Day 16- Thunderstorms

Today was a weird day. It was over 100 degrees outside and then pouring rain with thunder. Makes you just want to curl up in bed and take a nap. Well that didn't happen. My little girl likes to take power naps so I have to do what I can in 30 minutes or else I'm not getting anything done. 

For breakfast, I had eggs with pancetta, smoked salmon and tomatoes. 

Snack: hemp protein shake

Lunch: Roasted red pepper sausage with cucumbers

For dinner, I wanted to make a recipe from Danille Walker's "Meals Made Simple". I choose to do the beef stroganoff but I had to make lots of substitutions since I was missing a bunch of ingredients. Instead of beef chuck I had to use bison. I didn't have any sherry so I used apple cider vinegar. I didn't have any mushrooms or parsley. Despite all that it was still a delicious meal. 

Day 15- Too hot to do anything

I refused to leave my air conditioned house today because it was over 100 degrees here!  

For breakfast, I had some Peking duck, (not sure if t's detox approved- probably not?) with eggs, tomato and basil

Snack: hemp protein shake, cashews

For lunch, my husband picked up a salad for me with grilled mahi mahi. I used my own dressing for the salad

For dinner, I had the rest of the duck w/tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet potato

Day 13 & 14- Family function/out of town

Last night I went for a 3 mile hike for the first time since being 25 weeks pregnant. I survived but my legs are pretty sore! I guess that's a good thing. 

For breakfast I had left over steak and eggs w/tomato and basil

For lunch, I had left over broccoli and beef. 

I had to go out of town for a wedding so I packed some grilled chicken and nuts to munch on throughout the day but they only lastede so long before I got sick of it. I attended my cousin's wedding and it was a traditional Asian wedding with 7 courses. I did the best I could to stick to the detox but eventually I had to eat something to sustain me. Lucky for me the baby was over tired and cranky so I didn't really get a chance to eat much. 

The next morning (day 14) I went to brunch with my family at a Dim Sum restaurant. I avoided the soy sauce but I'm pretty sure some of the things I are weren't detox approved. 

I guess if I had planned my meals in advance, I wouldn't be so starved and have to eat what's in front of me but I didn't have time to plan and I wasn't going to survive on nuts the whole weekend. If I wasn't breastfeeding, I probably would've been fine but I needed to fuel my body and hopefully I don't feel yucky later...

Day 12- Meals made simple

I forgot to take pictures of my breakfast and lunch...

For breakfast, I had pancetta w/eggs and spinach 

For lunch, I had grilled chicken breasts, cucumbers, beets, herb cheese and crackers

Snack: hemp protein shake

For dinner, I made a recipe from Danielle Walker's new cookbook. I made a roasted thyme chicken w/gravy and roasted carrots and butternut squash

It looks intimidating to cook a whole chicken but it's actually really easy and cheaper. I had non paleo dinner guests over and they seemed to like the meal so that's always good. 

Day 11- Lazy day

Breakfast: eggs w/pancetta and spinach

Snack: hemp protein shake, salami

Lunch: wild albacore tuna w/guacamole, tomato and jicama

Dinner: Beef w/broccoli 

Snack: apple and salami

Day 10- Protein w/a side of protein

Is it just me or does everyone else feel like they need to have a protein with their eggs? I know eggs are protein but I always have to have a meat group that goes with it. 

Today's breakfast was 2 eggs, carne asada, guacamole and an herb biscuit

Snack: hemp protein shake

Today's lunch was one of those days where I didn't feel like cooking and I keep going to the fridge and opening it up hoping something would magically appear. Well it didn't so I ended up eating herb cheese, crackers, salami, jicama and cucumber. 

I also munched on plantain chips, cashews and Brazil nuts. I was hungry today and just wondering around the kitchen.   

For dinner, I thawed out a NY steak and fried some veggies. 

Brussel sprouts, spinach, green beans, and beets

Day 9- Random foods from the fridge

It's been so hot lately it's hard to cook anything in the kitchen but I just crank the ac and tough it out. 

For breakfast, I had left over carne asada with eggs, guacamole and herb biscuits. 

For lunch, I had turkey, artichoke and basil meatballs from www.paleomg.com with beets and cucumbers. 

Snacks: herb cheese and crackers, hemp protein shake

I was really lazy today and didn't feel like thinking about dinner so I just looked in my fridge and this is what I came up with:

 

Carrots, green beans, zucchini, shrimp and chicken and red pepper spinach sausage.  I just threw in random seasonings and had that with a sweet potato.