Mon, May 21

Back on the road again! Alex and I embark on our looOong trip from Cinncinati back to Minneapolis. We get on the road at 530AM. I sleep as much as I can along the way.

I wake up around 730AM or so and I'm starving! We stop at Starbucks and I cave: I get the chicken sausage and egg white breakfast wrap. I know there must be a lot of bad ingredients but at the very least, I don't eat the wrap!

I fall back asleep for a long time. Other than Starbucks, we don't stop for any other "meals". I packed more turkey, so I have that for lunch. The only other not-so-great snack I have are veggie trips I found at a stop along the way in WI. Not terrible but I was really craving something salty and it hit the spot.

We get home around 6PM, un-load some stuff and then head to my parents house to un-load some more. We also have dinner there. My mom makes salmon. Finally, another great home cooked meal!

I also have a V8 for my beverage.

We're finally home!

Sun, May 20

I wake-up super late. We head to hold our new little nephew. No time for breakfast so I grab a Larabar.

I've definitely had my fill of these bars. Not every day but I'll definitely eat them on the go if needed.

When we get back to the house, we have another Schildmeyer omelete. Yum!

Workout: I get in another 30 min run on the treadmill. It feels great.

For dinner, Mr. Schildmeyer makes crab cakes because he knows I love them. Unfortunately, he uses panko crumbs. .. I didn't mean to be rude but I asked him not to put any in mine. Still good but something definitely hurts my stomach. He used some processed mayo and I don't think it sits well with me.

Sat, May 19

I'm helping throw a shower for my soon to be sister-in-law. The day starts out with one of Mr. Schidmeyer's omeletes stuffed with turkey, spinach, lavender, yellow peppers, and mushrooms. Yum!

These are the shower favors I bought (did NOT make). They were a huge hit. And I didn't even eat one! I had some fruit at the shower and some turkey and chicken salad. .. without bread, of course!

We left the shower a little bit early because my other sister-in-law (and Alex's brother) went to the hospital to have their second baby! What a weekend. Here we are in the hospital with the happy couple and my niece, Luci.

We head back to the house around 8PM to put Luci to bed. I stay with her while my nephew, Alan is born. I raid the Schidmeyer's fridge. .. I'm starving! Luckily, there was some cooked shrimp in the fridge and more turkey. I try to have it with some guac but take one bite of the guac and realize its not good anymore. I look more closely at the package and it expired in Jan. Yikes!

I chat with Mr. and Mrs. Schildmeyer for awhile and then head to bed for another great night's sleep.

Fri, May 18
Cinncinati! We wake up really late. We're both exhausted. We drove 8 hours on Thurs + moved me out of my apt, which took a few hours. I eat a little bit (banana and spoonful of almond butter) before heading down to the Schildmeyer's basement to work-out. They have an awesome set-up: weights, a few barbells, a treadmill, and eliptical and a huge TV.

Work-out: 30 min run on the treadmill, 21-15-9 backsquats at 75 lbs

For lunch I have plain turkey slices with hummus. I regret the hummus. As Meghan anticipated, it makes me feel bloated!

For dinner, Alex's parents take me and my sisters-in-law out for dinner. It was very cute. They got champagne to toast my (and my soon to be sister-in-law's) graduation.

I have giant crab cakes for dinner. Delicious!

Thurs, May 17
Moving day is hectic. Luckily, I made a bunch of stuff to bring on the road with us. We drive all 8 hours and manage NOT to buy any bad food for us on the way. YAY! A definite win. We snack on all of the below.

Bacon (from TJ's, nitrate-free).


Almond Butter (limiting the amount I have, per Meghan's advice). It's not crack to me. .. but it is really, really good.

 Mini Quiches. Perfect for on the road. I had Larissa try one before I left and she loved it. Eggs, spinach, and turkey. Yum.

Applegate Turkey slices from TJ's.

Ground beef salad. I even brought olive oil and shallot infused white vineagar.

Butternut squash. We don't finish it but it proves to be a great snack.

Update

This challenge has been so much harder for me than trying paleo for the first time last November. I'm admittedly more strict (and more informed, thanks to Meghan!) this time around but with everything going on - graduation, moving from Philly back to Minneapolis, with a stop in Cinncinati to visit Alex's family - it's been crazy. I've finally gotten a chance to slow down. .. and shamefully, need to update my blog! SORRY, MEGHAN. UGH - I'm so bad! Since I've missed so many days, I won't be as detailed as I was in the past but I will go back and enter in the days that I missed, starting with my big move Thurs, May 17. It's hard for me to believe that I moved already over 1 week ago!

I will also get back into the habit of diligent blogging for the last week of the challenge!

Here goes. ..

Mon, May 7 - Day 12

815AM: I wake-up around 730AM and am nervous that my phone is going to run out of battery and I'm going to miss my alarm. Luckily, it doesn't. I sleep until 815AMish. I get about 8 hours of sleep.
915AM: Again, I'm treated to an amazing breakfast. Mrs. Woskob made salmon on a cedar plank. We eat that with homemade avocado salsa. Think Meghan will love this breakfast. Filled with protein!

 

10AM: We get on the road and head toward Philadelphia. We drive Larissa's sweet grandfather to Hershey, so he can see his wife, who is there at the rehabilitation center. It takes us a little while longer to get there because of heavy rain. Larissa does an awesome job driving through it.

2PM: Surprisingly, I'm just now starting to get hungry! I guess that is what a lean, protein filled breakfast does for you! Larissa and I are still about 45 min away from getting back to Philly so we snack of a few handfuls of almonds.

3PM: We stop at Hummus and have their schwarma platter: marinated, grilled (on a spit), pulled chicken thighs. Yum. We have baba ganoush, hummus, beets, and tomatoes as sides. I eat the hummus (but Larissa doesn't). The rest of the day I'm burping up garlic. Gross.

4PM: I am surrounded by crazed exec. MBAs racing to finish their consulting project. Our team's deck (I'm the TA) is 133 pages. Yeah. I'm not hungry for a snack but I do need more than water to quench my thirst. I have some ginger ale but then look at the ingredients. Yikes! No more ginger ale for me.

730PM: Have my farewell Xfit dinner. Was a blast - without alcohol. Almost all of us are doing the BCCC. Abbey tells us to stop asking her nutrition questions! HahA. Larissa and I share our fav Oyster house dish - the Clam bake for two: split lobster (not pictured), kale, chorizo, steamers, and mussels. Delicious.

10PM: I get home and want a little something else as I'm cleaning. I have a spoonful of almond butter.

11PM: Climb into bed around 11PMish and talk to my hubby!