Back from the dead!!

I am back from my two-month hiatus!! Soooooo sorry for abandoning the blog. See, what had happened was ... I went on family vaca for a couple days (no computer, and BlackBerry blogging takes WAY too long) ... then I got back and found out I was KNOCKED UP! Yep - 6 weeks to be exact. :) No wonder I was having a hard time with Paleo!! The normalest of smells, textures and tastes would totally gross me out. Now I understand why! Anywho ... I waited til 12 weeks preggo to tell the world, so that's why I still wasn't updating the blog. Then, even after the world knew, I was having far too many indiscretions to make a "Paleo-ish" blog worth anyone's while. (Man, that kid loved Chic-fil-A!) But too bad for him/her. We are comfortably rooted in the second trimester now and there is a new sheriff in town! No more morning nausea. No more smell sensitivities. So, here we are: 16 weeks pregnant and BACK ON TRACK. Wahoooooo!!!

Meal # 1: Scrambled egg whites with spinach, organic tomato salsa, and a little salt and pepper; 2 pieces nitrate-free bacon; water to drink

Meal # 2: Celery stalks with sunbutter
(My new best friend! Made from sunflower seeds and tastes way better than almond butter. Plus, at $5 a jar, it's less than half the cost!)

Meal # 3: Almonds and dried apricots
(Way less sugar than most other dried fruits, like cranberries, raisins, etc.)

Meal #4: Baby greens and spinach w/ chicken salad, olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Chicken salad was made with grapes, mandarin oranges, celery, a tiny bit of canola mayo (store-bought, so shoot me ... but way better omega-3 to -6 ratio than regular mayo), and a splash of Italian dressing (also store-bought, but low sugar, low sodium, and organic, so very few ingredients)

Meal # 5: Out to dinner at Ocean Prime in Tampa ... and this is where the wheels fell off the bus.

• French onion soup -- I was STARVING and needed food ASAP. Could have gotten a salad, I suppose, but to make them paleo, I would have asked for no-this, no-that, and I figured what the hell, I'll just get the soup.
• Salmon -- Not bad; only ate half of it ... pretty full from the soup
• Sides = Black truffle macaroni and cheese; Cream corn; Jalepeno potatoes au gratin -- This is where things really went downhill. Table of 5 women, all ooh-ing and aah-ing over the comfort-food style chef creations. We ordered three sides for the table, so you only ended up eating a few bites of these evil dishes, but still ...
• Carrot cake -- Ate four bites. Not the end of the world, but also not the best start to the week.

But hey! The food was excellent and I had an awesome time. We will call that Open Meal #1 for the week. Shooting for a total of 3 "open meals" in a 7-day window. I'll keep you posted ...