45 Days to be Paleo/Crossfit for 1 year! Picking myself up and dusting myself off!

Here's a quick list on how not to succeed at following the Paleo diet:
1.  Go away for the weekend and allow no time for grocery shopping as you start out your most hectic week of summer.
2.  Have no meal plan ready to go for the week.
3.  Stay up extra long at night worrying that everything will go o.k. the next day.
4.  Throw a couple ball games in the mix to make sure your schedule is packed to the brim!
5.  Start the week with a messy house/kitchen/undone laundry so your type A personality can not possibly get through the week without stressing out.
6.  Don't exercise.
7.  Give up.

Here's a quick list on how I am going to succeed tomorrow:
1.  Go to bed at a reasonable hour tonight.  Even if I can't sleep I can be in bed "resting."
2.  Set my alarm, lay out my clothes, and start the day off with a morning jog.
3.  Eggs, bacon, fruit, coffee in the morning when I get back.
4.  Pack a morning and afternoon Paleo snack.
5.  Carry my Nalgene filled up with H2O and drink it all day!
6.  On my way home from work tomorrow grab a Paleo Dinner to make at home.
       ~ I am thinking grilled veggies and fish
7.  I have to work tomorrow night too, so make sure I take some time to chill out and enjoy an activity with the boys and Mr.

So I had a very gluten, sugar filled, off the wagon kind of day.  But it is just 1 day on this journey and it won't define me or make me feel less successful than I am.  There is still work to do and I am the one to do it!  Tonight I didn't want to blog because I didn't want to admit to my readers on their own journey that I had a hard fall off the wagon today.  But if I didn't admit that to you then I wouldn't be sharing my real journey which is often times a struggle. In my journey right now it's so important that I come clean so that I pick myself up, dust myself off, and get right back on that paleo wagon.  It's written down and published in black and white and I have owned it.  I also am owning what I am doing tomorrow to overcome this.  Many of you have sent messages and told me how strong my will power is and how much you admire that.  I am learning it's easy to have will power when I have planned and organized myself for success but the minute I let go and don't have a plan the will power fades.  This is why Emeals has been such a huge part of our Paleo success.  If I had gotten to the store this week/weekend our evening meals would have been planned out and ready to go!

Let's talk about something else shall we?  We had a great weekend and I had promised to share pictures.  I spent Saturday and Sunday with this view.  I love when we can get away to the lake for the weekend!  The lake is a private lake.  It's about 1 mile long and 1/2 mile wide.

 Mike and I made his Dad's Father's Day meal on Saturday evening.  Isn't this a great view?!?  I took over kitchen and was able to make everything I had planned.

 We had Ribeyes, Roasted Vegetables (zuchinni, squash, red onion, red pepper) Sweet Potatoes, and Italian Styled Cabbage.  It was so yummy!

 It was a little chilly that evening but made for some nice fishing weather for the guys!  Here's G money with his catch of the evening.

 The guys fishing out on the point after supper!

 Sunday gave way to a yummy breakfast more fishing and fun on the Slip and Slide.  I loved this as a kid but OUCH!

 For lunch the next day,  I had put the chicken thighs in a spicy marinade and had made the dressing for the mango-Cucumber tri colored slaw before we left to head to the lake.  This made getting lunch on the table super simple and allowed us to maximize our outside time.  This is just another example of Emeals awesomeness.  We couldn't leave until we shared the recipe!

Here's the recipe!  We heart emeals!

 On our way over to the Lake we stopped by a local grocery store and had a sample of this yummy Fonzy melon.  It looks like a pumpkin on the outside but tastes like a cross between a honeydew and cantaloupe.  We stopped at the same store on the way home so we could pick up another one to share with my dad and family for dinner Sunday night.

 My mom had made this yummy Bacon wrapped pork loin, maple nut butternut squash, grilled pineapple, and broccoli.  For dessert she made a Paleo spicy chocolate bread that was delicious.

I just want to take a quick minute to thank you for your support of my journey.  All the kind words, encouragement, and compliments along this journey have helped propel me forward when I've wanted to give up.  Feeling good is my #1 Priority in choosing to eat Paleo.  It helps solidify that Food is a Drug #Paleo!