Prepping for surgery...Paleo Style++Paleo Chicken Carnitas

I've been dealing with a nagging shoulder injury for almost a year. I can't put my finger on a moment the injury happened which is frustrating and had me wondering if it was mental. At the beginning of January I opted for an MRI which indeed indicated that I have a 50% torn rotators cuff and my surgeon is pretty certain I have a SLAP tear as well. I was so relieved to know this information but also shocked to hear the recovery after surgery. Last week after scheduling the MRI, I've had 2 weeks to do as much preparation as I can. I've been grinding it out at home and at work so that the transition can go as smooth possible.

At home I've been cleaning, organizing and meal prepping. Luckily Mr. is a phenomenal caretaker and I know that he will do fine but I'm trying to lighten the load for him as much as possible. I plan on doing additional meal prepping this weekend.

Because of my work schedule I'm able to make meals almost nightly so this prep ahead stuff is a little new to me. I started with some of our favorites from the last month or so. I'm hoping to add at least 6 more meals to this list this weekend. Mr. travels for his work at least weekly so if he is able to put meals in the crock pot for us before he leaves, I'm sure the boys and I will be able to handle it from there.

To aid my recovery I cooked up some fresh bone broth. After doing this in my crockpot for 48 hours, I'm still amazed that I can cook bone broth in my Instant Pot in and hour. Friends often ask me if buying an Instant Pot is worth it. YES!!! Do I use it? This week: Hard boiled eggs, spaghetti squash, bone broth, and chicken and sausage jambalaya. Good investment for your kitchen!

This is the chicken carnitas that's listed in my prep. We had this on Saturday and it instantly became one of our favorites. I had the leftovers for lunch this week and took a quick picture. The recipe is here: Smoky Chicken Carnitas So Good! Especially with the cucumber-jicama slaw!

I'm sure that my surgery will affect my posting. It will likely be easiest for me to post on my facebook page here: FB-Food is a Drug #Paleo and you can also follow me on Instagram: chrismisspaleo.

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