Spring 14 Paleo Challenge, Week 6

Monday, 4/28
Bacon and Eggs
Nugo Organic bar
Kalbi skirt steak and snow peas
Gluten free pizza with pepperoni, goat cheese, onions, peppers
Peeps!

Tuesday, 4/29
Bacon and Eggs
Nugo Organic bar
Steak salad, no croutons or parmesan
Nugo Organic bar
Steak fajitas, hold the carbs and dairy
Cider
Peeps!

Wednesday, 4/30
Bacon and eggs
Spinach Salad
Ribeye steak and Broccoli
Bowl of blueberries

Thursday, 5/1
Bacon and eggs
Steak salad (hold the croutons and parmesan cheese)
Training with Zack after work
Egg protein shake, summer sausage
Bowl of blueberries

Friday, 5/2
Bacon and eggs
Nugo Organic bar
Builders bar
Diet coke (boo!)
Paleo meatballs in red sauce, cauliflower
Ginger molasses gluten free cookies

Saturday, 5/3
Mobility class with Zack in the morning (30 min squat challenge!)
El Diablo omelet at Hale's
Snack on summer sausage and sheep cheese throughout the afternoon
Leftover paleo meatballs

Sunday, 5/4
Summer sausage snacking throughout the day
Mixed Berries with Whip Cream
Ginger molasses gluten free cookie
Baked Chicken with spices, ceasar salad

Spring 14 leaning challenge, week 5

Monday, 4/21

Breakfast

Bacon and Eggs

Lunch

Salad with 4oz salmon

Snack

Nugo Organic bar

Dinner

4oz steak

Broccoli

Tuesday, 4/22

Bacon and Eggs

Cup of Chili

Chicken sausage and sauteed onion

Home made Carrot and Pineapple juice in the Vitamix
Two tsp almond butter
Bowl of blueberries

Wednesday, 4/23
Bacon and Eggs
Cup of chili
Nugo Organic bar
2 tsp almond butter
2 chicken sausages, with sauteed onions and peppers
Bowl of blueberries

Thursday, 4/24
Bacon and Eggs
Spinach salad with 4oz salmon
Steak fajitas, hold the tortillas, rice, beans and dairy.  2 margaritas

Friday, 4/25
Bacon and Eggs
Salmini and almond butter
Nugo Organic bar
Grassfed ribeye steak, mixed berries, 2 glasses wine

Saturday, 4/26
Bacon and Eggs
Leftover ribeye, bowl of blueberries

Sunday, 4/27

Several slices of summer sausage

2 glasses of almond milk

Package of peeps!

Grassfed beef short ribs (very fatty!)

Broccoli

2 Tsps almond butter

Spring 14 leaning challenge, Week 4

Monday, 4/14

Breakfast

Bacon and Eggs

Snack 

Nugo Organic bar

Lunch

Steak Salad at Cuoco

Dinner

Ribeye Steak, broccoli

Dessert

Blueberries and whip cream

Tuesday, 4/15

Breakfast

Bacon and Eggs

Snack

Think thin bar (pressed the wrong button on vending machine)

Lunch

Spinach and Kale salad with various veggies, bacon bits, sheep feta and 4oz salmon

After work workout with Zack followed by class with Zack (tired!)

Dinner

Egg white protein and almond milk shake

3oz or so of summer sausage with mayo

Mixed berry sorbet made in the vitamix, whip cream on top

Wednesday, 4/16

Breakfast

Bacon and eggs

Lunch (on the drive to vacation)

Salamini bits

Few leftover fries and 5 peeps

Dinner

Eggs with peppers

Thursday, 4/17

Workout at chelan valley crossfit (cvcf)

Brunch

Eggs with red peppers

Dinner

Steak and broccoli

Spoonful of almond butter

Dessert

Blueberries and whip cream

Friday, 4/18

Workout at cvcf, 200 lb C/J PR

Lunch

Carne Asada, hold the beans, rice and tortillas

Dinner

Steak kabobs

Wine

Dessert

Cookies (boo!)

Saturday, 4/19
Workout at cvcf
Post-workout
3 egg Scramble with onions

Wine tasting in the afternoon

Dinner
Two grassfed hot dogs, left over broccoli

Dessert
Blueberries

Sunday, 4/20
Breakfast
Grass fed hot dog

Lunch (trip snacks for the drive)
Diet coke, Jalapeno potato chips, beef jerky

Dinner
Atkins pizza (mozzarella, pizza sauce, pepperoni and jalapeno heated up on a plate)

Spring 14 Paleo Challenge, Week 3

Monday, 4/7
Breakfast
Bacon and Eggs

Snack
Nugo Organic bar

Lunch
Salad with braised beef on top

Snacks (bad)
Organic peanut butter cups and 70% cocoa chocolate bar from vending machine

Dinner
Braised beef hors d'ouevres at work event
3 glasses of wine

Tuesday, 4/8
Breakfast
Nugo Organic bar

Lunch
Salad with salmon toppers

Dinner
Mashed sweet potatoes and three eggs, over easy
Glass of veggie juice

Dessert
Bowl of blueberries with whip cream x2

Wednesday, 4/9
Breakfast
Small glass of almond milk

Lunch
Salad with 4oz salmon toppers

Snack
Nugo Organic bar

Dinner
Ribeye steak, mashed sweet potatoes, asparagus, almond milk

Thursday, 4/10
Breakfast
Bacon and Eggs

Lunch
Nugo Organic bar

Snacks
2 hard boiled eggs
Package of salami bits

Worked out with Zack -- muscle up progressions, dips, and cleans (because they're awesome!)

Post workout snack
Egg White protein shake made with half water, half almond milk

Dinner
6oz ribeye steak
blueberries and raspberries
Fried sweet potatoes
9 almonds

Friday, 4/11
Breakfast
Bacon and Eggs

Lunch
Salad with salmon topper

Snacks
Nugo Organic bar
2 glasses of wine, which led to 2 slices of pepperoni pizza

Dinner
Beef Short ribs
Cauliflower latkes
Mixed fresh berries

Dessert
Fruit slices candy

Midnight snack
Blueberries with whip cream

Saturday, 4/12
2 hours at the gym - muscle up progressions then Dave's mobility class

Post-workout snack
Egg white protein shake

Dinner
Leftover ribeye steak
Blueberries with whip cream
10 almonds

Sunday
Breakfast
Egg white protein shake, blueberries with whip cream

Lunch
El Diablo omelet at Hale's with a side of bacon

Dinner
Steak fajitas with veggies and guac (hold everything else)
3 ciders (gluten free)

Spring 14 Paleo Challenge, Week 2

Monday, 3/31
Breakfast
3 egg scramble and bacon

Snack
Nugo Organic bar

Lunch
Spinach and veggies salad, topped with sheep feta cheese, balsamic vinaigrette, bacon bits, egg and 4oz salmon

"Snack"
3 glasses champagne, liver pate, and a meatball (first fall off the wagon!)

Dinner
4oz organic burger
Kale with sheep parmesan, vinaigrette and goat cheese dressing

Dessert
2 bowls blueberries with whip cream

Tuesday, 4/1
Breakfast
3 egg scramble plus bacon

Missed lunch - ate out of the (less evil) vending machine -- 2 Nugo organic bars and 1 Builder's bar

Worked out with Zack - muscle up practice, ring rows, dip supports

Dinner - 6oz steak, kale salad with ceasar dressing and sheep parmesan, few berries

Wednesday, 4/2
Breakfast
3 fried eggs, 9 almonds, 1 cup blueberries

Lunch
Salad at cafeteria

Snack
4oz organic beef jerky, 1/2 cup blueberries, 2 tsp almond butter

Dinner
2 fried eggs, 3 small chicken sausage patties
1 cup blueberries with whip cream

Thursday, 4/3 (day trip for work: 6am flight out, 7pm flight back)
Breakfast
4oz beef jerky, 2 tsp almond butter

Lunch
4 steak tacos, no tortilla. A dollop of guacamole, some cheese, and salsa

Dinner
Steak fajitas, hold the beans, rice, tortillas, and dairy. (peppers onions, steak and guac only)

Snack
Beef Jerky (non-organic) on the plane

Friday, 4/4
Breakfast
Didn't have time for real breakfast, so had a Nugo Organic bar

Lunch
Spinach and kale salad, with various veggies and 4oz salmon on top

Snacks
Builder's bar and Organic dark chocolate peanut butter cups

Dinner
Grilled chicken leg/thigh (skin on)
Quinoa slaw
Beets
Eggplant/Bell pepper salad

Dessert
Gluten free ginger molasses cookie

Saturday, 4/5
Brunch
Omelet with sauteed peppers, onions and goat cheese. Side of bacon

Snacks through the afternoon
Summer sausage, beef jerky, almonds

Bad snacks
Microwave Popcorn and 2 mini-York Peppermint patties

Dinner
Fried summer sausage and Quinoa slaw

Sunday, 4/6
Worked out -- muscle up progression and then Andy's metcon (15 pullups, 400m run, 25 wall balls)x3
Post-workout
Egg White protein shake, 2oz summer sausage, 10 almonds

Dinner

Flank steak stuffed with spinach and sheep feta cheese and olive marinade. 

Three glasses of wine

Dick's vanilla shake (which confirms my point that I shouldn't drink wine during Paleo challenge)

Spring 14 Paleo Challenge, Week 1

Sunday, 3/23
Breakfast -
4oz meatloaf (grass fed hamburger, gluten free bread crumbs, chopped onions and celery) with homemade sauce (ketchup with chipotle peppers added)
8oz glass of "attitude cleanse" veggie juice (beets, ginger, cayenne, assorted veggies) from Alive Juice Bar
2tsp (6g of fat) organic almond butter

Lunch
4oz meatloaf
2 cups blueberries
1 tsp almond butter

Snack
2oz summer sausage
1 tsp almond butter
8oz veggie juice

Dinner
5oz meatloaf
80g sweet potato, raw, sliced
2tsp almond butter
4oz veggie juice

Monday, 3/24
Breakfast
3 egg scramble with onions and peppers, 3 slices bacon

Lunch
Spinach salad with peppers, pickled onions, balsamic vinaigrette and 4oz Salmon

Snack
Nugo Organic bar

Dinner
6-7 chicken skewers (1oz each?)
2tsp almond butter
1 cup blueberries

Tuesday, 3/25
Breakfast
3 egg scramble with onions and peppers, 2 slices bacon
2 tsp Almond butter

Side note: First time I have used the second hole in my belt for a while!

Lunch
Spinach salad with peppers, pickled onions, sheep feta, eggs, balsamic vinaigrette, and 4oz salmon on top

Snack
Nugo Organic bar

Dinner
5oz chicken bratwurst with 1-2 tsp of mayo
Homemade sweet potato chips (unknown qty)

Wednesday, 3/26
Breakfast
3 egg scramble with onions and peppers, 3 slices bacon

Snack
Nugo Organic bar

Lunch
Steak Salad at cuoco

Snack
Nugo Organic bar

Dinner
~6oz ribeye steak
Salad with balsamic and sheep feta
1/3 hot dog
2 tsp almond butter

Muscle up transition practice after dinner!

Thursday, 3/27
Breakfast
3 egg scramble with onions and peppers, 3 slices bacon

Snack
Nugo Organic bar

Lunch
Salad

Snack
Nugo Organic Bar

Workout with Zack -- handstand practice and hammy stretching!

Dinner 

6oz grassfed beef burger, light BBQ sauce

2 slices bacon
1 tbsp (14g fat) of coconut oil

Friday, 3/28
Breakfast
3 egg scramble, 3 slices of bacon "the usual"

Snack
Nugo Organic bar

Lunch
Spinach salad, added a little kale this time along with my usual toppings.

Snack
4oz organic beef jerky

Dinner
Steak with sheep feta, spinach and spices rolled inside it
Cauliflower and Sweet potato dish of some sort
10 almonds
asparagus/leeks/pine nuts/bacon bits dish of some sort

After dinner snack
~2oz summer sausage and 1/2 cup blueberries

Saturday, 3/29

Crossfit homework (muscle up, ring rows and dips practice) plus Dave's mobility class

Brunch

3 egg "el diablo" omelet at Hale's, with goat cheese and veggies

7 slices of bacon

Snack
1/2 cup of blueberries
2oz or so of summer sausage
6 almonds
4oz organic beef jerky

Dinner
Leftovers from last night
3tsp almond butter
1/2 cup blueberries

Sunday, 3/30
Munched throughout the day...
20 almonds, 3 tsp almond butter, 4-6 oz of summer sausage, 4oz beef jerky, 3 cups blueberries
6oz reheated steak

Dinner
Eggs, chicken sausage, kale scramble
2tsp almond butter

Pre-Paleo Challenge Spring 2014 (v7)

Started the Paleo Challenge today, but have been cleaning up my diet for the last week in preparation. Returned from a week of vacation and then a week of out of town corporate meetings, to find my weight at a Crossfit-era record high of 193. My allergies were acting up so much that for a week I couldn't sleep due to nasal congestion and itchy eyes. I was taking my prescription nasal spray and eye drops, plus Zyrtec, plus benadryl to sleep. And I would still wake up with itchy, inflamed eyes.

For the last week, I've been trying to be pretty strict Paleo -- no Gluten for sure, minimum Dairy (I even stopped putting whip cream on my blueberries). My allergies have cleared up, although not sure whether that's because it was really tree pollen, or because I've cleaned up the diet. I do know that the summer that I was very strict Paleo (2011), I didn't once use any allergy medication for the first time since I was five years old.

Nancy took my "before" picture at the gym on Friday night, and we take the after pictures on May 24th, after 7 weeks.