alissaks Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I was going to log in a notebook but saw that people do it on here and that makes sense, so I'm on it. Day 1 (Yesterday): Felt great and ready to do this! Breakfast: Black coffee and sausage and sweet potato egg casserole. Awesome recipe from Plaid and Paleo site: http://www.plaidandp...eet-potato.html Lunch: 4 leftover steaktips and 4 chopped up, steamed carrots with ghee Dinner: smallish piece of haddock from the farmer's market cooked with tahini and almond mixture; roasted butternut squash I did snack on a few almonds and kept tasting the paleo chili I was making for this week. YUM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Exercise: Bootcamp workout at 5:30am (UGH) Day 2: Breakfast: Sausage and sweet potato casserole. Black coffee....I thought removing milk would be hard but it wasn't. Lunch: 1.5 cups of Chocolate chile from The Clothes Make the Girl and 1 cup mashed cauliflower/parsnips While preparing dinner, I had about 1/2 cup wild blueberries. I know we are encouraged not to snack. This is my hardest time. Dinner: 1 Cup Chocolate chile, roasted parsnips and carrots and 1.5 cup Zucchini soup. YUM! I had a big crash at my usual 2:30 time. I have always had trouble at that time but I'm hoping as I progress with the Whole30 plan, I will see significant change in energy and sleeping at night. Being chronically tired stinks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Day 3 - Tired this morning and kept hitting snooze. Slept okay but my usual waking up a few times throughout the night. Once up, I felt fine but tired. Thought a little bit more today about what I’m not eating, i.e. really wanted to open a bottle of red for dinner and was bummed that I couldn't Breakfast: ½ sweet potatoes with garlic and onion (cooked earlier in the week), 1 cup sauteed spinach, 2 pieces of nitrate free bacon, 2 eggs. 2 cups black coffee. Phew, that was a lot of food!! Lunch: 1 cup Chocolate chili, ½ cup mashed cauliflower, ½ cup roasted butternut squash (all made earlier in the week). Mix of local picked strawberries and blueberries. Afternoon sleepiness, which is something I hope goes away as I continue. This is the same sleepiness I always have. Dinner (after eating a handful of cashews): Ground beef with basil and green beans. Yet another recipe from Clothes Make the Girl. Added ½ avocado on top. I’m feeling slightly unsatisfied but full, so I know it’s a craving for carbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notyouravrgpaleomama Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I had the same afternoon sleepiness this afternoon! Luckily, my husband was done with work early, so I was able to get in a nice nap. I love that basil beef recipe! I made it during my last whole30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 What day are you on? I didn't have it today but man, I have been going to bed earlier every night. Not sure if that is part of this whole thing but I hope it eventually goes away so that my partner and I aren't two ships passing in the night! Day 4: 5:30am bootcamp class Slept okay but not through the night. Breakfast:¾ sweet potatoes with garlic and onion (cooked earlier in the week), 1 cup sauteed spinach, 2 pieces of nitrate free bacon, 2 eggs. 2 cups black coffee. Lunch: 1.5 cup Chocolate chili, 1 cup roasted butternut squash (all made earlier in the week). Mix of local, wild blueberries. Didn’t feel the afternoon crash today! YAY! Got home from work and ate some cashews. Ugh, not sure if I was hungry. I think it is that routine of snacking when I get home and make dinner. Dinner: ½ roasted white potato with herbs. 1 cup green beans and a bowl of zucchini soup. I just couldn’t bring myself to eat meat tonight and I didn’t want an egg, so I added some almonds. Not sure what to do about protein when meat and fish are not desired. Full but ate 5 dried cherries. Now that was looking for something sweet. Bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Day 5: Slept okay and woke up without alarm (thankfully, since I forgot to set it). However, it is 10 am and I am so tired, as if I was up late drinking. I hope it’s just part of the whole cleaning things out and not because I didn’t eat protein last night. I seem to be getting plenty of protein most of the day. I also have a headache. I was talking with my partner last night about the “carb flu” idea and as we talked through it, I realized, we were eating a lot more sugar than I realized. Even though our meals were paleo, my snacking had increased and included junk and when looking at what one serving of doritos has for carbs and knowing when I’m bad, one serving is a joke, I was eating more carbs than I realized. I I also suffer from IBD, which was managed fine prior to starting and now I have more diarrhea than usual….TMI, I’m sure. I am eating more veggies, so hopefully that is it. Breakfast: 1/2 sweet potatoes with garlic and onion, ½ cup sauteed spinach, 2 pieces of nitrate free bacon, 2 eggs. 2 cups black coffee. Lunch: 1 cup Chocolate chili, 1 cup sauteed sweet potato (all made earlier in the week). Dinner: Appetizer was tuna carpaccio with a lemon vinaigrette. Sea scallops with prosciutto atop parsnips, chanterelles and brussel sprouts!!! So good. Out to dinner...YIKES. As I was meeting my sister for dinner, I was lamenting about the fact that I couldn’t have wine. I ordered club soda with lime, which actually does help. I’m not a big bread person but they brought bread out with a hummus and olive oil spread and that was tough. I LOVE sour dough bread. I resisted everything, which felt good and right. I have already, more or less, slayed the bread dragon. We don’t have it at home and when we go out, if it looks really tasty (like it did tonight), I will have a piece. I feel okay about that. For now, I focused on the conversation, not on what I couldn’t have. Yay for me! I got home around midnight and was really tired. A week ago, I would’ve raided the crap in our cupboard or I might have eaten the leftover piece of pizza that the kids had but the Whole30 kept me on track. It is amazing how being accountable, even if only to yourself, truly works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Day 6: Could not fall asleep last night, so woke up tired. Not quality sleep. Bummer. But it is Saturday, so the thoughts of a nap are in my head. Of course, that’s often more of a dream since I’m not good at napping. Even though I feel tired, I feel in a good mood, in a way that I don’t typically feel. I think part of that is all day yesterday, I kept forgetting that it was Friday and I didn’t have to work the next day. I love that! It’s like a treat. All my planned food is gone, so no veggies for breakfast. Breakfast: 1.5 pieces of bacon, 2 eggs, and 2.5 cups black coffee. I’m getting used to this black coffee. It helps that my partner bought me a really nice coffee maker that grinds the beans. Yum! Lunch: 3 Applegate uncured turkey hot dogs (won’t buy these again). 1 zucchini steamed with ghee and spices. 1 gala apple with almond butter. I get annoyed by unsatisfying meals, such as my lunch. I find eating 3 meals on the weekend difficult and in the past would just eat two. Tough to plan when we’re busy on the weekends. Handful of cashews prior to dinner. Dinner: Dinner was an issue, family wise. I ended up eating two bites of grilled chicke, a serving of broccoli and a few bits of steamed zucchini leftover from lunch. Gala apple Weekends are always a pain in regards to eating on a regular schedule. Today was particularly bad. However, I stayed on plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Day 7: I took a Tylenol PM last night since I strained a back muscle, yet again. That did mean I slept through the night, which never happens. I woke up with the plan to plan and get back on track. Sundays are great for that but by Thursday, I’m usually all done for the week. It’s a lot of prepping for two of us and then the kids are separate meals. That is draining. Breakfast: Serving of sweet potato and sausage casserole. This will last me all week, primarily b/c my partner is away for business so I don’t have to share. This therefore allows me to focus on the other meals of the day, for the week, and also, to have time to flat iron my hair in the morning. Win win! Lunch: 4 grilled pork ribs with homemade spice mix; sauteed broccoli with garlic and bacon grease (YUM!). Handful of cashews Dinner: Meatloaf with mashed cauliflower and parsnips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Day 8: Heading in to week 2 makes me happy! My partner is away on business this week and I already had a better night sleep last night. I am such a light sleeper that any bit of movement in bed, often wakes me up. None of that last night and the dog stayed downstairs waiting for the Master to come home, so no dog jumping on the bed. However, I still had to hit snooze once this morning but I did go to bed a bit later than I have been. I feel good today. 2.5 mile trail run after work. Did not notice the afternoon slump. Breakfast: Serving of sweet potato and sausage casserole and a few raspberries. 2 cups black coffee Lunch: Meatloaf with mashed cauliflower and parsnips. A few cashews and raspberries before run. Dinner: Meatloaf topped with homemade ketchup with roasted broccoli and prosciutto. Nearly burnt the broccoli and put balsamic vinegar on it and did not like the taste. I hate when I’m not satisfied with my meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Day 9: Workout: 5:30am bootcamp class Sleep: Bad sleeping last night. I think I was too hot. The first few hours were tossing and turning and finally fell asleep at 1:30. Ugh! It’s been awhile since I’ve slept this badly. Overall: Feeling good. The constant bloating that apparently I was feeling, is gone. My stomach is definitely flatter and clothes fitting better (YAY). Didn’t have the afternoon slump but also was away from my desk a bit and went outside. I wonder if that’s part of it. Definitely heading to bed early tonight. Breakfast: Serving of sweet potato and sausage casserole and a few raspberries. 2 cups black coffee Lunch: Meatloaf with mashed cauliflower and parsnips and half a sweet potato. Ate far too many cashews when I got home from work. That is the snacker in me and the between work and dinner is always my worst time. Dinner: Kung pao chicken with sauteed brussels sprouts with bacon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Day 10: Workout: none Sleep: Went to bed quite early and woke up before alarm but still tired. Slept okay though. Overall: Feeling tired today. I’ve been much more active, so perhaps that is why. I honestly wish I could just have one day where I wake up and feel refreshed. I definitely am less hungry and have to psyche myself up for eating. Not sure what that is about. If there was a bag of potato chips in front of me, I would have no problem eating that. Ate potato wedges for dinner and I think that satisfied my potato craving, so maybe I just needed more carbs. Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 strips bacon; sauteed sweet potato with onion and garlic; 2 cups black coffee. Lunch: Meatloaf with steamed broccoli and leftover sweet potato from breakfast. Dinner: Kung pao chicken, sauteed brussels sprouts and roasted potato wedges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Day 11: Workout: 5:30am bootcamp class Sleep: Slept well. I’m dreaming a bit, which never happens, so I take that as sleeping better. I woke up before the 5am alarm but still tired. Overall: Feel good but tired. I don’t feel that awful potato chip craving. I think big addition of working out is assisting my sleepiness but that’s okay. Was in a good mood. A bit of stomach issues with IBD continues. Breakfast: Serving of sweet potato and sausage casserole and a few raspberries. 2 cups black coffee Lunch: Kung pao chicken, sauteed brussels sprouts and ½ sweet potato Cashews and dates for snack Dinner: Bibimbap. Amazing!!! Really satisfying meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Day 12: Workout: none Sleep: Partner is back home, so didn’t sleep quite as well. But slept in. YAY! Overall: A bit sleepy today but my mood is good. Stomach rumbling calmed later in the day. It’s Friday and at about noon, I was wishing for weekend alcohol! Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 strips bacon; sauteed sweet potato with onion and garlic; 2 cups black coffee. Lunch: leftover Bibimbap, so tasty!! Full! Dinner: 1.5 grilled hamburger with sauce from bibimbap recipe, tomato and jalapeno from our garden, avocado and red onion. baked sweet potato wedges. Satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Day 13: Workout: Hiked for 2 hours in the fells. Sleep: Slept well. Each night is getting better but I’m still tired. Overall: Felt really good in the morning but sleepy and ready for a nap around 1. Hungry all day today. Not sure why. Also, it’s college football Saturday and wanted to drink beer...a lot! Breakfast: 2 eggs, sauteed sweet potato and spinach with onion and garlic; 2 cups black coffee. Lunch: leftover Bibimbap, so tasty!! apple with almond butter Dinner: 2 compliant chicken sausages with sweet potato wedges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 Day 14: Workout: none Sleep: Slept well and had dreams about beer. I so wanted to drink beer yesterday while watching football. These were my first craving dreams. Woke up earlier than I wanted to since it’s Sunday but did get 8 hours. Of course, I still feel really tired. Overall: Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 strips bacon; sauteed sweet potato, spinach with onion and garlic; 2 cups black coffee. Lunch: Hamburger on the grill with onion, tomato and jalapeno. Cashews and 2 dates A few craisins and 2 dates. Man, dates are good! Dinner: Braised short ribs with cauliflower mash and green beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 Day 15: Workout: Sleep: Drank too much water close to bed. Woke up a few times. Overall: Didn’t sleep well, so I am my usual chronically tired. I was SO sleepy all day. UGH! Felt bloated all day. Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 strips bacon; sauteed sweet potato, spinach with onion and garlic; 1 cups black coffee. Lunch: Braised short ribs with cauliflower mash and green beans and a bit of leftover sweet potato from breakfast. Snack: A few cashews and 2 dates. Dinner: Steak tips in my own marinade, sweet potato wedges and broccoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Day 16: Workout: 5:30am bootcamp Sleep: Fell asleep and barely woke up when partner came to bed. Slept through the night but needed alarm to get up that early. Overall: Felt good today. I didn’t have my usual afternoon slump, which is awesome. I hope this is the start of something new!! Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 strips bacon; sauteed sweet potato, spinach with onion and garlic; 1 cup black coffee. Lunch: Leftover steak tips and cauliflower mash YUM! small gala apple Dinner: While waiting for dinner to finally be done in the oven, I nibbled on trail mix, which annoys me since it’s really that I’m hungry and want my dinner, which was a sausage, sweet potato and butternut dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Day 17: Workout: None Sleep: Didn’t sleep through the night but slept okay. Woke up tired. Overall: Afternoon slump was barely there, which is awesome. Feel a bit bloated today. Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with spinach, 2 pieces of bacon and leftover sauteed sweet potato Lunch: leftover sausage, sweet potato and butternut dish 5 dried cherries and some cashews Dinner: Cottage pie. I’ve made this many times since we eat paleo most of the time but I never looked at the ingredients in worcestershire sauce. Yuck! How annoying that this is listed as a paleo recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Day 18 Workout: 5:30am bootcamp Sleep: Slight trouble falling asleep and woke up once to go to the bathroom but still feel the sleep was better than pre-Whole30 Overall: Happy to be on day 18 and feeling good. A bit tired but that happens on my early mornings getting up to work out. Breakfast: 1 eggs, 2 strips bacon; sauteed sweet potato, spinach with onion and garlic; 1 cups black coffee. mini meal: For some reason, which has not been happening, I could not get my breakfast down this morning. I just wasn’t hungry at all so I ate about ½ and brought the rest in to work. I still wasn’t hungry to eat it but did, so that it wouldn’t mess me up for the day, especially since I worked out this morning. Lunch: Leftover Cottage pie Dinner: Ground beef with coconut curry with a small sweet potato and green beans. YUM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Day 19 Workout: Sleep: Sleep was fine but woke up with the dog having bad dreams and partner getting up early Overall: Slightly tired and not too hungry this morning (2nd day in a row). I think green beans are an issue for me. They’re allowed but I think they cause me issues similar to legumes. Ugh, yet another Friday and I want our weekend drinks to start flowing. Flavored soda water it is instead. Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 strips bacon; sauteed sweet potato, spinach with onion and garlic; 2 cups black coffee. Lunch: leftover sausage, sweet potato and butternut dish with a small amount of green beans. Ate a bunch of cashews and dried cherries. I think this was a replacement for wanting a drink on Friday night!! Dinner: 1.5 grassfed burgers with tomatoes and jalapeno from our garden, avocado, and red onion. Roasted butternut squash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Day 20 Workout: none Sleep: Slept well but woke up too early. No fun getting up at 5:30 on a Saturday but at least I slept ok. Overall: Weekends are when my cravings occur. I’m lucky that my partner is supportive and more or less eating what I am and not drinking. Even mood and didn’t notice sleepiness today. Breakfast: 2 eggs with roasted butternut squash. 2 cups coffee Lunch: Homemade chicken soup made from bone broth; apple with almond butter Dinner: Beer can chicken, cauliflower mash and broccoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Day 21 Workout: 3 mile trail run. darn back hurts. Sleep: slept well Overall: In a good mood today. Only slightly sleepy. Weekends are tough to stay on track and wanting to go off plan, especially on football Sunday. Breakfast: 1 egg with some leftover chicken. sweet potato sauteed with spinach, onion and garlic Lunch: sliced turkey and some roasted butternut squash. cashews Dinner: Bibimbap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Day 22 Workout: None Sleep: Slept well but went to bed a bit late b/c of the Pats game. Overall: I haven’t been very hungry for the past few days but I think it is what happens to me on the weekends when my schedule it off. I felt I should be hungry since I didn’t eat as much this weekend. Breakfast: Just was not feeling it this morning, to eat. I made the usual: 2 eggs, 2 strips bacon; sauteed sweet potato, spinach with onion and garlic; 2 cups black coffee. I only took a few bites before packing it and taking it with me to eat at work. Lunch: Meatloaf with mashed cauliflower and parsnips and broccoli Dinner: Pulled pork in the crockpot. Side of spinach, which I poured the sauce from the pork on top of and broccoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Day 23 Workout:5:30 bootcamp Sleep: Slept well. Woke up before alarm. Breakfast: Wasn’t hungry but made myself eat. 2 bacon, 2 eggs, small portion of leftover sauteed sweet potato, spinach with onion and garlic; 2 cups black coffee. Lunch: Meatloaf with mashed cauliflower and parsnips and broccoli Dinner: Pulled pork in the crockpot. Cauliflower/parsnip mash and side of broccoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissaks Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Day 24: Workout: None Sleep: Got lots of sleep but still feel tired Overall: Felt good today and so proud of myself at the B’s game! Breakfast: 2 bacon, 2 eggs, small portion of leftover sauteed sweet potato, spinach with onion and garlic; 2 cups black coffee. Lunch: Bibimbap snack: apple Dinner: Meatloaf with roasted potato wedges and broccoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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