Day thirteen..replacing the old with the new.

Transformation begins in the kitchen, accepting this as true took awhile to digest. In the last 5 months, I have gone from eating gluten and unhealthy foods, to a gluten free diet, and now to the paleo diet. Somewhere between then and now, even the thought of my old eating lifestyle is no longer appealing. It has shown me how much strength and self discipline I actually have.  Thou, transformation begins in the kitchen, change only continues with hard work. Time to get my body to the gym. Got to build these big girl muscles!

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, handful of blueberries, handful of blackberries, 4 strawberries, and 1/4 cup homemade apple sauce.

Post workout meal: 6 oz grilled chicken breast, 1 orange.

Lunch: 6 oz grilled chicken breast, mixed greens, spinach, handful of blackberries, 1 cucumber sliced up,  oven roasted beets, and tablespoon of balsamic and olive oil. Perfect meal before a perfect 3 hour nap. I heart days off. 

Snack: Handful of macadamia nuts, handful of blueberries.

Dinner: 6 oz broiled lemon pepper salmon over 1 cup shredded cabbage, cilantro, sauteed peppers and onions, boiled kale, tossed in balsamic and olive oil. Got this recipe from Chrissy. Delicious! Next time, I will grill the salmon. The filet I got was to thin to throw on the grill.

Snack: 3 oz broiled salmon, handful of blackberries and blueberries.

This is my first weekend off from work in forever! I feel like I should be out drinking with friends but four weekends this month is not going kill me. Socially conditioning myself to let go of my late night shenanigans has been one of the hardest habits, I have had to break (other than sriracha). With one habit broken, it is filled with a new. Instead of going out to the bars, I go to the gym. It's a healthier habit and I save money. I am almost at the half way mark of 30 days and still going strong. Slowly, I'm seeing my body change..but these things take time. If it were easy and fast, everyone would do it. So I will continue being patient and working towards my fitness goal. In the end, it will pay off and I wont be looking back wishing I had done something different.