Whole30 - Day 4

I woke up feeling tired and extra hungry on Day 4.  I woke up in the middle of the night hungry as well.  Couldn’t wait for breakfast time.   

For breakfast, I made the same ol’ egg scramble (1/2 100% beef hot dog, green onion, and 2 eggs).  Love this meal!  Anything with eggs is wonderful to me.  I also had some strawberries and coffee (of course).

After breakfast, we ran some errands and helped some friends move into their new apartment.  Everything is going well on Day 4 – then lunch happens and then an evening snack happens. Two mistakes today. Durn!

Mistake #1: For lunch, David wanted to eat out – asian food.  Now, I should’ve looked at the salads more.  I had in my head that I would eat Hibachi chicken and just not have the rice. Good choice, right?  WRONG! In the middle of my chow, I realized there was of course soy sauce on the chicken and steamed veggies.  Way to go.  Failed the challenge already.  I was frustrated and upset that I’d made this mistake.  Day 4.  Really?! 

Even though I was upset about Mistake #1, I refused the  “You’re done. Go have what you want” thoughts.  So for dinner, I made some zoodles and topped them with meatballs and red sauce.  All homemade.  All paleo and Whole30 compliant.

The meatballs: 

1/2 lb 100% grass fed beef

2 spicy chicken sausage spicy Italian links (by Coleman Natural)

Sautee 1 onion

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp basil

1 tsp cumin

Salt & pepper

Red sauce:

1 can Muir diced tomatoes

oregano, basil, cumin, and sprinkle with cinnamon

Directions: Mix the meatball ingredients in a bowl.  Form the meatballs and place in a greased glass pan. Pour red sauce over meatballs.  Cook at 375 for 30-40 minutes.

**I made my zoodles with the Paderno vegetable slicer.  Super easy to use.  Do not like cleaning this thing though.

Later on, I was still hungry after dinner.  So I decided to have as I call it now, mistake #2.   I ate 1/3 of one of my favorite Lar-a-bars and then realized what I was eating – PEANUTS.  Special Note: the PEANUT butter cookie bar is NOT Whole30 compliant.  Turns out the hungrier I am, the more possible mistakes are to happen.

Other snacks today that were ok: Bare Fruit dried apples and some almond butter.

So technically speaking, my Whole30 challenge is over at Day 4. Never would have thought it would end on this day already.  But to complete this challenge, you have to be so dedicated and so careful about all ingredients involved.  David and I love to eat out and try new places.  However, I don’t really recommend eating anything but a salad if you have to eat out on your Whole30.  You never know exactly what you are getting, what it’s cooked in, or what’s it’s topped with.  So many things to think about.

Now what? Technically it’s over - Whole30 rules speaking.  And I’m disappointed in both mistakes.  I will continue to eat the Paleo way and make Whole30 meals.  Hopefully, I will complete this challenge one day.  Kudos to all of you who have successfully completed this task.  You rock. 

Whole30 - Day 2 & 3

Day 2 & 3 of my Whole30 went very well.  I'm feeling proud and excited about the challenge so far.

Here's what I had on Day 2: 
Breakfast: 2 egg omelette with spinach, peppers, and onions.  Plus blueberries.

Lunch: 100% organic beef hotdog in a lettuce wrap - topped with guacamole and purple onion.

Dinner: Grilled steak, 1/2 sweet potato, squash & zucchini

Snack: banana & almond butter

Here's what I had on Day 3: 
Breakfast: 2 egg scramble with 100% organic beef hotdog (cut up and browned in skillet), and one green onion.  Plus strawberries.

Lunch: I wasn't feeling too hungry at lunch time.  So I had an organic apple with almond butter.

Snack: X 2: 1/2 key lime pie Lar-a-Bar & strawberries/blueberries drizzled with coconut milk

Dinner: Steak & Chicken fajitas in lettuce wrapped.  Topped with salsa and guacamole.  Zucchini chips for guacamole dipping. Kinda left the chips in too long, but they were nice and crispy!

Drinks: lots of water & some coffee.  I'm obsessed with iced coffee right now! :) 

Everything I have been cooking gets cooked in ghee or olive oil.  Loving the ghee in all of these recipes.  

Excited for tomorrow!

Whole30 Kickoff!

Well, I made it through Day 1 of Whole 30.  Pretty easy day given that David and I had already cut out most processed foods, grains, and sugar.  We've pretty much followed the Paleo diet for the past year or longer.  However, I continued to eat cheese, drink milk, and eat legumes.  So for the next 30 days all of that is gone as well as alcohol and any sweeteners.  I'm excited for the challenge to eat and drink completely clean.  

Here's what I had:  
Breakfast: 2 eggs cooked in ghee/half banana and blueberries

Lunch: Turkey burger patty seasoned with S&P & garlic powder/raw spinach/guacamole

Snack: Banana with almond butter

Dinner: Shepherds pie - Layer one was grass fed ground beef seasoned with S&P & garlic powder & a pinch of thyme/onion/green beans/carrots.  Layer 2 was pureed butternut squash with tbsp of coconut milk, S&P, and pinch of thyme on top.  This was a big hit!  Turns out I didn't make enough :(

Dessert: Whipped coconut milk on top of strawberries and blueberries

Ready for Day 2!