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.