Day 25-26

Well another weekend has come and gone, and here I am trying to savor every last bit of Sunday. It was a tough week on the paleo front, mostly because I had to battle some intense cravings. I am proud to say that I stuck to paleo, with the exception of using unsweetened cocoa in my mug cakes. It is definitely important to have a plan when cravings arise, and I think I handled them well.

Yesterday I had my usual breakfast and then had to go into work for a few hours. Chad drove me, since the roads were slick, and he headed to Pf Changs for lunch. He got me an order of garlic spinach, and I ate his leftover chicken. When I got off work we headed home to relax for a few hours, and then ventured back out to get supplies for our Super Bowl party. We got the majority of our food from Costco, which was insane! There were so many people, all trying to stock up. By the time we finished shopping, Chad was traumatized and I was exhausted, so we ended up at Wholefoods for dinner. I helped myself to some pulled pork, steamed cabbage, and a bunch of roasted veggies.

All in all Saturday was pretty good. I went slightly over my carbs and ended up at 104g, but I was glad to eat a ton of veggies.

Today was super busy with cooking and cleaning in preparation for our party. Chad told me last night that there was just no way he'd be able to stick to paleo for the party and I didn't push the issue. I however, was determined to stay on track. For the party I made twice baked potatoes, buffalo chicken wings, spinach salad, jalepeno popper dip and guacamole. We also had chicken sausages and brats, and chips and salsa. Poor Chad didn't stand a chance! I made myself sauteed onions and peppers, which I ate over a roasted sweet potato with some chicken sausage. My downfall was the amount of plantain chips that I ended up eating, along with a bunch of guacamole. I also helped myself to several chicken wings (which were actually paleo friendly). I am so stuffed now and regretting the amount I consumed. I am however, proud to say that I did not have any alcohol and did eat paleo, despite all the temptation. In all honesty, even though I made all the food, I really had no desire to eat anything but the chicken wings. I didn't bother keeping track of my carb intake because I know it was ridiculous today, so I'm giving myself a break and acknowledging the accomplishment of sticking to paleo. Thursday is our last day of the challenge so my goal from now until then is to be incredibly strict, and stay within the 100g of carbs goal. I'm looking forward to taking my measurements this week.