The "Meleo" life

So I've dropped wheat again - I was going to just go gluten free and then I remembered seeing something about replacing gluten with starches isn't really good for your health either, so I decided to not go that way.

I have made a few exceptions - basically I took the Paleo diet and I made it with exceptions that fit me personally.  For example, I'm still having rice once a week.  I could have cauliflower rice with my moroccan beef however, cauliflower gives me hideous gas - and isn't Paleo all about taking away gut irritants and making you feel healthier?

So I'm still having rice in place of cauliflower.  And instead of being "Primal" and having full fat milk and dairy - I'm having low fat milk because of my gallbladder issues.  Mainly just low fat milk and yoghurt.

I didn't start this way of eating again to go back and be part of the "Paleo" crowd, I wanted to eat the most healthy way I could think of in my last trimester.  And dropping wheat from my diet (sandwiches etc) makes me eat salads and homemade soups for lunches.  Upping my vegetable intake can only be a good thing.  I don't have a high consumption of nuts/seeds either because of my gallbladder.

So, I'm following the "Meleo" diet at the moment - for maximum health benefits.  I have to watch that my calorie intake doesn't drop too low, I checked over my plan today and most days are around 1200 calories, which I'm not happy with, I'd like it to be much higher than that.  So my desserts of a night time (banana/cacao/date ice cream and orange sorbet made with oranges/coconut sugar/ice) aren't counted in there, or if I feel peckish during the day - I'm not going to restrict myself from having fruit or dried fruit.  Dates are awesome for you, so I'm definitely making sure I get some of them on a daily basis.  Medjool dates are so yummy!

Tomorrow  I've got lined up:

Breakfast:  Chia pudding (with low fat yoghurt, a few cashews, blueberries, raspberries, and maple syrup)

Morning tea:  Chobani yoghurt

Lunch: Roast vegies (yum, can't wait!)

Afternoon tea:  Dates

Dinner:  Chicken and vegetables

Dessert:  Sorbet 

Plus any other dried fruit or fruit that I want to eat during the day!!!

Although, it is my birthday so I'm trying to get Elf Man to make a Caramel Mud Cake that I found on a website that is made basically of roasted sweet potato.  Sounds interesting huh!