Excuse me while I rant...

I just tried for my third attempt to make Paleo pancakes... Fail!!!! They didn't taste good, and they didn't look good. Every part of me wants to go eat everything bad for me! 

I apologize for the rant but I am human and a woman, I started this whole Paleo diet because of my thyroid. I have struggled for years to lose weight and was told Paleo was the way to not only lose weight but get my thyroid function on track. 

I came across a list of non-friendly thyroid foods (some of which I already knew) but did want to share!

Veggies

•Broccoli

•Brussels sprouts

•Cabbage

•Cauliflower

•Kale

•kohlrabi 

•Mustard greens 

•rutabaga

•turnips

•Radishes

•Spinach

These steal your iodine from your thyroid,  cooking them does help

Fruits 

•Peaches

•Strawberrie

And more

•millet 

•Peanuts

•Soybeans and soy products, including tofu

•linseed

•Pinenuts

How I got started

How this all got started. I was talking to a friend about being stuck in a plateau with weight loss and working out, she told me that I should do a reset with the whole 30. After looking it up and thinking wow that's going to be way too hard! Check it out here www.whole30.com I read more into it and that people with thyroid problems do better on gluten-free and/or low-carb. Now I'll admit I have done Atkins a few times, and without Too much information, when you have thyroid problems it coincides with having bowel movement problems! ( yes I know! gross!) 

So eating lots of cheese and lots of meat  it kind of stops you up! I decided and committed to doing the whole 30! I started it just in time to finish it in time for thanksgiving! I did so good, didn't cheat (even on Halloween) and then over the thanksgiving breat I binged, I gained like 8 pounds :( got right back to Paleo eating and lost it all in about a week. I'm not saying that it will happen for everyone but  if it can happen for me it sure can happen for you!       

Paleo for dummies (like me)

I am not claiming I know everything or even lot about Paleo eating! With that said I use Pinterest a lot and I follow thePaleomom.com and againstallgrain.com, they both have a lot of recipes and have been doing it a lot longer than I have. But this is what I have come up with when looking for anything Paleo. 

It's a lot of fresh fruit and veggies, lean meats and seafood, and some nuts and seeds. 

You basically cut out all dairy, any added sugar, any grains and all gluten, it is the back to basics primal eating! 

With every meal you were supposed to have a protein a vegetable and some kind of fat. 

I have a super picky eater, and a husband that loves bread/ pasta and beans so I always set something off the the side for me, but other then that we eat good share of chicken! I'm not a huge beef eater and I'm getting more creative with seafood! 

My sweet potato!

Oh my sweet potato! Since going Paleo I have been using a lot of sweet potatoes, instead of regular potatoes. The other day I diced up a sweet potato smeared a little coconut oil on some foul and wrapped it up and tossed it in the oven along with diced up chicken wrapped up in foil and baked at 400° for about 30 minutes. After it comes out of the oven I sprinkle some cinnamon on my sweet potatoes and season my chicken with garlic salt and pepper. Yum! 

Paleo lunch!

Needing an idea for a quick Paleo lunch? Cut a chicken breast into chunks, add a little coconut oil to a skillet and toss in your chicken! I use a lot of leftovers from the night before, we had some cucumber salad left over so I used that. And I also keep on hand zucchini and yellow squash so I can taste those up and throw those in the skillet after the chicken! 

Salmon fillet salad!

One of my most favorite salads! Salmon fillet on power greens and Romain lettuce, sprinkle a little lemon pepper and a little basaltic vinegar and a splash of lemon!