Day 11 - going great!

So last night I went out to a Greek restaurant for dinner. I wasn't too worried about 'eating paleo' as I have been 100% committed for 10 days now. Dinner is not going to kill me. I didn't drink (only water) and I had a few pieces of flat bread with 3 greek dips, then I had a moussaka, which was delicious. it came with lemon potatoes, of which I only ate about 1/4 of. Plus I only ate half my moussaka, the other half I enjoyed for breakfast with some zucchini ribbons from my new vegetable slicer woo hoooo!! I will, however, investigate a paleo version of moussaka, as it is very tasty and something I would love to make.....

Sexy vegetables!

Tried out my new vegetable slicer thingy...it's fantastic!

Tuna & pine nut patties

The dentist fixed me up, and when I got home, I had no idea what to eat for lunch. so I made up something with a small tin of tuna in spring water. I drained the tuna, and added some almond meal, chopped celery and red onion, a few pine nuts and then I used half a raw egg to bind it all together. (Kimberley and Mitchell, my dogs, enjoyed the rest of the egg, yum yum!). I dropped 4 blobs of mixture into a hot pan with olive oil and cooked them off. I ate them with a garden salad and some fresh lime squeezed on top! I can't help thinking this dish was missing something...mmm like ranch dressing or tzatziki dip or sweet chilli sauce...something to dip the tuna patties in, they were a wee bit dry...i'll have to look into a paleo version of dipping sauce. On another note, i received my spiralizer today and i can't wait to use it !!

Panang chicken curry

Good morning, Day 10. After Crossfit (working on my pull-ups skills) and walking K&M on the beach, I ate some delicious Panang chicken curry (which I made last night) and a garden salad with olive oil & balsamic vinegar. I have noticed that my portion sizes are getting smaller, which is a new concept for me.

Mmmmm meat!

While my beef fillet steak was cooking a nice medium-rare on the BBQ, i was sauteeing some julienne carrots, finely sliced cabbage and onion to have with it, and cooking some Panang curry in my electric frypan - roast chicken breast meat, cauliflower and broccoli, onion, red capsicum, pumpkin, Mae Ploy panang curry paste (no preservatives or colours or sugar or wheat) and coconut milk. I will have the curry tomorrow sometime.

I am going over my upcoming dinner in a Greek restaurant and wondering how I'll go with my choices. I certainly don't want to go off eating paleo at this stage of the game, but i want to enjoy myself as well. Will report after I get home......

Scrambled eggs with bacon and mushrooms

My teeth really hurt, i have a dentist appointment tomorrow so I had to have something soft for lunch. I made scrambled eggs with a bit of bacon and mushrooms, fresh parsley from my herb garden, and a few pine nuts. That's about all I can handle at the moment!

Chicken and kelp noodle stir-fry

Day 9 - for breakfast I had a stir-fry with kelp noodles, carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms, red&green capsicum, fresh coriander (from my herb garden!), chicken (roasted the other day) and a handful of cashews and a splash of wheat-free, sugar-free soy sauce. Yummy! These kelp noodles are amazing!

It seems that cashews are either allowed or not allowed when eating paleo, depending on what you read. I have decided it is ok to have them once a week.