School's out so I have a sidekick for the day.  A bit of running around and crossfit, then home for mucho work and house stuff.  It's going to be 76 here today so I think we will also make a swing to the park to play!

Paleo day 16
breakfast: blt salad, 2 cups of black coffee
pwo snack: almond butter, shredded coconut, almonds
Lunch: chicken salad, small apple
Supper: grilled chicken (from the weekend cookup) with zucchini/carrot "noodles" with Sunshine sauce (from Well Fed, absolutely delicious!)

This was like a bowl of comfort food for my thai/asian cravings!  This is made with sunbutter and coconut milk.  I am very sad that I had to share it with the family, I could have eaten the whole batch! And if you haven't picked up a copy of Well Fed, I recommend it.  It's full of great recipes and even better ideas about how to make this lifestyle change easier and more efficient.

Early start to the day!  I left the house at 5:30 am and made my way to the aid station set up point.  Easy drive, easy parking.  Great support out there today for the runners and Team Red White Blue!  It was amazing to see how many people came out today to help.  Team RWB got a little change for all our volunteer efforts.  And it went very smoothly and efficiently.  We kept it cleared of cups and kept people moving along.  We heard that some of the other stations were not as neat.  Beautiful weather overall.  Started out a bit on the cool side then turned perfect.  Enjoyable experience.

The boy is at a friends for a bit.  We are watching the depressing end of the Texans season and thinking seriously about a nap.  I want to cook one more item to tuck away for the week.  We'll see about that one later.

Paleo day 15
Breakfast: 2 cups of black coffee
lunch/brunch: chicken/apple salad
late lunch/supper: grilled hamburger (grassfed beef), sweet potato fries, thai veggies, fresh tomato, avocado, onion and dollop of mayo, chicken thigh
Late supper: hamburger with fresh onion and tomato, mayo, mint tea

I want to go the farmer's market today.  It's another one closer to the house.  It's open every other Saturday and bigger than the one closest to the crossfit gym.  I am interested to see what they have. (no farmer's market today, we got busy cleaning out some big storage cabinets in the kitchen instead, yippee!)

I will also be doing housework today:
laundry, in progress
clean the boys room!
sweep/mop
paint craft room
dust everything!

Also, this morning, I made homemade mayonaise.  It's wonderful!  I will never buy another jar of commercial mayo.  I already have a couple of ideas for flavor adds as well.  I am looking forward to some interesting dressings for salads and meats.  Yum!  Now I can enjoy my favorite salad again without compromising my 30 day paleo challenge.  I am really excited about the changes I see in my body as well and how I feel with full on paleo.  This will be a change that sticks! 

Hubby will grill chicken breasts, chicken kabobs, steaks, and sausages(these are not paleo approved so they will be for the boys) today as part of our weekly food prep.  For one meal today we will have steaks, roasted asparagus, and zucchini with onions.  We may roast all the veggies.  Tomorrow, I will cook up a paleo shephard's pie from "Well Fed".  My hopes are that by the end of the weekend, we will have "stock" foods to just turn into meals through the week. Mark is not doing the paleo challenge but he's happy with the meals so far. He adds his own sides if he wants something else.  He's been a great support!  The boy is coming along for the ride as well but he's a harder nut to crack plus he's an eating machine so it's hard to get ahead of his needs somedays.  The pantry is the next storage area to get a makeover!!!

Paleo day 14
breakfast: fajita egg scramble.  I used the leftovers from fajita dinner last night, added fresh mushrooms, bell pepper, roasted jalapeno, and some cilantro.  Delicious!
Lunch: ribeye steak(1/2 with the boy), steamed asparagus with olive oil/fresh lemon juice, zucchini and onions
Supper:

Work, crossfit, work, work, work.  It's a repeat from a couple of other days this week!  Again, I have a full plate today but making progress.  A little PR work for the program in Austin before crossfit, then money making work after.  I need to set up a bunch of appointments for next week here in Houston so I can feel like I am actually "working".  The other new item on the agenda for today is to process an application for a job I found through LinkedIn yesterday.  Interesting.  My resume will freak them out a bit but with a sound cover letter, I should be able to direct them to the right section that more than applies to the position.  We'll see.  Nothing gained without the attempt.

My trip to Minnesota is all set up.  Now I just need to get the presentations complete and practiced.  Still a ways to go here but at least it's moving forward.  The good thing here is that one of the presentations will do double duty for the next meeting I am committed to so that doubles my efforts! 

It's Houston Marathon weekend.  Olympic trials tomorrow and the open marathon on Sunday.  I am volunteering with Team RWB at aid station #17 on Sunday.  Looking forward to seeing this group again and just helping out on the course. 

Paleo day 13
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with bacon grease, 2 cups of black coffee
post workout: grated coconut and a handful of almonds
Lunch: large mixed greens salad with grilled chicken, tomato, carrot, cukes, green onions, mushrooms, cilantro/lime dressing
Supper:
snack: dehydrated okra (my new favorite treat!)

OMG! The wind is a beast here today!  I think I shall stay inside.  I do have a couple of errands to complete but I will do that later.

So I have already taken care of a little work this morning and have more ready to go.  It's going to be a full court press kind of day to get some things out the door.  I have a good plan and I have organized it according to deadlines.  We'll see if I can make a dent.

Paleo day 12
Breakfast: green eggs and ham (bacon, kale, mushrooms, eggs) 2 cups of black coffee
Lunch: turkey chili, much better after sitting in the fridge overnight, the carrots held up well to the cooking, added texture and a little sweetness.
Supper: small bowl of chicken soup, fried egg and slice of bacon

Tummy didn't feel so hot this evening so I didn't eat supper until after 9 pm.  I drank an entire bottle of water at the crossfit food talk tonight, maybe I was a little behind there but I think the chili just didn't work for me today.  I was still really full feeling at 6 when I ate my lunch meal at noon.  I will keep this in mind.

Work.
10 am crossfit class
Work.
Work.
Work.

That pretty much says it all for what this day will be.  I am so far behind on stuff.  I have essentially procrastinated myself into a corner and will have to dig deep to get out.  I hate it when I do this but it's a very commom practice!

No bike ride just too much stuff going on around here.

Paleo day 11
Breakfast: grapefruit, thai curry veggies
snack: cocunut butter pack following workout
lunch: large mixed greens salad; tomato, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 bell pepper, babybella mushrooms, small handful of sunflower seeds, lime/cilantro dressing
Supper: chicken soup with kale, sweet potato and mushrooms (i used the grilled chicken breast from the weekend grilling for this, plus the stock that I made from the parts)  Yummy!  I found this recipe in Clean Eating.

I made a pot of turkey chili as well to use up the ground turkey I took out of the freezer days ago.  I used carrots cut to the size of about a bean.  We'll see how it goes over with the boys.  This will be for tomorrow or as a replacement for the chicken soup if the boy won't eat it.

Work.  Plain and simple, work must get done today.

I will be back later today to log my bike ride, which will be on the trainer completed at lunch.  I will keep it simple and just a steady spin.  I want to keep my cycle fitness going because there are rides I want to do this year.  Plus I am back to thinking about giving yoga a go.  I have all the tapes, books, etc so I will try to just do it here on my own to start.  My flexibility is not what it was a year or so ago and I am looking to get it back.  I still like the idea of crossfit and yoga, ying/yang, you get the idea

Paleo day 10
Breakfast: 2 cups of black coffee, scrambled eggs with one slice of bacon
Lunch: pork rib with thai curry veggies on spaghetti squash
Supper: indian curried pork with veggies, steamed brocolli with lemon and olive oil
snacks: dehydrated okra and kale chips