12/8/2011
Day 53

5g BCAA pre-workout (6:45am), 5g post-workout (8:00am)

9:30am
Black coffee

11:00am
Two bratwurst, leftover roasted sweet potatoes, jicama

1:00pm
Coconut flakes (unsweetened), Primal Pac (jerky, nuts, dried fruit)
Mint tea

4:00pm
Leftover pork chop, steamed broccoli, guacamole

5:15pm
Lara bar (cashew cookie)…starving today for some reason

7:15pm
Bratwurst, three dates with almond butter, pear

12pm (traveling)
Primal pacs jerky, macadamia nuts, jicama, half a banana, baby carrots

12/7/2011
Day 52

5g BCAA pre-workout (6:45am), 5g post-workout (8:15am)

10:30am
Black coffee

12:00pm
Egg scramble with sausage, onions, spinach
Guacamole

3:45pm
Leftover pork chop with steamed broccoli and guacamole

5:30pm
Macadamia nuts

9:00pm
Bratwurst with leftover braised cabbage and sweet potatoes

12/6/2011
Day 51

9:45am
Black coffee

11:00am
Egg scramble with sausage, onions, spinach
Guacamole

4:30pm
Leftover beef/bison Bolognese with onions and broccoli
Leftover braised cabbage, macadamia nuts

8:00pm
Two kiwi, three dates with almond butter (starving while prepping dinner)

9:30pm
Sous vide pork chop with Northwoods seasoning (delicious!), steamed broccoli
Two dates with almond butter

**Date + almond butter combo is sooo delicious...sugar and fat, what's not to love? Seriously need to stop it with the dates though (and stop overdoing the nuts). Goal for tomorrow: zero fruit, only one serving of nuts.

Changed our CSA box order to 100% veggies and no fruit last week - will help to keep the fruit out of the house, then I don't feel bad about not eating it.

12/5/2011
Day 50

10:30am
Black coffee

12:30pm
Egg scramble with sausage, onions, spinach, avocado

2:30pm
Macadamia nuts

3:30pm
Leftover chicken breast with “no peanut sauce”, jicama

8:30pm
Leftover bison/beef bolognese with onions & broccoli, braised cabbage
A few macadamia nuts

12/4/2011
Day 49

8:00am
Black coffee

12:30pm
Egg scramble with sausage, onions, spinach, avocado
Black coffee

2:00pm
Macadamia nuts

6:30pm
Chicken breast, sautéed onions and peppers with “not peanut sauce” from Paleo Comfort Foods recipe

9:00pm
Three dates, a few macadamia nuts

12/3/2011
Day 48

7:00am
A little bit of leftover steak and sweet potato (before trail race at 9am)
Black coffee

5g BCAA pre-workout (8:30am), 5g post-workout (10:30am-ish)

12:30pm
Leftover beef/bison bolognese and braised cabbage
Macadamia nuts

5:30pm (Dinner at Marlowe’s)
Brussels sprout chips, one deviled egg provolone, bacon and pickled jalapeno
Strip steak with side salad, a few pommes frites

9:00pm (at Grandview’s lounge in the Hyatt)
Mint tea x 2
A few bites of prosciutto and olives from a charchuterie platter, a few french fries

11:00pm
A few dates with almond butter

12/2/2011
Day 47

8:00am
Black coffee

11:30am
Leftover chicken soup with carrots, celery, onions

1:15pm
Macadamia nuts

3:15pm
Beef/bison Bolognese with onions and broccoli

9:00pm
Steak with braised cabbage and roasted sweet potatoes

12/1/2011
Day 46

5g BCAA pre-workout (6:45am), 5g post-workout (8:00am)

10:00am
Black coffee

11:30am
Chicken apple sausage, leftover chicken soup with carrots, celery, onions

2:15pm
Mixt greens salad with ahi tuna, lettuce, mango, cucumber, roasted beets, avocado, macadamia nuts, diary-free gluten-free vinaigrette dressing

4:45pm
Chicken apple sausage, apple with almond butter
Black tea

9:00pm
Beef/bison bolognese with onions and broccoli

11/30/2011
Day 45

5g BCAA pre-workout (6:45am), 5g post-workout (8am)

9:45am
Black coffee

11:45am
Three eggs scrambled with onions and spinach (but only ate ~2), chicken apple sausage, half an avocado

2:45pm
Salad from Mixt Greens with seared ahi tuna, lettuce, cucumber, jicama, red onion, mango, avocado, and macadamia nuts (with their mango citrus vinaigrette dressing – website says it’s dairy- and gluten-free, I don't think there's any soy in it)

6:30pm (Dinner at E&O Trading Company...very few paleo menu items)
Ordered off of the gluten-free menu, tried to avoid dairy & soy
Arugula salad with beets and a few pistachios
Grilled fish (I think it was Alaskan cod?), Brussels sprouts with some sort of pepper
Club soda with lime (x2)

9pm
Four dates, two with almond butter, mint tea...stomach feeling weird! Not sure if it was something in the food at dinner or the carbonated club soda...

11/29/2011
Day 44

9:30am
Black coffee

11:00am
Macadamia nuts (before running into a meeting)

12:45pm
Three eggs scrambled with onions and spinach; half an avocado

2:15pm
Macadamia nuts (still hungry)

5:00pm
Leftover chicken apple sausage and zucchini, macadamia nuts

7:45pm
Homemade chicken soup with celery, carrots, onions; kiwi, a few slices of a small orange
Apple with almond butter
Mint tea

Not an ideal day nutritionally speaking -- no "bad foods" per se, but too many nuts and too much fruit and eating at weird times. My schedule was thrown off in the morning at work and I think my portion sizes at meals were too small...will be better tomorrow!

11/28/2011
Day 43

6:30am
Black coffee

10:30am (on plane)
Two hard boiled eggs, half an avocado, snow peas, baby carrots
Black coffee

2:45pm
Thick slice of turkey breast, small piece of beef tenderloin
Half an avocado, leftover acorn squash with pecans/apples/dates

5:00pm
Macadamia nuts (two servings)

8:15pm
One and a half Applegate chicken apple sausages
Sauteed zucchini, baby carrots with almond butter
Mint tea

11/27/2011
Day 42

7:45am
Small piece of leftover beef tenderloin with guacamole
Black coffee

5g BCAA pre-workout (10:45am), 5g post-workout (12pm)

1:30pm
Chicken apple sausage, leftover braised cabbage and mashed yams

4:00pm
Macadamia nuts

7:30pm
Cucumber slices, baby carrots & black olives (appetizers watching football)
Beef roast stuffed with a little goat cheese, leftover braised cabbage, acorn squash with chopped pecans, apples and dates

11/26/2011
Day 41

10:30am
Scrambled eggs, bacon, leftover mashed yams, leftover roasetd asparagus
Black coffee

4:30pm
Chicken apple sausage, baby carrots, guacamole

8:30pm (Family dinner again)
Half a glass of white wine, half a glass of red wine
A few bacon-wrapped, almond-stuffed dates, a few slices of elk salami, a few small pieces of beef with boursin (appetizers)
Beef tenderloin, sauteed mushrooms, braised cabbage with carrots and onions
Small slice of apple torte, small piece of Cartmel sticky toffee pudding (my uncle is British...this is so good) with a little bit of vanilla ice cream

First time re-introducing any gluten into the diet...didn't feel any different, but still going to keep it out except for special occasions.

11/25/2011
Day 40

12:15pm
Leftover beef tenderloin, paleo stuffing and broccoli/cauliflower soufle

4:00pm (while showshoeing)
Third of a Lara bar (pecan pie flavor)

5:30pm (after showshoeing)
Macadamia nuts, third of an orange, black decaf coffee

8:00pm (day after Thanksgiving dinner with family)
Mocktail made with pomagranate juice, club soda, lime
~5 almond-stuffed, bacon-wrapped dates
Leftover turkey, mashed yams with apples and pecans, and paleo stuffing, roasted asparagus
Small piece of leftover paleo pumpkin pie with whipped cream

11/24/2011
Day 39 - Thanksgiving!

5g BCAA pre-workout (9:45am) and 5g post-workout (11:15am)

12:45pm
Beef tenderloin, scrambled egg, steamed broccoli, guacamole
Black coffee

4:00pm
One slice of turkey breast with guac, small serving of steamed broccoli

7:00 - 9:00pm
Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family! My family is totally into the whole paleo thing, which is awesome. I think 90% of the dishes everyone cooked were gluten-free, legume-free and dairy-free, except for a little butter in a few.

One glass of champagne with pomegranate seeds
One piece of pear/prosciutto/carmelized onion appetizer with balsamic reduction
Beef tenderloin, mashed yams with apples and pecans, broccoli/cauliflower soufle made with eggs and coconut milk, paleo "stuffing" made with sausage, onions, celery, mushrooms, carrots, slivered almonds, cranberries, herbs & spices (so good!!), paleo carrott soufle
One glass of red wine
One and a half pieces of paleo pumpkin pie (that I made, and almost everyone thought it was better than the store-bought regular pumpkin pie!) With home-made whipped cream on top.