Day 5

Sunday and I'm still going strong!

This morning was rough though. Had to be up by 6:30 to wash the truck and clean the inside and be out of here by 7. Got home with the intention of only sleeping for 3 hours and ended up waking up at noon. My body literally felt like it had been struck by an 18 wheeler. I was so sore and so stiff that I had to convince myself not to go back to bed after taking the dog out. Luckily opening my door to a gorgeous day was the game changer! Had my normal breakfast of a shake, a cleanse, green tea and some water.

My friend had asked me yesterday if we could have a puppy playdate so she came over soon after breakfast and we let the pups play for a couple hours. The constant getting up and sitting down on the floor and chasing the dogs around definitely helped loosen up whatever residual soreness I had. It also meant that I got a little behind on my water intake because I was so focused on them but I got back on track quickly after they left! I had an afternoon snack of a boiled egg and let Mack relax for a little bit before I needed to go food shopping.

So, as much as I love paleo and this new diet, it's freaking expensive! I'm so thankful that two meals per day are shakes because to have any variety other than chicken, paleo tends to get a little expensive. It's essentially a meat/fish and vegetable diet so even with getting things that are in season, it all adds up when you're shopping for the next two weeks. Luckily it's not TOO exorbitant so I think it's sustainable.

Now that I have the groceries, I can finally do food prep! I'm going to kickstart it tomorrow and make enough meals to last until the next time I have a day off. I bought different kinds of protein such as chicken, steak strips, salmon and shrimp, as well as plenty of vegetables for sides and snacks. Lastly, I got plenty of eggs and fruit so I can have quick nutrients on the go.

The entrees I'll be making are:
Sweet Potato, Bacon & Egg Salad (which can be had both for breakfast or a snack)
Baked Salmon with Rosemary & Walnuts
Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes

Sides/Snacks are:
Butternut Squash with Cranberries
Zucchini and Squash Saute

All the entrees and sides provide several servings each so that'll at least get me through a week. There's also plenty of romaine lettuce in the house now so I could decide to make a salad out of the chicken or the salmon. Everything seems relatively easy to make - just mixing things together and cooking them together. Tomorrow's supposed to be a busy day since I'll be coming off the overnight shift and will be heading back to the gym so if I run out of time I'll transfer some of the cooking tasks to Tuesday.

As far as the rest of my meals for today go, I had some leftover beef stew for dinner, a banana for a snack around midnight and I just had a Zone protein bar since I'm STILL awake! I've more than caught up on my water intake so I know I'm all set with that. Still feeling a little bloated but not nearly as bad and I still got a short headache today.

Can't wait to go back to the gym tomorrow! Could definitely use some stress relief right about now! It'll be good to go back to a relatively normal schedule with less temptations and actually sleeping in my bed at night (well, I have to wait until Tuesday for that).