Anyway, I've stuck to the Paleo Diet since the weekend festivities. I haven't had time to blog about it, because I've got a lot going on right now and my evenings are taken up with sewing, sewing, and more sewing. I don't remember what I've eaten each day since Monday, so I'll just give the rundown for today. Oh...and, remember when I said I didn't want to see the scale on Monday morning after my gluttonous weekend? I was right. I weighed in at a heafty, bloated, 143 Monday morning. I generally don't weigh more than once a week, but after two days of eating the right way, I decided to weigh this morning. 141. OK, I can live with that. Sure, it's a pound heavier than I was last weekend - but after the way I felt over the holiday weekend, I'll take it.
So this morning I had - yep, you guessed it! Ham for breakfast, along with eggs. Lunch was a deli chicken sandwich on red leaf lettuce instead of bread, and some carrots. I ate a few bites of my kiddo's Ruffles too, but I'm not counting that as cheating. Dinner was a chicken apple salad. I wasn't sure about it at first, but as I continued to eat it, it grew on me. It was kind of odd at first. I sauteed chicken breasts in olive oil, added 1/4 tsp Allspice and 1/8 tsp ground cloves. Then, put the chicken on top of a bed of greens, add some thinly sliced apples (and just for kicks, I added a chopped raw squash - I needed a little extra texture), and drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper. I didn't think the olive oil was going to be great as a dressing; I thought it would be a little too dry for my liking. But it was remarkably tasty!
I feel better already, just after eating the right way since Monday. I have to admit, though...the Easter candy is calling my name. I don't eat candy as a general rule. In fact, we've still got a big bowl of Halloween candy sitting in our basement. I'm just craving it because I "can't" have it. I think I'll be sending it to work with hubby tommorrow so I'm not tempted!
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