I've struggled with my diet for a long time. During grad school we had to spend 8 months dissecting a human in cadaver lab which led to me being vegan for about 4 years. Recently I found out I have a sensitivity to gluten which made it really difficult to manage my diet, so I have reluctantly started consuming meat again. Through the last 5-6 years, I've developed a lot of opinions about food and different diets and it's led me to the "Paleo" or "Caveman" diet. Basically the Paleo diet is consuming things cooked and uncooked only as they're found in nature - so no processed foods essentially. Only organic meats (which helps when you have a husband that hunts), fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. I strive to stick with that list.

Challenge: Try and go a whole day without eating anything that came out of a package... we can make an exception for meat because it's comes in a package at the store but as long as it's fresh and not microwavable, it'll pass the challenge! Eat fresh fruit, vegetables (cooked or raw), nuts, seeds and see how easy it is to "Go Paleo." Another way to think about it - and you might have seen this on my Facebook page - is don't eat anything that didn't exist 100 years ago. If it didn't exist 100 years ago, chances are, it's not good for you!

I'm doing quite well with my fitness goals. I've been working out doing the Insanity program once a day and sticking with my diet. I replaced candy bars (I have a weakness for chocolate) with Kind bars - a paleo, gluten free bar made of nuts, seeds, fruit, honey, dark chocolate, etc - depending on the type you buy. As I get farther into the Insanity program, I'm having to increase my calorie intake because just like the saying "it takes money to make money," it also "takes calories to burn calories." <--- hmmm... sounds like my next blog topic...

Let's say you are building a race car. 

Breakfast: 2 eggs with Salsa