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Good grief - I am not creative enough. I can't remember how many times during my round 1 I ate salad with no dressing because none of the options were complaint. Olive oil and lemons - this is so smart! And what you said a couple of posts back about your 11yr old with food allergies - I love this! I remember how shocked and happy I was when my 5 yr old ate 2 helpings of my Whole30 meatloaf (150% more than I expected her to eat). It's so nice when you find a new complaint recipe the whole family will/can eat.

I agree with you about the timelines. Prepping for my first round, I was worried that if I read "Today you should be feeling XYZ" and I didn't, particularly if it were a good feeling like more energy, that I would be disappointed and that would lead me off track. But I read the Day by Day book anyway and made notes (and luckily never felt jealous of how I "should" be feeling according the the timeline). I will say what's been most helpful about that this time around is that I have my notes. I haven't even been reading the book, but I have been referring to my notes.

This makes me want to say "bless your heart" and give you a hug and all those other strerotypes about Southern hospitality. Thank you so much for sharing your story.

I get the impression that the chicken salad that you mention is lettuce based, but if you like the other type of chicken salad, this recipe is really good: https://www.wellplated.com/whole30-chicken-salad/ Are you avoiding eggs in the morning because you don't want to take the time to cook them in the morning or for some other reason? I only ask because I made a breakfast casserole very similar to your taco casserole only with sausage (though compliant sausage was hard for me to find); makes for a quick breakfast because it only has to be reheated (and this was a welcomed change in my f