smflower Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Here's todays food. Need to increase meal sizes tomorrow, still getting hungry between meals. B: 3 scrambled eggs cooked in ghee, apple S: 2 hard boiled eggs, a few cashews L: coconut crusted chicken breast, roasted sweet potatoes and carrots, kombucha S: about 10 almonds while cooking dinner D: large serving of beef +veggies in tomato sauce sauce over zucchini noodles cooked in 1T ghee Had dinner about 3 hours ago and I'm already a little hungry. Going to drink some water and then decide if I need more food before bed. Trying to gauge your appetite is hard work! Tomorrow I'm back at crossfit so bigger meals are definitely in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted August 20, 2015 Moderators Share Posted August 20, 2015 CrossFit warrants a post-workout meal of lean protein and a serving of starchy veggies in addition to your bigger main meals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 today did not go as planned and i DEFINITELY gave in to some sugar cravings and had dried fruit. posting my meals anyway to stay accountable. but tomorrow, i'm skipping the dried fruit and nuts! B: 3 scrambled eggs in ghee, 1 c raspberries crossfit- todays workout was really long (30 minutes) and really hard…I've been hungry ever since. S: about 2 closed handfuls of trailmix (almonds, raisins, cashews, goji berries) L: leftover meat sauce over zucchini noodles cooked in ghee, a few bites of leftover chicken sausage S: 2 hard boiled eggs, and about 1T raisins before I cut myself off D: chicken breast, 1C roasted broccoli, heaping cup of spaghetti squash with ghee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 As Tom said above, when you'rre doing a WO like crossfit it warrants at least a postWO meal of lean protein & starchy carbs. If you'd included this & increased your breakfast to match the template (ie. added veg & fat) you'd not have felt the need for those nuts & dried fruit.Your breakfast was probably too small to act as a preWO too - where are your veggies (the recommendation is for 1-3 cups with each meal) & fat? And 'a few bites of chicken sausage' was probably not enough protein in your lunch to sustain you either.Our nutrition has a cumulative effect on our bodies. If you don't increase the volume of your meals you might start to struggle at crossfit over the coming days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 thanks for the feedback. i'm pretty aware of where my diet isn't matching up to the meal templates but i'm barely getting down the additional eggs for breakfast, and the idea of veggies with them is nauseating. hopefully by the end of the 30 days i'm eating some veg at breakfast but for now, I'm just going to adjust to the eggs. pre-whole30 I was a coffee+powerbar breakfast eater so this is a lot on my stomach. my big goal right now is to get the nuts and dried fruit out of my diet and to get into habit of packing some diced up chicken and sweet potato for post crossfit. baby steps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 so…day 8…and here's my food: M1: 3 hard boiled eggs, raspberries, 10 almonds crossfit M2: (45 minutes after workout) chicken, sweet potatoes cooked in olive oil, kale salad in olive oil, kombucha tea M3: about 1/2 palm chicken breast, 1 c roasted broccoli, 1/2 RX bar M4: chicken burger, sauteed zucchini and tomatoes in coconut oil, 1/2 avocado, serving of plantain chips feeling a little too full…may be all the veggies though? still have the nagging feeling that I'm over-eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 day 9: B: 3 eggs cooked in ghee, apple, coffee S: handful of trail mix L: chicken burger with roasted broccoli, tomatoes, zucchini, cooked in ghee, 1/2 c raspberries D: chicken breast on salad of greens with sweet potato, avocado, peppers decaf coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 edited to add: got hungry so had a snack of hard boiled egg with a handful of plantain chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 S: RX bar (fail!) crossfit B: 2 eggs scrambled in butter, roasted sweet potatoes with ghee sprinkled with cashews L: chicken breast, kale salad, bell peppers, guacamole, kombucha tea D: burger topped with caramelized onions, tiny baked sweet potato with ghee, spoon full of paleo potato salad with bacon!, asparagus a few strawberries at dinner party while rest of family enjoyed homemade gluten free strawberry tart…HARD not to take a bite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 Alright, this is day 1 with no nuts (day 11 of the Whole30). Ive realized that even before the whole30 i relied really heavily on nuts/nutbutters/trailmixes for a snack. still haven't decided it thats really all that unhealthy, but i do have a few pounds to lose and i have a persistent skin rash on my arms, both things that might be negatively impacted by nuts. I'm going to eliminate them for the remainder of my whole30, except for use as the occasional condiment. I also have a few RX bars left to eat up so I will space those out over the next 50 days. I'm actually extending my whole30 to 60 days leading up to my endocrinologist and naturopath appointments in mid october. want to have the food issues isolated before I see the doctors. here we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Alright, this is day 1 with no nuts (day 11 of the Whole30). Ive realized that even before the whole30 i relied really heavily on nuts/nutbutters/trailmixes for a snack. still haven't decided it thats really all that unhealthy, but i do have a few pounds to lose and i have a persistent skin rash on my arms, both things that might be negatively impacted by nuts. I'm going to eliminate them for the remainder of my whole30, except for use as the occasional condiment. I also have a few RX bars left to eat up so I will space those out over the next 50 days. I'm actually extending my whole30 to 60 days leading up to my endocrinologist and naturopath appointments in mid october. want to have the food issues isolated before I see the doctors. here we go! Nuts are an inferior source of fat due to their poor omega 3:6 ratio, and are notorious for causing digestive distress & skin outbreaks. Dried fruits are as close as you can get to candy on a Whole30, can cause fluctuations in blood sugar, and due to their high fructose content are hard on the liver - the only organ in the human body which can process fructose. Both can be food without breaks (FWOB) for A LOT of people. Hopefully these facts will help convince you to restrict your consumption! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 B: 3 eggs cooked in ghee, apple, small handful of raspberries S: hard boiled egg L: chicken burger topped with guacamole, roasted sweet potato chunks, mix of asparagus and green beans kombucha tea D: zucchini noodles cooked in ghee, topped with sautéed bell peppers and sweet potatoes, 1 palm size chicken breast, 3-4 bites of leftover paleo potato salad VICTORY! No dried fruit or nuts today. Man do I miss them. My day is much less yummy without my favorite snack. Oh well, you can do anything for 30 days, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 day 12 done! B: 3 eggs scrambled in ghee, apple S: rx bar L: chicken burger with 1/2 avocado, baby carrots, bell pepper slices, about 1/2 c paleo potato salad D: chicken breast, 2 tiny sweet potatoes with 1 T ghee, roasted broccoli in olive oil, spicy mustard for dipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 day 13…My birthday. A lot of snacking and too many nuts today but I'm pretty proud of myself for staying on the whole30 through my birthday. at out every meal today and wasn't home all day... S: 2 hb eggs, apple crossfit B: 2 scrambled eggs, 2 sliced bacon, small serving of roasted sweet potatoes S: handful of cashews and dried blueberries (about 1/3 cup) L: 2 ounce chicken breast with carrot sticks and 1/2 avocado, kombucha tea D: hamburger patty with tomatoes and mustard, a few roasted potatoes, 4-5 bites of steamed broccoli (wasn't very good) S: small handful of almonds day 14 B: 2 hb eggs + rx bar (rushing out the door to xfit) L: 1/2 leftover chicken breast, 3 slices turkey deli meat, 1/2 avocado, small serving leftover potato salad, handful baby carrots, kombucha tea D: meat sauce over spaghetti squash with ghee, green beans (planned dinner) Its 3 o'clock now and I'm pretty hungry…may have a snack before dinner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 day 15 this morning did not go as planned. i was looking forward to a breakfast out at my favorite coffee shop. they serve a scramble with eggs and roasted sweet potatoes. i asked to substitute the usual egg whites in their scramble with real eggs. unfortunately their real eggs come mixed with cheese…ugh. I didn't have time to reorder. So I held strong (even though I was really hungry) and threw away the cheesy eggs and drank my coffee with the RX bar in my purse while driving. Not ideal, but a least I didn't cheat. Anyway, got back on track for lunch and dinner... B: rx bar with a few almonds from my purse L: 4 slices deli turkey, 1/2 avocado, big serving of leftover green beans, a few baby carrots, kimchi S: 2 hard boiled eggs D: large serving of spaghetti squash with butter, topped with meat sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Snack: rx bar run B: 3 hb eggs, baked sweet potato L: chicken breast, 1/2 avocado, bell pepper slices, baby carrots, handful of grapes, a few tablespoons of walnuts with raisins S: kombucha tea with 7-8 cashews D: chicken breast, roasted broccoli, sauteed zucchini, roasted potatoes with ghee 2 dried apricots had a really stressful and busy few days, definitely reaching for the snacks/nuts and dried fruit more than i would like. planning to get back on track tomorrow with more protein at breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 day 19 wahoo! going along pretty well. i'm still eating more nuts than i would like and a protein/veggie breakfast isn't happening regularly, but i'm feeling really good. i have few cravings and i'm thinking about food much less than i did pre whole30, which is AMAZING. food freedom is a wonderful thing, and i think its only going to get better. i'm still planning to extend my whole30 to a whole60 to see how much diet can really alter some of the health issues i've been dealing with (mainly depression and weight gain due to antidepressants). I don't feel like i've lost much weight yet, which is disappointing, but not enough to keep me from completing 60 days. I will say that after day 30 I plan to incorporate 85% dark chocolate back into my diet…thats probably the thing I miss most, and I'm excited to have an occasional treat again. anyway, here's todays food. meals we're at weird times today due to work. S: rx bar (7:30 am) run L: 2 hb eggs, sweet potato with butter (noon) L: a little leftover ground lamb with tomatoes (maybe 2 ounces) and a few bites of roasted sweet potato sprinkled with pecans (2 pm) S: turkey epic bar (5 pm) D: burger (no bun) with tomatoes, pickles, side of sautéed leeks, carrots, onions, summer squash (out to eat, about 8pm) 2 dried apricots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I know, the meal template can be tough, but could you at least try to do it for your last 10 days? You will never get used to eating vegetables with breakfast until you start doing it on the regular. You can do it! don't sell yourself short! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 day 20 B: 3 hb eggs, baked sweet potato crossfit S: blueberries with closed handful of cashews L: chicken breast, 1/2 avocado, sliced bell pepper, a few bites of leftover roasted potatoes, olives D: slow cooked beef, baked sweet potato with ghee (was too tired and lazy tonight to bother cooking a green veggie) so, I realize my breakfast lacks a legit veggie since a sweet potato is really a starch, but its better than an RX bar, right? haha. I've got some green beans in the fridge I may try adding to tomorrows breakfast. Thanks for the encouragement missmary. I'm a pretty stubborn person, and I guess I just don't buy into the idea that you have to eat veggies at breakfast to be healthy/lose weight. But I did say I would follow the whole30, so I should really give it a fair chance. Won't know if it works until I try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 B: 2 hb eggs, 1/2 small banana, 1/2 sweet potato, bell pepper slices, 10 almonds xfit S: turkey epic bar, kombucha tea L: chicken breast, 1/2 avocado, green beans, bell pepper slices, a few olives, handful of grapes D: homemade chicken soup with chicken thighs, carrots, and a handful of spinach added after cooking (planned) Todays food. Going to be a busy evening so I thought I'd log it now. Look at that veggie at breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 edited to add: dinner didn't go as planned. still delicious though. instead of soup I ended up grabbing a kale salad at whole foods…topped it with chicken a few roasted potatoes and some avocado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 today i have been HUNGRY all day. not sure why, but its lead to a lot of snacking. I've felt full after every meal but then get hungry 3 hours later. maybe hormones? anyway, here's todays food. B: 3 hb eggs, blanched green beans, 1/3 avocado, bell pepper strips, a handful of blackberries S: rx bar (out running errands and was literally about to eat my arm off! need to get more epic bars to replace the RX bars) L: sliced deli turkey, half avocado, more green beans, bell peppers trips, handful of grapes, half handful of almonds S: epic bar + hb egg D: curry beef + broccoli, roasted sweet potatoes in ghee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smflower Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Day 24! Can't believe this is the last week. Its gone fast, and somehow also really SLOOOOOW. I'm feeling really good mentally, at least in my approach to food. Cravings are significantly less and I enjoy not thinking about sugar all day. That said, my anxiety and depression aren't really better at all. I'm still experiencing a big depressive episode 2 weeks each month, and my energy overall is low. Its more of a mental fatigue than a physical one. Also, if i had to guess, I don't think I've lost any weight. I'm a little less bloated than I was and my digestion is better, but its not like my jeans are suddenly fitting again…which is a real bummer. Despite all of this, I'm going to keep going with the program for 60 days. I'm just starting to get the hang of eating a vegetable at breakfast and I'd like to dedicate the second 30 days to eating less nuts and dried fruits and using hard boiled eggs and epic bars when I really need a snack. Yesterdays food: it was a LONG day B: 3 hb eggs, broccoli, a 1/2 roasted sweet potato with butter (10am) S: hb egg, handful of cashews, a few grapes (2 pm) L: 2 chicken thighs slow cooked with spinach, carrots, onions. half a roasted sweet potato (4 pm) D: 4-5 slices of steak, roasted summer squash and bell peppers, sweet potato salad, a few bites of pineapple slaw (8pm) S: 1/2 apple with 1-2T almond butter (12am) Todays food: B: 2 scrambled eggs, small handful cashews xfit L: kale salad topped with chicken breast, 1 strip crumbled bacon, 2 hb eggs, sprinkle of sunflower seeds and raisins, 1/2 diced apple kombucha tea S: epic bar D:chicken breast, roasted sweet potatoes, green beans, butter (planned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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