Haren.13 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I did the full whole30, but felt like I needed to tweak it a bit to get better results. While my family (hubby, 6yo and 4yo girls, 2yo boy) started reintro, I've stayed on track. Today was day 38, not sure how long I'll go. I'm to a point where I can go 4-5 hours between meals, but I'm having trouble not eating a snack in the afternoon out of habit. I'm also making a lot of snacks for the kids and tend to munch on whatever I'm making for them. I relied too heavily on nuts in the first 30 days, and ate too much fruit/dried fruit. My plan: 1-2 carby veggies a day (leaning more toward 1) 1 serving of fruit a day Cut out afternoon snack Nuts only as emergency snack, and only a couple times a week at most. This includes nut butter Don't snack while preparing meals - half the time I get dinner made and I'm barely hungry cause I've snacked on all the ingredients! What I hope to accomplish: Fix or lessen chronic intestinal issues Lose pounds/inches (no specific number in mind, but my pants fitting better would be nice :-)) Tame the sugar dragon - weakened but still alive All that said, here are today's meals: M1: 1 cup butternut squash soup, palm size serving of sausage, closed handful almonds, pear Snack: Handful walnuts M2: large spinach salad with grilled chicken, fried egg, tomatoes, 1/4 avocado, creamy Italian dressing from well fed; sweet potato Snack: Half of a red delicious apple 2 avocado deviled eggs Jerky M3: Zoodles and coodles with grilled chicken and pesto Pear ~1/4 red pepper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Oh one more thing - as a recovered/recovering bulimic and compulsive overeater, every food can become a food without breaks for me. I love not calorie counting, but have to be careful to eat normal portion sizes and not binge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Ugh heading today to find salt without dextrose - been using that the whole time! I saw that the mods say it's ok, but I'm frustrated that I didn't notice until now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Day 39 M1 @ 8am: 3 eggs fried in coconut oil, sauteed zucchini and carrot M2 @ 12pm: large spinach salad with grilled chicken, fried egg, olives, tomatoes, well fed creamy italian dressing; baked sweet potato; 5 strawberries emergency snack @ 6pm (ended up needing to go to minute clinic; plan had been to come home to dinner): Lara bar, 5 walnuts M3 @ 7:30pm: crock pot pulled pork, roasted mixed (normandy) veggies, toasted cashews, pear The kitchen is closed for the night. I made bacon after dinner for DH to have for breakfast, and it's not whole30 compliant, so I ate a pear instead. I'm on augmentin now so that should make for an interesting few days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Day 40 M1 @ 9am: 2 eggs fried in coconut oil, 1/2 cup cauliflower rice with zucchini and julienne carrot sautéed in olive oil Pre-WO @10:30am: half serving grilled chicken with guacamole Post-WO @12:30pm: beef jerky, baby carrots M2 @1pm: spinach salad with grilled chicken, HB egg, olive oil and balsamic vinegar; broccoli soup (broccoli, carrots, chicken broth, nutritional yeast, coconut milk); pineapple; 1/2 handful toasted cashews Snack (ugh!) @5pm: handful walnuts M3 @6:30p: spinach salad with toasted walnuts, avocado, olives, carrot, olive oil and balsamic vinegar; spaghetti squash with marinara and meatballs (ground beef, sausage, egg, almond meal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Day 41 Post-WO (I do long runs on Saturdays and run fasted) @7:45am: jerky M1 @9am: 2 eggs fried in coconut oil, shredded carrot and cauliflower rice sautéed in olive oil Snack @11:30am: apple at the farmer's market M2 @1pm: spinach salad with chicken, HB egg, olives, dressing made from olive oil, vinegar, guac; small sweet potato with ghee and cinnamon; pulled pork Snack @7pm: about 1/2 handful shredded coconut M3 @8:45pm: brat with mustard, sautéed zucchini and onions, baby carrots with coconut butter, honey rock melon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Day 42 M1 @9:30am: 2 eggs fried in coconut oil, zucchini sautéed in olive oil, baby carrots with coconut butter Snack @12pm: raisins and walnuts M2 @4pm: large spinach salad with eggs fried in coconut oil, tomatoes, cucumber, dressing made from olive oil, balsamic vinegar, guac; pear with coconut butter; a few strawberries Snack @7pm: a bit of spaghetti squash and walnut/almond mix (from kids' dinner) M3 @9pm: grilled chicken with Well Fed sweet mustard, well fed broccoli salad, green beans Goal for tomorrow: NO snacking! Dangit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Day 43 M1 @8:30am: 2 eggs fried in coconut oil, sautéed zucchini and carrot, handful of coconut flakes M2 @1pm: large salad of baby greens, grilled chicken, fried egg, tomatoes, cucumber, creamy Italian dressing from well fed; sweet potato with ghee and cinnamon, half handful of coconut flakes Post-WO @6:45pm: half a large chicken breast M3 @7pm: chocolate chili (from well fed), mashed cauliflower (from well fed), avocado, watermelon Again today I wasn't hungry at dinner, ate anyway, now I'm uncomfortably full ugh :/ I gotta figure this out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Day 44 M1 @8:30am: 1 cup butternut squash soup with sausage, coconut flakes Post-WO @11am: half chicken breast dipped in butternut squash soup M2 @1pm: salad of baby greens, chicken, olives, tomatoes, creamy Italian dressing, fried egg; sweet potato with ghee; pear M3 @7:30pm: salad of romaine, chicken, avocado, carrots, creamy Italian; watermelon; 2 cups mixed veggies; closed handful almonds Wasn't necessarily hungry but wanted to eat all day long. Seriously battled myself on this one. Mad that I gave in on the almonds after dinner :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Day 45 M1 @8:30: 2 eggs fried in coconut oil, sauteed squash and zucchini Post-WO @12p: 1/2 chicken breast with 1/2 cup butternut squash soup M2@ 1p: salad of romaine, chicken breast, fried egg, cucumber, creamy italian dressing; baked sweet potato; carrots dipped in coconut butter M3 @8pm: pork chop, green beans with garlic (both recipes from Well Fed 2), pear with coconut butter I think the butternut squash soup for breakfast (yesterday, and many days in the past couple weeks) is too sweet, triggering me to eat more through the day. Eggs seem to be a better choice for me, and the squash soup is good for post-wo recovery (with protein). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyoinap Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I can relate to your food history background. It's a bit more challenging for us but the good news is we want this for ourselves. I also walk a fine line on some days with the urge to just go crazy. The crave. the itch. but I really work hard to breathe my way thru it. After all we are undoing a "coping" mechanism. I'm on day 2 though the past 8-9 I was doing trial runs. Best wishes to you. You seem to be doing this challenge (extended) for all the right reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haren.13 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Day 46 M1 @9:30am: 2 eggs fried in coconut oil, zucchini and yellow squash sauteed in olive oil. Same old, same old (am hungry now at 10:30am, going to try to push through until post-wo...) Post-WO @12pm: (not ideal, I know) baby carrots with coconut butter M2 @1pm: salad of baby greens, chicken, fried egg, tomatoes, oil/vinegar/guac dressing; baked sweet potato; banana Snack @4pm: handful of almonds M3 @7:30pm: large salad with mixed greens, chicken, avocado, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, dressing from EVOO and blush wine vinegar (yum!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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