Day eight...bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon..

I woke up this morning, looking forward to making myself some breakfast with one special ingredient. Yes, you guessed it..BACON. I could eat a whole large heaping plate of bacon. And I have before at Carnegie's deli on 7th avenue at 55th street, New York. I knew better but wanted to prove a boyfriend at the time wrong (yes I am that stubborn and competitive). Boy did that back fire. Took me over a year and a half to appreciate bacon again..but take it away for a week? Its on. Two strips of bacon with my eggs..yes please.

Breakfast: 1 egg with 1/2 cup egg whites scrambled, 2 strips of bacon, 1/2 avocado, 3/4 cup of mixed berries- blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, 2 oven roasted sweet potato wedges, and cilantro to garnish. 

Post workout snack: 3 oz grilled chicken breast, 1 boiled egg, handful of blackberries. Another amazing workout with Dee! 100 burpees, 100 pushups, 100 squat jumps, 100 tuck jumps, and 266 kettle bell swings. Body is on fire and I love it! I see a nap in my future before work..or at least a ton of eating..

Snack: 2 oven roasted sweet potato wedges, handful of walnuts.

Lunch: 4 oz grilled chicken breast, sweet potatoes, zucchini, and squash spritzed with olive oil and lightly salt and peppered-oven roasted then finished off on the grill, cabbage slaw, red onion, cilantro, and oven roasted sliced beets. No sign of a nap needed in sight! Work in two hours? I'm ready for you. 


Snack: 1 peach, double shot of espresso, handful of blueberries and blackberries.

Dinner: 6 oz grilled chicken breast, cabbage slaw, 4 carrots, handful of blueberries, 6 slices of oven roasted-grilled sweet potatoes, zucchini, and squash.  Andy made me a paleo friendly home made hot sauce. Yeah, thats right..I tried it. So delicious. Its going into the freezer until February 2nd, when I can finally have jalapenos and eat it with my meals:)

Snack: 5 oz grilled chicken breast, cabbage slaw, oven roasted beets.

Snack: 1 orange, handful of macadamia nuts.

Someone at work told me to lay off the caffeine because I was moving fast and running all over the place. With no nap and only a double shot of espresso? Nah, its all me. My body, spirit, and mind are happy and feeling healthy! I will rock the rest of these 30 days and stick to the paleo diet afterwards. Del (someone that has been on the paleo diet for some time now) introduced me to Kait's primal kitchen recently and I can't wait to try out some of the recipes using coconut flour and almond flour. It will be a little more substantial than fruits and veggies, meaning I'll be able to snack less. But that is all in the future. Another week, another day..and I am well on my way to day nine.