So even though we have officialized our cruising vacation plans, we're having a hard time remaining a team on this paleo effort. I'm feeling good and am enjoying the challenge. Hubby is not digging this. Last year when he was living a vegetarian lifestyle, he did great. I hated it. Now the tables have turned.

He wants to be done with paleo and go back to eating in moderation. I don't want to give up yet. A least completely. If I do decide to return to a moderation scenario, I need to remind myself to be strict about sticking to exercise plans. And I need to change it up (meaning, I can't just run, I need to lift too!!).

Today hubby and I took a field trip out of town to take care of some business. We did well on our errands and ended up wanting a celebratory lunch. We found ourselves dining at the restaurant inside of Bass Pro Shops.

Dammit.

They serve you bread with sugar on top to ni bble on while you're waiting for your order. So, temptation ahoy! We both splurged a bid and went a little astray, hence the title of this post. It was a pretty DAMN paleo day, in "damn, not so much!" Hubby got a grilled mahi mahi sandwich with fries and I had top sirloin with veggies and mashed potatoes.

In retrospect, we could have done disastrously worse (as when in that area, we usually choose The Hat), so I guess I do need to see the bright side of things and realize that this paleo may be sinking in more than I realized.

Oops, there goes the timer on our dinner (a roast)! Later gators.

I feel like Friday at 3:30 was the official "let's give Christine paleo ideas" time as two coworkers, from different offices, offered me some incredible recipes and suggestions.

The first one came by way of a link with a request of "make me these". I cannot wait to attempt this scrumptious dessert dreamed up by Vanessa at cleaneatingwithadirtymind.com (can I tell you how much I love the name of that blog, BTW)? Who else is going to try this recipe with me?

http://cleaneatingwithadirtymind.com/2013/06/03/paleo-reeses-cheesecake-with-fauxreo-crust-is-a-must/

The next pebble of paleo talk came when I got an email forwarded by another coworker regarding a paleo bakery in San Diego that also ships their goods! You mean to tell me I can have paleo-friendly wraps, breads, and wafles? Sign me up! We're planning on placing an order together and splitting the shipping. Check out Julian Bakery's website here:

http://www.julianbakery.com/ 

Coworker #1 and I were looking for other paleo bakery options, and she found Breakaway Bakery, which is definintely closer and will be worth a little field trip the next time I'm in the valley:

http://breakawaybakery.com/ 

I had to squash the want for something chocolate with almonds today, and it just wasn't the same. I didn't think hard enough to realize that I CAN have chocolate, just not in the main-stream way. CAN'T WAIT!! 

PS - I'm down 3.4 pounds since starting this on the 1st. I know it is just water weight after binging on sugar and carbs on NYE, but hey, victory!  

Hi there, and welcome to my new little corner of the internet! I'll be blogging about my experiences as I adopt a (pretty damn) paleo lifestyle. What do I mean by this? I'm not going to completely give up my simple pleasures of red wine and beer. I'm not going to cook every single meal at home (hello, In-N-Out!). And I am going to succomb to temptations - for instance, should I travel to Texas, you bet your sweet butt that I'll be devouring a chicken fried steak, biscuits and gravy, and cornbread.

My husband and I are doing this together, and he is full-steam-ahead. It always amazes me how he can quit things cold turkey and not give it a second moment's thought. When we were doing our vegan thing, he lost a bunch of weight, felt great, and as basically kicking my ass at adopting that lifestyle. I lasted two weeks and ultimately brought us to our demise by making us eat a grilled cheese from In-N-Out.

So, as I sit here typing, sipping on my black coffee (I am typically a little-bit-of-coffee-with-my-creamer girl, so, *shudder*), I can't help but wonder where this experiment will take me. Will I find it easy to accept paleo as my lifestyle? Will I end up accepting butter/ghee/heavy whipping cream back into my life? Will I continue to count and log my caloric intake even though I really shouldn't need to if I'm keeping up my end of the bargain? Only time will tell.