Day 2: Getting Organized

Something you should know about me: I'm the worst procrastinator ever! I should of organized my recipes earlier. I should of made my shopping list days ago. And I certainly should gone shopping before today! But alas, I didn't. And all is well that ends well! So today I got myself organized! I spent a couple hours going through recipes and working on my shopping list. Thank heavens for Pinterest! Seriously though, how did we ever survive without it?! This blog was most helpful to me today. After getting organized I hit the store. I'm a fan of Wal-Mart, judge me all you want. But eating healthy ain't always cheap, and this trip was no exception. I did use my my reusable bags though. Because I care about the environment like that. And I am sick to death of plastic bags everywhere. Here's the bounty I came home with:

Limes, grapefruit, oranges, spaghetti squash, pomegranate, chicken legs,
coconut oil, almond flour, walnuts, 93% lean ground beef, 85% dark chocolate,
coconut milk (full fat), almond butter, apples, carrots, sweet potatoes, cilantro,
bananas, broccoli, and garlic

This trip cost me just over $67. That includes a few dollars for magic erasers and a pipe declogger thing. Spoiler alert: bathtub is getting cleaned tonight! The almond flour was the pricey splurge. Over $10 for that little guy! Good thing the recipe only calls for a small amount of it. I don't know how some people can afford to shop at higher end grocery stores when following this diet. Kudos to you if you can! While we are on the subject of price I should point out that, if you are strictly sticking to Paleo protocol, the produce should be organic and the meat grass fed. But I really like having money in my bank account. Unfortunately Wal-Mart didn't have everything I needed and I had to run over to the much pricier local nutrition store.  

Coconut flour, tapioca flour, and dairy-free chocolate chips

Total was $18. It might be more expensive, but I love that store, and I can tell I'm going to be spending a lot of time there this month! They were out of unsweetened coconut flakes, so it'll be sooner rather than later because they are essential to a recipe I really want to try out! 

So there you have it: All organized and ready to cook up some healthy deliciousness! 

Here's my food log:

Breakfast: 3 eggs scrambled with 1 slice of bacon, tomatoes, red onion, jalapenos, and topped                    with avocado

Snack: Handful of raspberries and blackberries

Lunch: Shake with 1 banana, spoonful of almond butter, spinach, kale, little bit of honey, and              almond milk

Dinner: Spaghetti squash* with Classico Traditional Sweet Basil tomato sauce mixed with                       some ground beef and onion. I ate a lot of it. I was hungry after teaching back to 

              back kickboxing classes!

Snack: Lots more berries and some unsalted cashews

I feel like I ate more but I can't remember. That is what I get for being lazy and not writing everything down. I'll do better tomorrow, I promise. I also took an energy supplement that is packed with B vitamins. It gave me tons of energy, and I felt great all day! Best news, no crash! My friend is the creator/developer, and I can tell you firsthand that this company makes a top quality product. Check it out here. It's the V3 supplement.  
*I'll further discuss this in a later blog, but just so you know, strictly speaking squashes are not really considered to be paleo. But they're not considered to be bad either. It's confusing.

Have a wonderful day!