I just want to support my Mom whose diet needs some improving!<br />
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Oh, the stats. OK.<br />
<br />
HW: 252.6 (Sept 30, 2012)<br />
<strong>CW: 214.8 (0 change from last
week)<strike></strike></strong><br />
GW: 140's<br />
Height: 5'5"<br />
Age: 49<br />
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See ya next week!Alana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416697011834735332.post-55668606458870400902013-03-06T09:47:00.002-07:002013-03-06T09:59:05.422-07:00A Month of Meals: MarchEvery month, our local grocery stores feature 10% off the total grocery bill the first Tuesday of the month. We call it ten percent Tuesday. Or terrible Tuesday, depending on who's talking. <br />
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I plan our suppers for the entire month so I can stock up on meat and pantry items. Vegetables are picked up weekly. <br />
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Here's what was on special this week:<br />
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Chicken Breast $2.99/lb<br />
Lean Ground Pork $2.99/lb<br />
Stewing Beef 3.99/lb<br />
Pork Shoulder Blade Steak 2.79/lb<br />
Bacon $4.99/500 grams (a little more than a pound)<br />
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Lean ground beef was on sale last week for $2.99/lb. We picked up 7 pounds, maybe?<br />
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Links to recipes below calendar.<br />
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Code:<br />
chicken: yellow<br />
pork: grey<br />
fish: basa fillets, shrimp or salmon:
light blue<br />
ground beef: pink<br />
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March 5:<a href="http://allmeatnopotatoes.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sloppy-bobs.html"> Sloppy Bobs</a> x2 on leftover mashed cauliflower<br />
March 6: Unstuffed Cabbage*, acorn squash<br />
March 7: <a href="http://paleoperiodical.com/2011/09/16/recipe-on-the-fly-chicken-bacon-sweet-potato-hash/">Chicken, Bacon and Sweet Potato Hash,</a> spinach salad<br />
March 8: <a href="http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2012/11/mega-veggie-freezer-beef-stew.html#.">Veggie Beef Freezer Stew</a><br />
March 9: Salmon Cakes***, carrots, spinach<br />
March 10: Roast Chicken and vegetables (parsnips, sweet potatoes, carrots, onion)<br />
March 11: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2009/02/22/my-favorite-chili-recipe/">Chocolate Chili</a> x2, (Take to Potluck)<br />
March 12: Captain Chicken,** mashed cauliflower, carrots<br />
March 13: <a href="http://fastpaleo.com/beef-sweet-potato-hash/">Ground Pork, Sweet Potato and Apple hash</a>, carrots, broccoli<br />
March 14: <a href="http://paleomg.com/spinach-and-artichoke-chicken-carbonara-paleo-pasta/">Artichoke Chicken</a>, spaghetti squash<br />
March 15: <a href="http://www.thepaleomom.com/2012/07/recipe-shrimp-tilapia-and-cabbage-curry.html">Shrimp, fish and cabbage curry</a>, mashed cauliflower<br />
March 16: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2011/04/29/stovetop-pork-carnitas/">Pork Carnitas</a>, roasted cabbage, mashed cauliflower<br />
March 17: <a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/garlic-pulled-pork/#axzz2ALJxPS1E">Garlic Pulled Pork</a>, roasted sweet potato, asparagus<br />
March 18: <u><span style="color: #0066cc;">Sloppy Bobs</span></u> x2 on spaghetti squash<br />
March 19: <a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/post/2634103005/whole30-deliciousness-dorie-greenspans-when-in-doubt">One Pot Chicken Drumsticks</a><br />
March 20: Hot Plate** 1 1/2lbs of pork and 6-8 cups chopped veggies sauteed.<br />
March 21: Honey Mustard Mayo Chicken, carrots and spinach<br />
March 22: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2009/12/17/beef-stew-provencal/">Dino Beef Stew</a><br />
March 23: Broiled Whitefish, butternut squash, green beans<br />
March 24: <a href="http://www.modernpaleowarfare.com/2011/09/our-big-pieces-of-meat-aka-pork.html">Pork Shoulder</a>, butternut squash, broccoli<br />
March 25: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/">Cottage Flower Pie</a> x2, broccoli<br />
March 26: Chicken thighs with Garlic, Sweet Potato, Coleslaw<br />
March 27: <a href="http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2012/02/23/5-spice-slow-cooker-pork-ribs/">Five Spice Slow Cooker Ribs</a>, roasted rutabaga, salad<br />
March 28: Orange-Olive Chicken*, mashed cauliflower<br />
March 29: <a href="http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2012/11/mega-veggie-freezer-beef-stew.html#.">Veggie Beef Freezer Stew</a><br />
March 30: Herb Roasted Salmon, leftover mashed cauliflower, roasted sweet potato<br />
March 31: (Easter Dinner) Ham and ?<br />
April 1: leftovers<br />
April 2: <a href="http://paleoperiodical.com/2011/09/16/recipe-on-the-fly-chicken-bacon-sweet-potato-hash/">Chicken, Bacon and Sweet Potato Hash,</a> spinach salad<br />
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*From <u>The Primal Blueprint, Quick and Easy Meals</u> by Mark Sisson and Jennifer Meier<br />
**From <u>Well-Fed</u>, by Melissa Joulwen<br />
***From <u>It Starts with Food</u> by Dallas and Melissa HartwigAlana in Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440969357242099169noreply@blogger.com0