lauraska Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I decided to start a new log for this Whole30. (My old one can be found here: http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/979-lauras-whole30-log-started-7112/page__fromsearch__1) Day 1 and I'm drinking my cold brewed coffee with coconut milk and munching on my eggs with chorizo/sweet potato hash! Will update later with the full day's menu. I'm attaching my goal sheet for accountability purposes. I know it's a little tongue-in-cheek, but I just can't do anything without a little snark. The goals are real, though, and I do plan to fulfill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carie Skeahan Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Welcome! Glad you are here...breakfast sounds good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Have a good one Laura, hope all of August is a father-in-law free zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Have a good one Laura, hope all of August is a father-in-law free zone It won't be in real life (he lives in the same city as us) but I'm going to try my hardest to keep this as father-in-law-free as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 It's amazing how easy Day 1 is when you've done this already! I took the opportunity to indulge yesterday and I did pay for it a bit today. I spent a good portion of the day in the bathroom and it was not fun. Even in that one day I realized the power of the Whole30 and the instant deterioration that can happen from just ONE day of eating the bad stuff. Breakfast - coffee with coconut milk, three eggs sunny side up with chorizo and sweet potato hash. Lunch - beef red curry with peppers, broccoli, and carrots. Dinner - sauteed kale with no-sugar carmelized red onions, broiled salmon with lemon and cheeseless pesto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Day 2 - I STILL seem to be paying for my day of indulgence. Ugh. So I feel like junk, but I had a successful day anyway. Yay! Breakfast - cold brewed coffee with coconut milk, three eggs sunny side up with chorizo sweet potato hash Lunch - green salad with blueberries, walnuts, and a turkey burger on top Dinner - ground beef and cauliflower "fried rice." Recipe, here: http://enjoyinghealthyfoods.blogspot.com/2011/04/beef-fried-cauliflower-rice.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Laura, I got a good giggle from reading your goal sheet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhmomi Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 OMG I love your goal sheet. Have an awesome, Whole30 compliant weekend. Enjoy the kiddos nap and spend your time watching TV, while simultaneously playing on your laptop or smartphone and ignoring your hubby. That's what I used to do when my kids still took naps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Day 3 - Construction workers whistled at me today and I stayed on plan. Just gonna call today a win and be done with it. Breakfast - cold pressed coffee with coconut milk, leftover ground beef and cauliflower "fried rice." Lunch - more leftover beef red curry with peppers, carrots, and broccoli Dinner - some more leftover "fried rice" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 PS Thank you, ladies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Day 4 - I got a good workout this morning with my little boy at his swimming lessons. He's only 15 months old, but he's a substantial kid, so I got exercise wading through the pool while carrying him, lifting him, etc. He was asleep before we even pulled out of our parking spot to drive home. In an effort to get our food spending under control, I'm keeping close track of what we buy this month. The complication is that I'm trying my hardest to stick to the Whole30 plan! We belong to a CSA and I often pick up extra produce when I pick up our share so that we have enough for the week - that's all local and usually organic, even if it's not certified organic. But I've been spending way too much money on meat. Yes, I know that grassfed is worth the money, but I'm just going to do my best. We hit Costco today where I got organic chicken breasts and ground beef - I know organic doesn't mean grassfed/free range. I also bought some ground turkey. It's neither free range nor organic. Gotta do what I can. I did buy some wild caught Hake and shrimp. My goal is to see how long it takes us to consume all of that so I can get a gauge of what our needs actually are. Breakfast - cold brewed coffee, the last of the leftover beef and cauliflower fried "rice" Lunch - salad with spinach, apple slices, walnuts, and chicken with olive oil and vinegar Dinner - I made some AMAZING broiled tomato and eggplant slices that were "breaded" with Trader Joe's almond meal with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. The hubs grilled some chicken breasts and bingo, we had a dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Day 5 - One of the goals that didn't go on my goal sheet is that I'd really to find a way to manage my stress other than a) being a total bitch, b ) eating high sugar food like ice cream, or c) having a drink. A friend convinced me to go to yoga with her, today. I've only done yoga few times and didn't have good experiences, but I said yes because I really wanted to find an outlet. The experience was amazing. The instructor talks about a different emotional topic each week and this week she talked about the struggle to be strong without being overbearing. That is a dilemma I am definitely trying to face as I try to reduce stress! I'll definitely be going back. Breakfast - went to our favorite brunch joint where I knew I could paleo-ize a meal. Black coffee, yankee pot roast with two eggs sunny side up and a doublehelping of roasted kale/carrots to replace the potatoes and toast. Lunch - leftovers from dinner last night - chicken breast and almond meal "breaded" eggplant and tomato slices Dinner - Broiled salmon, steamed broccoli, sliced raw tomato. I got a sweets craving and staved it off with sliced banana, coconut milk, and coconut flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Wonderful, I'm looking fwd to going back to my yoga & pilates classes when school is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Day 6 - It's amazing how easily I was able to focus today. I'm wondering if yesterday's yoga session helped. I know my focus could be even better if I could get more sleep, but it's so hard. My job is incredibly demanding and I usually HAVE to bring work home at night just to keep up with the workload. Once I've made us dinner, helped put the kiddo to bed, and maybe gone to the gym, I end up staying up until 11 or later to finish stuff up. In the end I get a little over 6 hours of sleep. I can definitely feel that I am getting better sleep in those six hours than I was before doing this, but it's still not enough. Speaking of work, I'm back to hitting the road with work travel as of this week. Tomorrow is a day trip to NYC. My strategy is to eat breakfast before I head out to the train station and then get a good salad for lunch and wait to eat dinner until I'm back home. Fingers crossed!! Breakfast - coffee with coconut milk, three eggs sunny side up with ground turkey/sweet potato/pepper/onion hash Lunch - double serving of steamed broccoli with lemon broiled hake fish Dinner - Whole30 compliant coconut shrimp with a lime/walnut/basil/no-cheese pesto, bok choy sauteed with garlic, more leftover steamed broccoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Whew! What a day! I ran around NYC for a bunch of meetings but managed to stay on track! Breakfast - three hard boiled eggs, small cup of watermelon, black iced coffee (Au Bon Pain) Lunch - chopped salad with romaine, plain chicken, asparagus, mushrooms, olives, and red onions with balsamic and olive oil. Plus a banana. *lunch was not big enough, I guess, because for the first time in forever i was STARVING by thetime 5 pm rolled by. I managed to find some MSG-free turkye jerky at Duane Reed. Dinner - leftover shrimp from yesterday plus green beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Day 8 (one week down!) Breakfast - cold brewed coffee with coconut milk, three eggs sunny side up over roast turkey/sweet potato/pepper/onion hash Lunch - salad with broiled calamari, tomatoes, carrots, olive oil, and vinegar Dinner - Broiled lemon chicken breast, sauteed dinosaur kale and red onion, sliced fresh tomato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Day 9 - another good day. I'm on the road in DC tomorrow. Another challenge, but I'm up for it! Breakfast - black DD iced coffee with my own coconut milk, three eggs sunny side up with my usual hash. Lunch - quick bowl of red curry with chicken and spinach Dinner - a cold plate of romaine, chicken breast, sliced fresh tomato, and sliced apple with olive oil/vinegar/mustard homemade dressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 My day in DC was a success even with some pitfalls! I ended up having a salad for breakfast, as it was the only thing at au bon pain in 30th Street Station that didn't have grains and/or tons of fruit. I had to pick cheese out but it worked. Of course, since Philly is a city of nosy loud-mouths, I DID have to deal with a couple women who stopped to ask me how I could eat a salad for breakfast. You know I got the whole, "I couldn't LIVE without a bagel in the morning. I need my carbs." Anyway, salad was the theme of the day. I had it at a lunch meeting for work that was at a tapas place. And I had it as a snack on the train back to Philly because I just didn't eat enough at the tapas lunch. And then I had it AGAIN for dinner. I probably exceeded my fats needs for the day, even though I did try to limit the dressing. Breakfast - black iced coffee, salad with greens, tomatoes, olives, and sliced chicken. Lunch - tapas! We shared a beautiful tomato salad (I picked out blue cheese), and amazing endive dish that included goat cheese that I picked out, garlic shrimp, and hanger steak (again with blue cheese that was discarded). My lunch guest passed the bread my way more than once, but I just put it to the side and continued our conversation. Yay! Snack - god bless Pret a Manger - they sell a cheeseless salad that has tomatoes, a bit of chicken, and a couple slices of avocado. Dinner - a texas cobb salad from our local BBQ place without the blue cheese. (Blue cheese is just determined to get me today!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Long day with my awesome kiddo and husband. Just wanted to post my food journal before passing out. Breakfast - cold brewed coffee with coconut milk, three eggs sunny side up with turkey/sweet potato/pepper/onion hash Lunch - chopped salad with pattypan squash, romaine, onions, tomatoes, olives, and simple vinegar/olive oil dressing; one link of locally-made bratwurst; sauerkraut Dinner - lunch was huge, so I had a simple dinner- eggs scrambled with my turkey hash and some added tomato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Went to another sessin of yoga today. I think I'm hooked. Breakfast - cold brewed coffee with coconut milk, three eggs sunny side up with the usual hash Lunch - beef burger with avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion (no bun, of course) Dinner - I made an amazing stew-like thing with grass-fed beef cubes, carmelized onions, fresh figs, tomatoes from my back yard that I rosted along with a head of garlic, plus a salad of butter lettuce, kalamata olives, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Today was my new assistant's first day and the head of our department took us out to lunch with another colleague. At the end of the meal she suggested we all share a dessert. When the time came for us all to dig in, I declined with a simple, "I don't do dairy or grains these days." My new assistant looked at me with a look of shock and I thought she was going to tell me I was nuts, but she didn't. "Me too!!," she said. She's no dairy, no gluten, and no eggs due to allergies, but it's a fairly new issue and she's trying to figure it out, so we talked a bunch about paleo and Whole30 on our way back to the office. It's going to be awesome to have an ally in the office. Breakfast - cold brew coffee with coconut milk, three eggs sunny side up with the last bit of breakfast hash but the hash was on it's last legs so I didn't eat all of it. Lunch - a "seafood cobb" salad (no bleu cheese) with two scallops, two shrimp, a beautiful plain grilled piece of salmon, lettuce, hard boiled egg, tomato, and avocado with a simple lemon vinaigrette. It was seriously heaven on a plate. Dinner - lemon broiled hake fish filets, dinosaur kale sauteed with apple slices and carmelized onions (no sugar), salad with butter lettuce, tomato, kalamata olives, balsamic, and olive oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 I forgot to log stuff for yesterday. It was a good day. Breakfast - I successfully avoided a carb-lover's-heaven breakfast at work by eating beforehand. Cold brew coffee with coconut milk, three eggs sunny side up over a stir fry of beef strips, peppers, and onions. Lunch - another work lunch back at the same seafood restaurant as Monday. (It's new and right outside our office - we can't help ourselves). Broiled ahi tuna steak, cauliflower mash, and a double serving of asparagus instead of potatoes. Dinner - nonnompaleo's slow cooker roast chicken, my own cauliflower mash with chives, steamed broccoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Dealing with an incredibly competitive colleague who stops at nothing to try to point out anything that could even be interpreted as a mistake made by me. Today, she was especially challenging. But I hung in there. Breakfast - same as yesterday Lunch - leftover chicken, cauliflower mash, and broccoli Dinner - paleo beef stuffed peppers, banana and peach with coconut milk and coconut flakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 If it's raining it's your fault? What a pita, good for you for not letting her get to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraska Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 You got it Derval! It's raining, so I must have done something wrong to make the sun go away. Thanks for the support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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