Dr.Eth Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 This is my first whole30. I had a little boy a year ago and went from working full time to being a stay at home mom. I also struggled with significant post-partum depression. I have always struggled with my sugar dragon, but the medication I was on for my depression made the cravings very intense. I am currently feeling great and have been off the medications for several months, but the habit of too many sweets continues. Now I need to work on getting my eating habits, specifically my sugar dragon, under control. My Whole30 goals: 1. Successfully complete the whole30 2. Slay my sugar dragon 3. No TV watching before dinner - I get sucked in if I watch TV during naptime I don't get a workout in. I am excited to start this journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Day 1 Breakfast: leftover grilled onions, peppers and sausage scrambled with one egg (i know it is recommended to eat more than one egg at a time, but I'm not an egg fan, so I'm working up to it) almond milk - whole 30 compliant Lunch: Went out with a friend 1 1/2 Korean pork taco's minus the shell and creme Dinner: Beef and broccoli stirfry - homemade cauliflower rice Sipped ~ 1/3 bottle of mango kombucha throughout the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Day 2 Breakfast: Leftover grilled onions, peppers and sausage scrambled with one egg almond milk Lunch: Chicken Tikka Masala with cauliflower rice a few nuts finished my kombucha from yesterday Dinner: didn't have time to eat a proper meal while toddler wrangling and preparing for company. I wasn't really hungry anyway. a few nuts a few grapes Had sparkling water instead of wine with my friends and did not eat any of the dessert I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Day 3 Breakfast: Grilled onions, peppers and sausage scrambled with one egg - still working on the leftovers almond milk Lunch: Chicken tikka marsala with cauliflower rice snack around 3pm: Didn't eat enough for lunch and was hungry. air popped popcorn with clarified butter -- unfortunately didn't think about popCORN being a grain until after I ate it. OOPS Dinner: not feeling well. I think I'm getting my son's cold. I wasn't hungry and went to bed early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Are you drinking the almond milk like you would dairy milk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Day 4 Breakfast: Not very hungry - only ate about half Grilled onions, peppers and sausage scrambled with one egg - still working on the leftovers almond milk Lunch: Stir fry with beef, broccoli and carrots cauliflower rice Dinner: Greek salad with grilled chicken Feeling better this afternoon and evening. Finally had a really successful whole30 day. Even with my missteps previously this week my stomach is already flatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 I am drinking the almond milk like I would dairy milk, but I haven't drank dairy milk for several years. I also don't always have almond milk for breakfast, I just have the past few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I am drinking the almond milk like I would dairy milk, but I haven't drank dairy milk for several years. I also don't always have almond milk for breakfast, I just have the past few days. Yeah, the almond milk is really only for adding to coffee or tea to lighten it, particularly if it's store bought as it's normally pretty highly processed. Just check the label for any off plan ingredients, and remember that any nuts/nut products should be used in moderation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Day 5 Breakfast: A little late today. The little man is still not feeling well, so I had to wait until nap time for breakfast. Left over beef, broccoli and carrot stirfry with cauliflower rice Hot tea (Decaf) - I'm getting a sore throat (thank you toddler germs) so the tea felt good Lunch: Chicken tikka marsala with cauliflower rice - finally finished this up too Tazo passion iced tea - unsweetened and decaf small handful unsalted mixed nuts while I was preparing lunch Dinner: Broiled Tilapia Thai carrot and Kale salad http://www.runningtothekitchen.com/spicy-thai-carrot-and-kale-salad/ - I subbed almond butter for the PB and left out the maple syrup. I also used some cayenne pepper instead of Sriracha for heat, because the Sriracha I have has sugar in it. It was ok. I think it would be really good as it is in the recipe. Despite waking up with a sore throat and having a sick kid I feel pretty good today. I haven't had my normal mid afternoon sugar cravings for the past couple of days. Hopefully this continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Day 5: Breakfast: scrambled eggs with peppers, onion and sausage a few red grapes Lunch: Left over beef, carrot and broccoli stir fry a small handfull of nuts (almonds, pecans, pistachios and cashews) Dinner: roasted potato and green bean salad (white potatoes, sweet potato, green beans with dill/basil/olive oil dressing) chicken breast I feel terrible today. I am tired with on and off nausea and light headedness this morning. I drank a lot of water and felt a bit better. After I had some potatoes for dinner I perked up a bit. According to the whole30 timeline I'm right on track for the I need a nap phase, which sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Day 7: Breakfast: left over Gyro meat roasted potato, sweet potato and green beans with olive oil dill dressing Lunch: coconut curry with chicken, broccoli, red pepper, carrots and onion - used coconut oil and full fat coconut milk watermelon Dinner: Grilled bacon wrapped sirloin watermelon I didn't have any veggies with dinner. I made corn on the cob for my husband, but didn't have time to make something else for myself. My son thought he was starving to death and needed to eat immediately. This morning I still felt like I just want to crawl in bed and sleep, but this afternoon and evening I feel better. I went for a nice long walk and did some yoga. Overall a pretty good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Day 8 Breakfast: homemade sausage patty http://www.primalpalate.com/paleo-recipe/breakfast-sausages/ It was really good. finished leftover potato and green bean salad Took the little guy for a long walk in the stroller and did some yoga during nap time. Lunch: coconut curry with chicken, broccoli, red pepper, carrots and onion watermelon Dinner: Roasted chicken - mix of white and dark meat broccoli and green beans roasted with some olive oil 1/2 bottle of ginger kombucha throughout the afternoon. Feeling good today, but did get tired midafternoon. That's when I am most tempted to eat sweets, but I made it to another day sugar free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Day 9 Breakfast: homemade sausage patty roasted broccoli and green beans Lunch: Didn't eat lunch. I was making trail mix for my husband in the late morning and I ate some M&M's and some nuts. Dinner: Chicken vindaloo with carrots, onions and peppers on cauliflower rice I have decided that I will keep going with my whole30 even though I ate M&M's today. I understand I will miss out on the full benefits of the plan because of the sugar I had today. However, I haven't had any of the other off limit items, so I should still be able to identify any food intolerances. I have decided to continue on instead of restarting for several reasons. I am going to my sister in laws birthday party this weekend and to a college football game, all on Saturday. I am going to a brunch with my bible study tomorrow morning and there will be tons of baked goods there. If I decide to restart I'll tell myself I might as well wait until Monday since it's going to be a challenging weekend and I'll slip into old habits and on Monday I'll eat something off plan and decide I'll start again on Tuesday, etc. If I continue on I will learn to manage the temptations of my weekend as best I can. I also feel like to me, restarting indicates that I have failed, and as far as perfectly following the whole30 plan goes, I have. However, I have made so much progress in the past 2-3 weeks preparing for and starting the whole thirty. So, even though I have "failed" the whole30 plan, I consider my decision to keep going instead of just throwing in the towel a victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Eth Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 back from my weekend trip which went well. Breakfast: homemade sausage patty roasted broccoli Lunch chicken, sweet potato and kale soup a small hand full of mixed nuts Dinner: egg roll in a bowl - cabbage, carrots and ground pork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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