started trying to get my life (eating) back in order yesterday. i consumed:

a glass of wine
some salad with ginger-soy dressing
hanger steak with some soy marinade
couple of baked pecans (with some kind of sugar on them)
eggplant/veg curry
pork liver terrine
3 green apple slices
handful of almonds
4 pieces of cheese

oh paleo, oh blog. you’re being neglected just like everything else in my life right now.

so, i’ve been really bad about posting my pics. im either on the train or in the office (dead zone) and im not home much in the evenings. by the time im here and remember to post it’s after midnight. or i just didn’t eat. or i didn’t take pics. or i had a cheat meal. blah blah. excuses.

anyway, for 50% of the time (maybe?) im eating right. lunch at work everyday has been amazing. breakfasts have been coffee 90% of the time or just skipped. lately i’ve had even less time and have been supplementing meals with coffee. dinners have usually been whatever i can put in my mouth (cheese) or a couple of drinks. whoops. though i have to say, i’ve been much more conscious about what im eating. especially when you know people are checking up on you! i’ve been trying to make good choices, and have pretty much avoided terribly processed foods (with an exception here and there). my weight loss has been pretty dramatic. it wasn’t really a goal, but i’ll take it!

we are quickly coming to the end of the challenge and i suppose that means the end of daily lunches. i’d actually love to keep doing that. it would be cool if more people were involved so that the duties were less frequent, but all in all - it wasn’t bad. added bonus: i saved a ton of money!

for me, this challenge was about seeing if i could stick to/sustain the paleo diet. it is definitely difficult. i think realistically it would be easier to manage something like 70/30. it’s tough telling myself i can’t have certain things because it makes me want them more, but it is much easier ‘mostly’ eating clean. i also just feel better. my body is happier when im not shoveling crap down my throat! shocking, i know.

all that said, i know there are many ways in which i could improve. eating 3 times a day would be a good start. cutting back on drinking would also make a big difference. getting some kind of exercise would be great too. going foward, ill need to make some adjustments, and maybe be a little more strict on some things. perhaps, give myself some slack on the weekends? i’d honestly like to figure out a way to sustain this in the long term and have it be less of an ‘extreme short-term diet’. i think it’s all about finding what works for you and creating the right balance. oh, and moderation.