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Along the journey there have been articles, Facebook posts, blogs, and people that have inspired me to keep moving forward.  I don't find the Paleo Lifestyle to be the easiest to follow.  Let me give you a couple of quick examples.

In September we took the boys to a Red's Game.  It was just after our 30 day strict Paleo when I had decided to extend to 90 days.  We had a salad and snacks on the way to the game but baseball games are long and food is meant to be eaten at a stadium.  Sometime around the 5th inning I took one of the boys to get a snack and looked for something for myself.  I did find an apple, small bag of pistachios, and a bottle of water to the tune of $21.  I saved my receipt that day because I wanted to remember to always keep as focused as I was in the beginning.

Social settings are always hard to navigate too.  Many of our church gatherings and fundraisers have a set menu and we avoid those things which we use to be very present at.  Being invited to someones home for dinner is always tricky as well because it requires a conversation with gracious hosts.  I always ask them to allow me to bring something along so that it's less stressful for them and me.

Eating out is not as fun as it used to be.  For several years we ate out a lot.  We enjoyed food and loved to try new restaurants and new things.  Then when we were getting our finances in order we eliminated eating out almost completely.  While we never went back to our old habit, we were able to loosen up a little and we would go out to dinner a couple of times a month.  I find now when I go to eat dinner out that usually my cooking tastes better and is more healthy then restaurant options.  It's still nice to get a break from the kitchen.  We live in a small town and our dining out options are limited.

What helps me to continuously overcome these hurdles and stick with the program is all the media support there is out there.  I just found this article today: What's Wrong with the Modern Diet.  Mr. and I can't stop talking about this Documentary that we've found on Amazon Prime. The Perfect Human Diet.  It's these studies that help over shadow the modern day popular diet of lots of sugar and lots of carbs and keep me out of the middle of the grocery store.

I follow a ton of Paleo friendly blogs and sites on Facebook.  My feed now features 5 Paleo posts for every one of my friends that post a picture of some decadent dessert or carb happy meals.  In future posts I will share some of my favorite Paleo Blogs/Facebook pages but for today I highly recommend a read of the article and if possible viewing of the video!  Food Is A Drug #Paleo.

P.S. My office is right over our schools kitchen and today I had the pleasure of smelling spaghetti casserole and garlic bread all day.  Let's just say, it was a tough day :)

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