The 14 days Paleo experiment is officially over. The hubby and I have had a challenging time trying to come up with complete Paleo recipes but luckily a few friends passed us some good ideas - including the lemon almond amaretti (which I substitue flexseed meal for almond meal and the amaretti turned out to be a bit dense and… well, dry), but nevertheless it tasted alright and became a good snack. 

So what was the result? I think we both felt a more consistent flow of energy in the past two weeks; although to be perfectly honest the difference was not significant. I think that has to do with the fact that we were both eating semi-Paleo'ish to begin with, so the change over did not have as much of an impact as it would have otherwise. 

We both did enjoy the challenge though, and Rick is considering doing the Paleo challenge at the gym; which is good - it’s always fun to be embarking on something new and have a goal. 

As for going forward…we are going to try and stick to Paleo as much as we can. Since now that we have done it once, we know we can do it again. Once a week we’re going to allow ourselves a cheat day - day where we just eat whatever we want and indulge a bit. :-)

The best lesson out of this challenge? The discovery of the CROCK POT! Slow cooking has become one of my favorite things in the whole wide world. There are few things better in this world than to spend minimal amount of time prepping, turn on a switch and overnight (like magic), you have a huge pot of yummy well cooked stew for breakfast??  Delish! :-)