Meal Planning

I haven't been very disciplined for the past couple months, what a fail. I knew this was going to happen. I keep telling myself "next week I'll be paleo" but heh, that hasn't happened yet. Until today.

So, for today:

• Breakfast - 3 slices of bacon, 2 scrambled eggs, sauteed spinach
• Snack - 1/2 banana
• Lunch - Chicken curry (based off my not so meatballs recipe)
• Snack - 1/2 banana
• Pre-WOD Snack - 1 scrambled eggs with spinach
• Dinner - something with ground beef, sloppy joes perhaps?

I know I'm not fully planning things out, but I haven't found the excitement I did before while cooking. I need to go grocery for sure.

Here's some recipes I plan on conquering this week:

• Sloppy Joe's: http://www.paleoplan.com/2009/12-03/sloppy-joes/
• Cilantro Turkey Burgers: http://www.paleoplan.com/2011/02-02/cilantro-turkey-burgers/
• Curried Cream of Broccoli Soup: http://www.cuhh-linaryadventures.com/2012/11/paleyolo-curried-cream-of-broccoli-soup.html (I've been failing at this so hard, my brother told me to give up, lol)

Among other things, I'm so picky about what I eat, so I've decided to make more of my accidental cauliflower meal to mix in with my eggs. I still seriously hate cauliflower.

Well, at least I have a plan, right?

Cheers.

Happy Birthday Marilyn!

Happy fucking Birthday to one of my cousins and best friends, Marilyn (the co-owner of Cuhh-linary Adventures!)! My life would be miserable without her! <3

Eat CLEAN!

Taken from my home blog, acerz.com...

Ever since the holidays, I fell off the paleo wagon HARD. I know I've mentioned this before, but now I'm really seeing the differences from being paleo, to... not. As a matter of fact, the following has gotten worse since pre-paleo, to full paleo, to 80% paleo, to the shitter.

• Allergies: I would normally get my eye allergies and sneezies out in the morning by 8:00 am. While I was doing the challenge, my allergies were practically non-existent. Now, my allergies last almost all day, and I thought I was getting sick, but no... just allergies. All day, all the time.
• Sleep: I would sleep maybe 4-5 hours a night, waking up maybe twice at the most. While on the challenge, by the 2nd week, I slept through the whole night, PLUS felt great in the morning, not the typical sluggish crap... and by the time I got home from work and WODing, I still had energy to pull together a full meal to eat for dinner AND meals for the next couple days. As of late, I get maybe 5-6 hours of sleep a night, but I wake up every 1-2 hours. RIDICULOUS! I may as well be sleeping 3-4 hours. I noticed too, that even when I get home post-WOD, I shower and just pass the fcuk out! This week has definitely been my "rock bottom" week because, out of the 5-6 meals PER DAY, I've maybe been paleo, 3 times max. Absolutely horrendous.
• Emotions: I don't know what it is, but when I saw Dan on Sunday, I started crying because I was hungry. CRYING! I had just finished my period the day before (sorry male readers), so my hormones were fine. Obviously, will all the bad food I've been eating, I've been sleepier, crankier, more feisty and sad.
• Thumb/Wrist Sprain: I don't know exactly how my eating habits affect my injury, but I feel like I'm healing slowly compared to before. Maybe this week of just pure carbs clogging up my insides is just preventing my usual fast healing time.
• Weight Gain: I gained almost my weight back from the paleo challenge; I gained 8 lbs, I weighed myself yesterday. It didn't really shock me because I have been eating really bad and because I feel like I've been babying my injury, I haven't been WODing hard.

Given all these factors and reasons and SHIT, this week has slapped me so hard on the face that I'm in the process of making my grocery list. Bullshit to the side, I can't let myself go again. I've been doing so well, and I'm surrounded by good, healthy, driven people... and plus, I'm still featured on CrossFit Ero's website.

I feel as if I need an incentive to be Whole 30... It was nice getting my new Adipower OLY shoes... maybe I'm just being vain... but I'm really trying for these to be my incentives:

1. Stabilize my allergies
2. Get a FULL night's rest on the daily
3. Be zen
4. WOD to my fullest potential
5. Lose weight

*Also, because of reason #5, I will be visiting my friend in Baltimore, MD... Angel. We met online a decade ago (no lie). We haven't met in person, but after a decade... I think it's time. I'll be spending a week with her and for her birthday... Gotta be physically/emotionally ready for something like this.

Okay so, it's decided.

No more excuses. Tonight, I have a doctor's appointment, and I'll hit up Whole Foods and Vons either later or tomorrow after the WOD and shit's about to get REAL.

Back on the Paleo Grind

I went Grocery Shopping yesterday at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods and let me tell you my haul consists of Paleo friendly bacon, sausage and cold cuts. Why no veggies? Well because, even though I love Whole Foods and Trader Joe's so much... it's so much cheaper and more beneficial for me to buy them at Costco. I told my husband (awwww shit. I'm still in shock that I have a husband!) I went grocery shopping and he's so supportive with me making the change to Paleo. When I told him how much I spent, he didn't get mad, he simply replied "Well, my babies to need to eat."

On another note, I think I either need to get off of Instagram or stop following people who cook/eat such delicious food. I have a friend who cooks ALL THE TIME and her food looks so good. But that just influenced me to look for a Paleo version of it. Be aware: I will start posting my recipes here once again!!!

I am deciding to go back to Paleo, or well 80% Paleo because my allergies, skin, and body has been going crazy. My face is like a teenager hitting puberty, wassup sex pizza face! NOT! I'll soon be 100% Paleo but I have some Whole Wheat Bread and Brown Rice that I want to finish up so that it won't go to waste. So probably next week I'll be 100% Paleo.

Later on, I'll meal prep LIKE A BOSS!

Muscle Cups

I have been meaning to cook turkey meatballs, but by the time I was ready to use the meat, it went bad :( There goes $10 of meat that I could have consumed sooner! I had processed a mix to hand mix in the meat, but since I didn't get to use the ground turkey, I ended up making these instead...

 

Ingredients (my recipe is up in the air since I just cooked without any guidelines):

• 6 strips of bacon pan fried, cooked enough but not crunchy
• 5-6 eggs
• 6-7 whole champignon mushrooms
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 1 whole medium white onion
• 3/4 bag of the Fresh Express baby spinach
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon of ghee (or even the bacon grease)

Prep:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In a food processor, toss in 5-6 of your mushrooms, garlic cloves, onions and baby spinach and process until it looks like a possible paste (but not, lol)
• In another bowl, beat your eggs until consistency is smooth
• Add the green mix with the egg mix and mix, mix, mix! Add salt and pepper to taste
• Next time, I want to add oregano, basil and rosemary
• Grease the muffin pan compartments with ghee or bacon grease and strategically line it with the bacon strips. Yes. Strategically.
• Using a ladel, fill compartments leaving 1/8 of an inch to allow it to rise
• Slice your remaining whole mushrooms and place in the center on top of the mix, and lightly press down to secure it
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or so (depending on how you like your eggs)
• Eat dat.

 

 

You will have some mixture left over if you decide not to make so many of these yummy Muscle Cups. I didn't have time this weekend to make more, so I used the remainder for breakfast today!

 

 

I just scrambled it. I forgot I added salt, so when I cooked it this morning, I added even more salt = FAIL

 

Next time, for this breakfast creation, I think I will add 1/2 cup or 3/4 cups of almond flour to make a veggie type pancake. Maybe add a tablespoon or so in the original mix so the cups won't be so moist.

 

Trial and Error, man.

Definition of a FAT ASS

If I were to log onto dictionary.com and look up "fat ass" you would indeed find one of the definitions say "Marilyn Sanchez"

Oh why you ask? Well since the New Year my life has been HECTIC! Everyday I'm running errands or attending school, taking care of my daughter. Let me give all you people a piece of advice if you get married... DO NOT CHANGE YOUR LAST NAME! Don't do it. It's a headache. Le husband didn't want to take my last name, unfortunately, so I agreed to taking his.

I have been such a fat ass since the New Year started. I mean it could be because I haven't been Paleo, I've been too tired to cook, I haven't gone grocery shopping. Yes, this means I have been through a Drive-Thru practically everyday this week. I am NOT proud of that. It really hit home when I went to Jack in a Crack. The lady gave me my food and said "See you soon." YOU BITCH! "See you soon." As if you already know that I'm willing to eat such degrading food again. Ugh. She was right, I probably saw her the next day. DON'T JUDGE ME!!!

My eating habits got out of hand because of the holiday and I indulged. Like seriously indulged. My husband (that's right ladies and gents. I got married bitches.) loves to eat. He was back from bootcamp and we ate EVERYTHING he wanted to eat. Sushi, Steak, Prime Rib, Fast Food, Starbucks, Pasta, Rice, etc. You see the trend right? There are no fruits and veggies. All carbs & Red meat.

With that being said I plan to make a change. To eat healthier and be Paleo. More on this later because my stupid responsibilities are getting the best of me and I need to study. Haha.

Howdy!

Sorry for the lack of updates guys! Holidays and whatnot.

Lots of things happening!

I haven't been paleo, but today is my first day! So expect recipes and pictures soon :)

How were your holidays?