LindaLee Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Dinner tonight: From ISWF: the Ground Beef master meal: Ground beef in olive oil and onions, with squash, bell peppers, and celery in olive oil and coconut amino, and roasted cashews sprinkled on top Hardboiled egg Plum This was my first experience with coconut aminos, and it was delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Monday morning breakfast: Remainder of breakfast hash (ground turkey and squash) 2 eggs scrambled in coconut oil with spinach, tomatoes and mushrooms A few carrots Prunes Lunch: Mahi-Mahi (frozen, from Whole Foods), on spinach with mayo Tomatoes Olives Plum The rest of my day was a little different than I had originally planned. My physical therapy session ran a little longer than I thought it would, so I debated whether to eat my dinner or my pre-workout snack. I ended up doing this at about 5:40 for a 7:00 workout. Chicken breast Hard boiled egg Spinach and tomatoes with mayo Mac nuts Plum The temperature still was hovering in the 90s at the box last night - it was HOT, so I was worried that I might have eaten too much. My energy level was a little lower than I would like, but it is hard to know whether that was related to the heat or the food. I'm going to keep monitoring. Postworkout: Salmon Sweet potato (small) I also was very careful to stretch once I got home and ice my back, which helped my recovery a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carie Skeahan Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 LindaLee - this looks wonderful! So proud of you for including your pre/post w/o meals. Nice job! Keep it up, you got this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HikeMoreTrails Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Way to go LindaLee! Keep up the good work! Maggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Maggie - a fellow hiker? Yay! My husband and I used to spend half our weekends building trail with the Ozark Trail Association. We haven't been able to do it as much as we used to - though that is what we did the last weekend of our honeymoon last year, LOL! We love the outdoors and are hoping our increased energy will help us get back out there again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Day 2: July 31 Breakfast: Tried these sweet potato fritters: http://eatingforidiots.com/post/22903485838/breakfast-of-paleo-champions Had the sweet potato fritters/hash 2 fried eggs Frozen berries drizzled with warmed coconut butter Tea Here was an unexpected treat. Because the berries were still thawing, when I drizzled the coconut butter, after a while it hardened into this glorious hardened sweet shell. Yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HikeMoreTrails Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 yep! hubby & I did a lot more hiking pre-kids, especially more backpacking, now it's mostly day hikes though we do get out to backpack every couple years down where the AT goes through the smokies. We have some friends down there who do some regular trail maintenance and we love to pitch in and join them from time to time. The kids are now 10 & 11 so we're starting to drag them with us! =) I too am hoping to have more energy & endurance from this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Official beginning, wahoo!!! DAY 1: Breakfast: Sweet potato hash (left over from yesterday) Yummy with 2 fried eggs...mixing the hash in the yolks really moistened them up Berries drizzled with coconut butter I've learned something else kind of cool...I think in some ways I actually like frozen fruit better. Because it's not "instant" - you have to wait 15-20 minutes to eat them - I can make that a more deliberate decision than just reaching for them in my fruit drawer. Food for thought...literally... Lunch: Salmon "salad" on spinach with Whole30 mayo Tomatoes Blue and raspberries with coconut milk Made avocado devilled eggs...and had a couple <g> (I mean a couple of halves). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 This is a note to myself: Melissa's answer regarding pre and postworkout meals: Linda, try to eat your breakfast/lunch/dinner (full meals) BEFORE your CF training session, and then do a serving of protein only after your training. Get your calories in earlier in the day, so that you don't have to jam a full meal in just before bedtime. Make sense? See if that doesn't suit you better. Melissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Okay...had a couple of good days and then three days of off-plan choices...so, I reset to Day 1 on Sunday. But since then, so far so good. Our Crossfit gym is having a Paleo Challenge, so I have an additional skill when I get tempted...I just tell myself I want to stay strong for my teammate! Sunday (Day 1) Breakfast: 2 eggs 1 piece pork sausage 1/2 hot dog Squash sauteed in coconut oil Carrots Strawberries with coconut butter Olives Lunch: Chicken salad with walnut pieces and hard boiled egg Spinach Tomatoes Prunes Mac nuts Prunes Dinner: Lean ground beef with squash, zucchini and peppers Spinach Plum MONDAY: DAY 2 Breakfast: Breakfast hash (from the success guide) Carrots Olives Lunch: Tuna salad Hard boiled egg Spinach and tomatoes with mayo Prunes Dinner: Marinara sauce (from the success guide) Spaghetti squash Spinach and tomatoes with mayo Strawberries Coconut butter Did not snack at all today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Tuesday, 8/7 - Day 3 Breakfast hash with mayo Carrots Olives Lunch: Marinara sauce (Success Guide) and spaghetti squash Hard boiled egg Spinach and tomato Carrots Prunes Primal pac Preworkout snack: 2 HB eggs Mac nuts Postworkout: Salmon Cake and a few bites of sweet potato baby food (I was full pretty fast) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 WEDNESDAY: Breakfast hash with sausage Olives Lunch: Tuna salad with nuts and hard boiled egg Spinach and tomatos Carrots Prunes Dinner: Chicken (1 tenderloin and the Italian chicken recipe from ISWF) Squash, zucchini and peppers in coconut oil Strawberries with coconut butter Planned to go to Crossfit tonight but I was so tired. Thought I had lots of sleep, but was sleepy and craving and cranky, so I decided to postpone the workout to tomorrow and just go home and get to bed early. Pleased because my husband was up north with his son tonight. This is my prime time for ice cream temptation. I really wanted it this afternoon, but...my Whole30 Daily was just in time, because it helped me decide that I wasn't really hungry, I was just tired. That helped a lot. I also went to a different store, where I knew they didn't have my favorite ice cream...I used my Facebook forum. I'm also on a team for a Paleo challenge at my Crossfit gym, and I didn't want to let my team down. All of that worked!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thursday, DAY 5: Breakfast: Breakfast hash plus a piece of pork sausage Olives Lunch: Tuna salad with mayo, nuts and hard boiled egg Hot dog Spinach and tomato Carrots Prunes Pre-workout: Hard boiled egg Mac nuts Workout: Crossfit 600M run for warmup Lots of stretch and mobility - a sort of yoga adapted by our coach Open gym - I practiced clean press - my weights are still low but I was really focusing on getting my form polished up Practiced a few kipping swings and a few box jumps at 14" - it was fun! 7 minutes as many burpees as possible - I did 67 Dinner: Salmon cake and small piece chicken breast Green beans and broccoli "deviled" egg - yolks mashed with mustard and W30 mayo Strawberries with coconut butter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Made it through Day 6! Woohoo! Friday, 8/10/12 Very, very worn out today. Not sure if it's the workouts (the main WODs are a lot harder than the Foundation ones were, even with the modifications) or the "digestive drainage" to put it delicately, but I was really wiped out. However, I decided I had to go to Crossfit...fortunately, the coach let me modify what was a very tough workout, so I only did half of the Rx. It was still a bear, though. Breakfast: Breakfast hash (about 1/2 serving - that was all I had left) with a piece of pork sausage Hard boiled egg Olives Lunch Chicken plus Success Guide marinara sauce Tomatoes and carrots Prunes Preworkout 2 hardboiled eggs a few mac nuts Workout: 800m run 50 jumping pullups 100 pushups 150 squats 800 m run (I did walk about 10% of it - the first half is a gradual incline and I was whipped - but I jogged the rest!) This was only half the "prescribed" workout, but this is only my first week after Foundations, so my coach is still helping me modify things so I can do them. Post-workout Small piece of chicken Dinner Steak Sweet potato "Deviled"eggs - yolks mashed with mustard and W30 Mayo A couple of strawberries and a plum Exhausted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Saturday, 8/11 - Day 7 Breakfast: 1 piece pork sausage 2 fried eggs Green beans and broccoli just dry sauteed in the pan before the eggs went in Frozen raspberries drizzled with coconut butter Lunch: Organic hot dot Fixed two chicken strips - mixed an egg with some coconut flakes (I'd heard this was a nice way to prepare chicken, sort of like fried - which I haven't had in a long time - and it was pretty good!) Squash, tomatoes and carrots Prunes Dinner: Steak (yum!) Squash and mushrooms sauteed in coconut oil Organic hot dog Frozen raspberries with coconut butter Getting ready to watch the Perseid meteor showers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Good morning! Our wish to get up and watch the meteor showers fell by the wayside...we were just too tired. I was exhausted yesterday; not sure why, but there it was. Possibly the Friday night workout! The Perseids are a very special event for us...8/12, which was the peak that year, was the first night I told my now-husband that I loved him. It was a big risk for me; we were both building trail with the Ozark Trail Association, and I thought if he didn't feel the same way, that was the end of my work with the OTA! Fortunately, however, he returned the sentiment, LOL. Today at breakfast, I did something I haven't allowed myself to do...truly slow down and savor and enjoy my food. And boy, was it worth it. And the additional benefit was that I felt full and satisfied much faster. Breakfast: Sweet potato fritter Fried eggs (2) 1 piece pork sausage About 5 carrots (just as filler - plus they really fill me up) Blackberries with coconut butter It's a beautiful cool day in rural southeastern Missouri. Delicious after our long string of horribly hot days! A note: perhaps the sweet potatoes, carrots, AND blackberries were too much sweet. Had a little flutter there for a bit. Good to note for next time...spread those things out. And I think I'll drop back to one serving of fruit a day. Lunch: Spinach and tomato salad Chicken salad with Whole30 mayo and walnuts Prunes One piece of turkey sausage that I was making - taste test! It was good! Dinner Ground beef with coconut amino, veggies Spinach salad with tomatoes and carrots Blackberries with coconut butter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Day 9 - WOW, feeling such good energy today! FINALLY, I'm sleeping better! Thank you, Whole30 Daily for the tips about what to do at night. It's helped enormously! I did make a decision. I still am going to try to eat only one serving of fruit a day, but I'm going to eat it at night. I seem to get a little boost then a dip, and I'd rather do that in the evening than during the day. Today I ended up having fruit at lunch and dinner...better than yesterday, though. Breakfast: Breakfast hash plus one piece pork sausage Olives Carrots Jerky - about 1/4 a primal pak Lunch: Chicken salad HB egg Spinach and tomato with mayo Preworkout: 1 HB egg Mac nuts Dinner: Salmon cake plus one piece pork sausage (I thought it was the turkey, but it was good anyway) Green beans Blackberries with coconut butter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Day 10: August 15 WOW. I was soo tempted all day long...there's something about Wednesdays that really makes me crave. I think it's because 1) I'm in meetings all day long so I feel like I have to rush my meals; 2) on Tuesdays, I go from work to physical therapy to Crossfit to our nutrition meeting, so it's nearly 9 when I get home; and 3) because of all that, I seem to be more tired on Wednesdays than any other day. So I think my craving is really craving sleep... Anyway, here's how I dealt with it today. I stayed clean; I tried to snack on the fats I had around: Breakfast: Breakfast hash with turkey sausage Olives A few pieces of primal pac jerky Lunch: Tuna salad HB egg Spinach and tomato with mayo Lara bar Mac nuts Hot dog Dinner: Coconut amino beef and small piece turkey "sausage" Veggies Sweet potato fritter Blackberries with coconut butter Went to Mass tonight for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. Now relaxing, and planning to go to bed early. Another longish day tomorrow - work, physical therapy, then Crossfit. But Friday's almost here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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