Summary: I just got back, this morning from a whirlwind connection with my familial tribe. 93 yr. old father, year born unknown mother, and assorted brothers, nieces and nephews...the connections are diverse, and definitely not of the daily variety, but they are all- family! I had gone down to Illinois to help my brother clear out an overgrown woods at his new house and acreage with my new chainsaw. (My old one was just worn out, having done more in its 10 year life than ever should have been expected of it!) My new, 20” bar chain saw wasn’t cheap, but I will say it was a Stihl...Anyway, as we worked, clearing the logs and fallen trees from a creek in the back of his property that had been overgrown and neglected for about 30 years, we were doing what has been done by man since time immemorial- working together, as a tribe, accomplishing real physical work that really needed to get done. And as we worked, other relations all showed up, and then, it was time for a celebration of sorts- we drove over the river and through the woods, to grandpa and grandma’s we’d go!It was fun to connect with my little nieces and nephews, not to mention my little brothers, when we all got there. It’s funny how many old memories are rekindled, how many shared laughs from the past are in our minds, as if experienced only yesterday! One nephew wanted to see Grandma and Grandpa’s old photo albums, and really laughed when he saw old photos of his dad as a kid, and of me when my hair wasn’t white as the snows of Mt. Olympus! Now, traveling can be exciting and diverting, but it can also make it hard to remain paleo, even if you have convinced SOME of your family to also “get on board”. Food is the hardest part: the best solution is to, as I did, pack a generous lunchbox full ofPaleo Smoothie! A proper, paleo type of smoothie, as I outline in detail on www.paleojay.com, and in my two ebooks Paleo Quick Start and Perfectly Paleo Exercise , which are both available anywhere online that books are sold, like Amazon, the iBookstore, BarnesandNoble.com, and of course at paleojay.com.I say a proper smoothie because, a real smoothie is made by you, at home in your Vitamix blender, not purchased at a Smoothie Bar, or bottled by a manufacturer! The reason for this caveat? The smoothie you make yourself is the very healthiest, most nutrient dense nutrition possible for your body to consume. The other, “bought ‘en” version are loaded with useless sugars, too much fruit, not enough fiber, and concentrate totally on taste, and hardly any at all on nutrient density!Each morsel you consume should go to further your body’s ability to repair, regenerate, and revitalize itself! Anything else just drags you down.So, I packed canning jar after canning jar of Paleo Smoothie in my giant lunch box, along with a cold pack..Next, put in ample amounts of snacks, like almonds mixed with dark chocolate chips, celery with almond butter on it, an apple, macadamia nuts, well- any nut but a peanut, which is a legume! If you have been paleo for any length of time, you know what to pack! I always include a couple of tins of sardines. If you are really hungry, nothing is better for you than these little fish, since you are consuming the whole carcass- the bones, the organs (like the liver!)- this is really one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet.And so, you get the idea- it is way easier to prepare, and not be misled by temptations when you are perfectly full already. It also saves you a lot of money!Another way to cope is by just intermittently fasting or IF. This is simply compressing you “eating window” into a smaller block of time, i.e. rather than 3-6 meals (and snacks!) per day, just eating two, or even one meal a day, and fasting or skipping one meal. Most Paleo Gurus recommend skipping breakfast, perha
