magritte Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Day 10 Been suffering with a bit of an upset stomach for the last couple of days and still a little this morning. Just checked in with the official W30 timeline again for days 8 and 9 and lo and behold it was foretold ... "Bloating, constipation, diarrhea, or all three may appear as your gut starts to heal, rebalance, and process this new food effectively." YUP! Not wrong. Breakfast: Boiled Egg Melon Macadamia Nut Butter (2 tsp) Cold drip coffee with coconut milk Lunch: Roast chicken breast (left over from the chook last night) Tomato Carrot Olives 1 Bottle Kombucha Dinner: Hot smoked salmon carrot mashed sweet potato broccoli (yes - a predominantly orange dinner) some grapes and cherries soda water & lime Gut discomfort gone by dinner time. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Day 11 Had an early morning meeting so had to make do with a quick breakfast. Still, it was enough to see me right through to lunchtime no problem. Breakfast: Boiled egg 1/2 banana 2 Tsp Macadamia Nut Butter Cold Drip Coffee, Coconut milk Lunch: Roast chicken leg Broccoli Olives 1/2 Banana Dinner: Grilled chicken breast (yep, I know, chicken twice in one day ... 3 times if you count the egg for breakfast - gonna change it up tomorrow) Sweet Potato Broccoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlynne Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Don't worry about too much chicken!!! I once had chicken and/or eggs for every meal for 5 days. It was what I had I think that your protein is a little light, especially in the mornings. The template calls for 1 to 2 servings with each meal. When having eggs, a serving is what you can hold in your hand (whole eggs). For me, that is 3-4 depending on the size of the eggs and I am an average size female. Also, one chicken leg, unless its big, is probably shy of a serving. Don't forget your veggies with breakfast. Fruit is ok, but don't let it replace your vegetable portion. You are almost half way there! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hey kmlynne - thanks for the timely reminder. You're right - I need to work a bit on getting the veggie and protein portion sizes up particularly at breakfast. Will be working on that over the next couple of days. Other than that I feel good and not struggling with temptation to wander off the reserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Day 12 Breakfast: Zucchini Noodles Mushrooms Broccoli Fried Egg Hot smoked trout Melon Earl Grey with lemon Lunch: Grilled Breast of Chicken Tomatoes Celery Spinach Kalamata Olives Bottle of Kombucha Dinner: 3 boiled eggs 1 slice of homemade w30 compliant square sausage carrots celery 1 apple 2 tsp macadamia nut butter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Day 13: In spite of being up more than an hour earlier than normal due to having to be on an early morning call, I found it incredibly hard going trying to increase my intake at breakfast. I literally couldn't take another mouthful - just the thought of another bite (of anything) was making me feel like spewing. Breakfast: 1 large scotch egg zucchini noodles carrots small amount of melon cold drip coffee with coconut milk Lunch: bit of a rush as I was heading out - had to throw this together. 3 boiled eggs big dollop of olive oil mayonnaise celery olives Dinner: was out for dinner at The Atlantic which meant it was fairly easy to stay compliant. Missed the good fat though Grilled snapper salad greens potatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Day 14: Breakfast: Didn't get a chance to eat breakfast today due to travel requirements. I actually really missed it and was very hungry by the time midday rolled around. <sad face> Lunch: was eating out - happy to discover the veggie breakfast with a few extra sides gave me enough to go on 2 poached eggs heaps of roast veggies - pumpkin, eggplant, shallots, zucchini, pumpkin spinach mushrooms black coffee Dinner: 2 large scotch eggs 1 boiled egg - large dollop of olive oil mayo tomatoes carrots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Day 15: - it's the weekend. yay! Breakfast: 4 boiled eggs with olive oil mayo some grilled chicken breast decided to skip the veggies as I'm going straight to the gym this morning. cold drip coffee with coconut milk Lunch: Grilled chicken breast Pak Choi, Mushrooms, Red & Green Capsicum, chilli pepper, Coconut oil 1 bottle coconut water Dinner: Grass fed beef steak Brussels sprouts carrots asparagus banana 1 bottle Kombucha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 Day 16: Officially past the half way mark now. Breakfast: I know this shouldn't double as a PreWO but it's unavoidable at the weekend. So ... 2 Boiled Eggs with Olive Oil Mayo Lunch: Baked potato with tuna & olive oil mayo Tomato Banana Dinner: Hot smoked salmon fillet Carrots Sweet potato Pumpkin Brussels Sprouts 1 Bottle Kombucha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Avoiding non-compliant foods doesn't seem to be an issue for me - eating enough of the compliant ones is still a challenge. This morning's routine was typical - alarm, snooze, alarm, snooze, alarm, get up, take dog out, put heating on, feed cat, feed dog, get dressed, get kids up, feed kids, make packed lunches for kids, make coffee, get kids dressed, pack kids school bags, put eggs on to boil, get self dressed, glug coffee, drain eggs - shoot! gotta go - take kids to school, come home, eat eggs, pack gym bag, hit gym, come home - shoot! work is piling up - start work - shoot! forgot my post-wo - dang, it's lunchtime already... etc.. etc.. The only alternative would be to get up maybe 90 minutes earlier so I can do the whole pre-WO and gym routine before I do everything else. But ... I'm already feeling tired first thing in the morning as it is. I can't envisage making do with even less sleep than I'm currently getting. Preparing breakfast and packed lunches the night before would probably help a bit but still wouldn't help with getting both a breakfast and a pre-WO meal packed in amongst the rest of my schedule before lunch time (not to mention a post-wo meal). Day 17: Breakfast as PreWO 4 boiled eggs mashed with olive oil mayo Lunch: small Grass Fed Beef Steak Brussels Sprouts Mashed Sweet Potato 2 tsp macadamia nut butter Dinner: Kerala Veggie Stew (carrot, sweet potato and green beans and beautiful spices - yum) Hot smoked salmon fillet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Day 18: Breakfast: Curried Veg (prepared last night) 4 boiled eggs Olive oil mayo 1/2 grapefruit 4 small cubes of melon Lunch: 4 boiled eggs with Olive oil mayo (is it possible to have too many eggs?) Curried Veg again to use it up Dinner: Baked Rockling fillet with Tomatoes, Olives and Red Capsicum Banana & Hazelnuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Day 19: What can I say - utter carnage at brakfast time this morning. Even though I had prepared the individual parts of my breakfast last night, nothing worked to plan. A barrage of emails coming in overnight meant I had to jump straight into work mode as soon as I got up. Managed to gobble down a few bits and pieces on the run. Breakfast: 4 boiled eggs Olive oil mayo Couple of strawberries curried veg ... sadly got left behind as I rushed out the door Lunch: Curried Veg left at breakfast Dinner: Goan Fish & Prawn Curry Riced Cauliflower 1 Bottle Kombucha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Day 20: Breakfast: Goan Fish & Prawn Curry Riced Cauliflower Melon Lunch: 4 Boiled Eggs Curried Veg 1/2 grapefruit 1 cup spiced chai Dinner: Goan Fish & Prawn Curry (thank goodness it's finished - was lovely but don't think I could have eaten it again tomorrow) Riced Cauliflower Sweet Potato Bottle of Kombucha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Day 21 Breakfast: doubled up as PreWO 4 Boiled Eggs Olive Oil Mayo Hit the gym for some upper body strength training Lunch: Chicken Curry Banana Dinner: Hot smoked salmon fillet Baked potato with Olive Oil May Kombucha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Day 22: Breakfast: Chicken Curry Zucchini Noodles Sauteed Mushrooms Macadamia nut butter Lunch: Roast Beef Roast Veg (pumpkin, capsicum, zucchini) Kombucha Dinner: Chicken Curry Riced cauliflower some cherries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirl Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 You are going great, hang in there! Impressive giving up smoking then alcohol plus getting back to running. I've just done "dry July" then decided to get my eating cleaned up with an August whole30. I took up running a few years ago at 43 but haven't properly got back into it after surgery last year and weight gain and inflammation from crap eating hasn't helped... Hoping to sort myself out this month. I too am suffering from a desk job .... Good luck for your second half! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Thanks Melbournegirl Going through some massive changes here - physically, mentally and spiritually. Tough going some times but getting there step by step. Good luck to you too and congrats on the dry July. I'm now past the 7 week mark of being off the booze and at the moment it scares me a little to say that I feel such a benefit from not drinking that I'm considering staying off it for good. Day 23: Breakfast (pre-wo) - permitted myself a lie in until 8am this morning 4 Boiled eggs Olive oil may Gym: massive legs workout Lunch: Chicken curry Riced cauliflower (thank goodness that's the curry finished) Dinner: Hot Smoked Salmon Roast Veggies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Day 24: Breakfast: Had to buy breakfast out ... standard veggie breakfast minus the hash brown and toast seems to be an OK option Poached eggs spinach mushrooms tomatoes black coffee Lunch: Chicken Broth Dinner: Ground grass fed beef mince potatoes and carrots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 Day 25: Breakfast: Ground grass fed beef potatoes, carrots Lunch: 3 boiled eggs olive oil mayo melon Dinner: More boiled eggs - another 3 (I was making scotch eggs and messed 3 up so had to eat them) Potatoes & Carrots (that's them finished now which is good) 3 tsp homemade hazelnut & cocoa butter handful of grapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Day 26: Breakfast: Scotch Egg Olive Oil Mayo 1/2 small Grapefruit Black coffee Yep - where's the veggies? Well, I was intent on heading out to the gym so avoiding the dense carbs but work took over and I didn't quite make it as early as I'd hoped. Still - managed to crank out a powerful legs workout and my 3K warmup run was effortless. Something is working Lunch: which doubled as a post-WO Scotch egg (can't help it, they are just so damn convenient, filling and tasty) Tomatoes Banana Couple of dates Kombucha Dinner: Hot smoked salmon fillet Zucchini, semi-dried tomatoes, olives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Day 27: Wow - been sleeping really soundly these past few nights with some crazy dreams just before waking each morning. I've found I've been wide awake until around 11-11:30pm most nights then feel tired very suddenly. Usually would struggle to get to sleep but seems as soon as I hit the sack I'm conking out pretty much straight away. Feeling good when I'm waking up. Breakfast: Scotch Egg which I had to eat on the move due to time constraints between work and school run - also, I knew I was going to be doing a run shortly after dropping the kids at school so didn't want to have any veg/carbs. 6km run Lunch: Zucchini noodles, semi dried tomatoes, olives 4 boiled eggs with olive oil mayo 1/2 grapefruit Dinner: Baked potato Sardines Olive oil mayo Strawberries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Day 28: Breakfast: Root canal work this morning Scotch Egg 4 Strawberries 2 tsp Macadamia Nut Butter Lunch: Don't want to eat anything too solid due to dental work. 4 boiled eggs with olive oil mayo 2 tsp Mac Nut But zucchini noodles, olives, semi-dried tomatoes Dinner: Hot Smoked Salmon Potatoes 2 tsp Mac Nut But Kombucha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlynne Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hope you are feeling better soon - dental work, ugh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Day 29: Breakfast: Smoked Rainbow Trout Mushrooms, Zucchini, Tomatoes, Olives Lunch: 2 scorched oysters poached veal Salad Dinner: Chargrilled Wagyu Beef flat steak Salad leaves & winter greens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magritte Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Day 30: Tah-Dah!!!! I made it . Breakfast: 4 Boiled Eggs Smashed Avocado Then hit the gym Lunch: Got caught out as I was out on the road from mid morning until dinner time. Was starving by the time dinner came around. Dinner: Roast Chicken Pumpkin Potato Carrot Kombucha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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