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Say "Paleo Parents Pumpkin Pucks" 3 times - fast! Now laugh, I did.

The Paleo Parents have a ton of great recipes and are becoming my go-to website for paleo awesomeness.

Today I am going to bake, taste, and compare the two recipes they offer for a pumpkin "puck" which is a dense, little muffin. 

my poor stomach is not thrilled with the diet my surgery is forcing me to be on (i suppose i could stop eating pudding…but, i still can’t chew and really, it is terrible and delicious-as one of my students would say, ‘it’s the devil’s work’).

now, seriously, this surgery has gone as well as anyone could have hoped for…the teeth came out without puncturing my nerves or sinuses which were very serious concerns…especially for a professional singer. my sinuses had grown over the impacted teeth on top but initially they thought the teeth were in the sinuses…so, that was miracle number one. the bottom teeth were impacted on the main nerve that runs through the jaw line…so they had to be sawed and taken out in bits and they managed to not nick anything…miracle number two! but, due to these oddities i knew going into this that my recovery time would be a bit longer than normal. 

i just need a venue to publicly kvetch. thanks, tumblr!

it is strange when you eat in a way that really makes you feel great…and then for one reason or another you’re forced to eat in a way that makes your body feel less than optimal. granted, i am also aware that my body is probably feeling less than optimal for a multitude of reasons. 

but, i am astounded that i can feel just how different my diet makes me feel…and i don’t mean diet like restrictive calories…i mean, eating in a way that makes my body happy…for some people that’s veganism, vegetarianism, etc. for me it’s a primarily plant based diet with protein and a minimization of carbs…paleo.

i know paleo gets a bad rap…and i’ll be the first to tell you that there’s a fair amount of douchebros who talk about being paleo. but, there’s also those of us who are normal folk who just feel better when eating plants and proteins… 

also, i want to be as brave and awesome as stacy toth: http://paleoparents.com/featured/what-losing-135lbs-looks-like/

i have walked for the past two days…it exhausts me. seriously, surgery is a bitch but at least i feel like i’m doing something. love the body, even if the body isn’t entirely happy. 

i have a goal to wod at my crossfit the week after next…i think it’s fairly realistic. at least, i hope it to be.