Caveman Diet Fail!

I haven't been keeping up with the Caveman Diet posts because I've been sick.
I'm happy to report that we've ended this experiment. The food was good and I lost some more weight. The problem was that it got boring and there were many times that I just did not want to eat because we had the same thing already 400 times that week. Also I felt 'off' most of the time. I was forgetful and just did not feel well. On top of that I had several sugar crashes. Bell peppers, eggs and blueberries are not something to eat everyday with little to no variance. So to the caveman diet I give you a HUGE fail! I'm happy we tried it but wont look back. Enjoy!

Caveman Diet: Day 11

Breakfast:
I lost the picture of breakfast, but it was comparable to Wednesday's breakfast.
It consists of fried peppers, a strawberry, blueberries, sausage, scrambled egg, pumpkin seeds, and almonds.

Lunch:
Sausage, black and green olives, scrambled egg whites, blue berries, snap peas, green peppers, zucchini, and 1 1/2 almonds (really, that's what it was).

Snack:
I needed a snack. A creamy yummy sweet snack and this is what I found. No dairy, no grains, it fit with the diet and was delicious.

Dinner:
Chicken and Vegetables.

Enjoy!

Caveman Diet: Day 9

Breakfast:
Vegetables, Strawberry, blueberries, and inch of smoked turkey sausage, pumpkin seeds, almonds.

Lunch:
GF Green Olives, Baby dill pickles, chicken, two turkey meatballs, strawberries, blue berries, green peppers, snap peas.

Snack:
One small red potato topped with veggie shred soy based cheese, tofu sour cream, guacamole, and black olives.

Dinner:
Zucchini and yellow squash layered in a pan with herbs, spaghetti sauce, and soy based cheese, with Canary Mellon on the side. I will have to post a more detailed recipe for this after our experiment is over. It tasted for all the world like lasagna. A definite repeat. Enjoy!

Caveman Diet: Day 8

Breakfast:
Vegetables, blueberries, strawberries, an inch of smoked turkey sausage, almonds, scrambled egg, and pumpkin seeds.

Lunch:
GF Green olives, baby dill pickles, turkey, strawberries, blueberries, snap peas, and green pepper strips.

Snack:
Lettuce with tofu sour cream, black olives, guacamole, and a shredded turkey meatball.

Dinner:
Bear's famous chicken stir fry

Snack:
Blended frozen bananas and strawberries. It tastes like Ice cream.

Enjoy.

Caveman Diet: Day 7

Breakfast:
Fresh green peppers, scrambled egg, and inch of smoked turkey sausage, and almonds.

Lunch:
Progresso Vegetable Classics: Lentil. It was ok but not great. It tasted like the soup was having a hard time decided if it wanted to be spicy of sweet and so decided to be neither.

Dinner:
Oh goodness this was delicious. Fried eggplant topped with soy based cheese, fried zucchini, and turkey meatballs.

Snack:
Bear made this for me because we were out of plantains. He fried regular bananas and topped them with just a smidgen of sugar and cinnamon. They tasted like buttery cinnamon and the house still smells good this morning.

Enjoy!

Caveman Diet: Day 6

Breakfast:
Vegetables, Strawberries, an inch of smoked turkey sausage, pumpkin seeds, scrambled egg, and some almonds.
Lunch:

Ratatouille topped with dairy free, tofu based sour cream.

Dinner:
Ok, I'm embarrassed to post this but it's what I ate. Because lunch was veggies, and there was no afternoon snack, by the time dinner rolled around my sugar was crashing. Bear drove us straight to the grocery store and bought a pre-made chicken and mashed potatoes. It tasted great and brought me back, but there were no veggies and I think the potatoes set us back a bit.

Snack: The last of the plantain. Mmmm

Enjoy!

Caveman Diet: Day 5

Breakfast:
Pumpkin seeds, Strawberries, almonds, and and egg scrambled with vegetables.

Lunch:
Peanut butter and celery, lettuce, snap peas (under the lettuce) strawberries, scrambled egg white, baby dill pickles, and GF green olives.

Snack:
Broccoli spears with melted soy based cheese on top.

Dinner:
This is a picture of the whole casserole dish but it is Ratatouille (kind of). The peppers and eggplant were to big to fit right and there were no red peppers at the farmers market.
It was quite delicious though, and we served it with chicken on the side. mmm

Enjoy!

Caveman Diet: Day 4

Breakfast:

Scrambled egg with vegetables, an inch of smoked turkey sausage halved, strawberries, almonds, pumpkin seeds.

Lunch:

GF green olives (still can't get over finding these), baby dill pickles, chicken, strawberries, lettuce, snap peas (under the lettuce) cauliflower, almonds, celery with natural peanut butter.

Snack:
2 inches of smoked turkey sausage and mustard (I was in a hurry, needed protein, and was not feeling creative)

Dinner:

Bear's amazing vegetable and chicken stir fry. Mmmmm I love his stir fry. Enjoy!

Caveman Diet: Day 3

Breakfast:

An inch of smoked turkey sausage halved, strawberries, an egg scrambled with vegetables (peppers, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and onions), almonds and roasted pumpkin seeds.

Lunch:

Celery with natural peanut butter, cauliflower, snap peas, lettuce, Strawberries, Chicken, baby dill pickles, and GF GREEN OLIVES!!! yum yum yum.

Snack:

Lettuce with chicken, veggie shreds (soy based cheese), guacamole, soy based sour cream, and black olives.

Dinner:

Chicken vegetable Kabobs and fried plantain. It's not pictured but I also had a cup of almond milk. mmmm Nice cold unsweetened almond milk. It's the best dessert in the world. For me at least. Enjoy!

Caveman Diet: Day 2

Breakfast:

Scrambled egg whites with stir fry vegetables, half an orange, an inch of smoked turkey sausage halved, almonds, and roasted pumpkin seeds.

Lunch:
Baby Dill pickles, fried zucchini, peanut butter on celery sticks, salad with black olives and soy based cheese, a hard boiled egg, strawberries, and snap peas.

Snack:
Chicken on lettuce with tofu sour cream, guacamole, soy based cheese, and black olives.

Dinner:
Cauliflower, Tilapia, and orange slices.

Caveman Diet: Day 1

Breakfast:
Not the most attractive arrangement, but quite tasty. I had a scrambled egg with vegetables, roasted pumpkin seeds, almonds, orange smiles, strawberries, and about an inch of smoked turkey sausage.

Lunch:
Three celery sticks with natural peanut butter, zucchini slices, strawberries, snap peas, green olives, black olives, baby dill pickles, and chicken. Quite filling and still protein packed.

Snack:
About 3 inches of smoked turkey sausage, snap peas, baby dill pickles, and strawberries.

Snack:
1/2 of a Fried plantain.

Dinner:
Taco salad. We used the lettuce leaves as wraps for the taco meat, soy based cheese, soy based sour cream, guacamole, olives, and chives.

First impressions. Yeah, we can do this.
Enjoy!

New Challenge

Last week Bear decided we were going to try a new challenge. Very much like The Caveman Diet. We will be eating nuts, fruits, vegetables, and lean meats only. No processed foods, no dairy, no cow or pig, and no grains (that means no riceballs for me). I'm a bit nervous about this one. Our last challenge was only 4 months ago and has been working wonderfully. We are both down about 34 lbs. However, challenges like this make us watch our diets more carefully and help keep us on track. The meals should look like this; half of the meal is vegetable, a quarter will be protein, and a quarter will be fruit. We might switch it up so our snack might be fruit and our meal might only have protein and vegetables, but we will figure it out as we go along. Starting today and for the rest of the month I will be posting our daily meals. I'll let you know how we are feeling and if there is any additional weight loss. Wish us luck and Enjoy!