No matter how hard I try, Sunday mornings still end up with us rushing out the door to get to church in time. I don’t know how that happens!
Thankfully, this morning I had the perfect amount of waffles left over for pumpkin waffle almond butter banana sandwiches… and Brandon finally got to try some! They were just as big of a hit as last time. And guess what, we kind of got to church on time! LOL
After church we went out with some new friends, soon to become great friends, for lunch. We went to a restaurant where not only kids eat free, they have at least one thing on the menu that we can eat and feel good about. Hey, one is all we need!
We were having such great conversation that I forgot to take picture (darn it) but I can tell you it was all good food. The ordering part was pretty funny though. Our waitress certainly earned her tip! “Can I order the appetizer bowl of guacamole without chips but lots of veggies instead? Can I also please order the kids fajita with no cheese, no tortilla, no rice, and no beans? Can I also order the mixed fajita plate for 2 with no cheese, no beans, no cheese, no sour cream, no tortillas and a whole lot of guacamole? Thanks.” I tried not to laugh. It was super tasty and super good for us.
Here’s a stock photo of my fajitas to give you an idea of our lunch:
After lunch we interviewed a babysitter for the kids, cleaned up the rest of our Christmas stuff, got down all our baby girl things from the attic, and fell over exhausted. At 7 I realized I needed to feed the tribe and didn’t have anything ready and I was tiiiired. Soooo glad to be going by a meal plan which means I had all the ingredients for all those meals on hand.
I wanted to make the spaghetti casserole but my spaghetti squash was bad so I went for a bowl of spaghetti chili. I sautéed a diced sweet potato, 6 diced carrots, a diced onion and a package of chicken sausage, diced. I threw all that in with a large can of crushed tomatoes, some herbs de provence, garlic, salt and pepper. A few minutes later everything was hot and dinner was on the table. It was the perfect ending to a long day.
It’s funny how cooking at home and not giving yourself the option to run to a fast food restaurant (like we surely would have) changes the way you think about “fast food”. All of these ingredients were in-house and available to make a fast, healthy meal but I still wanted to run out and grab something that would have been awful for all of us. Why? Old habits die hard. The more important question is: did I? No. I got up, I threw some tasty ingredients together, and I made a homemade, delicious, healthy meal that everyone enjoyed.
It’s all a choice. What choices are you making?
hey Jacque, I have a serious and maybe too personal question for you, but I got to ask someone who is doing Paleo. How is your # 2 coming?
I noticed that for ME #2 is now a concern. Because the volume of food I ingest has decreased and I am eating a lot more protein, things don’t flow as easily and sometimes I skip a day before going #2.
I read someone’s blog who eats a lot of protein.. kind of Paleo but I don’t think she eats as much fruit as you and your family.. anyway, she takes magnesium citrate every day. As far as I know that is a laxative, is it not?
Do you take anything like that as a supplement?? And being pregnant, sometimes constipation can happen, do you have any advice or tips to give me??
thanks again,
tereza
Hi Tereza, nope- not too personal. I am as regular as can be. I don’t take any supplements to help me, none of us do, and we are all moving along nicely. If you are having issues take a look at what you’re eating and check to make sure there are plenty of veggies in your diet. You can even make a green smoothie to aid in the flow. I am always hesitant to add in extra meds as I think all we need should be in our food. Yes, you might need extra help, just make sure you have extinguished all your options in your food first. Hope this helps!
I have found that adding ground flax seeds to a smoothie or any paleo version of pancakes/muffins does the trick in this department. Start with 1 tsp and work your way up to 1/4 cup if necessary for smoothies and 1/4 cup to a pancake/muffin recipe that makes 8 muffins/5 pancakes. Hope this helps !
Great job! I’m a new follower of your blog. I’m on a semi Paleo eating plan–no dairy, soy, coffee, caffeine, sugar, processed foods, and gluten. So far so good. I did this last summer for 30 days hard core and lost about 15 lbs. I then settled back into our old ways and gained it all back. Now i’m on a 90 day eating plan to regain my skinniness! I’m allowing my self to splurge on decaf coffee 1 time a week, as it is something I absolutely love and do not want to end up “falling off the wagon” just because I deprive myself of the thing I love! Looks like your family is doing wonderful on your new eating plan.
You sound like you are on the right path Andrea! So proud of you. Can’t wait to hear your results.