Sometimes, meaning a lot of the time, people think it’s weird that I post about what I eat. But then some people find it interesting. And honestly, I find it kind of interesting too. I think it’s very interesting to see what people can eat and get away with. And when I say interesting, I mean f*cking frustrating.
How do some people get to eat whatever they want and drink whatever they want and still look fantastic? I taste the batter of my muffin mix and automatically have a huge insulin spike. Then my pants fit tighter. Then I feel bloated. Then I’m cranky. All because I tasted a spoonful of coconut flour and cocoa powder and some honey. Then I watch my friends eat pizza or chips and dip or whatever else tastes good in this world and nothing happens to their body. Our bodies are weird. And stupid. And if paleo didn’t make me feel so good inside, I’d go straight for the Oreos and dip them in frosting, while eating a burger WITH THE BUN. But alas, I must stick with eating paleo, seeing no body changes, while watching my 6 pack friends eat all the grains they want. Bastards. I’m not bitter at all.
Anywho. Let’s see what I shoved my face with some random day last week.
So I woke up around 6:30am. Looking so refreshed and glowing like usual. That’s a lie. Zit cream was most likely spread across my face. Alongside saliva. Then I made breakfast and started my day with some diced pork chop, breakfast sausage, zucchini and mushrooms. I’m trying to stay away from eggs for a while because they make me bloated. I miss them. They’re delicious. I ate my breakfast with some coffee. I’ve been putting almond milk and 2 drops of liquid stevia in my coffee recently and absolutely love it. I also love my new Keurig. Waking up to coach at 6am is much more enjoyable with that guy. Coffee snobs are gonna hate me.
Then I worked on my blog, did social media stuff, worked on some emails. Then I decided I should get my run over with early since it was getting hot outside, real fast. So I did my usual daily 2.5 mile run. Ew. I kind of hate running BUT my legs have looked much more my style, so I’ve been sticking with it. Being comfortable in my own skin has been a large goal of mine this year. Anywho, after the run, I made lunch and while I cooked, I licked a spoonful of coconut butter. Not any coconut butter. Nikki’s Coconut Butter. Delicious. Top 5 favorite snacks.
Before I knew it, it was time to head to the gym. I rode my adorable little cruiser to the gym to coach the afternoon classes. After I coached the noon class, once I noticed I had left my lunch on the kitchen table at home, I decided to head to The Hornet down the street from the gym. They have delicious burgers, French press coffee, AND wifi. That’s usually where I make my own bloddy marys. Wonderful. So my friend Jeremy went with me so we could gossip it up and stuff our faces. Food and gossip is the best. I had a turkey burger with blue cheese, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and a chipotle aioli and a side salad. Then a press. I blogged as I pressed.
Once I had more energy than needed from the press, I went back to the gym to coach the 3:30 and 4:30pm classes. And when I finished coaching, it was time to workout. The CrossFit Broadway workout that day was 15 min to find a heavy push jerk into a split jerk, then for time: 400 m Run; 3 rounds of: 20 KB Swings (70#/55#) and 20 Push Jerks (135#/95#); 400 m Run. It was awesome. And it was the first time I’ve gone overhead in over a month, so that was exciting. It’s crazy how much your core is weakened when you’re not going overhead. It’s such a downer. I like having a strong core. I miss it.
Once I biked home slowly, drank about a gallon of ice water, I finally wanted to eat around 7:30. So I cooked up some leftover shredded pork, zucchini, and added avocado to the mix.
Around 9pm, I decided to make some muffins. Because I needed something to blog about. And because muffins are wonderful to have in the morning. So I made my Chocolate Maple Crunch Muffins and ate a tablespoon or two of the batter, which was extremely delicious. You should try those muffins as soon as possible.
Then I did laundry, blogged more, and went to bed. Are you thrilled yet? Didn’t think so. Ok, bye.
Oh Juli you are awesome! Love reading your blog. That lunch sounded amaze! I’m also forcing myself to do some running, mainly cos I’d like my legs to fit into my jeans again! But I dislike if…immensely! Hoping I’ll grow to like it!
Nikki’s Coconut Butter is, as my 4 year old would like to say, nummy-licious. So is almond milk, especially when I go through all the work to make it myself.
Love your blog and recipes! You’re a lot of fun and you don’t waste time with all those fussy ingredients and steps to produce awesome food! Keep up the good work :o)
I have not eaten an egg in about a month because I found I was feeling bloated all the time, and the only thing I could find in my diet that may have caused it was my beloved eggs! I have noticed a huge difference and am afraid to add them back in. Random egg inclusion, like in a paleo muffin or meatloaf, doesn’t seem to be a problem.
Sorry to sound like a dumb dumb here but the #’a in the brackets beside your kettlebells and push jerks, is that weight in pounds? My goodness I’m lucky to be able to use a 25lb!! Good for you!!
that’s men and women’s weights and in pounds
Hi Juli,
I posted before from my iPad but I don’t think it went through! I’ve never posted on here before but I wanted to start. Your blog is my favorite part of my morning. Also I love how you promote Nikki’s Coconut Butter since she is from Jupiter, FL and that’s where I grew up! People always think I am joking and talking about the planet Jupiter when I say where I am from but whatever. Also my bf and I were just talking about trying liquid stevia last night! Where do you get yours??
I get mine at whole foods in the supplements isle, it’s in a dropper bottle. just ask for help if you can’t find it!
I’ve tried many different additions to my coffee and none of them taste as good as heavy cream, so I drink it black. I also made the mistake of drinking Americanos every day for a week and now nothing tastes as good. Anyone know where I can find a cheap espresso machine?
thrift stores!! too bad you’re not here, i’d give you my old one!
Thanks!
Dangit, I was just in the Denver airport two weeks ago!
I used to be addicted to breve lattes – my new no-dairy substitute is 3 cups hot coffee immersion blended with two tablespoons of Nikki’s coconut butter. I then pour it through a fine mesh (metal) strainer into my coffee cup. It gives the coffee the richness that I miss from the cream that I was never able to duplicate with coconut or almond milk…
🙂
-Lisa
This is completely mind blowing.
I use a stove-top espresso maker! It works great and its a lot cheaper. It also only takes up as much room as a mug.
http://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-Express-3-Cup-Stovetop-Espresso/dp/B0000CF3Q6
I would love to read more about the negative impact of eggs. Do you have any good articles on this topic. I have read a couple inconclusive posts about eggs. Just thinking about trying to cut them out for 3 weeks to see impact.
P.S. Thanks for your GREAT posts!! You make me laugh!!
Hi Juli!
I love your blog and I have been reading it for quite some time now. I am loving paleo and have been doing it for almost 2 years. However, I am struggling with how much to eat. Whenever I see what you ate throughout the day it never looks like much at all especially for the amount of activity you do throughout the day. And there is basically no carbs whatsoever. Any way you can shed some light on how much you eat and way? I am interested in how people eat the way they do. I know if I ate that little I would become nothing pretty soon and I don’t workout half as much as you do. Just curious. Thanks!
I honestly don’t eat that much on a regular basis. Somedays are bigger than others and somedays have less than spectacular eating, but I tend to only overeat the “bad foods” such as dark chocolate or corn chips if I eat those (obviously not paleo). But I have a very slow metabolism so I don’t need that much food and still have a good amount of energy and always feel satisfied. I try to eat around 3-4 ounces of protein each meal and some sort of carbs and fat. I worry more about getting my protein and fat. I have just figured out how much makes me actually full instead of how much I actually want to eat, because those two things are very different. I would eat WAY more if my body allowed it. Hope that helps!
Paleo Grandad thinks it’s weird that I eat coconut butter right from the jar but it is addictive – my candy!
It’s also frustrating for me to see friends and family eating whatever they want with no apparent side effects. But, speaking from experience, I know at some point it won’t be sustainable for them. Life happens. Metabolism slows down. Injuries occur and all of a sudden you can’t justify the pizza with that awesome workout you did this morning.
It happened to me and before I knew it I had gained 15+ pounds. I used to always eat whatever I want. I actually took pride in that! Woh, did I have a rude awakening.
Now I eat a paleo diet, Crossfit regularly, lost all that weight and I’ve never, ever felt better. I think of it as an investment in my future…