Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Day 17

I am over half way through my very first Whole 30 and dive into the Paleo world.  So far I've been very successful.  I'm so thankful to the friends who have done this before me and are so encouraging.  This journey has been pretty easy for me.  I don't miss any of the things I'm no longer eating.  I do, however, still have trouble with lunch.  I just really hate lunch.  Nothing ever sounds good. 

Don has loved all of the paleo dinners that I've made.  His favorites have to be the smoked pulled pork, and the World's Best Chicken.  I even managed to pull of feeding my book club last night, all of the food was paleo and nobody complained, in fact they liked it! 

My kids are so aware of what I'm doing.  Alex is always asking me, "Is this paleo, Mom?"  Katie says that she's going to "go paleo too."  I'm still waiting for that to happen.  For the kids it's going to be a slower process as they get used to eating a little bit differently. I'm just happy that I can be a good example for them and they are aware of what's going on and eager to ask questions and accepting of the answers.

Over the last 17 days I've done a bunch of firsts.
  • Made home made mayo.  Delicious!!
  • Made almond flour.
  • Smoked a Pork Shoulder on the BBQ, then finished it in oven.
  • Made delicious homemade Ranch dip/dressing.
  • Went to Bunco and didn't eat one piece of tempting candy, and most importantly didn't have a hard time ignoring it.
  • Brined Chicken.
  • "Riced" cauliflower.
  • Used coconut aminos.
I'm so happy to be on this journey.  Thanks to everybody who has been encouraging and supportive. I'll keep you posted.