Our fridge broke. At first, I thought just the ice maker was broken because it stopped making ice. But then every time I got something out of the freezer, it was already thawed. All of Ellis' popcicles were juice sacks with sticks inside. We attempted to get it fixed but learned not only was our fridge a Kitchenaid, which is already expensive to fix, it was also a discontinued model which would make it not worth it to fix for a fridge that was already 12 years old.
So on the upside, we got a NEW fridge. It is fabulous and I love it. There is no way that we would have been able to afford it, if I did not find it in the "damaged" section. The damage was a small dent on the side that you don't even see because our fridge is recessed back into the wall. But...needless to say, I love it.
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| We got the deal of the century. I still can't believe it. |
However, when we lost our fridge, we also lost all of our fresh fruits, veggies, and meat. We had to eat out for every meal and although it is possible to eat paleo out, it is very difficult. And I don't know if any of you are like me...when you are on a diet and you "screw up", you say, "that's it, my day is ruined...I might as well eat whatever I want". Well...that's what I did this whole week. I'm not even going to pretend that I tried to be paleo. I may have started off this week wanting to be paleo but by the end, I was over it. When the only thing that you have at your house to eat is peanut butter and jelly. You eat the peanut butter and jelly.
Even so, I have still had results from my 3 weeks of paleo life. And that is what I am here to share with you now. I am getting back on track now that we have a new fridge and GROCERIES!
I have lost another inch and a half from my waist! My waist is now 26.5 inches! Boom!
So my "paleo test" will officially be "over" on Aug 5 but I am adding a week since I basically lost a week when the fridge broke. I started this journey trying to figure out if paleo would work for me. I love seeing results. After this is over, I suspect that I will continue to live paleo-ish. I will continue to eat paleo when I can but I am not going to be one of those people that packs their own dinner to dinner party.
I can't believe I am sharing these pictures but....here ya go.
