So last night after I ate the last of the Cheerios, I decided I needed to actually cook dinner for a change. I just haven't had a lot of time for cooking anything fancy and I'm beyond burnt out on my typical favorite meals. I keep thinking about paleo because all the cool kids are doing it. I just hope not to be one of those arrogant people I read about on blogs...like oh my life is so hard because I want this but it's not paleo - well go eat it anyway! Or the I can't go so and so place because they don't have anything paleo. Or I only feed my family paleo and nothing else. Hey, there are some AWESOME non-paleo foods out there (milk chocolate, cheese, more cheese, maybe some occasional chips and occasional hotdog)! While I can't see anything wrong with paleo other than missing out on some of my favorite foods, I just don't understand why people make it such a black and white lifestyle.
Here is what I want to do: eat healthy. I've been looking into some simple recipes. The thing that I'm frustrated with about most of the recipes I'm finding is that they aren't simple. Anything more than 3 spices to measure out is complicated to me. I stumbled on a blog called StupidEasyPaleo.com. The recipes looks yummy and relatively simple although a lot more elegant than I'd ever care to try. While trolling around her blog, I stumbled on the Whole30 information. Semi paleo based, probably a little more restrictive, but they have all kinds of shopping lists and meal planning available. I decided to get the book and start there.
My only issue with this is that I have three major hiccups in completing the Whole30 in 30 days - Las Vegas/ET Full Moon Midnight 10k, Disneyland Dumbo Double Dare and my trip to Tulum, Mexico. If I'm traveling, I will indulge! I know I will. I MUST find epic nachos everywhere!!!
In the mean time, I want to soak up some information (between soaking on the last class for my certificate and mopping up my sweat after a tough workout) and try to eat better. The last couple of weeks have at least been filled with more fresh food than junk food (OMG VEGGIES). Hopefully, I can get a bit further away from some of the convenience foods (Cheezits, granola bars...those are my two "at work" options).
Anyone out there tried the Whole30? Recommendations for starting? Epic fail to pause it for travel?
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