Adiddy Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Started my second go around of the Whole 30 yesterday. My husband and I did a Whole 30 in the spring and found it to be extremely successful. I felt better, dropped a few pounds, my skin cleared up, I slept better, etc. etc. Fast forward to a few months later where all of those great habits I formed during Whole 30 went out the window. I am up 15lbs and feel terrible all the time! We spent all of Sunday prepping and doing a big grocery shop and that included slow cooking a whole chicken (using Nom Nom Paleo's amazing recipe), chopped veggies, roasted some sweet potatoes, boiled some eggs and got our kitchen in order. Day 1: Breakfast - Coffee with home made almond milk Two hard boiled eggs Banana Handful of raw cashews and almonds Lunch - Salad with cucumber, avocado, carrot, celery, bib lettuce and roast chicken Pre run - Trader Joes Apple/Banana crushers Dinner - Meatloaf (ground beef, chopped veggies, a little bit of almond flour) Steamed greens with some "chicken bacon" (put some of the chicken skin from the previous night into the oven) Felt good over all but it is of course the first day where everything feels good and easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Hi adiddy - hope you benefit from this whole 30 just as much as your first! Just a couple of things - Your breakfast is lacking vegetables - aim to stick to the template for every meal (protein, fat and vegies - aim for 2-3 cups). A serve of eggs should be as many as you can hold in your hand, this may be 3-4. When you're exercising, utilise the pre/postWO meals - they'll definitely help you recover and refuel and get the most out of your workouts. PreWO should be protein and fat (your apple/banana crusher sound more carb/fruit based?), and postWO should be lean protein and starchy vegie carbs with little to no fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adiddy Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Thanks so much for the advice - definitely going to try to add more veggies for breakfast. Still fighting to get up earlier so I can make a solid breakfast at home instead of having to eat it at work at my desk or on the go. That is why the hard boiled eggs are so appealing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Frittata or egg muffins are a great, portable way to get in your eggs and vegies - you can premake them, grab a few to take to work and eat cold or warm I usually add salad for some extra vegies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adiddy Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Day 2 - Kind of a terrible day. Technically everything I ate today was Whole 30 compliant but there was definitely not enough veggies, fat or protein in my meals. Breakfast - Hard boiled eggs Banana Raw cashews and almonds (I know, I know - more veggies and protein and fat!) Lunch - I wasn't super hungry and didn't have a ton of time to grab food so ended up eating a bag of baked apple chips and a multi green kombucha After work (around 6pm) - Small salad with peaches/nectarines, sprinkle of sunflower seeds (I was out and this was really the most compliant thing on the menu) After spin class - Meatloaf with a big serving of steamed bok choy Definitely working today to have more veggies, more protein and fat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adiddy Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Day 3 - went much better than day 2, but still working on getting in more veggies. Breakfast - Spinach/Egg "pancakes" fried up in some beef fat Lunch - Salad with lettuce, chicken, avocado, carrots, cucumber, celery (dressing was EVOO, apple cider vinegar and lemon juice) Banana Snack - I don't know if this was really necessary because I wasn't too hungry but I ended up eating a Chia pod (Banana, Chia, Coconut milk) and a handful of kale chips. Dinner - Chicken salad - chicken, avocado, peppers Handful of nuts (pistachios and brazil nuts) Thoughts - need more protein and veggies (working on this!) and need to drink more water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 What quantities and ingredientd were used to make breakfast? "Pancakes" suggests flour of some description to me, or perhaps you made spinach omelette/frittata? I'd have some extra vegies and fat, potentially more protein. If you aren't actually hungry, avoid the snack - if you are starving though, try to have a mini meal of protein fats and vegies and rethink portion sizes for the next day. Whilst chia is technically compliant, there are better foods you could be eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adiddy Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 "Pancake" just means a mashed round disk of chopped spinach and egg, fried in some left over fat from the meatloaf the night before. Nothing with flour. Agreed that the foods I chose for the day could have been better. My appetite has been all over the place and so I am hoping that once my body gets used to it, I will not have these crazy swings in appetite (either super hungry OR the thought of food making me fell ill). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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