Day 2 paleo fried chicken and my secret to rehabbing injuries

Only ate 2 cooked meals today and spent the rest of the day snacking on sunflower seeds, dried apricots and dried apples.  This may be the last day I eat packaged dried fruit because we got our new food dehyrator from Amazon today :).  Right now I am taking my first shot at drying sliced apples and  fruit leather that I made of pears and just a little bit of honey.  Hope to have some good pictures of dried fruit and jerky soon!  Here's some pics of new foods I have been practicing my cooking skills on.  I'm not going to post too many pics of coffee and protein shakes but I did have 2 cups of coffee and 2 large protein shakes.  It is such a hot day today,  I appreciated the frozen fruit in my shakes tremendously!  My palate seems to change every day for the better. 

Paleo fried chicken!  Well, it is only fried in olive oil for 2 minutes and then baked in the oven for another 20 so it is a stretch to call it fried.  It is paleo friendly because I used almond flour instead of regular flour.  I should also cook it in coconut oil to make it fully paleo but I am a believer in the health benefits of olive oil.  My recipe needs some work but I appreciated the change of pace.

Yes you are looking at a bacon wrapped pepper and sausage on a Foreman Grill!  I sauteed some onions and stuffed 4 peppers like this one with sausage and onions. 

Baby spinach, tomatoes, carrots, sunflower seeds, a little BBQ sauce.


For my 2nd day of exercise/rehab I hiked the stairs at Runyon followed by the ridge carrying 2 lbs of water.  If you are wondering why I note the amount of water I am carrying it is because I believe the best therapy for me is to start putting some weight in my hands and walk as far as I can.  Once I can carry my 35 lb kettlbell up the ridge I know I will be 100%.  Next workout I will add a pound of weight and let my body do it's thing by adapting to the stress and healing this tore muscle in my back.  Maybe this sounds kooky but I have rehabbed a ton of injuries in a similiar manner.   If I believe in anything I believe that the body has tremdous healing capacity if you push all the right buttons!