Day 18: Fat bomb smoothies!! Yay!

Well it's day 18 already.  I had leftover short rib from yesterday, and I also made a conscious effort to make a smoothie with almost every available non-meat source of healthy fat I could find--coconut milk, avocado, and almond butter (I say non-meat because meat doesn't seem like it would lend well to blending). It wasn't the best tasting shake I've ever had, but I gobbled it up.  When I get to a weight I like, I'll be more generous with my fruit servings in my smoothies since they make them taste amazing, but now I'm keeping a carb limit.

When I got home I made egg, sausage, and jalapeno "muffins" for breakfast tomorrow (baked in muffin tins - my coworker's idea-awesome!), chili, and Thai coconut chicken soup (tom kha gai).  It was a pretty busy evening and in fact I should probably go clean my kitchen.  :-(   I'm still a little baffled that I felt compelled to make 3 meals.  I get so excited about food now.  Even using up leftover meat to make stews and soups (which is what I did in both cases) is exciting on some level.

And you know I thought all this cooking would wear me out, but now I'm starting to think it's exciting.  It's sort of like a ritual and I enjoy it.  In fact, whenever I whip up a fast meal, I find myself thinking "Is that it?" and it feels almost like a letdown, like the experience has been cheapened.  There's a definite anticipation factor that goes into cooking.  Watching the fat sizzle and glisten on the grill, watching the vegetables brighten in color as they cook. It's fun.  

I love this diet right now.  It's like my entire being is just "waking up" again.  My appetite, my energy, my attention span, my sex drive... haha ok that was probably TMI but you get the hint.  Every single part of how I feel has improved.  I am getting to the point where I think this 30 day challenge is dumb.  It's not a challenge, it's just my first 30 days of Paleo!  I don't think of it as a diet challenge anymore.  I just think of it as foods I prefer to eat.  I guess after awhile, when you're eating really good foods you start to prefer it.   

Anyway, I just realized that it's been over a week since I've passed out on the couch like a slug after dinner.  Sad that I used to do that I know, but I would just get so worn out from lack of sleep.  Now I'm still short on sleep but I go nonstop all day!  I'm going to try to get to bed earlier though.  Really.