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Paleo Challenge Testimony: Carol

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Paleo Challenge 2010 

Having done Paleo before I knew what to expect. The first week was the hardest. After that my taste buds sort of changed!

My strategy was to always have Paleo foods with me at all times. Whenever I was hungry I ate something. This takes some advance planning, and I usually carried what seemed like a produce section with me to work, but I liked having options. My favorite thing to eat is a red pepper,raw, biting it just like an apple.

I convinced a friend from work to try Paleo as well. A lot of people were curious about the diet and I hope that by talking to them about what we were doing with the challenge it made them think about their food choices.

My weight went from 127 down to 120.4. I am super happy with the changes in my body.

I really liked being in the group this time. We exchanged some emails and all the girls were really supportive.

I made a coconut chicken soup recipe up!  Here it is:

 Thai soup
2 cans coconut milk (one was low fat)
one can tomatoes with juice ( I like fire-roasted organic ones)
one can pineapple chunks, with juice
one can water chestnuts, drained
broccoli- two stalks, chopped
one package chicken tenderloins, cut up in bite size bits
3 T red curry paste (I got this at Big Lots- but I have seen it at grocery stores too)
1 T garlic
1 red pepper, chopped
1/2 container sliced mushrooms
4 chopped green onions
a generous handful of raw spinach
juice from one lemon
I had all these veggies in the fridge and basically just threw everything in the stock pot and let it come to a low boil, and simmered until the chicken and veggies were cooked.
It was tasty!
 I love Almond Breeze almond milk for coffee, or just to drink. The unsweetened chocolate is awesome! I heat it up like hot chocolate! It has 45 calories in a cup, and calcium and vitamin E too. The plain is good too. You can get it at Kroger or Whole foods. Walmart has another kind, Almond Dream, I think it’s called, and it’s good too, but I prefer the Almond Breeze brand.

 Hope that helps!

 Carol