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I started eating a Paleo diet on Monday, December 14th. I will be displaying my daily intake on this link to my website. Feel free to email me if you have any questions or comments.

Well, I know I have not posted since before Christmas but I have been eating Paleo since then. I was going to start posting again last Monday but I got sick, so I figured I would officially start posting again today.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Breakfast 6am - 2 eggs, 2 egg whites, 1 Avocado, 1 Sweet Potato, 1 Spark Advocare Drink

Snack 9am (Pre-8 mile run) - 1 cup of coffee, splenda, splash of milk, banana, Advocare Rehydrate Drink

Snack 10:30am (Post-run) - Rockin Refuel Chocolate Milk, Orange

Snack 1pm - 1/4 cup almonds, 10 pistachio's

Snack 2pm - 1/4 cup almonds

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Breakfast 5am - 3 eggs (whole), 1 orange, Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack 8am - 1 apple, 2 tbsp of natural peanut butter, 1/8 cup of Almonds

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Breakfast 8am - 3 eggs (whole), 1 orange, 1/8 cup of Almonds, Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack (post 5 mile run) 10:30am - Rockin' Refuel Chocolate Milk (I only do these right after runs, they are delicious)

Snack 11:45am - Orange

Lunch 12:30pm - Grilled Chicken salad at Christophers World Grille with sliced almonds and bell peppers, 1/2 avocado

Snack 3pm - Orange, Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Dinner 6pm - 1 pound of pork loin from Rudy's, 1 apple

Snack 9pm - 2 cups of grapes

Monday, December 21, 2009

Breakfast 5am - 3 eggs (whole), 1 orange, 1/8 cup of Almonds, Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack 8am - 2 tbsp natural peanut butter, 1 apple

Snack 10am - 1 cup of coffee with 2 tbsp of splenda and a splash of myoplex lean body vanilla

Snack 11am - Salad with sliced almonds, strawberries, grapes and 1 avocado

Lunch 12:30pm (Cheddars) - Skinny Chicken Platter - 2 5 oz chicken breasts and a huge pile of broccoli, carrots and squash (Awesome meal - great for people who need to eat out and want to be healthy)

Snack 3pm - Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack (pre-workout) 4pm - 1 orange, 1/4 cup of raw almonds

Snack (post-workout) 5:45pm - 1 Advocare Post-Workout Recovery Shake, 1 cup of grapes

Dinner Party 7:30pm - 12 oz of pork loin, mixed veggies (zucchini and squash), one bite of a small cookie (this was force fed to me....for real)

Snack 10pm - 2 cups of grapes, 1 tbsp of natural peanut butter (I was still hungry, I probably should not have eaten this)

Summary of Week (December 14 - December 21)

Overall this was a good week. Just so everyone knows, I do not plan on displaying my weekend journals. This is not because I am going to binge and eat blue bell and pizza on weekends, more than anything it is so that I am not glued to my computer all weekend instead of spending time with my wife and relaxing.

I thought I would miss oatmeal more than I did, I was fine without it. One thing that I learned that I did not know is that you cannot eat peanuts or peanut butter on a Paleo diet, that is a bummer, I love peanut butter. I have a couple jars left so I am going to finish them up then cut them out. I did eat some bacon over the weekend for breakfast (most paleo diets include it). And did you know that regular bacon and turkey bacon are almost identical in nutrient content? I had some red meat on the weekend but remained faithful to my veggies and no starches.

I am going to continue having my splash of milk or something in my coffee (like splenda) because it is such a minimal amount that I don't feel it makes up a big portion of my diet. A lot of times people worry about the little things when it comes to nutrition when what really matters is the other 98% of what you eat. Some of you noticed some Advocare products (Spark Energy Drink and Post Work-out Recovery Shake). These are things I feel are beneficial and even though they are not Paleo I will keep them in my diet.

I give this week a score of 88 out of 100. I will score every week based on Quality/Quantity/Paleo-ness (is this a word?).

Friday, December 18, 2009

Breakfast 5am - 3 eggs (whole), 1 orange, 1/8 cup of Almonds, Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack 8am - 1/4 cup cashews, 1 apple

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Breakfast 5am - 3 eggs, 1 avocado

Snack 6:30am - 1 cup of coffee with 2 tbsp of splenda and a splash of myoplex lean body vanilla

Snack (pre-workout) 8:45am - 1 orange, 1/4 cup of roasted unsalted cashews

Snack (post-workout) 10:45am - 1 Advocare Post-Workout Recovery Shake

Lunch 12:30pm - 10 turkey meatballs, salad with sliced strawberries and grapes

Snack (pre-workout) 4pm - 1/4 cup roasted unsalted cashews, 1 cup grapes

Snack (post-workout) 5:30pm - 2 cups grapes, 4 turkey meatballs

Dinner 7pm - 1/4 pound of pork loin and 1/2 pound of turkey from C&J's

Snack 9pm - 1/2 cup of raw pecans

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Breakfast 5am - 3 eggs (whole), 1 orange, 1/8 cup of Almonds, Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack 8am - apple, 1/4 cup roasted unsalted cashews

Snack 10am - 12 oz coffee from Mouldoons with a splash of skim milk and 4 splenda packets

Snack (pre-workout) 10:45am - 1 orange, 1/4 cup roasted unsalted cashews

Snack (post-workout) 11:45am - 1 Advocare Post-Workout Recovery Shake

Lunch 1:30pm - all of the meat of a rotisserie chicken (peeled the skin), 1 avocado

Snack 2:30pm - Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack 5pm - 1/4 raw almonds, 1 orange

Snack 6:30pm - 1/4 cup cashews, 1 apple

Dinner 8:30pm - 9 delicious turkey meatballs (thanks to my lovely wife), huge pile of veggies (broccoli and stir fry mix - no sauce), 6 oz blackberries

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Breakfast 7am - 3 eggs (whole), 1/2 avocado, 1 cup of coffee with 2 tbsp of splenda and a splash of myoplex lean body vanilla

Snack (pre-workout) 10am - 1 orange, 1/4 cup roasted unsalted cashews, Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack (post-workout) 12pm - 1 Advocare Post-Workout Recovery Shake

Lunch 12:30pm - Grilled Chicken salad at Christophers World Grille with sliced almonds and bell peppers, 1/2 avocado

Snack 3pm - 1/4 cup roasted unsalted cashews

Snack/Meal 4pm - Apple, 8 oz. Salmon with bell pepper and cherry tomatoes (thanks to my lovely wife)

Dinner 7:30pm - Salad with sliced grapes, strawberries and almonds, just about all of the meat of a rotisserie chicken (peeled the skin), tons of veggies (broccoli, squash, bell peppers), 6 oz blackberries

Monday, December 14, 2009

Breakfast 5am - 3 eggs (whole), 1 orange, 1/8 cup of Almonds, Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack 8am - Banana, 2 tbsp Natural Peanut Butter

Lunch 11am - 2 breasts off of a rotisserie chicken (peeled the skin), 1 avocado

Snack 2pm - Advocare Spark Energy Drink

Snack 3:30pm - Orange, 1/4 cup of roasted unsalted cashews

Snack 5:30pm - 1/4 cup roasted unsalted cashews

Dinner 6:45pm - 8 oz. Salmon with bell pepper and cherry tomatoes (thanks to my lovely wife) and a salad with thinly sliced apples

8:30pm - Chamomille tea