I swear I’m not actually driving in the picture above. No no. I parked at my retail therapy shop and remembered I needed a picture for this post. Hence, seatbelt. Moving on. Here’s my day for anyone wondering.
Woke up around 7:15 or so. Checked out my blog. Did some updates on comments. Stuff I can do from bed without having to fully open my eyes. The cold weather here makes bed much more comfortable.
Breakfast started with a chocolate chip cookie dough protein ball. It just felt right. Don’t judge me. Then I made my normal coffee for the day. House blend by Starbucks made in my Keurig. Added 1 tablespoon of heavy cream and 2 drops of Stevia. I then did what I always do…drank about 1/3 of it.
After doing my normal surfing of the internet: my website, Facebook, email and Craiglist (trying to find a new place), I decided I was hungry around 8:30am. Thankfully, I had a full casserole dish of my 5 Ingredient Pizza Spaghetti Pie. So I cut a big ole’ hunk out of that, heated it up and ate it. This one was a little different though. I talked about it on instagram. I used more meat, less sauce, added cheese, mushrooms and basil. It was wonderful.
After getting ready, I headed out for a meeting at my local coffee shop. Don’t you love meetings about taxes? They’re the best. Well, I didn’t have coffee. It wasn’t calling my name. Then I headed over to Bed, Bath and Beyond for some kitchen gadgets. Once I got back in the car, I decided it was snack time. Thankfully, I had a Perfect Foods Bar in my purse. So I had 1/3 of that around 11:00am.
But once I got home, I was still hungry…at 11:10am. So I had 3 olives. I don’t know. They just called to me.
Then I got to cooking for the blog. Made the recipe from yesterday. Good ole’ Crunchy Chicken Strips. While they cooked, I ate some cabbage in some vinegar and cilantro. Once I finished the recipe and decided which chicken strips were the ugliest and not worth taking pictures of, I ate them. So that meant I ate 4 chicken strips along with maple mustard thanks to Steve’s Paleo Goods.
Then I ate another protein ball. They were just so happy there in my fridge. Telling me to eat them.
After snacks, I took pictures of food. I didn’t want to take them outside since it’s effing freezing, so I took them on the floor of my kitchen. But because my kitchen is so small and the lighting only hits well in one certain spot, I had to lie down underneath the kitchen table to get the right angle. The pictures still turned out like crap. Maybe I should get a tripod to make my life easier. Should, but won’t.
After some emails, I watched The Mindy Project from the night before, and loved it. I wish Danny and Mindy would FREAKING MAKE OUT. Come on guys. Do it. Then I had a conference call. Thrilling, I know. But it kind of is, because it was for my second cookbook, The Paleo Kitchen. Have you guys seen it on amazon for preorder yet?? It’s there!! GO GET IT!! Anywho, while I chatted, I drank 1/2 of a Fiji Suja juice.
Then I headed to CrossFit Broadway for a little workout. This is what we did:
Every minute on the minute for 7 minutes: 2 Hang Snatch into 2 OH Squats. Stay at same weight throughout. Shoot for 75% of 1 RM. — I used 95 pounds
THEN
3 Sets For Total Time (6 rounds total)
2 Rounds Of:
8 Power Snatch (115#/75#) — I went prescribed for this workout (so I used 75#)
18 Wall Ball
REST 1 min
*I think I finished in 12:15 or so.
Once I finished my workout, I coached the next two classes.
When I got home, I was STARVING. I don’t know why, but it was an emotional eating type of day. Whenever I’m stressed about something, I eat more. Except for break ups. Those things make me lose a balls ton of weight. Anywho, once I got home, I threw a square of 5 Ingredient Pizza Spaghetti Pie on a plate along with some sweet potato puree and roasted brussels sprouts and ate up. I cleaned my plate. I was so full…that I are another third of my Perfect Foods Bar afterwards. It was unneeded after the size of my dinner, but again, I was stress eating ok??
Then I watched two episodes of Orange is the New Black. Only have the season finale left. Gosh dang it.
After reading the recipe yesterday and whipping up a batch, I started my day with a chocolate chip cookie protein bar, too. My mister bought me your OMG That’s Paleo cookbook for Christmas (I knew there was a reason I married him) and I’ve been crafting up some of the recipes in there. He and I both enjoy reading your blog and have an appreciation for your swearing. 🙂
Great day of eating right there! Have a great weekend 🙂
Hey Juli! I’ve followed you for a long time (probably almost 3 years WHOA!)…anyway, I was just curious if you do still try to track sometimes what you eat. I’m very active and after eating pretty strictly paleo for over two years I started tracking what I had been eating. I often times was just ravenous at dinner and would keep eating until it was time for bed. Then on weekends my husband and I would polish off some delicious paleo dessert recipe or something similar. Kinda obvious signs now that I was undereating the majority of the time. I am 5’11 and range between 145-150lb. I found IIFYM.com and eattoperform.com and ran a couple calculators to see what my daily needs were based on activities and such. I was way off. I had probably been eating around 1600-1800 calories per day was all. My carb intake was just from veggies and sweet potatoes a few times a week. Long story short I need to be eating a lot more to maintain my activity level and fuel performance, so my husband and I started incorporating white rice into the gig on a pretty normal basis. We’ve had great results with that! My sugar cravings have for the most part disappeared, and tracking most days on myfitnesspal helps me make sure I’m eating enough.
I ask if you have because you are crazy awesome and very active and strict paleo template can tend to be not enough for many athlete types.
After Health-Bent came out with their latest post about moving slightly away from strict paleo that was kinda a turning point. I think paleo can be a starting point for people to develop orthorexia (I know I did). I have realized that some things that aren’t strict paleo are still very healthy. For example my husband just got into making authentic rye sourdough. Even people who are diagnosed celiac can tolerate true sourdough. I used to be a lot more afraid of carbs, and now I see them as vital if I am to continue performance in the gym. Many many people do great on a strict paleo diet for a number of health reasons, but I know there is a large number of people with very active lifestyles who maybe need a wake up call that they aren’t eating enough or aren’t getting enough of a certain macro. Nate Miyaki really inspired me towards this as well as he’s a big paleo proponent with white rice and higher carb intake.
Sorry to completely go overboard with this comment, but I know I needed a wake up call, and I have been so much better off mentally, physically, and emotionally taking a slightly more relaxed approach now and focusing on eating healthy foods that will help me accomplish my goals.
Thanks for all you do-you rock and definitely have kick ass recipes!
Hey Meaghan! Thanks for commenting! I too loved Health Bent’s post about changing their view on paleo. After I stopped competing in CrossFit, I honestly became a lot more lenient with my food choices. So I eat more carbs somedays and somedays I don’t. I eat more sweet potatoes when I crave them, sometimes white potatoes and sometimes rice or corn, then sometimes I don’t. I honestly don’t worry about it that much. If I feel like I have enough energy in the gym, if I feel comfortable in my skin and if I don’t worry too much about how much I’m consuming, I’m much better off. My body has been happy with that. The less I stress about what I eat, the happier off my body is. I hope that makes sense. I don’t really limit myself or obsess like I had in the past. Thanks again for commenting!
How ADDICTING is Orange is the New Black?! I binge watched. Wait til the finale… OMG stuff in there.
Also, I really want a Perfect Foods bar. Like.. right now. But I’m stuck at a desk until 5:00pm.
LOLing at your stress eating being comprised of a third of a gluten free bar.
Your blog always makes me happy. Also, I think I have the same scarf, it’s probably my favorite.
Our stress eating is total different… mine is much worse haha.
How do you make a chocolate chip protein ball? That sounds amazing.
Wall balls and snatches together= suck
It’s on my blog post recipe from Tuesday! 🙂 you gotta try them!
I do the same thing with my coffee. Make a full cup and only drink a fourth of it! Don’t feel as bad because it is Bullet proof coffee cold brew so its really only one part coffee and three parts water! Good to know others do the same!
Gotta say, you look GREAT, Juli! These are some of my favorite posts of yours. Thanks for sharing!