The past two years have been an on again, off again dabble into the world of Paleo. Stocking my pantry with coconut oil and almond flour, swearing off gluten and dairy...only to start eating it again once I felt better. Gagging down eggs for breakfast when I really wanted a big sugary blueberry muffin...ugh!
I have never been tested for food allergies...I have never had a super severe reaction to any foods...I just know what is happening in my body at this age (nearly 50) is weird. I know that when I stop eating grains my joint pain and plantar fasciitis go away. I know that when I eat dairy based ice cream before I go to bed, I am in for a night of Mount Vesuvius level hot flashes! And then an incident happened a couple weeks ago that finally convinced me to stop dabbling and take this diet thing a bit more seriously:
I went to lunch at a nearby Chinese restaurant. I never wanted to be "that girl" (think Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally" - the dressing on the side, the pie warmed but only if there was strawberry ice cream)...the girl with the high maintenance, complicated order. So I ordered Sesame Chicken which is usually what we get for family take out. After lunch I felt so fatigued it was a struggle driving my afternoon carpool. I came home and took a nap only to wake up to swelling. My hands and feet and thighs felt tight and puffy...so gross! Was it MSG? Gluten? Sugar? I have no idea but it took several days to feel right again.
I began one more time to search out paleo recipes and ingredient swaps...locating them from various websites, facebook and Pinterest. Since I grew up in the era of paper cookbooks and folders with recipes clipped from magazines and newpapers, I find I am very disorganized in my digital recipe keeping. Some recipes go to Pinterest, some I like on facebook, some I take screen shots of and then have to scroll through hundreds of photos to find them. It is maddening! That is why I am starting this blog...to keep track of, as well as make notes about, the various recipes I try. In other words, to get my Paleo Poop in a Group! Hopefully by cataloging them here, I will make my life easier. Cooking and shopping and documenting what's yummy and what's not!
Oh, and as for the name...why would I use the word "poop" in a blog title? My poor mother will be mortified! This is just a little saying I use with my kids all the time. When asking if they have everything they need for school or an outing...or if their rooms or the house is getting particularly unorganized...I will say "we need to get our poop in a group". And since my paleo recipes and thoughts are pretty much all over the place right now...this blog is gonna help me "get it in a group"!
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