First post of 2014!!! But it's mid-week so it's weird.....

Happy 2014!

New Years didn't fall on a Monday, and you know how we always start things on Monday.... this is no exception.

To recap what this blog will (hopefully) accomplish for me and what kinds of posts to look forward to:

MONTHLY weight loss progress reports titled: THE JOURNEY - (month)
BI-WEEKLY posts of updated meal planners (again, I only plan dinners and I plan 2 weeks at a time)
WEEKLY instruction and review posts of TRY IT OUT TUESDAYS recipe from the meal planner

I'm not quote comfortable posting my weight and measurements on here just yet, but on Monday when I start the first THE JOURNEY post, I will include a shameless selfie from that day as I also want to track this progress with photos. I find I lose weight, don't see it so much on the scale, but see it so evidently in the mirror. So that should help.

Monday I will also post the first meal plan of 2014!!!!!

Wednesday or Thursday of next week I should post the recipe review and instructions of the meal I made on Tuesday. I am curious to see how those photos will turn out lol!!!!!

I did start this journey yesterday, though. Bacon for breakfast (I have to get used to the mindset again that FAT is OK, though I should get better quality, nitrate free bacon) and prime rib with 4 veggies for dinner (broccolinni (or however its spelled) - which by the way is AMAZING! Reminds me of asparagus and not as much broccoli - green beans and shallots, sauteed mushrooms in a garlic cream sauce and buttered pearl onions)

So indulgent.

I hope to really live a 90% Paleo lifestyle, with major emphasis on eliminating gluten and wheat.
I am thinking when I am financially able to, I am going to so a 21DSD (21 Day Sugar Detox and this here is a great blog I follow and her results of this The Paleo Moms 21DSD experiment) followed by a Whole30 (with this blog to help me meal plan over at NomNom Paleo) and then top it all off with The Autoimmune Protocol (over here at The Paleo Mom again - follow her blog, so wonderful!)

But we'll see how it all goes.
For now, HAPPY NEW YEAR and thanks for coming here and helping me along the way!
If you have recipes you know are AMAZING and would like to share, please do! As always, all encouragement is welcome and I will give it right back!!! :)