Aliem999

Oh and a NSV! Today my resting heart rate was back down to my old normal (61-65 bpm vs. 67-69 I had earlier in the week) and I slept great except to get up to use the restroom....seriously drinking so much water. Maybe the increased salt will help that.

Day 4 Last night did not go according to plan. Whole Foods was short staffed so they closed the hot/salad bar early. Not to worry! Their deli was still open. I had steak with a spicy chimichuri sauce, potatoes and mixed veggies. It was yummy, albeit cold since I ate there and worked. Headache seems to be gone as of yesterday afternoon. Not sure if it was carb flu or maybe lack of salt? I threw a ton of salt on my dinner and today's breakfast. I have naturally low(ish) blood pressure so salt has always been important in my diet. Knee/joint pain was back a bit last night, but I did spend some time on an exercise bike. It was also in my knee that has given me problems for the last 10 years so it really is not that uncommon. TOM came today so this morning I treated myself to Starbucks coffee. Way better than office coffee and feels like a treat compared to making my own. Breakfast: Leftover steak and potatoes from last night with a side of onions, blistered tomatoes, and wilted greens topped with an over easy egg. Everything dripping the ghee....felt so luxurious. I was going to eat my pomegranates and coconut, but everything filled me up and I think there was enough fat with the ghee...sure it was used to cook it, but the amount I used was way more than what one would normally as cooking oil. Lunch: Leftover foil packet and pomegranate and coconut Dinner: Likely going to Whole Foods again tonight. I like working there and it is easy to be compliant there. I will probably skip the gym today and get there early to make sure I get my dinner! Gym would have been tough anyway. Have an appointment this afternoon so it would take a lot of time out of my work day and it is busy season. I want to be able to have fun with the kids this weekend without having to work more than 8 hours. Next week I should have more time to go to the gym and have some more active activities planned this weekend. Bought some stuff to make chili (likely tomorrow) last night. I also found some compliant sausage (yay!) Both regular ground bulk Italian sausage (on sale), which probably means I can get it in casing too at the meat counter and some that hopefully my daughter would like for breakfast (chicken apple sausage). I know another chicken apple sausage that I can for sure buy as well, but I am pretty excited about the bulk sausage! Got a few avocados (unfortunately the only ripe ones were large bags of them and I don't think I can eat 6 of them in 2-3 days. I love avocados but I don't really have time to make guac and that's a lot just for me, so I just got a few that should be ready over the course of the next few days so none for me today) Did forget to buy compliant lunch meat. Kids want to do a picnic on Saturday. I will have to grab some before then.

Slight headache again today. Nothing unmanageable. Definitely not due to no caffeine since I had a black coffee this morning, so I am guessing it is just a slight detox or carb flu. Might try upping potatoes/starchy veggies starting with dinner (Definitely going to Whole Foods and I know they have compliant roasted carrots/potatoes. My foil packs were lower on the starchy veggies. Daughter wished she had more potatoes and I did as well! Definitely will have a big scoop or two to see if that helps tonight/tomorrow). Not a big deal! Clothes feel less tight already so yay!!! Also I am soooo thirsty! I have always drank lots of water but OMG! I woke up this morning and pounded 32 ounces of water and have felt thirsty all day. No idea how many ounces I am at but it has to be over 80 ounces and it is still early afternoon!

Day 3 So I definitely need to up the food in my meals. After kids went to bed yesterday I have a mini meal of prosciutto, half an onion and an egg fried in ghee. Super yummy. Like I said this might just be because dinner was at 5PM (and I know my breakfast was already light so it could just be a combo). Don't have the kids today so we will see if having meals at a more normal time will help with this. Good news is that the knee joint pain was barely noticeable yesterday. Didn't really notice it until the afternoon and I had to be thinking about it. Had a super minor headache yesterday (no need for meds and did not really bother me). Might be carb flu but it could also be no caffeine. Only had herbal tea yesterday and no coffee. Breakfast: Ground chicken and veggie hash and an over easy egg. Had a busy morning so my pomegranate and coconut happened around 10:30. Good news is I was barely hungry when I ate it so adding an egg definitely helped. Lunch: Will be another fish bowl with cauliflower rice, slaw, guac and salsa. Dinner: I packed a foil packet for the office (huge success, kids loved putting them together), but I will likely eat at Whole Foods salad/hot bar. They have options. Worst case I make a big salad. If I don't make it there, I will have my back up foil packet meal. Hoping to do at least a little time on the exercise bike today. Brought some snacks to the office (some shelf stable and some refrigerated like hard boiled egg packets) for a pre workout snack, but quite frankly I don't plan on a large workout and will eat right after so I might just skip it this time. This week will definitely be experimenting with what my body needs.

Oh no! I bought some premade (super lazy I know) but it wound up being a good thing because I forgot to buy avocados in general! Whoops! I definitely need to pick up a few things at the store tomorrow. I definitely should have planned better.

Day 1 went mostly to plan. Son is definitely allergic to fish. Lesson learned. I did have two hard boiled eggs after the kids went to bed. I didn't quite finish my dinner and the second he had his allergic reaction I scooped all his fish onto my plate and definitely got rice mixed into my stuff so I did not finish everything (probably like 90%.) I do think I should up my fat intake a bit as well. Part of that was probably due to the majority of the remainder of my dinner that got mixed with rice was the guac so I was probably lacking a bit there. I did have some joint pain in the evening, mostly in my knees and a little in my ankles. It is pretty uncommon for me, but it was also pretty cold. I feel like it is unlikely it is from the diet change less than one day in, though I do think in one of my last few Whole30s I did experience some joint pain near the beginning for a couple of days. More fat might help this too. Tomorrow I plan on going to the gym! I will definitely need to up my food intake tomorrow. I think yesterday was fine amount wise and the 8:30 PM eggs might just be because my kids eat dinner so early (5-5:30PM) that I might not be able to get rid of that or that may not have been an issue if I had finished dinner. I got my new fitbit set up Sunday night (old one died a few months ago). I did notice that my resting heartbeat is a little high (not dangerous or anything, just higher than it used to be). Usually it goes down during a Whole30. Hopefully less junk food and more working out solves that. Sleep was pretty darn good last night! Breakfast: Ground chicken and veggie hash and pomegranates with coconut. Definitely needed to eat a bit more. At least an additional egg or just more hash. I also need to make more hash if I am going to rely on it for the whole week. I kinda figured but I have lots of eggs and I have some extra veggies I can cook up. Lunch: Will be another fish bowl with cauliflower rice, slaw, guac and salsa. Dinner: Making foil packets with sausage with the kids. I'll prep the veggies and my daughter can put what she wants in hers. Need to figure out my fat since I forgot the avocados. Might just drizzle more olive oil and call it a day or finish the guac and buy some avocados on Wednesday. Thus far, I feel motivated. Knee pain is gone from the night before but we will see if that lasts the whole day. I will definitely be making some tea in a bit

Hi guys! Been here many times before! A lot of things have changed since my last round. I now have a second child! The last year and half have been all over the place! Child #2 has many food allergies so my diet until November had to model after his allergies (no dairy and eggs was soooo hard for me, his other allergies were more manageable.). Needless to say, after that restriction ended I went a little too crazy (so much cheese and runny eggs!!!!). Well it is now time to get back on the wagon! Part of me really misses my more healthy 85%ish Paleo diet. So i figured, let's break those food addictions/cycles and do a Whole30! I know I like the results and after the first week or so, it becomes a lot easier! This time will be more difficult cooking for food allergies (goodbye ghee hash browns/potatoes for anything he eats) but otherwise it should be fine. Also started working out again (training wheels, nothing too crazy) Looking forward to more energy and saving money because we will eat out less. Day 1 (Today) Breakfast - Make a ground chicken and veggie hash last night for the week. My son loves this (daughter not so much and the sausage she loves has dextrose in it so I might be making some for her and just not eating it myself. She is not a breakfast person so whatever I can get her to eat that isn't a doughnut is a success) I had mine with a runny egg over it and a side of pomegranate and coconut. Daughter had a rough day this morning getting to school so we stopped at a doughnut shop on the way to give her a bit of a break. They had vegan doughnuts for my son. I had a black coffee. Pretty easy to not be tempted day 1, but we will see next week. Fun fact! Son loves pomegranates! Pretty excited about that! Lunch - Going to be a salad with pre made chicken (from Trader Joe's, just chicken, olive oil and S/P) and guac (forgot to buy avocados). I have the primal greek dressing. Expensive but I love that stuff even when not doing Whole30. Sure I can make my own for almost nothing but I figured would ease into the prep since I have been eating out way too much. Dinner - Going to be fish tacos for the kids (hopefully son isn't allergic to fish! He's had fish before, but he had shellfish with no reaction before he had a bad one too...) I will have mine over cauliflower rice and slaw and more guac. Super easy dinner. Also bought a few compliant snacks yesterday. Nuts, a few bars, applesauce, etc. Goal is to not snack, but as it is busy season I know I'll need emergency food for the office on the days I go in. Not really a fan of rxbars or laura bars to begin with, but it is better than starving. Will be more willing to go to the gym if I am not hungry. Definitely will bring whole foods as back ups and a container of coconut to add to a fruit cup I can purchase nearby but working tons of hours I know to expect the unexpected. The restaurants walking distance to the office will be hard to eat at. Morning of day 1 I feel unstoppable! Not looking forward to the detox slump! I do not want to lean on caffeine if possible!