askins Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 It's been 10 days since the end of my first Whole30, and I'm anxious to get back on, re-focus, and get as healthy as possible in a short amount of time. I'm making this a Whole50 to take me right up to our international trip on October 9, so that I can be in the best possible place before the trip. After my previous Whole30, I stopped and took a break for a few reasons. First, I wanted to weigh and measure (I had great results). Second, I had a few events come up that I wanted to be less restricted for - I stayed paleo, but definitely had some "paleo-ified" treats. And lastly, I missed dairy, so I wanted to do a reintroduction. The dairy reintro went terribly - it turns out I have a dairy intolerance. Who knew? After every non-butter dairy excursion, large or small, I ended up with painful stomach cramps and gas in proportion to the size of the dairy portion I had consumed. I think eventually I will try some homemade yogurt (which I have been making for my kids and husband), but other than that, I'm officially off dairy for good. I did not do a grain/gluten reintro this time, because I really don't care that much. But I think I'll probably do one next time, just so I know what I can or can't handle. My husband, who was heavily featured in my last log, is on his way to solving his GI tract issues. He is definitely paleo-for-life. However, his issues are turning out to be bigger than just the Whole30. He is seeing a Primal Doc on Monday, and hopefully that will be the start of a long road of gut healing for him. But because his issues are bigger, and I need to focus a good bit on me right now, this Whole50 is officially "just mine," even though he is mostly along for the ride as well. During this Whole50, I am adding the Focus T25 workout videos to add strength and stamina, and hopefully to boost the fat loss. I will be weighing/measuring once in the middle of the Whole50 when I complete T25 Alpha (about halfway through - I just finished Alpha Week 2). I have put on a little muscle since the finish of my Whole30 #1 (yay!) which results in an apparent weight gain, but my inches continue to decrease. This time I took "before" pictures, and I'll be very excited to post the change in the middle and at the end. Here are my starting numbers. Before W30#1 Before W50#2 After Change Weight - 227.8 lb 218.0 lb Waist (at belly button) - 46 in 43 in Hips - 50 in 48 in Thigh - 29.5 in 28 in Upper Arm - 15.5 in 15.5 in Bust - 46.5 in 44.5 in Let's do this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askins Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Day 1 - 8/19/13 Post WO Meal - 1/4 sweet potato and some roast chicken. I thought I would be a person who wouldn't want to have a starchy post workout snack, but if I don't eat the sweet potato I have a tendency to want to kill someone. And no one wants that. So sweet potato it is. Meal 1 - 3 HB eggs, a bunch of brussels sprouts, and some mayo dressing. A few bites of mango Meal 2 - Moraccan lamb meatballs from Well Fed, 1/2 avocado, rainbow slaw from Practical Paleo. Meal 3 - Green chile pulled pork, butternut squash, tomato cucumber salad, pineapple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askins Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Day 2 - 8/20/13 Meal 1 - 4 sunny side up eggs, kale, tomatoes, 1/2 avocado Meal 2 - Leftover Green Chile pork and squash, topped with Avo-tziki. Mango. Meal 3 - zoodles with ground beef and avocado "alfredo" sauce. Fruit salad with Vanilla coconut milk dressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askins Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Day 3 - 8/21/13 Meal 1 - the usual with mushrooms Coffee with coconut milk. Meal 2 - exactly like dinner from last night. Mmmmmmm.... Meal 3 - Pork roast, sweet potatoes, apple garnish, romaine lettuce/CSA cherry tomato salad with caesar dressing (complete with actual sardine!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinSpin Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 MMM! could you share the avo-alfredo just the name sounds yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askins Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 Avocado Alfredo 2.5 avocadosjuice of two lemons1/3.cup of fresh oregano1/2 cup of fresh.basil1/2-3/4 cup of evooSalt and pepper to taste We're allium sensitive and egg sensitive in this house, so feel free to add 1-2 cloves garlic and 1-2 eggs. Combine all ingredients and heat in a saucepan. We tossed it with zoodles and spiced ground beef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Good to see you still going strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinSpin Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Thank you for sharing! sounds yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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