Magda's whole30

[magda]

I'm officially starting tomorrow (with the whole August crowd - there are so many of us, I hope it will be a fantastic support), but today I had my day zero. I already ate 100% compliant and so far it was OK.

Breakfast: Avocado and veggie "pudding": 1 small avocado, a huge bunch of parsley, 1 carrot, 1 banana, some vanilla extract and a pinch of salt, about 2 tbsp of coconut milk that was left in the carton and some water. Blended it all, topped with some coconut chips and devoured As awful as it sounds, it was actually quite good. I was a bit scared myself, but I liked it. I also had a black americano

Lunch: Super spicy gazpacho like soup - 1 small roasted eggplant, 1 tomato, 1 bell pepper, some pickled jalapenos, lime juice, garlic and salt, 2 tbsp tahini. All blended and chilled. I also had 100g smoked salmon

Snack: an apple with homemade almond butter + some shredded coconut (which I actually shouldn't have eaten, but oh well...)

Dinner: veggie scramble with 3 eggs, a ton of spinach, some green onion and tomato. I also added some nutritional yeast (not a beer by product). I was kind of anxious about it because I used to use it as cheese replacement in my vegan days. But it didn't taste cheesy at all. Actually I didn't really taste the yeast and I read that it's reach in protein and some vitamins so I figured it never hurts to have some diversity.

Dessert (yes, there was dessert): 1/2 banana, 1/4 cup blueberries, some unsweetened cocoa powder and some almond butter. Yum.

I did a crossfit style workout too and it really felt good. Better than usual actually. Off to do some serious food prep for the next few days

[Carie Skeahan]

Welcome! Looks really good so far. I noticed you said "carton" when referring to your coconut milk. Just make sure you are getting the full fat coconut milk in a can. Nice job...I look forward to following your log.

[magda]

Whew, I did it One day down. It actually wasn't that bad at all.

Carie, my coconut milk is whole fat, just comes in a small carton and not a can.

Today's foods

Breakfast:

Cauliflower and sweet potato mash with coconut milk, 2 eggs fried in ghee, some sour cherries (maybe 1/3 cup) and a few cashews. It didn't hold me over very well, so next time I may sub fruit for a strip of bacon or an extra egg (I can't believe I just wrote that...) Black americano

Lunch:

Chicken curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, green beans and zucchini. This was great and very filling

Snack:

A small serving of the breakfast veggie mash (1/2 cup-ish) and a small apple

Dinner:

Salad with spinach, roasted chicken, cherry tomatoes and avocado and a few raisins + dessert of 1/2 banana, almond butter and blueberries

No workout today, cause I need to pack for a mini vacation.

Some thoughts after day one:

• I felt rather normal, no headaches etc.I did feel a bit sleepy/light headed in the afternoon, but I'm not sure whether that was because of what I ate/didn't eat or just by coincidence. Anyway, it wasn't anything serious.
  
• I woke up today before 5 AM ready to start the day, which was not cool, because I planned to sleep until 6:30. I had trouble falling back asleep and when did, my alarm went off after 10 minutes (obviously ). I've read somewhere that low glucose levels may cause sleeping problems, but we'll see
  
• I'll try to eliminate the snack, but that may be hard... I have my breakfast about 6:30 AM and rarely have dinner before 8 PM. I hardly imagine having only one meal in between...
  
• I don't tolerate fruit other than banana and berries eaten after something else. Case in point, the apple eaten after veggie mash left my stomach a bit upset.
  

[magda]

A small update, because I just made a decision that I'm kind of proud of

I LOVE nut butters. Any nut, peanut included (peanut is a nut in my books, although I'm a good girl and ditched peanut butter, but I still think it's delicious ). Sunbutter is awesome too. I could basically dip a stick in almond butter and pronounce it the best thing I've ever eaten. So the problem is that I love nut butters TOO much. I'm leaving for a 4 day trip tomorrow and I was planning to make about 2 cups of sunbutter to take with me. You know, to fuel my long hikes . I even roasted sunflower seeds. And then I thought that this was getting out of control and how could I seriously rationalize that I needed 2 CUPS of sunbutter??? So I decided not to take any with me on the trip. And since there is no chance that I'll be able to buy some when I'm there, I will have a 4 day nut butter detox. I did pack some nuts for healthy fats. Along with a ton of veggies and several pre-boiled eggs. But nut butters are staying. One little step towards a healthy relationship with food

[magda]

A quick check in after day 2

I had trouble sleeping last night (again). I woke up about 4.30 AM and couldn't go back to sleep...

My foods were 100% OK

Breakfast: a veggie pudding (the same as on day one) + coffee with coconut milk

Lunch: chicken curry (the same as yesterday) + a few nuts

Dinner: cauliflower and sweet potato mash, 100g smoked salmon and a few cherry tomatoes + a few more nuts

I will probably snack on some raw veggies later on as I have a long drive ahead.

Overall, this day was quite tough. I had a headache all day (not crippling but kind of annoying) and green tea seemed to help a bit with this. I also kind of realized that there are still 28 days to go

I have some GI issues and I suspect that too much coconut milk is messing up my gut. We'll see.

I'm off to a 5 day mini vacation. I will surely miss wine with my dinners and chocolate on the trail, but I will stay strong. I guess I'll check in with my food when I'm back.

[magda]

Well... I'm restarting it all. I didn't end up eating clean (and staying away from booze) during my vacation, so I needed to go back to day one. Which was yesterday and went as follows:

breakfast

carrot, avocado and parsley "pudding" with coconut chips + black coffee

lunch

curried chicken salad (spinach, roasted chicken, apple, celery, fresh cilantro, a few cashews + dressing (olive oil, curry and some more spices)

snack/pre-workout

2 eggs + some cherry tomatoes

dinner

1 beet, some broccoli and some zucchini sauteed with olive oil + smoked salmon and some homemade pesto. 1/2 small banana, fresh berries and 1 tbsp sunbutter

I did some core work for my workout, but I must admit I literally had to drag my butt to the gym.

[magda]

Day 2 is over. It was quite OK.

breakfast

a big serving of sausage, apples and eggs bake (with celery and carrots also in the mix). 1/2 banana, some berries and 1 tsp sunbutter + black coffee

lunch

salad with spinach, roasted chicken, melon and prosciutto

snack

1 small carrot, a piece of cucumber, a few florets of broccoli dipped in tahini and mustard

dinner

grilled pork and grilled broccoli with chili and garlic

desert/treat

1/2 banana with some coca powder, a few raspberries and a tsp of almond butter. This was actually rather emotional eating cause my husband just left for a week and 'm kind of bummed.

Overall it was OK or so I think. I had a bit of headache in the evening, but not that bad. Didn't work out, because I was meeting a friend for dinner. Planning to do some yoga tomorrow.

[magda]

Day 3 is done and was OK

I slept terribly last night but that was not related to food (I think). Got to work on that stress management thing... Then I slept in a bit (a national holiday in Poland - I had a day off) and didn't make it to morning yoga. Oh well. I had a nice breakfast - the sausage, apples & veggies casserole as yesterday + some extra shredded apple and zucchini on top, because it somehow got a bit dry. I also had a coffee with coconut milk.

For lunch i went to my parents' and has 2 pieces of roasted salmon and a salad and some fresh fruit.

Then I had a pre-workout snack of apple and some nuts. Note to self: don't eat apples pre-workout. I still felt it rolling around my stomach when I was leaving the gym :-/

For dinner I has the best omelet ever 3 eggs blended with one small banana and some cinnamon and a pinch of salt. I folded in some grated yellow zucchini (maybe 2/3 cup) and when it was cooked I topped it with almond butter. I was in heaven

My workout wasn't great today - I wasn't motivated to go to the gym in the first place, but I did drag my butt and did some strength stuff and then rowed 5 km. The best part of my row was when I was racing/trying to keep up with the guy next to me. When he finished I kind of lost my rhythm and it took me a looooong time to finish the last km. Maybe I should have asked him to stay on the rower for 5 more minutes

[magda]

Day 4 done

My main accomplishment for today is trying indoor climbing. It required me to go FAR out of my comfort zone, but it turns out I loved it

Breakfast:

last serving of egg, sausage and apples bake with shredded zucchini and apples on top + a coffee with coconut milk

Lunch

salad of chopped veggies, tuna and 1/2 avocado with a bit of pesto

Snack

1 small banana and ~1tbsp sunbutter

Dinner

Pumpkin omelet which ended up being a pumpki scramble: 3 small organic eggs, some roasted pumpkin and shredded raw zucchini, salt and cinnamon. Fried in a tsp of coconut oil and topped with almond butter

The only problem was that dinner happened about 10PM, but we went climbing after work and I didn't come home until 9.40

[magda]

Day 5 done

I was a bit sleepy today, but I somehow made it through the day at the office (TGIF) and even managed to have a decent workout. I didn't eat anything directly post WO, which was silly, because I had to do some grocery shopping on the way home and when I was leaving the store, I was seriously contemplating eating raw kale I guess that means I was really hungry and not only had a passing craving Seriously though, I was close to passing out at one point, so I think I let my glucose fall a bit too low.

Anyway, today's eats

breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs, broccoli, a few cherry tomatoes and some sauteed zucchini + a coffee with coconut milk

lunch: more sauteed zucchini with mixed seafood, sun dried tomatoes and homemade pesto + a tsp of sunbutter

snack: a handful of hazelnuts, a carrot and some shredded coconut. Could have skipped the hazelnuts, because they somehow didn't hit the spot... The carrot did though

dinner: sauteed kale with smoked salmon, beet, 1/2 avocado, lemon juice garlic and sea salt. A small banana with a heaping tsp of almond butter and some blueberries for dessert

[magda]

Day 6 yesterday was really good, but I was too pooped to log it last night. We went climbing again and spent almost 4 hours dangling on ropes. It was so awesome that the 4 hours seemed like 15 minutes However, I'm epically sore today. Oh well, life is brutal. I'm taking a day off but will definitely be back on the wall soon

Regarding the eats

breakfast: 3 eggs blended with roasted pumpkin and cinnamon + some shredded zucchini. Again, I tried to make an omelet, but it ended up as a scramble and I loved it anyway Topped with almond butter (but I resisted coming back for more butter when I ate all my topping. I'm trying to cut down on nuts and nut butters, but it's not going great - I love them too much )

lunch: sauteed kale with a roasted beet, some smoked salmon, 1 egg and 1 tbsp nutritional yeast. It may not be the pretties meal ever, but it was very tasty

snack: a slice of home made roasted turkey + 4 strawberries

dinner: salad of kale, roasted turkey, roasted pumpkin, several pecans and apple cinnamon vinegret (1/2 small apple blended with balsamic vinegar, some walnut oil, a pinch of salt and a ton of cinnamon). Delicious

I can't seem to sleep properly at night. I drank a "sleep easy" tea (all natural, organic etc.), took melatonin and still tossed and turned all night. I did sleep soundly through the morning though I really need to work on my sleeping patterns.