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Guac Cameo

Posted: July 16, 2013 in Challenge, Food, Ramadan
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Those of you who followed this blog last Ramadan must be wondering where the guacamole has been hiding. Honestly I’m not sure what happened to it. I still love guac but haven’t gotten around to making it the past 7 days. Well today, even though it really didn’t fit into the dish, it made its appearance. I still love the stuff and still think it’s something I could eat everyday.

For Sahoor

I had a decent amount of Thai Red Curry from last night left over so instead of making anything new, I had a healthy serving of it with the cauliflower rice. I had a peach to go with it and plenty of water. I need to start doing this more often, making enough food the night before to eat for Sahoor the next morning. It takes a lot of pressure off of you and allows you to just sit down and eat with one eye still closed (yeah you know what I mean).

For Iftaar

This was just a bunch of randomness tonight but in the end, it filled me up and tasted great. First I had even more leftovers of the Thai Red Curry (still not complaining since I love that stuff) along with cauliflower rice. I scraped what was left of it onto my plate. Second, I made a little bit of tilapia. I followed the same recipe I did last week, minus the olives, green peppers, and shallots. Last but not least, I had some guac. The recipe was the same as last years but over time I’ve reduced the amount of garlic I put in it. I guess garlic and I have grown apart recently. Here is the recipe again:

    • 2 ripe avocados, peeled
    • 1 lemon
    • 1/2 lime
    • 1/4 tsp of cumin
    • 1/2 tsp of chili powder
    • 1/2 clove of garlic (or less, or none), minced
    • 1/4 tsp of sea salt
    • 1  tomato, diced
    • 1/2 red onion, diced
    • handful of cilantro to garnish, finely chopped (how-to)

Instructions: Put everything in a bowl and mash it up with a fork until the avocado chunks can’t be seen anymore.Simple enough and it only takes a few minutes. It tastes best served right away. If you want to save some as leftovers, make sure you put it in tupperware and refrigerate it asap.

This is what all of this randomness looked on my plate:

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Workout of the Day

I was actually able to refrain from doing the metcon today and stuck with strength training. Ok fine it wasn’t that hard to stay away. The metcon was for one of my coach’s birthday and was 35 minutes long in this heat wave. No thank you (sorry Sara, I’ll make it after Ramadan!). This workout involves olympic lifting and then a sprint metcon.

7 rounds: 1 Snatch then 3 snatch grip push presses
*heaviest weight possible
-then-
50 Burpees for time

This is what a snatch + snatch grip push press looks like:

Today overall was a good day. I didn’t have to worry about preparing much food since a lot of it was already done ahead of time. It allowed me to relax a little in the morning and get my workout on in the evening.  8 days done folks!

Asian Invasion

Posted: July 15, 2013 in Challenge, Food, Ramadan
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I can’t believe we are 1/4 of the ways done already! I’ve now gotten to the point where I don’t even feel hungry or thirsty anymore. Rest is normalizing as much as it can as my body gets used to being able to sleep at certain times and with a certain amount of food in my stomach. Eating clean is a huge part of how good I’m feeling. With fun dishes like this past weekend and the one tonight, the time is just flying by!

For Sahoor

Alright so there isn’t much of a recipe here. I had left overs from the weekend so I had enchiladas and meatza. I then had some watermelon to fill any remaining spaces and aid with hydration. Food still tasted great and got me through the day just fine.

For Iftaar

Today I made one of my favorite Asian dishes, Thai Red Curry. It’s a really straight forward recipe and I’ll show you how to make “fried rice” for it too. Of course rice isn’t paleo so I will be using cauliflower in its place. This recipes serves about 4 people.

For the Curry

  • 1 lb chicken thigh, sliced or diced
  • 1/2 tsp of sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp of chili powder
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1-2 Tbsp of Thai Curry paste. Look for the brand Aroy-D or Mae Ploy.
  • 1 cup of coconut milk, full fat
  • 1/4 cup of basil leaves, shredded
  • 1 bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 large carrot, diced
  • Other optional vegetables – Mushrooms, squash, broccoli, etc
  • Coconut Oil

For the “Fried Rice”

  • 1 head of cauliflower
  • 2 eggs
  • small ginger root, minced
  • 2 scallions, diced
  • 1/2 tsp of salt
  • small handful of chopped cilantro

For the Curry

  1. Heat up a pan and add in coconut oil
  2. Add in the chicken and let it brown, stirring occasionally. Once it browns, take it out and set it aside.
  3. Add the scallions to the pan and saute until they are soft.
  4. Bring the chicken back into the pan and add in the curry paste. FYI, the more curry paste you add, the spicier it will be. Start with less if you aren’t a fan of spices
  5. Stir-fry it for a couple of minutes until the smell of spices is pungent.
  6. Pour in the coconut milk, bell peppers, carrots, and any other vegetables
  7. Raise the heat to High and stir it up. Bring it to a boil and then lower the heat back to medium-low and let it simmer.
  8. Leave it for about 10 minutes (or until veggies are soft) stirring occasionally.
  9. Add in the basil leaves

For the Rice

  1. Place the cauliflower into a food processor and hit go.
  2. Add eggs to a pan with coconut oil and whisk. Make it an omelette and remove it from the pan
  3. Add in the scallions and salt to the pan.
  4. Saute until they are browning and then add in the ginger. Stir for about 1/2 a minute and then add cauliflower.
  5. Put a lid on it and turn the heat to low. Leave it that way for about 10-15 minutes.
  6. Slice the omelette and add it and the cilantro into the mix. Stir it all up again and leave on the stove for another couple minutes until the cauliflower is soft.
  7. Remove it from the pan and into a dish.

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It turned out to be great. The cauliflower obviously has a little more pungent taste than regular rice but when mixed with the curry, you could barely tell that you were eating a paleo meal. It tasted great, wasn’t super complicated to make, and most importantly, it’s healthy.

I’m craving some right now. Luckily there were leftovers so it will probably make an appearance tomorrow morning. Can’t wait!

No WOD today. I had a busy personal day and wasn’t able to cook early enough to go work out. Tomorrow for sure though! If not, someone yell at me to keep me accountable. Thanks.

Trading the Grain for Almond

Posted: July 14, 2013 in Challenge, Food, Ramadan
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Today I made a couple of dishes that are usually heavy in starch, carbs, sugar, and everything else that leaves you with a stomach ache. For the most part, it’s as simple as swapping out the grain for almond flour! I made pancakes for Sahoor and enchiladas for Iftar. The recipes below are examples of how you can still enjoy everyday food without feeling guilty or fat.

For Sahoor

This is a recipe for about 2 servings of Paleo Pancakes with syrup. Huh? Syrup? Just read on..

For the Syrup:

  1. Pour the juice into a sauce pan and and heat over high. Bring it to a slight broil.
  2. Once it starts to broil, lower the heat to medium and let it reduce. This takes about 10 minutes but in my experience, once it starts to reduce, it goes fast and becomes thick. You want it to thicken up a bit but too much is annoying.
  3. Once it’s at syrup thickness, take it off the stove and let it cool for a little bit before pouring it on your pancakes.

For the Pancakes:

  1. In a bowl, mix the almond flour, baking powder, sea salt, and cinnamon.
  2. In a seprate bowl, mix the milk and eggs. Mash in a banana if you want to.
  3. Combine into a cup that you will use to pour the mixture into the pan. I use a measuring cup that has a spout. Mix it all up.
  4. Heat up a skillet and add a little bit of coconut oil to it
  5. Pour less than 1/4 cup of the mixture into the skillet at a time.
  6. Cook on medium heat for a couple of minutes or until the sides start to brown up
  7. Flip and cook the other side for only a minute or so. Be careful while flipping, these are very fragile and take one or two rounds to get the feel of it before you can flip them without breaking them. Repeat with the remaining batter.

Once everything was done, I placed the pancakes on to a plate, put a little bit of the Kerrygold butter on top and then drizzled syrup on it. Tasted better than packaged pancake batter and kept me full in a healthy way throughout the day.

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For Iftar

I love Mexican food. Mexican food does not like human bodies or else it wouldn’t be so evil. It helped Mexico beat America in becoming the fattest country in the world! I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to be that way. Today with the assistance of my sister, I made open enchiladas. This dish is a little more time consuming to make so plan ahead and have a partner. It serves 2-3 people.

For Enchiladas:

  • 1 lb of chicken, diced (you can actually use whatever meat you want)
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups of tomato puree
  • 4 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2-3 tsp of chili powder
  • 1 tsp of cumin
  • 1 tsp of dried oregano
  • 1 tsp of sea salt
  • coconut oil

For Tortillas

  • 4 tablespoons of Almond Flour
  • 1/4 tsp of baking powder
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 table spoons of almond or coconut milk
  • 1 tsp coconut oil per tortilla
  1. Preheat your oven to 370 degrees
  2. Place the meat onto a baking dish and bake it for about 15 minutes
  3. Heat up a pan and saute the onions on medium heat until they become soft.
  4. Add in the tomato puree, garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and salt. Stir it up while it simmers on low heat for about 15-20 minutes
  5. Pour the mixture into a food processor and blend until it’s a smooth sauce.
  6. Place the tortillas in the baking dish and place the almost cooked chicken on top of them.
  7. Pour the enchilada sauce on top.
  8. Cover the enchiladas with aluminum foil and place back into the over for about 10 minutes.
  9. Cut up an avocado and some lime to enjoy with the dish.

Making the tortillas is pretty simple. Adjust the amount of ingredients to make how many you want. I would make these during step 4 above.

  1. In a bowl or cup that has a spout, mix in the almond flour, baking powder, eggs, and milk. Mix until all of the lumps are gone.
  2. Heat up a pan and add in coconut oil.
  3. Pour the batter into the pan. Move the pan around to thin it out. You can make the tortillas small if you want to make open enchiladas like I did or make them large if you plan on wrapping them closed.
  4. Cook for about 1 minute and flip them. Cook for another 30 seconds or so and they are done.

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So there you have it. Delicious meals that normally would have you feeling guilty for a week done in a healthy way. I hope you enjoy them!

Going Out Strong

Posted: August 17, 2012 in Food, Ramadan
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If you’re wondering, those Haribo gummy bears are still in a staring contest with me. What are you supposed to do with a 5 lb bag of those?? Anyhow, I can’t believe this was the second to last day of Ramadan 2012. While I was cooking dinner tonight, I realized how normal it felt to be eating a Paleo meal instead of it feeling like it was something I had to go out of my way to do. As strong as this month began, I want to make sure I end it just as strong, if not stronger so I can carry this beyond this month. I’m hoping we all set our short-term Ramadan goals for this month but how many of those have you decided to carry on for longer? I’m sure we all bettered our selves in one way or another this month. Did we find a way to maintain that or will we let it slide? The khutba (sermon) at today’s Friday prayer talked about this and it really stuck in my head. What’s the point of all the improvements we made this month if we plan to let them go next week and not worry about them for another 11 months. This progress is hard-earned, let’s hold on to it and build on it!

Sahoor

Sick of omelette and scrambled eggs? Let’s try some Paleo French Toast. This recipe is to make a whole loaf of French Toast:

    • 1 loaf of grain free bread, slices
    • 3 eggs
    • 1/2 cup of coconut milk
    • 2 tsp of cinnamon
    • 1 tsp of nutmeg
    • coconut oil
    • banana, sliced

Whisk the milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and eggs in a wide bowl. Heat up a pan with coconut oil. Dip a bread slice into the mixture and then lay it on the pan. Pan fry each side until starts browning. Repeat for each slice. Once you are done, put the banana slices on the pan and cook for a minute or so on each side. Add them to your french toast. I would say they taste just as good, if not better, as regular toast!

Iftar

For Iftar I decided to make an Italian dish. I was craving something saucy so I made Chicken Cacciatore. Cacciatore is Italian for “hunter”. It usually refers to a meal prepared “hunter-style” with tomatoes, onions, herbs, and bell pepper. Cacciatore is usually made with chicken or rabbit. I made it with chicken (surprise, surprise). This is enough to make 2 servings (or 1.5 if you eat like me):

    • 1 lb of chicken thigh, diced
    • 1 tsp of chili powder
    • 1/2 tsp of sea salt
    • 1 medium-sized yellow onion, sliced
    • 1/2 of olives, diced
    • 1 clove of garlic, minced
    • 1 large tomato, chopped
    • 4 oz of pure tomatoe puree
    • 1/2 tsp of dried oregano
    • 1/2 bell pepper cut into 1″ pieces
    • 2 Tbs coconut oil

Heat up a large skillet with coconut oil. Season the chicken with sea salt and chili powder and add it to the skillet. Cook it for about 10-15 minutes until the chicken browns. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set it aside. Add the onions and olives to the skillet and saute until the onions start to turn brown. Add in the tomato, tomato puree, peppers, garlic, oregano, and chicken to skillet. Mix it all up and stir for a minute or so. Cover the skillet up and let it simmer on low heat until the chicken is tender.

This was as good as I had thought it would be. It satisfied the Italian, saucy, chicken craving that I had. If you want, you can add mushrooms to it as well for some added texture, just don’t add any bread!

The 24 hour countdown has begun! One more day, one more day! See you all tomorrow!

The Home Stretch

Posted: August 9, 2012 in Ramadan
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Here we are in the home stretch of Ramadan 2012! The last 10 days of Ramadan is a special time for Muslims all around the world. It’s said these last 10 nights are Nights of Power. In one of the Nights of Power hides a moment where whatever you pray for will come true. No one knows what night this is or what time it will be at but it’s said to be on an odd number night. Muslims will stay up and pray, read the Quran, and go to Mosques to worship.

It’s truly a blessed 10 days and it’s one of the few times of the year where I feel at peace. I’m able to shut out the world and concentrate on purifying myself. It’s also a time for slackers like me who may not have taken as much advantage as I should have in the past 20 days to make myself  a better person. If I’ve wronged anyone, I ask for your forgiveness. If you want me to pray for you, please ask. To my Muslim brothers and sisters, let’s make the absolute best that we can of these last 10 days!

Meals

For Sahoor I had scrambled eggs again. I also had a beef pattie that I warmed up. I drank 1.5 liters of water. I made guac today though! Can’t wait for Sahoor tomorrow.

Iftar was a cheat meal with the family today. Again, it’s my dirty little secret so I won’t share what it was. However, I will say that it is one of my favorite foods and rhymes with leaning tower of…pisa.

Workout

Pray! Do extra tahujjad in these last 10 days! Make sure you are donating to the less fortunate and volunteering your services to those who can use it. See you all tomorrow

Weighing In

Posted: August 8, 2012 in Challenge, Food, Ramadan
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It’s important to assess your progress (or retrogress) in any activity you take on. In CrossFit, this is done by doing Benchmark Workouts or by checking your maxes in different Olympic and Power lifts. Along with those numbers, keeping track of your body fat (and sometimes weight) is important as well. With Ramadan 2/3s over, it was time to do a “weigh in” to see what sort of progress I had made and if I am still in line with my goals. First let’s talk about what I ate.

Sahoor – Again, (sorry) another day of scrambled eggs with onions and tomatoes. Yeah I’m starting to get sick of this too. I also had a protein shake and a liter of water. I’ll try to get creative here soon, I promise. It’s actually hurting my workouts because I’m not getting enough fats in. I think it might be time for some more guac…

Iftar – I opened my fast with a protein shake at the gym since I was running late. Luckily I was having dinner with the family so I didn’t have to cook. My family isn’t exactly Paleo compliant but they are aware of what I am doing so they made sure I was accommodated. The dinner consisted of marinated whole chicken, chicken nuggets, fries, other carbs, and salad. Can you guess what I stuck with?I hacked some different parts of the chicken on to my plate, added in the salad, and indulged in some family bonding. Growing up, this was one of my favorite meals. The chicken is marinated in a blend of spices including chili powder, chaat masala, and crushed peppers all mixed with lemon and lime juice. You literally take a whole chicken, dip it in this mixture and bake it until it’s done. The spice mixture will drip off as it bakes but you can scoop it right back up to have with your chicken when it’s done.

Weighing In

So I weighed myself and I had a bit of a shock. I am down 13 pounds! To the average person that sounds great but to an athlete it could be detrimental. Is it 13 lbs of fat? Was it muscle? Has my body fat gone up since I’m eating less? Have I lost lean body mass?

Given that it’s Ramadan and those obligations comes first to me, I went into this knowing I would lose some muscle and strength but 13 lbs was a little scary. Sure, since my surgery my diet had been horrible and I barely made it to the gym so I had some pounds to spare. I made it over to Max Muscle to get my body fat tested. The result, I have lost almost 2% body fat! That may not sound like a lot but being at 11%, I don’t have a lot to lose there. Side note, when I first started CrossFit, I was over 20% body fat. Yummy.

So weight is down, body fat is down, how is my strength? I decided to measure my Press, Push Press, and Jerk lifts. I did several sets of each movement to find a 1 rep max.

    • Press – I didn’t come anywhere near my 1 rep max and I was really discouraged. I was failing at about 20# below my PR (Personal Record). I think I just wasn’t warmed up (or awake) enough at this point.
    • Push press – I picked up where I left off with the press to do a push press. I failed on my first one and this is when I began to worry. Had I lost that much? Or maybe I just didn’t eat right today? I decided to drop the weight down by 20# and work my way up. Success. I was able to work my way up pretty fast. I didn’t hit a PR or match my existing one but I came pretty close.
    • Jerk – I hit real success on this movement. I started a few lbs under where I left the push press off at. This movement requires some real explosion when you split your legs and I definitely felt myself weaker than normal days. I had to compensate by using more arm strength but I made it work. I was able to match my PR!! I mighthave been able to hit a new PR but I was pretty wiped after almost 30 reps at this point. Also, it was time for Iftar so I didn’t have time for another rep.

Here is a video of my one rep before I matched my PR. As you as can see I don’t have the explosiveness I should at all but I blame fatigue and hunger for that!

Overall I have to say that I am pretty satisfied with my results. I knew I wasn’t going to make great gains this month but I’m happy to see that I was able to match my PR. I will do some more of these in the coming days with other movements to see how this Ramadan Challenge is shaping up to be!

The Half Way Cheat

Posted: August 3, 2012 in Ramadan
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And just like that as of 8.18 pm today, Ramadan 2012 is half way over! To be honest I was really dreading this year’s Ramadan. Not because I didn’t want to fast, but the usual fear of how long the days will be and how it was going to be.  However, whether it’s the fact that I’ve been so busy at work these past few weeks or that I really forced myself to focus for Ramadan so I could make this challenge successful, time has literally flown by. I almost find myself trying to slow it down so I can get more done! SubhanAllah this month is full of miracles. So far, I’ve been able to eat clean every single day (aside from the cheat meals), I’ve been able to work out successfully, and I’ve been able to fulfill my Ramadan obligations, almost without any effort at all. Sure a few mornings I’ve woken up wishing I could sleep a little more but seriously, it’s been amazing so far.

So that brings me to today’s half way celebration. I figured today was a good day to throw in a cheat meal (ahem, or two). Again, I won’t discuss what I ate because as you know it’s my dirty little secret. If you didn’t read my post from last week about a cheat meal/day, I talked about the importance of having a day where you “reward” yourself for doing well. Sometimes it’s during a night out with friends or other days you want to unwind and not worry about gathering Paleo ingredients. The key is to know your boundaries because for one, if you have been eating clean for a while and you decide to down a burger with a liter of Mountain Dew, you are in for a painful night! Also, you have to make sure you contain that cheat meal to just that meal. The last thing you need after all of the hard work you are putting in is to step onto a slippary slope and making a cheat meal a daily habit.

So here we are, half way done. For those of you fasting, how will you take day 16? Are you at a point where the repitition of waking up early and not eating/drinking all day is getting to you, or are you focused even harder now because you’ve passed the hard part? For me, it will be the latter. We are now in familiar territory as far as fasting hours. Ramadan starts on average 10 days earlier due to the lunar calendar every year. We have already fasted these hours and we survived. If you are losing strength, take a minute to refocus. Focus Focus Focus, gather your blessings and make this Ramadan count!

Day 16, back on paleo and back to the gym! See you then

 

Raise the Steak

Posted: July 31, 2012 in Food, Ramadan
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No I haven’t lost it, there is a point that goes with the cheesy pun. This is the blessed month of Ramadan. The devil is locked away, Muslims are generally feeling good about life, time is spent reflecting, praying and giving thanks. It’s a month for Muslims to go above and beyond, whether it’s being extra nice to your neighbors, volunteering at a homeless shelter, or giving more to charity. You try to get away from your luxuries and attempt to comprehend how people less fortunate than you might be feeling. You push your self to be humble. It’s a month where you Raise the Stake. As we watch the Olympics this week you see these athletes who have trained for years for those 2 minutes or less on that stage. The stakes for them are at the highest they will probably ever be. Let’s think of this month as the Olympics of Islam. This is our 2 minutes on stage. Are we doing everything we can to get the Gold? This month the podium is almost handed to us. Let’s Raise the Stakes and work for the gold in all aspects that we can.

For me, I’m taking that challenge on by maintaining my religious obligations but also trying to spread knowledge about healthy living. Every day around Iftar I’m seeing people post pictures on Facebook or making comments about all of the carb loaded sugar meals they plan on over stuffing themselves with. I understand that we abstain from eating and drinking all day but the point isn’t to stuff our faces the second we can! When did humbleness turn into gluttony? Most health issues these days stems from a bad diet and lack of exercise. God gave us our healthy bodies and the least we can do is take care of it. Let’s raise the stake and work on living healthier. This Ramadan, take a pledge to eat healthier, do a few push ups, work towards making yourself better in all aspects of life.

Well with real-talk out of the way, let’s talk about food. I still had some left over pasta from the other day so I decided to have that for Sahoor. Note to self, that stuff does not taste too good 2 days later. Anyhow, I also had 2 scrambled eggs with 3 egg whites. I added some sea salt and sriracha sauce to it.  I still have a few paleo muffins left over so I ate one of those as well. I washed it down with a little over a liter of water.

For dinner, as promised, I made a beef dish! Paleo Pepper Steak Bites (Raise the…Steak..). Enough of that, here is what went into it:

    • 1/2 lb of beef diced up
    • 1 Tbs of coconut oil
    • 1/2 yellow onion, sliced
    • 1 green pepper, diced
    • 2-3 plum tomatoes
    • 1/4 cup of water
    • 1/4 tsp of sea salt
    • 2 large carrots

Add the oil to a hot skillet over medium heat and add in the beef and onion. Stir it around until the beef is brown and the color of the onion changes. Stir in the water, pepper, tomatoes and salt. Cook for another few minutes while stirring constantly. Shred the carrots onto a plate and serve the beef on top of it:

The onions and pepper gave the beef a great taste and the carrots gave it the perfect crunch. If you want it to be a little more spicy, add in some sriracha right before you take the beef off of the skillet. I decided to lay off of the spices for the day because I have been having wayyyy too much recently. This is a very easy dish to try out but just make sure you leave some time for the beef to cook.

That’s all I have for today. Give what I said a thought. We are almost half way done with Ramadan and there is still time to make some good goals. Let’s purify our spirit and make the body it lives in a bit healthier too!

Day 2 in the Books

Posted: July 21, 2012 in Challenge, Ramadan
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So no workout today. Every fourth day is generally my rest day. I was hoping I could get in a workout today and take tomorrow off. However, seeing as how the gym is closed on Saturday evenings, I would have had to do my CrossFit workout at home which isn’t much fun or motivating. Also, I don’t think I ate enough this morning at Sahoor. Although I was much more rested than I have been in days, I felt weaker than yesterday. No worries, I’ll make adjustments for tomorrow’s Sahoor and go at it tomorrow.

Iftaar was at 8.30 today (that reminds me, I really need to create that glossary). I started preparing some Paleo dishes an hour or so earlier. This meal was again heavy on poultry and veggies. I made some gaucamole from scratch to keep around for snack attacks.

 

Here you have some of the premarinated chicken that I keep in the freezer. I sautéed it in extra virgin olive oil with a handful of spinach. I added an egg and some chili powder to it. I mixed it all up as it sautéed on the stove. When there was about 10 minutes left before Iftar, I cut up some tomatoes and put them on top with the stove turned to the lowest setting and let it sit. Once it was time for Iftar, I opened my fast with a date. This is how Muslims traditionally open their fast and is usually the first thing I’ll have. I added some rice (not so Paleo I know), lettuce, and the gauc I made to my plate for a satisfying dinner. For dessert, I had a nice amount of watermelon mmmm. This is how it turned out:

In reference to my earlier post about preparedness, I made enough of this to eat tomorrow as well for Sahoor. I’ll probably add some scrambled eggs to it and some meat. There is also plenty of gauc left over for midnight snacks. Gauc is a great source for healthy fats and a great Paleo snack. I’ll try to post some of these recipes on my page at some point.

Ready for day 3!

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