May Day!

Hurray Hurray first of May!!

I woke up bright and early at 5:00 and spent the morning calling back home to the hubby to check on him and the doggies... I was STARVING but through the magic of google I learned that not much opens before 9AM in the South on a Sunday.

At 9:01 I crossed the threshold of a chain restaurant with my grumbling tummy.

Breakfast:
2 eggs, over easy
3 strips of bacon
2 sausage links
8 oz glass of OJ
coffee - black!

After breakfast, I journeyed to the grocery store! What a treat compared to the commissary shopping experience I dread every week at home... My hotel room comes complete with a microwave, and mini fridge - so I know the next 6 days I'm here are going to be a challenge!

Grocery List
Bell peppers
Hummus (not paleo, but I don't have the equipment to make guac!)
Eggs - i found pre peeled, packaged hard boiled eggs! Magical - bought a dozen!
1 lb of low sodium deli turkey
2 pre made cobb salads - i'll be removing the blue cheese and adding some avocado slices!
3 avocados
a few packages of beef and turkey jerky
Case of water
Pre made "entree" - Pork tenderloin, microwaveable...decided to try this.. the ingredient list wasn't too long, and nothing I couldn't pronounce, no flour - rice - whey - sugar etc. I'll let you know how it is!
2 bags of steamable veggies
Bottle of fish oil pills (oops, left mine at home!)
Package of microwavable bacon - never tried this, and no, it won't be nitrate free, but I gots to have my bacon!

Alright on to Lunch! I attempted to eat one of the pre made cobb salads, but didn't get very far... it was HUGE! I'm estimating three chopped eggs, 1C Turkey, 1/2 C. Bacon, half an avocado... plus all the lettuce, tomato and green onions, I couldn't finish it!  I'll eat the other half for lunch tomorrow :) But it sure was yummy!

Tonight I'm having dinner with a friend.  Dinner out is always interesting... She's dabbled in Paleo in the past so maybe she's back on board and we'll be able to find something together!  She suggested the restaurant, so I'd recommend if you know where you're going to eat ahead of time, google it! Look at their menu and have a plan before you arrive.  You'll be less tempted to go off the deep end if your mouth is watering in advanced for a paleo friendly meal.

Looking at the menu, we'll be going to a deli with a small menu.  Soups, salads and sandwiches along a Greek theme.  I ended up eating some yummy chicken kebabs with onions, tomatoes and green peppers, with a salad on the side!  The dish came with rice, so the salad was the next best thing.  The salad was pre made/tossed with feta, but otherwise just olive oil, seasonings, lettuce and onions!

That's it for today! Hope everyone enjoyed May Day!