amberino21 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 or even a couple of days early! We (my husband G and I) are officially starting our first Whole30 on Monday, so I thought i'd start a log to track what we're eating. While we eat pretty well, we do have grains, dairy (whey protein powder - but with no added anything, and a little milk/cheese/yoghurt), legumes etc. We don't eat a lot with added sugars - if we do they're "better" alternatives, but still there. We both can get funny tummies at times (unsure of the reasons), G has recently had some spots break out that he used to get ages ago, disappeared but returned. I can also feel that I've got spots lurking under my skin around my chin. I have been having more dairy than normal recently so not sure if this is the cause? We'd like these things to go away! I love desserts, and don't crave them....but also don't deny myself of them either. 30 days with no dessert or cake/bread/pancake will be interesting! I am looking forward to incorporating whole pieces of fruit regularly though, as I love the sensation of eating them but have been putting my 2 pieces of daily fruit in to green smoothies for months. I won't be cutting the fruit out as I think the nutrients are good, but they'll be eaten with a meal. We're used to eating many meals through the day, so this morning I experimented with breakfast to see how long it would satisfy me for. Fingers crossed I can get through til lunch time without getting hungry - if not, i'll make breakfast a bit bigger on Monday! This morning I had; *Omelette - 3 eggs, chicken breast (probably 1/2-3/4 palm size), mushrooms, capsicum (pepper), spring onion, coriander, all cooked with a bit of coconut oil. *Steamed broccoli coated with a little coconut oil. *Chopped pear, apple, banana, sprinkled with shredded coconut....I wanted to include some fruit but couldn't decide on one piece because of the different textures! chopped them all up and split in to 3 containers... *Coffee with coconut milk (only had reduced fat) and coconut oil. i'm used to having stevia in my coffee - I have been having it black, with CO and stevia, but not sure I could manage it without. so added the coconut milk, thinking this may take the bitterness away. it did! hurrah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsayhilleary Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 That sounds like a great breakfast! Did you end up feeling satisfied until lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 It was pretty tasty - and I enjoyed not being afraid of the fat I ate that just after 8, and started to feel actual hunger about 12:30. I thought that was pretty good - haven't had the opportunity to eat again yet though. That definitely isn't normal for me - I'm the queen of packing food when we go out - but we have a few things going on today that have meant I've had to hold off on the food. Boo. It was a good experiment though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 Starting our first Whole(_) tomorrow morning - spent today preparing some food, and splurging on breakfast and dinner out. Surprisingly we ate pretty well - It wasn't a grain/refined carb/sugar fest! We went to Nobu for dinner, I had sashimi for the first time in my adult life and enjoyed it.... Breakfast included "bubble and squeak" - delicious! Ill be recreating that with sweet potato and cabbage for meals at some stage In terms of planning, we have *osso bucco for 2 meals *chilli con carne for 3 meals *baked chicken *hardboiled eggs *roast pumpkin and sweet potato *PWO for training days - minced chicken breast mixed with egg whites, spices, herbs, onion, garlic and grated sweet potato and pumpkin then baked in the oven *portioned meat/fish for other meals *fat sources *loads of fresh veggies for salads or cooking *fruit Plus....determination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Day 1! Meals: (A) - Mushrooms, spinach, capsicum, chicken, garlic cooked in CO, 3 whole eggs chucked on top (more mess than omelette!) with pumpkin/kale/spring onion "bubble and squeak", 1/2 apple, 1/2 banana with some coconut and cacao nibs sprinkled on top. - Bit of Chilli, leftover cauli/broc rice mixed with green vegie sweet potato and egg whites, guacamole, tomato salsa -1 egg dipped in mayo -chicken/pumpkin baked slice -Osso Bucco with cauli/leek puree, zucchini and brussel sprouts cooked in CO , fruit with coconut milk (G) - Mushrooms, kale, capsicum, chicken, sweet potato, garlic cooked in CO, 4 eggs, drizzle of avocado oil, with 1 banana, 1/2 apple sprinkled with coconut, chia and cacao nibs -Salad of mixed green leaves, cucumber, sweet potato, celery, thyme, chicken, 2 eggs, mayo, I banana -2 eggs dipped in mayo -chicken/sweet potato baked slice -Osso bucco with cauli/leek puree, zucchini and brussel sprouts cooked in CO, fruit with coconut milk (G doesn't need/want to lose weight, and is happy eating fruit with every meal...he may not get around to eating it but it's packed just in case!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Luckily I'm on holidays, so I've got time to work things out - we've been used to planning and preparing our meals, but this is a bit different.... Today I've made 5 meals worth of green chicken curry, baked more chicken breast with spices, coated some strips of breast in coconut crumbs and spices before baking (perhaps for different pre work out, dipped in mayo) and baked even more sweet potato! Hopefully we can get more of a routine and set meals worked out so its quicker next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Day 2 meals (A) - omelette with 3 eggs, chicken breast, mushrooms, spring onion, tomato, spinach with pumpkin/cabbage patties cooked in CO, and a blob of mayo on the side, and an apple -salad bowl full of mixed salad leaves, balsamic roast vegies (zucchini, capsicum, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, eggplant, onion, garlic, mushrooms), leftover cauli/broc rice, coconut crumbed chicken breast strips, dressed with mayo/ACV -white fish with steamed greens, sweet potato cooked in CO, almond/lemon/dill sauce with berries and 1/2 apple (G) - omelette of 4 eggs, chicken, mushrooms, spring onions, garlic, spinach with sweet potato chunks cooked in CO, cooked tomato, mayo, and a banana -salad of mixed greens, cucumber, celery, alfalfa, carrot, beetroot, sweet potato, coconut crumbed chicken breast strips, dressed in mayo/ACV -white fish with steamed greens, sweet potato cooked in CO, almond/lemon/dill sauce with berries and 1/2 apple I went out to meet a friend for coffee this morning - long black with no CO, coconut milk or stevia is the pits! i'll have to take a container of oil or milk with me next time we have been to bed earlier to past two nights, and I've slept pretty well - G has a stuffed nose (sinuses) so is struggling a bit more I think, i'll have to ask him if he thinks he's sleeping better. The friend I met also commented on my skin looking good - it was nice to hear as last week I felt it was awful! I could feel lumps under my skin, but they've gone now....is a couple of days too early to see any difference? coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Sandy Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I'm really enjoying following your meals-lots of inspiration for me Cheers for that! I'm also really interested in your PWO meal of the chicken mince with the veggies (I really need to get a lot more organised on that front!)-did you just mix in like a pie mix and bake in a baking pan like a flan or do it in muffin trays to have individual portions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 I'm really enjoying following your meals-lots of inspiration for me Cheers for that! I'm also really interested in your PWO meal of the chicken mince with the veggies (I really need to get a lot more organised on that front!)-did you just mix in like a pie mix and bake in a baking pan like a flan or do it in muffin trays to have individual portions? thanks, Sandy!! I love creating tasty food...and have a thing against eating boring meals. I know it would be easier and quicker, but I can't do it! the PWO is grated starchy vegies - I used the food processor to make it quicker - smooshed together with chicken breast that I mince myself in the processor, a few egg whites and lots of herbs and spices. I just baked it in lasagna size trays lined with baking paper, then cut it up, but you could use muffin tins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Sandy Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Nice one-thanks for that, I'm going to try that. Have been doing the intermittent fasting for a long time now and feel like my body is just not used to food in the morning anymore. Given most of my WO's are early morning the W30 thing of PWO and then breakfast is taking a while to get used to and I'm tending to just get by with some almonds or a boiled egg and a bullet proof coffee. Would be good to have something a bit more substantial though. I'm definitely keeping an eye on this thread for food ideas-helps also that (I think I read somewhere anyway) that you are in Australia so if I have ingredient questions I can an answer from a local source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 i'm in perth we have a great fruit/veg/grocer shop we go to, that has lots of organics...or I buy stuff from iherb we didn't really eat a lot of processed food before, so haven't changed an awful lot. the meal timing/frequency, relationship with food, and stopping calorie counting etc is what I hope to benefit from, along with potential health benefits and pin pointing anything that may be causing issues. we're both bodybuilders so very much ingrained in 6 meals, portion control, calorie counting - not worrying so much is quite nice and free-ing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Sandy Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Great goals to have and I think we are probably on very similar paths. We've also eaten very well prior to this (primarily paleo) but I really am looking for a health overhaul, the same with the relationship to food but have also started weight training this year and love it so trying to balance the dietary intake with that appropriately (but I wouldn't call myself a body builder just yet). Also I'm originally from Fremantle- we try and get back to WA once a year to hang with the family (in fact, found out today am having to go for work in the next few weeks) but WA has my heart. Life is not the same living here on the east coast and not having sunsets over the ocean. I keep seeing Facebook photos of my friends from home down the beach during winter and am so jealous-you guys seem to have had a fairly mild winter. Anyway, have now worked out how to follow threads so will keep an eye in here. BTW, not sure if WA has Aldi there yet but just got back from our local Aldi and was really impressed with their organic and grass fed range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 love freo!! we do our main food shop at Peaches, just out of freo - do you know it? I'm not so worried, but G is worried about getting in enough food to maintain/grow. we have both done some serious growing over the past couple of months, so the food we were eating was working in that respect. we aren't/weren't unhealthy, I just want to see if we can work better we'll see how it goes over the 30 days! afterwards, it may just involve tweaking things we were doing and products we were using before to be better for us. no aldi here yet - I have heard the organic range they have isn't too bad! our local coles sells Margaret river organic/grass fed beef, which is handy, and peaches also sells a lot of other organic meats (more expensive though). there's a few other shops that sell cheaper cuts of grass fed beef, I haven't checked them out properly but should while i'm on school holidays. winter has turned cold! the past few days haven't been particularly pleasant. and it's raining. if you are still doing your whole 30 when you're here and want any tips, let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Sandy Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Yes Peaches!! We bought loads of stuff from there-we hired a house down near the sailing club and were walking there. Have booked a place already for January in East Freo this time but will still be visiting Peaches. Also, that IGA in the same complex often has organic meats as well. There is also Manna in South Freo but they have some pretty exxy prices attached to their stuff, still, good to get the specialist things from there. Do you go to the growers market at South Freo high-I hear that's good for local produce too. I'll also check with my mates too as per grass fed meat (they're on top of good local food producers), if I hear of anything will let you know, likewise, keep me in the loop if you find anything out. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Jacks in the Claremont quarter is where I've seen grass fed, but "economy" beef - We're going to have a better look this week there is also the "naked butcher" in the hills that seems to have a pretty good range. We go down south a bit as well and there's a couple of awesome stalls at the Margaret river farmers market! I go to manna a lot too, they have quite a lot of stuff I use for raw things...and the organic bulk produce isn't too badly priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Day 3 we've both noticed improved sleep the past couple of nights. neither of us have had any snacks or extra meals so far which i'm impressed with! today I have a bit of a headache...dull, just annoying pain! I also keep reading people's food and wondering a) am I eating too much, and b.) how do most of you survive on so little?!?! Our food today: (A) - Chicken, mushroom, spring onion, capsicum, sweet potato, cooked with curry paste before adding 3 eggs, served on a mountain of steamed/wilted broccoli/cauli/kale with garlic and coconut aminos (not sure I like these too much!), sprinkled with coriander and drizzled with mayo/ACV 'sauce' Coffee with a spoon of coconut butter (G) -omelette with 4 eggs, chicken, mushrooms, spinach, garlic, served with mayo, and a banana (both) - big flat mushroom baked with some tomato sauce, topped with steak, egg (1 for me, 2 for G), avo and coriander, with a huge green salad (ACV dressing), roasted pieces of zucchini, cauli, sweet potato - coated in a little CO and herbs spices before baking/grilling - PreWO, coconut chicken breast strips with avo or mayo if I make more! ended up training earlier than expected and lunch wasn't much before we left. - PostWO, baked slice - Shakshuka baked eggs, wilted greens and cauli rice, garlic coconut "cream" and guacamole, mixed berries and apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Day 4Another good sleep....but woke up with a headache! It seems to have disappeared for now thank goodness!I made a second batch of mayo last night - so easy, and so good!!Breakfast used leftover sauce from last nights dinner (tomato and veggie based) added to cooked mushrooms and chicken with eggs cracked in to it and spinach mixed through. (G) also had sweet potato cooked in CO, (A) had a mix of cauli/ broc rice, pumpkin and cooked cabbage, cooked in a pan to brown a little and hold together. Spring onion, coriander and avo on top.- PostWO bake- salad of mixed leaves, balsamic roasted veggies, coconut crumbed chicken, dressing of mayo/ACV- kangaroo bolognaise (using leftover sauce from last nights dinner, and leftover osso bucco sauce), zucchini noodles, (G) also had carrot noodles....i "dressed" the noodles in parsley and olive oil.Fruit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Day 5 - Some combination of vegies, chicken and eggs! we both love our eggs at breakfast -Thai green chicken curry with coconut milk, vegies, fruit (we share a banana, and have a few berries) -HB eggs with mayo preWO -Baked slice postWO -Chilli with cauli/broc rice, guacamole, and tomato salsa, fruit as above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 Day 5 was without headaches, and I was nowhere near as tired! I am feeling slightly "pudgey" in general, although my stomach isn't as bloated. Noticed I'm not feeling massive hunger between meals so may play around with quantities of food. (Maybe tmi....but my BM have changed...from less regular in the first couple of days, to normal yesterday to the other side of regular today...hopefully they work themselves out!) Day 6 - eggs, chicken and veggie omelette with guacamole - salad of chicken, roasted balsamic veggies, mayo/ACV dressing, fruit - kangaroo bolognaise with veggie noodles (zucchini, carrot), fruit with coconut milk We have a friend coming over for dinner, who is happy to eat whatever we're eating - score! I am known for desserts though, so not sure what reaction ill get to only serving a bit of fruit! Thinking of making a platter with a few other desserty type things for her (dark choc or raw brownie or similar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirl Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Hi amber, you are off to a great start. Will be interested to see how you get on as paleo and whole30 are supposed to be great for athletic performance... I did my first whole30 in November. Have remained grain and dairy free (was gluten and legume free already) and dramatically reduced sugar and inflammation). I've lost a lot of fitness recently due to abdominal surgery but not lost heaps of muscle due to the good diet. All the best for your second week starting soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Hi amber, you are off to a great start. Will be interested to see how you get on as paleo and whole30 are supposed to be great for athletic performance... I did my first whole30 in November. Have remained grain and dairy free (was gluten and legume free already) and dramatically reduced sugar and inflammation). I've lost a lot of fitness recently due to abdominal surgery but not lost heaps of muscle due to the good diet. All the best for your second week starting soon! Thanks, Juzbo! We're both interested to see how/if our performance changes and G is more worried about eating enough food! He struggles with volume as it is, so trying to get in enough can be tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Well, yesterday was terrible! I felt quite headachey/nauseous most of the day, and had very little energy. Not sure if it was due to not enough carbs perhaps...or fat? Headache lasted most of the night, and sleep wasn't as good as it has been - we've both been sleeping a lot better in general. Woke up to day 7 feeling slightly better... - eggs, with leftover bolognaise turned in to a kind of chili with extra veggies, guacamole, salsa, and spinach, spring onions and coriander. A few chunks of sweet potato and pumpkin. Fruit - small bowl of banana, apple, blueberries - salad for lunch, chicken, balsamic roast veggies and mayo/ACV dressing - pan fried snapper, steamed greens, roast root veggies, sauce of almond butter, lemon and dill. Small bowl of banana, mixed berries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Sandy Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I'm sure it is just a lull, seems to be correlated to this part of the W30 too. You would have also have had to have made quite a big adjustment from lots of meals with your training as well-was your hubby also headachey/nauseous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 I'm sure it is just a lull, seems to be correlated to this part of the W30 too. You would have also have had to have made quite a big adjustment from lots of meals with your training as well-was your hubby also headachey/nauseous? my energy is a lot better today - thinking it may be to do with my body not being used to using fat for energy? perhaps it's trying to "switch over". that may explain the brain fog? I also woke up hungry, and have been feeling hungry between meals today - I've not really felt that the past few days. and I *think* I look slimmer/less bloated. we went to a wellness seminar today, on stress - it was quite funny reading what happens in your body when you get stressed, and realising that this way of eating somewhat minimises that. I think most people notice feeling more calm - we definitely have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Sandy Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Glad it is better today and, definitely on the calmer front, I have to say it (the calmness) is probably the biggest, most positive and really, the most unexpected thing to have come out of this for me. Sounds kind of dumb now reflecting on it, like of course your food might influence your stress levels but for me, it isn't just the stress levels, my life is chronically stressed all the time, the w30 has definitely helped me with an internal shift in coping with the stress. Mind you I have also upped the training a bit more but mainly because I feel so much stronger, but I think the extra training has something to do with the calmness too. BTW, have you sourced that MCT oil on iherb? Found that pretty complementary to all the feel goodness coming off this W30 adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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