Day 1

"The pain passes, but the beauty remains." — Renoir

So I started my 30 day challenge today, and it wasn't as bad as I anticipated. It was tough to see other people chowing down on turkey sandwiches at lunch, but I was able to resist. Here is my lineup for the day:

Breakfast:
3 Hard Boiled Eggs
5 Strawberries
2 Cups Sauteed Spinach
2 Turkey Sausage Patties

Snack:
Handful of Roasted, Unsalted Almonds

Lunch:
Salad with Spinach/Spring Mix, Brocolli, Carrots, Grilled Chicken, little bit of oil and vinegar

Snack:
Protein Shake with Coconut Milk

Dinner:
Peice of Salmon with Lemon and Lime Juice
Sweet Potato
3/4 Cup of Steamed Brocolli

I have been getting a lot of instruction from my Crossfit instructor Jay about this challenge, because he has completed it and it was his idea for me to do it. I am going to keep it pretty tame and bland for the first couple of weeks, just to get used to the diet, and then I'll start getting more creative. I bought a book on the Paleo diet this weekend, and it has a great meal plan, as well as a ton of recipes, so I'll use those eventually. I also have a newfound respect for my girlfriend, because it sucks to cook your dinner and then do all of the dishes! Guess I better step my boyfriend game up and start to help her, because I know I hate it!

Anyways, thanks for following. I plan on updating daily. I figure the more I do it, the more strict I'll be in following it. There might be a few days I can't enter a blog, but if I don't do it for a couple of days in a row, I hope that you call me and bust my balls, and make sure I am still sticking with it.