The good news is I got off track with writing, but not so much with eating. It seems like the spring sports schedule hit this family hard, and there hasn't been much time for writing. I feel like someone opened up a feather pillow outside, and I'm scrambling trying to keep all the feathers together. You can imagine how that's working out for me.
Although we were traveling for a week and I've lost my Sunday cooking day to work, I've managed to stay Paleo, despite having to fine tune my hunting and gathering skills. There's been a lot of salad bars, grilled chicken, steaks, and hard boiled eggs - things that you can easily find in a grocery store deli case or carry out. I found a burger place in Fort Lauderdale that serves up grass fed beef burgers inside a lettuce wrap - AMAZING! We did some REAL hunting and gathering by going deep sea fishing and catching Mahi, Tuna, and Snapper for dinner - a little jerk or blackened seasoning, and we had dinner.
Coming home and diving back into work and 5 sports' schedules, there hasn't been time for food prep. I'm dying for carnitas and meatza, but I need to have some time in the kitchen for those, and I don't see that happening in the next few days. Just know that even when life gets a little crazy, stick with the foundation. Meat, eggs, veggies, fruit, shakes, nuts, and seeds. Meals are definitely not as interesting, and a grain or two might sneak onto your plate, but it's possible.
Tonight, I'm cooking a feast for my son's 18th birthday, for a bunch of non-Paleo-we-think-your-eating-habits-are-weird family members. Grilled chicken, salad, green beans, and gnocchi. He wants the gnocchi, which is just fine, but I have no interest in eating it. Three months ago, I would have filled my plate with the cheesy, doughy, potatoey goodness. The temptation is gone for me, and that's a comfortable place to be. I'm going to make the sweet potato brownies for the first time, and pass them off to my non-Paleo family members. I'll let you know how that works out (not expecting a ticker tape parade on that one).
If you've gotten off track, the next meal or the next day is a chance to get back on. Don't beat yourself up, just move forward. Each day I didn't write, it became easier to forget about writing. Today was my chance to get back into it, and I took it. Whatever it is in your life, working out, eating clean, writing, cooking, cleaning - if you've dropped the ball then just pick it up, no big deal. You'll be glad you did.
2 comments:
Welcome back! I've been waiting for a new post. I assumed your next topic would be covering the importance of owning a Jeep Wrangler, so as to ensure the proper absorption of Vitamin D. ;)
great to have you writing again!
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