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**Starting this log on Day 4**

 

Realized today that nuts are not my friend in terms of snacking.

 

It was my first day on Whole30 working from home—alone, all day, nothing but myself, the dog, and a whole kitchen full of food.

 

I didn't cheat in terms of what I ate, but did snack, and too much at that.  Also, I may be eating too much meat.  I'm going to check my portions more tomorrow.

 

Beating the afternoon munchies may be my dragon to slay.  Otherwise, feeling pretty good.  A few tummy troubles.

 

Breakfast:

sweet potato, apple, sausage hash with a baked egg

coffee with coconut milk

 

Lunch:

leftover sloppy joe meat

roasted potatoes

broccoli

 

Snack:

almonds & raisins & cherries (oh my!)

 

Dinner:

zucchini noodles

naked tomato sauce

ground beef

 

 

Tomorrow I hope to make mayo, sunshine sauce, and maybe BBQ sauce to have on hand.  Snacks from here on will be veggies, and only if I'm really, truly hungry.

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**DAY 5**

 

Good day today!  Took a field trip up to the big Whole Foods in Boulder for sun butter and approved fish sauce.  Ended up having lunch there — all on plan!

 

Breakfast:

sweet potato hash, sausage, and baked egg

coffee with coconut milk

 

Lunch:

Indian carrot salad

curried cauliflower salad

stir fried green beans with walnuts and mushrooms

chicken coconut curry

 

Snack:

almonds & raisins  (better portion size)

 

Dinner:

pulled pork with Well Fed BBQ sauce

coleslaw

pickles

sweet potato with ghee

 

Also realized that I may NEED my snack, or need to change the times I eat, because I was starving at 3pm and could not make it to 6. Today I ate at 7am, 11am, 3pm, and 6:30pm, so it's about 4 hours between each meal.

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**DAY 6**

 

Well, my first REAL test of not-eating-my-feelings willpower today: I was rear ended this afternoon.  My first thought after driving away from doing the police report, etc.? "I don't want to cook dinner.  We should go out."

 

So, we went to Chipotle.  And I did NOT eat chips (which I love) OR have a margarita (which I REALLY wanted).

 

Breakfast:

leftover ratatouille

egg over easy

coffee with coconut milk

 

Lunch:

chicken salad with

whole30 mayo

blueberries

cashews

celery

leftover coleslaw

 

Snack:

apple

1 T almond butter

sea salt

 

Dinner:

Chipotle salad bowl with

carnitas

fajita veggies

pico de gallo

guacamole

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**Day 7**

Car towed to the shop. Spent better part of the day on the phone with insurance companies, and walked to the grocery store for milk (for my husband and kiddo)! (It's a much longer walk than I remembered!)

 

Breakfast:

"cheaters" pho with

homemade chicken and pork bone broth

leftover London broil

spices, onions, basil, etc.

 

Lunch:

hot dog and mustard (no bun)

watermelon

 

Snack:

apple

raisins

almond butter with sea salt

 

Dinner:

pan-fried fish

oven roasted potatoes

coleslaw

grapes

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**DAY 9 **

 

Definitely a little tired today.  Emotions right on the edge, too.

 

Breakfast:

peaches

banana

a couple tablespoons of coconut cream

1 T mixed nuts

 

Lunch:

leftover fish

lettuce cups

green chile

guacamole

sugar snap peas

cherries

 

Dinner:

Greek salad with chicken

chicken breast

lettuce

cucumbers

tomatoes

red wine vinegar

olives

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**DAY 10**

coffee with coconut milk

hard boiled egg

lox

red onion and tomatoes

 

Lunch: picnic at Botanic Gardens

roast beef

sugar snap peas

guacamole

roasted red peppers

blueberries

 

Dinner:

roasted spaghetti squash

basil pesto (no cheese)

chicken breast

cherry tomatoes

cherries

 

 

**DAY 11**

Went to a kickoff luncheon today (at the Ritz-Carlton!) for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society walk I'm doing in October.  Did my best, but I'm sure I had a few bites of things I shouldn't have.  No creme brulee, though, and I gave the cake pop at my seat to my daughter when I got home.  :)

 

Breakfast:

Lara bar

coffee with coconut milk

 

Snack:

turkey breast

cherries

 

Lunch: (at luncheon)

gazpacho

tomatoes

avocado

few bites of BBQ chicken — cut the outside with sauce off

black coffee & iced tea

 

Dinner:

hamburger patty with

mustard, onions, tomato, pickles

salad with guacamole

sweet potato oven fries

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I think I've beaten the snack beast!  Haven't been hungry in the afternoon for a couple of days!

 

**Day 12**

 

Breakfast:

peaches

blueberries

coconut cream

cinnamon roasted nuts (no sugar—just cinnamon, vanilla bean, and a little ghee)

coffee with coconut milk

 

Lunch:

tuna

guacamole

leftover spaghetti squash with pesto

 

Dinner:

scrambled eggs

home fries

broccoli

turkey sausage

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Fell down on logging, so I'm going to do my best to catch up:

 

**DAY 13** (Thursday)

Breakfast:

sliced banana

blueberries

cinnamon nuts

coconut cream

coffee with coconut milk

 

Lunch:

? (can't remember)

 

Dinner:

Dr. Weil's sweet potato poblano soup (NOT my favorite)

 

**DAY 14** Friday

Went out TWICE today! Had lunch planned with a friend, then got roped into going to a birthday dinner for a friend unexpectedly at the last minute. Friend tried to get me to cheat with champagne and birthday cake, but I held firm.

 

There was cheese on my salad at lunch (even though I asked for it to be left off). Didn't have time to send it back, so I removed as much as possible, but probably ate a few crumbs of feta. Bacon vinaigrette was AWESOME. Should ask for the recipe.

 

Breakfast:

Lara bar 

banana

coffee with coconut milk

 

Lunch: (out)

prosciutto, marcona almonds and olives

spinach salad with strawberries, avocado, and bacon vinaigrette

 

Dinner: (out)

grilled bistro loin (beef)

roasted sunchokes

asparagus

 

 

**DAY 15** (Saturday)

Breakfast:

fruit with coconut cream

coffee with coconut milk

 

Lunch:

"taco" salad with

roast turkey breast

lettuce

salsa

pickled jalapenos

guacamole

 

Dinner:

zoodles "pasta" salad with

roasted red peppers

olives

artichoke hearts

chicken sausage

 

 

**DAY 16** (Sunday)

Book club was at my house tonight, so everybody ate Whole30! And they loved it.  I did provide bread for everyone else and someone brought dessert, but I didn't have any of either. 

 

 

Breakfast:

Lara bar

banana

coffee with coconut cream

 

Lunch:

grilled chicken

mayo

cherry tomatoes and red onion

lettuce

pickles

 

Snack:

apple with almond butter

 

Dinner:

Spanish tortilla with parsnips, kale, spinach, and prosciutto

pommes ana

shaved brussles sprouts salad with almonds, red onion, and lemon vinaigrette

 

 

 

**DAY 17** (Monday)

Got a sick toddler today, so I made chicken noodle soup.  I boiled egg noodles separately and let her and my husband put them in their bowls, while I just had the chicken and veggies.

 

Breakfast:

peach, strawberries

cinnamon toasted nuts

coconut cream

coffee with coconut milk

 

Lunch:

leftover tortilla

leftover pommes anna

grapes

 

Snack:

leftover pommes anna

 

Dinner:

chicken "zoodle" soup with

leftover grilled chicken, shredded

chicken broth

carrots, parsnips, celery

yellow squash "noodles"

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Caught my toddler's summer cold.  Boo.  :(  We'll see how I do with no "comfort food" to nourish me, although I do have leftover chicken soup from last night. Lots of vitamin C and echinacea tea for me today.

 

I noticed this morning that my jeans were looser straight out of the dryer, so that's good news!

 

**Day 18**

 

Breakfast:

Lara bar

banana

coffee with coconut milk

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  • 2 weeks later...

I did it!  I made it all the way through and lost 9 pounds!  Very happy.

 

I stopped tracking my food because it just wasn't that important any more.  I knew what to eat and what not to eat, so I just did it!

 

Now that I'm going to be reintroducing foods in small quantities, I want to keep track of that and how I feel.  :)

 

**DAY 30**

At a friend's house for dinner, and she put beans in the veggies.  Last meal of the whole 30, and hard to pick them all out, so I ate a few. Noticed MAJOR gas later that night!  Beano for me if I want to eat beans, I guess!! 

 

**DAY 31**

Put a little celebratory milk in my coffee this morning, but no sugar. Planning on having a little cheese with dinner.

 

Breakfast:

Coffee with milk

nectarine, raspberries

coconut cream

pecans

 

Lunch:

chili (no beans)

wilted spinach

 

Snack:

grapes 

carnitas

 

Dinner:

pork carnitas

salad

guacamole

salsa

shredded cheese

 

glass of wine

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