I can't believe I haven't had Cauliflour Mash before!! It's so good! Here's the recipe:
Cauliflour
2 T coconut milk
Hymalayan sea salt, to taste
Fresh ground pepper, to tast
First, I steamed the cauliflour until it was soft.. not too mushy though. Put it in a food processor, added about 2 tablespoons of coconut milk, fresh ground pepper and some Himalayan sea salt. I blended it until it was smooth. SOOOOO GOOD. Even my 3 year old loved it without any hesitation! You must try it!!
xoxoxo
S.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
12 days down
We have completed 12 days of working out and eating Paleo foods. We gave ourself one cheat night, barely strayed off the diet and I felt like crap for at least 24 hours. I know that my body can't tolerate the processed foods and definitely not dairy, so I'm happy to stay away from them. This has been a great learning experience. It's interesting knowing what your body thrives off of and what weighs it down.
It's 3 days until our birthday and I think that I'm going to try to make us some Paleo cupcakes.. if it's even possible. Time to "google" and find out. I will post what ever birthday dessert recipe I end up making. Don't forget to check out other recipes in the recipe section of my blog.
For those who are curious about eating Paleo and how it works, I will tell you how we make it easy for us. We just recently got a Costco card, which has made it easier. They have a big bag of sliced beef, gluten free. They have pulled pork, gluten free.. and smoked salmon. All of it is pre made, you just warm it up! Can't be easier than that! We've even gotten those pre-made rotisserie chickens. We get what ever veggies that look good, and usually on sale at the grocery store, grab some fruit for a sweet snack every now and then, get some free range eggs and bacon, and we have meals for a week.
An easy day consists of an egg scramble and bacon for breakfast, a salad with what ever veggies you have on hand and whatever protein you have on hand with red wine vinegar as dressing. Then for dinner, protein, with veggies. We have been drinking a lot of water, which fills you up also. And on occasion, we make a frozen berry smoothie with almond milk. Delicious!
Good luck on your journey.
It's 3 days until our birthday and I think that I'm going to try to make us some Paleo cupcakes.. if it's even possible. Time to "google" and find out. I will post what ever birthday dessert recipe I end up making. Don't forget to check out other recipes in the recipe section of my blog.
For those who are curious about eating Paleo and how it works, I will tell you how we make it easy for us. We just recently got a Costco card, which has made it easier. They have a big bag of sliced beef, gluten free. They have pulled pork, gluten free.. and smoked salmon. All of it is pre made, you just warm it up! Can't be easier than that! We've even gotten those pre-made rotisserie chickens. We get what ever veggies that look good, and usually on sale at the grocery store, grab some fruit for a sweet snack every now and then, get some free range eggs and bacon, and we have meals for a week.
An easy day consists of an egg scramble and bacon for breakfast, a salad with what ever veggies you have on hand and whatever protein you have on hand with red wine vinegar as dressing. Then for dinner, protein, with veggies. We have been drinking a lot of water, which fills you up also. And on occasion, we make a frozen berry smoothie with almond milk. Delicious!
Good luck on your journey.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
We had our first obstacle today!
My cousin is in town from Texas visiting us and her son for the next few days. So we went to the McDonald's Playground so that the kids could play and eat. I ordered a grilled chicken ceasar salad, no cheese, with a low fat balsamic dressing. It's as good as I could do in those circumstances, but I think I did pretty well! I even had 4 amazing looking cupcakes right in front of me, and I didn't even budge.
Lucian had dinner with some other firefighters tonight and they were cooking up a storm. He picked out the bits and pieces that he could eat and didn't cheat either!
I'm proud that we were able to make it through our obstacles without thinking twice. Seems like we're already making this a lifestyle change for us.
Tonight for dinner, I made an amazing Tomato Soup with Chicken! It was so delicious. I will post the recipe in the recipe section for you to see. YUM!
Day 6 is done. Our 2 rest days from working out were yesterday and today. Back to the grind tomorrow!
xoxo
Sarah
Lucian had dinner with some other firefighters tonight and they were cooking up a storm. He picked out the bits and pieces that he could eat and didn't cheat either!
I'm proud that we were able to make it through our obstacles without thinking twice. Seems like we're already making this a lifestyle change for us.
Tonight for dinner, I made an amazing Tomato Soup with Chicken! It was so delicious. I will post the recipe in the recipe section for you to see. YUM!
Day 6 is done. Our 2 rest days from working out were yesterday and today. Back to the grind tomorrow!
xoxo
Sarah
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
End of Day 3
It's getting easier! YAY! We still haven't had the challenge of eating out. We've cooked 3 meals every day for the past 3 days. I think that's a record. It's going to be a little more difficult to plan when Lucian goes on a 48, but we'll just have to plan ahead and make it work so he's successful in this.
Yesterday we made amazing baby back ribs for dinner.. Just used a rub of our favorite spices, no barbecue sauce at all. We also made collard greens. It was an amazing dinner and so easy to make. I put the recipe in the recipe tab.
Tonight we had slow cooker pork loin with carrots and onions. I'm going to add that recipe too! It was delicious.
Workouts have been going great. Still REALLY sore, but I'm loving it. I look forward to our cardio days.. which is tomorrow.
xoxo
Yesterday we made amazing baby back ribs for dinner.. Just used a rub of our favorite spices, no barbecue sauce at all. We also made collard greens. It was an amazing dinner and so easy to make. I put the recipe in the recipe tab.
Tonight we had slow cooker pork loin with carrots and onions. I'm going to add that recipe too! It was delicious.
Workouts have been going great. Still REALLY sore, but I'm loving it. I look forward to our cardio days.. which is tomorrow.
xoxo
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Day One is Done
Today is day 2.. Let me give you the rundown on Day 1.
For breakfast I tried to make a vegetable frittata. I'm not sure I actually know what a frittata is, so it turned out to be scrambled eggs with veggies. I also made bacon. When shopping for bacon, it was hard to find some that didn't have sugar in it. I ended up picking bacon that had the least amount of sugar... and it was sooo salty!
We did workout #1 from the Firefighter's 21 Day Rapid Fat Loss Program. My bottom is sore today.
I snacked on a few walnuts and slivered almonds here and there. Not too many..
For lunch we had Paleo Burgers. Apparently I'm not good at making burgers because they didn't taste good to me at all. Next time Lucian will have to season them.
For Dinner I made baked salmon with dill and asparagus. I will put the recipe in the recipe section of the blog.
It's harder than it seems to eat something with out being processed - break, tortillas, lunch meat, cheese. And sweets! - it's hard to get used to coffee with out sweetener in it!
After all that, I feel good about day 1, ready to tackle day 2.
For breakfast I tried to make a vegetable frittata. I'm not sure I actually know what a frittata is, so it turned out to be scrambled eggs with veggies. I also made bacon. When shopping for bacon, it was hard to find some that didn't have sugar in it. I ended up picking bacon that had the least amount of sugar... and it was sooo salty!
We did workout #1 from the Firefighter's 21 Day Rapid Fat Loss Program. My bottom is sore today.
I snacked on a few walnuts and slivered almonds here and there. Not too many..
For lunch we had Paleo Burgers. Apparently I'm not good at making burgers because they didn't taste good to me at all. Next time Lucian will have to season them.
For Dinner I made baked salmon with dill and asparagus. I will put the recipe in the recipe section of the blog.
It's harder than it seems to eat something with out being processed - break, tortillas, lunch meat, cheese. And sweets! - it's hard to get used to coffee with out sweetener in it!
After all that, I feel good about day 1, ready to tackle day 2.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
It's the beginning of a new year...
... and New Years resolutions are in full force. For us, it's not so much of a New Years resolution as it is a kick in the butt to get motivated. We've been in this rut for too long and it all changes now.
After some thought, we decided to start the Paleo diet, which is more of a lifestyle change for us rather than a "diet." If you don't know what the Paleo diet is here is the Cliff Notes version. You cut out the processed foods and sugar from your diet. No bread, pasta, corn, rice, most dairy, foods that have chemicals in them that you can't pronounce.. you get the point. We are starting out with a 30 day Paleo challenge, something that's not out of our reach and not overwhelming. Here is a link on some great Paleo information: www.paleodietlifestyle.com
With our workout routine, we're going to be following Joe Howard's "Firefighter's 21 Day Rapid Fat Loss Program." Joe says it works, so we're going to try it. Here's the link to his blog: http://firefighterfitnessformula.com/blog/.
After these challenges are over, we will see if we want to continue working out or eating that way and modify it to fit us.
Tomorrow we are going to get our starting weights, measurements, "before" pictures, set our goals, and start with DAY 1! To be successful in this, I'm going to menu plan on Sunday of each week, go to the local farmer's market, we have a monthly goal chart, this blog to keep us accountable, and each other.. I see nothing but success in our future. :)
Here is tomorrow's menu:
Breakfast - Egg & Vegetable Frittata
Snack - Fruit Smoothie
Lunch - Paleo Burger with Apple Slices
Snack - 1/2 Avocado with Lemon Juice and Sliced Almonds
Dinner - Baked Salmon with Asparagus
I'm excited for tomorrow!
Sarah
After some thought, we decided to start the Paleo diet, which is more of a lifestyle change for us rather than a "diet." If you don't know what the Paleo diet is here is the Cliff Notes version. You cut out the processed foods and sugar from your diet. No bread, pasta, corn, rice, most dairy, foods that have chemicals in them that you can't pronounce.. you get the point. We are starting out with a 30 day Paleo challenge, something that's not out of our reach and not overwhelming. Here is a link on some great Paleo information: www.paleodietlifestyle.com
With our workout routine, we're going to be following Joe Howard's "Firefighter's 21 Day Rapid Fat Loss Program." Joe says it works, so we're going to try it. Here's the link to his blog: http://firefighterfitnessformula.com/blog/.
After these challenges are over, we will see if we want to continue working out or eating that way and modify it to fit us.
Tomorrow we are going to get our starting weights, measurements, "before" pictures, set our goals, and start with DAY 1! To be successful in this, I'm going to menu plan on Sunday of each week, go to the local farmer's market, we have a monthly goal chart, this blog to keep us accountable, and each other.. I see nothing but success in our future. :)
Here is tomorrow's menu:
Breakfast - Egg & Vegetable Frittata
Snack - Fruit Smoothie
Lunch - Paleo Burger with Apple Slices
Snack - 1/2 Avocado with Lemon Juice and Sliced Almonds
Dinner - Baked Salmon with Asparagus
I'm excited for tomorrow!
Sarah
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