Intro Dairy!

This week is intro to dairy.  I plan on being conservative here.  Since I'm not with any nut butters!  I wanted to find the least amount of sugar (Of course) grass fed greek yogurt.  Since it's shown to be the best for you.  I found Maple Hill Creamery on a special at a local market so I picked up one.  OMG even though it's plain it was so good!  I plan on having some more dairy tomorrow (Friday).  It's a different brand, Wallaby.  It's unsweetened but has fruit, so not sure how that works since it has the same amount of sugars that Maple Hill's does.

I paired this with my breakfast before for a little extra protein and fat.

This chicken bratwurst sausage was from Whole Foods and pretty good.  I sautéed brussel sprouts, green beans and mixed greens in organic vegetable broth.

That was the other big step this week as well.  Every vegetable I bought was organic, as well as every piece of meat was, grass fed or pastured raised.  Whether I noticed the difference or not, nothing physical but they taste so much better.  

 This morning I did an easy slow run at the gym with some rolling hills.  Breakfast was typical so I didn't take a picture, but it did have leftover salmon and the above picture was dinner because that is what Thursday night it!  So good.

Friday mornings breakfast with Wallaby yogurt - the fruit portion wasn't sweet like I thought it would be.  I paired that with some bacon, sautéed kale, fennel, zucchini and onion.  The calories didn't add up to what I have been eating so I was hungry early.  I ate a jerky stick and later for lunch was a banana and my shake.  My workout was lighter (in weights) then what I have been doing.  I had to drop back my dumbbells on chest press from 35 to 27.5 - no clue what that was about.  I dropped almost all my weights back except for bicep curls and triceps.  I just kept going!

Today work bought lunch from a local deli.  Whenever that happens and I order I usually have it for dinner that night.  Even though the deli claimed to have gluten free lunch meat I opted for The cold plate, which is chicken salad, tuna salad on a bed of romaine with tomato and pickles.  The mayo probably isn't the cleanest but I figured it was safer then getting gluten and no I really didn't need to order anything.  But I did and also got a side of potato salad.  Yes, it was everything with mayo today.  I ate half the potato salad then gave the rest to the dogs, it was pretty tasty and so creamy.  I saved the tuna salad for tomorrow at some point, maybe breakfast and ate the greens and chicken salad.  I gave it to the pups for a snack.  They gave you quite a lot!  Was probably a cup of chicken salad.  I should of taken a picture of it.  Everything was tasty but really hasn't set well with me.  I was gassy and had a mild headache - not sure which I can blame that on - the chicken or the potato.  I'm not dwelling on it, I ate it and I am moving on.  It's not going to ruin any progress in the gym or overall.  My gut could have a set back maybe but not sure.

I'm still tracking and I think I am falling into old habits of playing with numbers and how low can I get them to go.  I need to drop it!  I need to rely on how I feel.  If I am truly hungry or not and not "save" calories for night so I know I can splurge on other things.  If I'm hungry then I should eat and if I'm not then no eating.  Simple right.  Wrong!  If you have ever listened to Jason Seib or follow AltShift then you will know where I am coming from.  

UGH!  I may need to buy his new book Body Beliefs.  A mental switch is what I need.

Soon to bed.  My plan for Saturday is a home workout.  20 minutes of PopSugar and then lifting.  Everything that is planned I can do here, so I thought why not!  I have all the proper weights.