So busy

Well its been pretty crazy around here. Between traveling for work and traveling to rehearsal, I've put a lot of mileage on my car and on my mind. I've been sticking to eating paleo and exercising but I'm having a very off week. I've been trying to add in a few new foods that have recently been deemed paleo, but they don't seem to be working with me. According to paleolifestyle.com, green peas are ok, so I made a delicious chicken stew with them in it and ate for dinner the one day and then for lunch yesterday. I've put on a half pound each of those days and I don't know why, except for the peas? In that same article, it said that white potatoes in moderation are now ok, but I don't think that is going to work for me. 

I did have kind of a cheat day on Saturday night, our dinner plans fell through times two and then ended up at a third restaurant that was Cajun but everything was fried. I had done a two hour booty camp/zumba class that morning so I decided that I could eat what I wanted and drink what I wanted. I partook in the sugariest most mind numbing drink and fried shrimp and hush puppies and didn't gain weight then, so why did the peas do it to me? I don't know. I just have to keep plugging away. Maybe I should stop weighing in EVERY DAY! Of course, when I've stopped weighing in in the past, I've gained weight. Or maybe I need to stop obsessing! 

I also have a new plan for working out for the next three months. I'm concentrating on running more and getting my times better for the 5ks I have coming up. The first one is in less than three weeks and will be during the run of the musical so hopefully I won't be completely wiped out from the night before, and then the next one will be over 4th of July in the HEAT of Texas. Its looking pretty good to get down the last 20 lbs before we move. Of course I haven't really lost anything this month and so I'm a month behind. When I weighed in on Sunday with Emily, I was 190.6 but at home I was 187.5 and now I'm 188.5.  I just want to be 170 by August 1st, is that too much to ask? Probably. 

Anywho, here are some of the foods I've made over the last week. The stew from Monday night can be found here at http://paleodietlifestyle.com/quick-and-creamy-chicken-stew/ and here is my picture. It was so good, but I don't know about those peas man. 

I also made, fresh from my garden fried green tomatoes. I made up my own recipe and this is what I used. 

4 green garden tomatoes (2 were roma, 2 were beefy)

1/2 cup almond flour

1/4 cup parmesan cheese (optional)

1 egg

oregano

salt and pepper

2 tbs olive oil

Heat up the oil and mix together the dry ingredients in a bowl and beat the egg in a second bowl. Dip all the tomatoes in the egg then dredge in the flour mixture. After the oil is heated, place in the dipped veggies and then turn over after 2 minutes. After another 2 minutes, remove from the oil and dry on a paper towel. Serve with home made paleo tomato ketchup. 

And finally last night, I made some awesome meatloaf! I found the recipe here at http://paleodietlifestyle.com/paleo-meat-loaf/ and it was so juicy and tender. I loved it and when I got home, the whole pan was gone. I also harvested some spinach from the garden and heated it up in a skillet with some olive oil. Here it is!

So yummy! It's been a good week for eating. Not for weight loss though, we'll get back on track though! I have faith in me.