Day six...cilantro is my new sriracha.

I think I am finally through my sriracha with drawls. Woke up today and made breakfast without even twitching at the sight of the half filled bottle with its green top. I've started realizing how much I enjoy foods without having to smother them with hot sauce. The crisp sweet taste of an apple (yes, I put hot sauce on it before). The moist savory bite of fresh grilled chicken. The crunchy texture of broccoli and asparagus. I am in bliss. I've started adding more fresh herbs to my diet. Cilantro being one of them. I love the flavor that it gives to my meals, however..I do not eat it with everything. Everything in moderation I've decided. That's my motto for the new year. And this new year, is my year.

Breakfast: 4 oz ground meat patty, 1/4 cup pico de gallo, 1 strawberry, 1/2 avocado, handful of blueberries.

Post workout meal: 6 oz grilled chicken breast, 1/2 cup broccoli.

Snack: handful of almonds, 1 boiled egg.

Lunch: 6 oz grilled chicken breast, 1/2 cup steamed zucchini, 1/2 avocado, 1 apple, 4 strawberries. Woke up late so this is it before work. Packed myself up some snacks and dinner on the go. Hopefully, it gets me through another night of making pineapple jalapeno mojitos and coconut cloud martinis!!

Snack: 2 apples, handful of almonds, handful of raspberries.


Snack: 2 boiled eggs, 1/2 avocado, 1/4 cup bell peppers, double shot of espresso.

Dinner: 6 oz grilled chicken breast, red leaf lettuce tossed in olive oil, 1/2 cup cauliflower, 1/2 avocado, 4 strawberries, 1/2 granny smith apple, 1/4 cup steamed zucchini. Work tonight was slow in the beginning, so I was able to keep track of snacks and eat my dinner. Energy was definitely better than ever.

Snack: handful of macadamia nuts, handful of blueberries.

Tonight was hard not to go out after work. Normally, I'll drink once a week but one weekend down..three more to go. I know that following this 30 day diet, will give me that edge of getting my body where I want it to be physically. The more I learn about the paleo diet, the more I am intrigued. I'm listening to Robb Wolf as I type the rest of today's blog. Sounds a lot like how I was already living so continuing this diet after the month is up, is definitely in the cards. He just mentioned that if your going to drink, drink clear liquids (already do), drink earlier, and follow it with some protein and fats. Day drinking? Yes please. I could go for a patron silver on the rocks with fresh squeezed lime juice. Hello February 3rd, 2012.