Wednesday oh Wednesday

So far this week has been good in terms of work, life and eating. No real issues or set backs. Though today I thought the Dining Hall was going to have Naan and if you know me, Naan is something I'd eat no matter what. I got a piece and it was NOT worth feeling like crap for the rest of the day. I did allow myself a quarter of a cup of brown rice.

Lifting this morning was tough, not gonna lie. I decided to up my weights and I was able to lift 65 lbs! wooo hooo! Very excited about that. But I was HUNGRY afterward. I made chicken apple sausage, egg and sweet potatoes sauteed in butter. DELICIOUS! Oh yes I also enjoyed an Asian Pear one of my RAs brought me.

This morning I was looking at Balanced Bites (on Facebook) and the woman posted about carbs and how to get carbs (outside of bread, cookies, cake, etc) and she shared a great chart  that I really liked. It is broken down into fruit and veggies! Great way to think about what we're eating and the benefits we are getting from that food.

Tomorrow we will officially be Paleo for a month, my how time flies!!! One of the RAs today was asking questions about it and how I like it. I told her all about the benefits I've been experiencing and how it just feels right for me. I honestly don't know how I survived before! Whereas, my amazing wife is having an opposite experience. This whole thing was her idea and yet she isn't getting any of the perks that I have gotten (extra energy, new digestion and no more IBS--not that she had that to begin with, and all around feeling like a new person). I, on the other hand, am experiencing all of those things! Its funny how this whole thing was her idea and yet I'm the one who is in love with it. Ah such is life right?

I'm finding that I'm not missing cake or cupcakes or ice cream or bread but I do wish I could have a piece of cornbread. OH SO GOOD! When I'm in the store, I look at certain processed foods and wonder how I ate it before. I guess I sort of still want it or long for it but stand by theory of it being all in my head.

I'm headed to dinner now with my amazing wife and we will see what tonight's dinner brings but I know that I have a program so I need to fill up on the good stuff so I'm not tempted to get snacky on processed/sugary snacks later.

Peace out!