April 4th...a well-thought-out strategy for getting started with your Paleo plan.

Ok so I thought I'd put together a "plan of attack" to get us organised.  Preparation will be the key to your success.  Here are a couple of suggestions to help get you on your way...

1) Make a list of all things that need to be done in the upcoming week, including meal prep, work schedule, kids activities, your workouts etc...if your prepared and anything comes up last minute, you'll be less likely to miss a workout or eat anything in site.

2) Plan your weeks menu...and yes you DO have time to do this!  Planning your menu for the week takes the guess work out of your meals and is the difference of staying on track or grabbing crap food through a drive-in.  Plus you'll be in and out of the grocery store, cause you know exactly what you need.

http://www.paleodietsuccess.com/40-easy-paleo-diet-snacks/

Above is a great link to a whole list of super easy Paleo friendly snacks that you can whip up in seconds or take with you.

3) Short on time, get your slow cooker going, or pre-cook in the oven or bar-B-que a flat of chicken, beef or pork, whatever you like.  Include roasted veggies and sweet potatoes.  Then pre-portion your meals, toss in the freezer or leave in the fridge.

4) On the go...prep snacks for the week.  In an air tight container pack pre-made trail mix, beef jerky or some fruit.  So when your suddenly hungry because you forgot to eat, you have something healthy to tie you over.

Above is what I had for breakfast, left-over spaghetti squash with spinach and 1 tsp of sun-dried tomatoes and 2 egg scramble.

And here is what I had for dinner last night, Paleo friendly spaghetti...instead of noodles I used spaghetti squash and the sauce was a bit of tomato paste, light-coconut milk and spices.  I loaded it with veggies and used ground turkey for the protein.  I bought a big squash so that I would have left-overs all week.  Squash is amazing, you can do sooo much with it because it takes on whatever flavor your add it.  I wanted something sweet this morning so I added a little cinnamon, tonight I'll be using the left-over coconut milk to make a curry sauce and have curry chicken on the squash instead of rice.

Doing the work now, of preparing and organizing your meals is going to be the key to your success, I can't stress that enough.  You don't have to take it all on in one day, you just have to start slow by swapping out your old habits with new Paleo friendly foods...who knows, you might just like it!