Isn’t it funny how we like to know what others are eating? I’d like to act like I don’t care what people are eating, but I do. It’s interesting. My friend Jaelyn and I always talk to each other about our diet changes, pretty much every week. I strive to be stronger and better at CrossFit like her so I always wonder what she’s chowing down on.
So after a few people asked what I ate in a day, I decided to instagram it! Why wouldn’t I instagram?! I freaking love it. I take so many unneeded pictures, it’s just stupid. So if you follow me on instagram @paleomg, you’ve already been bored to tears with my food and JOKES ON YOU, you get to see it again.
So this was my food intake on Thursday. It was a rest day so I did absolutely no sort of exercise. It was awesome.
5:30am – Grande Americano from Starbucks with a side of heavy cream. I’m guessing I added about 3-4 tablespoons of heavy cream to my coffee….maybe drank a tablespoon or so from the cup. Whatever. I probably drank half of it. I get bored quickly.
8:00am- Breakfast included about 1/4 cup of blueberries, a ground bison burger with homemade paleo ketchup, mustard, and avocado on top.
10:30 – 12:00 – Shopping for girl clothes. This is how clothes fit. I need shorts. Blaaaaahh. Effin CrossFit. I found jeans though!! At Old Navy. Go there CrossFit women, go there.
12:00 – WHOLE FOODS TRIP!! I snacked on 5-6 dried figs
12:30 – Lunch from Whole Foods- shredded chicken, marinated mushrooms, artichokes, and roasted red peppers.
well that looks like vomit
1:30 – I ate 2 failed pumpkin raspberry muffins. I guess the first failed one didn’t fail enough, so I had to try a second one….what? I’m dumb. They still tasted good, it was just like eating batter in the middle…which I guess I’m cool with.
5:00 - 3 glasses of iced tea at Happy Hour at Delite.
8:30 – For dinner, I ate a tuna steak. My crush cooked it up. I’ve always thought I hated tuna steaks and raw fish, but I loved it. Expanding my taste buds with a dude cooking for me! NBD.
Wow. Bored yet? I am. I have recently started to try to eat more, but kind of failed on this day. Trying to eat more protein, more frequently.
Sorry I just fell asleep…from boredom. Sorry my food and life aren’t more exciting. Shucks.
juli try Express shorts – I love them- they aren’t real tight around the legs. I don’t remember what they are called but they have 3 buttons running down the middle of front of each leg. I have a really tough time with shorts too :-)
OMG your abs are amazing!!! I know what you mean about the butt/waist ratio. For jeans, I’m obsessed with curvy fit jeans. I’m a size 6/8 in Lulu and I get a 2 or 4 in the jeans.
For shorts I really like jcrew – especially the outlet if you have one.
I don’t know why I like seeing full day eating posts too. But I do. I have to tell myself that when I feel ridiculous about posting my daily eats.
I have the worst time with shorts and pants! Glad I am not alone.
Never bored with your food picks! I had avocado today too!
I have a weird obsession with daily foodstuffs as well….also, share your pain with the clothes issue. It can be frustrating….
yes. my ass is indeed a 4 and my waist is maybe a 00/0…..awesome. Thanks for laughing at my absurd proportions saleslady. But we are crossfit strong and that is badass. I would rather have to buy a size or two up and have the waist taken in/ leave in frustration vs being all soft/saggy.
Keep doing what you’re doing- love your food, blog, etc :)
One day I will have JB abs, one day. Its a good idea i think to constantly evaluate your macronutrient break down, gets you more in tune with what you need to perform better and improve your bodyfat composition. I miss grilling fish, girlfriend hates it, bah…i may just grill some monday when she’s at work and enjoy it in peace!
Thanks for sharing. My weight loss has stalled and after seeing what you, a true athlete, are eating, I’m defintely overdoing the nuts and “paleo goodies”.
I notice that there”s not many veggies or greens. Is this representative of a typical day?
I wondered that too! I eat a salad as either lunch or dinner on pretty much a daily basis, and I figured it would be a part of a paleo diet. I’m brand new to paleo, though, so that may be completely wrong.
It’s always different, sometimes yes, sometimes no
seriously, i want your abs.
so i gave up on shorts/pants waist/thigh ratio fitting and resigned myself to always having to wear a belt.
I have the same issue with pants/shorts. :( Old navy is one of the few places that I can usually find something to wear. Big, muscular booty…I am not complaining! :D
i think that abs shop might be the best advertisement for cross fit and paleo i’ve ever seen – sold!
Great abs! Great images! What a man to cook tuna like that! 3 thumbs up!! How do you train & work for a couple of hours before breakfast? Does the cream get you through? I would be starving.
I love you, and I love your abs. I also love reading about other people’s food. My blog is essentially a daily journal about food, training, sleep, & stress, for my trainer to keep an eye on me. I LOVE to read the same stuff from other people…freakish obsession. But partly I think it’s helpful to see that others are eating less than me and that’s why they look fucking amazeballs and I do not…yet.
Anyway, I am glad you shared. Your lunch looks delicious and so simple, I might be whipping that up this weekend. And also, I love undercooked batter-y baked goods.
After some thought, I have devised a solution for your shorts issues: let’s trade willpower!
Your tummy will then expand to fit that waistband fo’ sho’!!
A crossfitter fried of mine told me to try the shorts in juniors dept at Kohls. They worked for her! I saw them on–she has orange and they’re cute.
Express didn’t work for me. I almost cried. Then I decided to buy them anyway and either use a belt or have a “dart” put in the back by a tailor. (that will remove extra fabric in the waist!!!)
I have reverted back to 501 guy jeans rolled into capris. Comfy and fit around my hips! Gaaaaa! Hips.
Whole Foods is seriously dangerous for me. If I go anywhere near their bulk section I turn into a ravenous beast. Usually for the dried strawberries. So good.
I’ve never had a tuna steak before, but that actually looks pretty good. May have to look into it!
Ahh! I am so happy you posted this. I wish you would post what you eat everyday! It would be very motivating!
Food diary posts = boring for you… but I’m not seeing any complaints! =)
Hey Juli, I have a similar problem with waistbands and I’m telling you, find a decent seamstress and get your shorts/jeans/skirts/pants tailored to fit. It’s totally worth it. For an extra $20 you will have the best fitting clothes. Don’t even think about it, just do it. I guarantee you’ll never look back.
S
P.S. This is my first post, I’m obsessed with your blog. I served up a variation on your green chile crock pork recipe and it was a show stopper.
I actually love this post; it provides great context to what you actually eat. I figured it wasn’t always desserts. :D
This is not a boring post at all. You have a crush and he cooked for you!! Yay!! So exciting!
Um, SHUT THE FRONT DOOR, your abs are amazing!!!! & I totally know what you mean on the shorts, haha Food posts are not boring & I love your Instagram. :)
Wait a sec, back up….crush cooking for you!?! We’ve seen your abs in pictures before and know that they ripple in all the right ways but a crush…in your kitchen….feeding you??? Holla! No disrespect to your core, I’m just a sucker for other people’s butterfly inducing moments!
me too Julie, they don’t come very often in my life haha
i understand how it feels when clothes fit poorly as i am a shorty…it gets very frustrating. but to those of you complaining about the hip/waist ratio can i just say….WHAAA…WHAAA…WHAAA! each of us all have our problem areas and things that bug us but a lil waist and bigger hips/bum is so HOT and i would kill to have that problem!
old navy was the ONLY place I could find shorts too!!!! Go figure!
You need these shorts. I know the photo is lousy, but I swear that these shorts work for us strong ladies with big glutes and quads and small waists. I have about a billion pair (ok, not really…but I have multiples!). I’ve also found them dirt cheap on sierratradingpost.com occasionally.
http://www.rei.com/product/693810/royal-robbins-backcountry-shorts-womens
Boring??? Whatever!! I freekin love your website. I just found it recently!! Where the hell have I been??? I think you are amazing and love how real you are. Your abs rock! You hate your legs…. I want mine to be like them so rock on!!!
That must be why you are skinny! You eat what you want but in small portions!! I have learn how to be ok with eating then throwing away – this is VERY hard for poor people.
Haha not always Dana, it all depends on the day!
A home made bison burger for breakfast, I am so jealous. But I did make a batch of the double fudge this morning. Everything I have made so far has been awesome!
I know you think this is boring but I would actually like to see this as a regular post on your blog. Now are you telling me if I do Crossfit and eat your amazing food I will get abs like that (which I don’t have) and actually have a butt (which I don’t have, well not literally), then it looks like I’m going to have to overcome my fear of stepping foot into my local Crossfit!
Deal Kristin! I’ll do my best at putting these posts up more often!
Where did you try on those shorts? I do not have any kind of a CrossFit body, so I’m wondering if they would fit me? :)
Old Navy!! They are super cute!
JULI!!! you are AWESOME!! enough said! Love the post, would love to see it more often. Maybe try Joey Jeans from true religion, there definitely worth the try, I’m not 100% sure but i think they also have joey shorts as well.
So, for big thighs I learned an awesome trick. Cut the outside seam of your shorts and sew in some fun fabric or lace. It makes the legs bigger and it’s cute!
Your recipes are awesome. Just plain genius. I’m laughing at the old navy pick because all of my clothes are too big for me now and I went to old navy to buy shorts and they fit me like they fit you. I took 10 pairs of pants and shorts to my tailor to be taken in the waist. My tailor tells me to do more shopping so I can give her business.
Do you drink dairy creamer in your coffee?! If I’m missing anything it’s some cream in my coffee :( I can handle stevia to sweeten it up a bit but I’ve been without coffee all together cuz it just isn’t the same!
Yes I do heavy cream at coffee shops or coconut milk at home :)
Ab/shorts pic…awesome! To all the women posting on here about your clothes fitting like this. You’re awesome too! I LOVE the way CrossFit and a good diet makes women look. Having the muscular thighs, butt and abs to make your shorts have that much room in the back is sexy as hell!
Thanks for the rest day food intake post Juli. I often blow it up on rest days for some reason so this is motivating. Keep up the Rando Rants!
I’m also happy to hear that one of the men in your life opened their eyes!