I'll be the first to admit: as much as I wanted to, I haven't been 100%, no cheating, following the diet. Nothing big, other than last Sunday's calzones (no one refuses Jimmy's cooking), but I have caved and gotten coffee a few times. I know...tea has caffeine as well...but I can't get a turbo shot in tea, and mornings like the other morning, where I was up until 1am studying, and then up at 6am to make it out the door to take a test...I needed my coffee flavored caffeine. I have been doing well though. I am not doing anywhere as bad as I thought I would be doing. I actively seek out paleo alternatives when I am peckish (say, dried fruit, nuts, or carrot sticks, instead of a bagel or something like that). My biggest difficulty has been getting rid of pasta and rice. I love them dearly, and I miss them so...
Bringing Logan out on a "date" tonight to Applebee's, since Cody gets to eat over Nana and Grampy's house, and I have already scouted out the menu for paleo-friendly meals. Some of their salads and chicken dishes look really good, and they are served with portabella mushrooms instead of pasta or rice.
Have a great night all!
UPDATE: So we went to Applebee's. Logan, as always, was a wicked flirt with the servers and even the manager, and drew them both pictures. I ended up getting the Grilled Dijon Chicken with Portobello Mushrooms. It came with sautéed veggies (really good) and potatoes, which I did not eat. It did have a little cheese melted on top, which I failed to ask them not to do, but Erin says it is good to have a little dairy every once in a while, just so my body doesn't forget how to digest it.
I've had lactose intolerance before, and it sucks! I had to gradually add lactose into my diet little by little to get my tolerance back again, and I had to deal with being uncomfortable and all the other...unfortunate...effects that come with lactose intolerance.
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