shii Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Day 32 (or 22, depending on if you add or restart the counter): Breakfast - chicken chorizo (spice list had no sugar, no whey, no corn, no soy - the spices listed were all SPICES, yay), green bell pepper, half a yellow onion, 4-5 cloves of garlic, bell pepper (green and red), red cabbage, broccoli, spiralized zucchini, spring onions, and 8 eggs, sauteed and suitably egg-ed (I think I topped it with a copious amount of cumin, oregano, and basil as I sauteed it) up; I had about 1/4 of the pan. 2 cups? Over two cups. But enough to feel full. Lunch - the last of the squash chili. (crock pot pulled chicken thighs, onions, zucchini and yellow squash medallions, tomatoes, diced tomatoes, hot new mexico chili powder, garlic, salt, pepper... and maybe one or two other spices?), with a broiled chicken thigh cut up and placed over top. I've had salads all rest of the week, so I needed something different (and the leftovers needed to die a ceremonial death). Snack - I actually brought a bag of organic rainbow baby carrots and have munched on them a bit today. I normally don't bring anything to snack on (period), but for some reason I felt like chowing down on carrots and brought the bag with me today. Dinner - well, I kinda don't have a plan. My spouse knows my limits and my rules and has been doing a fantastic job of helping me cook whole30 compliant meals. I'm waiting to see what I get! It might be sliders (pan fried hamburger mixed with diced onion and diced garlic; topped with sliced tomato, I eat them in lettuce leafs, my spouse eats them in mini buns) again, it might not be. I'll update when I find out. We're going to a party tonight, it's BYOB and bring a snack. I think we'll just bring a veggie tray, as I haven't had the time to make my pico de gallo or anything compliant to munch on. When in doubt - veggie tray. It works. I will admit that now that I've hit 30 days (even if I'm not done yet), it's getting harder to stick to the whole "no fruit and no potatoes" for the next 8 days. I'll keep trying, though; hence starting the log. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted September 18, 2015 Moderators Share Posted September 18, 2015 Why no fruit or potatoes? Both are allowed during a Whole30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'm coupling the Whole30 with the Anti-Candida diet. For vegetables, while I'm allowing carrots (because I'd have gone crazy without them), I'm sticking with their plan of cutting out potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, beets, and parsnips. Similarly, the anti-candida diet doesn't allow fruit (fresh, frozen, dried, canned, or juice), and I'm also not eating cashews. Future whole30s (because I'm hoping to do another one fairly soon after finishing this one, hopefully with my spouse) will not add on the extra restrictions. This first time, considering how bad of a sugar addict I was, I think the extra restrictions have been useful to (a) keep me from crutching on fruit as my sugar replacement, and ( find out that I *don't* think it was candida that was my problem. However, as I committed to doing the whole30 and the anti-candida diet simultaneously, I'm going to carry this out to the bitter end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Update on dinner: looks like it's gonna be shrimp scampi! I'm gonna base it on this: http://sweetcsdesigns.com/low-carb-paleo-shrimp-scampi/; but I'll add in diced fresh cilantro, probably more garlic, crack some peppercorns, and I'll be substituting coconut oil for ghee (as I still don't have any; I've just been cooking with coconut or olive oil the whole time). Maybe slice a tomato or two and toss it in there as well. Oh, and of course no parmesan cheese, clearly(!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted September 19, 2015 Moderators Share Posted September 19, 2015 It is your choice, but you should never combine programs. The result is typically a lessening of the impact of one or both. Moreover, the Whole30 has powerful means of dealing with sugar dragons. We recommend eating protein, fat, and veggies and starving sugar dragons to death by giving them nothing sweet, even fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 Thanks for the advice. The structure and resources of the Whole30 plus the two additional dietary restrictions (well, three if I count caffeine) seems to have worked well for me thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Breakfast: 2 more cups of the breakfast scramble described yesterday (scrambled eggs, zuchinni, peppers, etc.) with two fried eggs over top of it. (Mmm, runny yolks...) Oh, and a cup of herbal tea (and lots of water). Lunch: I've been having cravings for the sweeter aromatic spices for a while, and I had a limited selection left in the fridge, so I decided to get creative. I pulled out the unrefined virgin coconut oil (it's sweeter than olive oil), and sauteed up rainbow carrots, half a yellow onion, several cloves of garlic, fresh cilantro, and a larger-than-my-palm chicken thigh with chinese 5 spice powder and garam masala. I let the spicy, aromatic mix cool for a bit, then I ate it as lettuce wraps - alternating between organic green leaf lettuce and organic red leaf lettuce. It was sweet and savory and absolutely delicious. (it also almost emptied the fridge - bonus!) Dinner: Chicken bites! http://lexiscleankitchen.com/2014/01/05/zesty-chicken-bites/ I have a lot of flaxseed meal that just hangs out in my freezer, never being used. (I don't normally eat it, to put it mildly, but I haven't tossed it either). I was looking around for something to do with the chicken thighs I had thawing, and these chicken nuggets looked really tasty! (Obviously I didn't add the parmesan cheese). I increased most of the spices, because I'm a spice addict - used mild california chili powder, sweet hungarian paprika, but didn't increase the cayenne very much (I love flavorful but not death-by-burning). For veggies, steamed up cauliflower and broccoli and had about 2-3 cups of steamed veggies with the chicken bites. throughout the day I've had a few cups of herbal tea (lemon ginger, chamomile, apple cinnamon), drank lots of water, and at one point this morning I did snack on some rainbow carrots. I had been doing so good with no snacking for a very long time - I'll get back to my mojo. Tomorrow morning is grocery shopping morning, and my spouse and I are going to go check out the new Farmers Market in town. Looking forward to my first relaxing weekend in quite a while. My chicken breasts for my lunch salads are in the oven right now, so I'm getting that part of my weekly meal prep out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Day 34: Breakfast: steak and eggs! thin-cut t-bone steak with 3 eggs. Light on veggies, yes, but oh so delicious. Lunch: aforementioned eggs and vegetables scramble - still working my way through it. Oh, and with two duck eggs on the side; my first-ever duck eggs. They are indeed creamier and richer than chicken eggs. Bought them at the farmer's market ($9/dozen... ouch....) on my spouse's insistence. It won't be a recurring thing, but for a once in a while treat, they were amazing Dinner: beef sliders! mini hamburgers - with onion and garlic in the meat, and then I had them in between slices of tomato and wrapped with lettuce, topped with sliced spring onions, a sprinkle of Old Bay, and more lettuce. My salad fixings are all diced for this coming week: farmers market fresh peppers (they were purple and red and purple and white swirled - so pretty!), cucumber, red cabbage, rainbow carrots, spiralized zuchinni, spring onion, and fresh cilantro, all diced and in individual containers in the fridge. I have farmers market fresh romaine and dandelion greens and a head of organic red leaf lettuce as the base, baked chicken as the protein, and grape tomatoes to slice on top tomorrow morning. My salad dressings are always extra virgin olive oil with a blend of spices (one of my favorites as of late is old bay and garlic powder; another I'm fond of is oregano and thyme; a third would be cumin and chili powder). Tomorrow's dinner is planned, the day after is planned as well, and we have two days to figure out what will go in the crock pot with the chicken around Thursday. I think I'm in good shape. Oh! and breakfast is made for the rest of the week - an egg casserole. 15 organic eggs, 1 pound of chicken chorizo (compliant), garlic, red onion, leeks, mexican grey squash (lebanese squash), red cabbage, and tomatoes, all baked up in a pan wiped with avocado oil. I did splurge a bit this week and finally bought the refined coconut oil (holy moly, it doesn't smell or taste like anything - unlike the unrefined!), avocado oil, and ghee. I should have done that ages ago, but... My plan is that I'll still be pretty compliant once the whole30(40) actually ends, because I feel pretty good, I like the effects on my body, and I don't really wanna go back to eating processed crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Breakfast: 1/8 of the big (9" x 13" pan) egg casserole bake (eggs, leeks, mexican grey squash, chicken chorizo, red onion, garlic, red cabbage, and tomato) Lunch: Salad w/baked chicken thigh. Romaine, green lettuce, red lettuce, dandelion greens, marbled bell peppers (purple/white/red/green), grape tomatoes, red cabbage, cucumber, rainbow carrot medallions, green onions, fresh cilantro, spiralized zucchini, olive oil, and dried thyme, parsley, and oregano as the dressing. Coworker made dairy free cinnamon rolls (Cinnabon-esque) for another coworker's birthday. They are insisting that I have to bring two home - one for my spouse, the other for me to freeze and eat after I'm done my W30. I will admit to going over and taking a long sniff of the rolls - I looove cinnamon - but I'm gonna just take it home and freeze mine. Maybe I'll eat it (after the W30 ends); maybe I'll take one bite when I'm done, and if I don't like it, I'll give it to my spouse (one-bite rule). I'm mostly posting to my log right now to remind myself that I am firm in my commitment...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Day 35 Dinner: country (pork) ribs baked with a sugar-free dry rub (paprika, pepper, cayenne, salt, and onion powder - recipe here under "Memphis Rib Rub" - http://www.mrbbq.ca/2010/01/bbq-barbecue-dry-rub-recipes.html); I had two country ribs and then my spouse gave me the extra one as "dessert". Oh man, am I stuffed. For veggies, I had about 2 cups of asparagus sauteed in olive oil with Old Bay. (It kinda tastes like french fries) Cold brew raspberry zinger Celestial Seasonings tea tastes pretty good! I had 2 cups (~16oz) with dinner. Then lots more water. The cinnamon roll is successfully frozen. I took another whiff of the cinnamon, then sealed it away. I'm getting close to completing my whole30, and I'd like to stay compliant until the bitter end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Day 36: Breakfast: last bit of the breakfast scramble (see day 32); probably 1 1/2 C, maybe 2; plus two duck eggs fried in avocado oil. Lunch: salad (see previous days; it has a LOT of greens in it, fits comfortably in a 6C tupperware), topped with olive oil, garlic powder, and old bay for dressing Dinner: in a rush. Had 2 slices (1/4 of the 9x13) egg casserole bake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Day 37: Breakfast: 1 slice of the egg casserole bake (1/8 of the pan; see Day 35 dinner for what's in it). Lunch: Salad a la every salad; 5-6 cups of veggies, topped with sliced baked chicken thigh and olive oil. Today's seasonings were turmeric, onion powder, garlic powder, and thyme. A bit bitter. Dinner: 2 tomatoes, about 3 cups of steamed broccoli and cauliflower, and roasted/baked (whole) chicken breast and wing. Skin on; oh my goodness was it divine. However, I'm a bit disappointed as I couldn't eat the stuffing. My spouse stuffed the chicken with ground beef, walnuts, and dried cranberries - and there's no way that they were "just" dried cranberries, I can guarantee they had sugar added. I took the tiniest taste of the beef and immediately noted how sweet it was. So, no go! My portion of the stuffing has now been frozen so I can eat it after I finish on Saturday. The chicken itself was amaaaazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Splitting headache this morning. Not sure if I'm not getting enough water, or if it's related to the new sinus medication/nasal spray the doctor put me on yesterday. Killing me. This is the one time I struggle with eating - when I'm in pain, I tend to comfort eat. I'm trying to just drink water and tea to make it through this, but oh dear goodness. Maybe I need to go take some tylenol. Ouch. (I have eaten my first meal of the day; the headache started not long after I took the new nasal spray, which was around M1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Day 38 M1: Breakfast egg casserole (1 slice) plus two duck eggs, sunny side up, fried in avocado oil. And a tomato. M2: A breaded chicken thigh (the zesty paleo chicken thing a few days ago), and a tomato. I wasn't feeling well. M2.5: Organic rainbow carrots (1.5-2 C), an entire package (only ~250 calories) of smoked atlantic salmon (compliant! no nitrates, no sugar), and half a bag (1.5 C?) of sugar snap peas. M3: Leftover baked chicken (whole chicken) and a delicious veggie sautee made into a stir fry by combining them on my plate; vegetables were sauteed with olive oil. veggies included red onion, garlic, leek, red/purple bell pepper, mexican grey squash, and zucchini. At least 2.5 C of vegetables. Sigh. Had a knock-down-drag-out-fight with my spouse about Whole30. Lots of issues, but a lot of it boiled down to it was cramping his eating style (no pizza! no pasta!) and he resents that. He resented that I didn't consult him about said dietary change, and considering how much it impacts him, that wasn't fair. My counter-argument is that this only impacts one out of three meals in his day - he can eat whatever he wants for breakfast and lunch. I have also never stopped him from having bread with his dinner, or adding cheese to his dinner; I've told him he can buy ice cream and eat it if he wants; I feel I have never forced him to STOP at what I'm eating. Basically it wasn't 100% about the Whole30, but the Whole30 was a catalyst for other issues. We're doing our best to work it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Day 39: M1: Breakfast casserole, 1/8 of the pan. I think it's not enough, because I got hungry at 10 AM. M2: Salad! wooo. This time with the last of the sugar snap peas, and the "dressing" for today was olive oil, garlic powder, kelp powder, and "pizza herbs" (oregano, basil, parsley). With the last of paleo zesty chicken nugget thing as the breaded chicken thigh for my protein. M3: Well, thank goodness for random spices in the stir fry day! Chicken thigh sauteed in unrefined coconut oil, with (not kidding): cinnamon, garlic powder, cloves, oregano, and cumin; then mixed with about 2 C of the veggies leftover from last night's sautee (red onion, garlic, leek, red bell pepper, mexican grey squash, zucchini), served over what was left of the romaine lettuce (1.5C). Strange mix of savory and aromatic, but it's what I needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Just grousing - went into Sprouts to find a salad for lunch; ended up leaving with a huge thing of prewashed mixed greens, a bag of sugar snap peas, a box of mixed tomatoes, and a deli/premade thing of cooked "just chicken" (chicken, salt, vinegar, water) to make my own damn salad. EVERYTHING HAD CHEESE IN IT. Seriously?! What about people who are lactose intolerant? Fine, if you want to package your cheese in there, fineee, but just mixing it in? Argh! So, my "lunch" was $12. I ate all the tomatoes (no regrets!), but I still have another 4-5 C of mixed greens and half a bag of sugar snap peas. Still... le sigh. I can also tell that I didn't have my usual olive oil on it for dressing - I don't feel quite as full as normal. C'est la vie - it was my choice to make the mistake to think I could just waltz in to a grocery store and find a compliant salad. HA. I'll be fine at dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 DAY 40: (confetti! ) M1: Breakfast casserole, 1/8 of the pan, plus 2 duck eggs fried (sunny side up) in avocado oil. delish! M2: above-mentioned lunch fiasco. Well, the grocery store was a fiasco, lunch was pretty good, if dry (no olive oil). About 3 cups of spring mix greens, an entire mixed cherry/grape/yellow tomato thing, at least a cup if not 1.5 C of sugar snap peas, and 7 oz of "just chicken" (chicken brined in salt, water, and vinegar; roasted whole and diced). Lots of veggies and protein! M3: To "celebrate" getting to 40 days, we went to a locals' casino and had the buffet (I live in Vegas). I stuck to the carving station and the salad bar - I tried the roasted garlic and it was burnt (blah! sad, because I love roasted garlic), and I think the sauteed zucchini was sauteed in butter. It tasted weird (first time that butter has ever tasted WEIRD to me), so I only ate one or two pieces before pushing it to the side of my plate. The vast majority of my dinner was baby spinach and romaine lettuce, topped with diced carrots, diced tomatoes, and diced peppers - two full plates of this veggie mix. I mixed that with either ground beef taco meat, or roast beef, pork loin, or roasted turkey from the carving station. So, did I overeat? Probably (my tummy is very full). But - it was meat and veggies. So - was my last meal 100% compliant? Probably not. BUT - I obeyed the "one bite" rule, and in the end, I stuck to meat and veggies. They may have had sugar on the rubs/marinades of the meat at the carving station - but you know, I'm not going to beat myself up over that. I wasn't even remotely interested in going over to the dessert bar and getting soft serve, chocolate silk pie, lemon sorbet, or mint chocolate chip ice cream with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. That was actually the biggest thing for me - I wasn't even interested. I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything. Part of the reason for going to the buffet was as a "thank you" and a peace offering for my spouse, considering the fight we had the other night over the Whole30 and how it was affecting him. What blew me over was as we were sitting there and eating, he started talking to me about how he had read an article I sent him about how "moderation in all things just doesn't work," and asking me about the video I had showed him the night before (a TedEd video about sugar's effects on the brain, and how it manipulates the same mesolimbic dopamine system as drugs of abuse), and talking about the research into sugar and carbohydrate rich diets, and when did we figure this stuff out; talking about the farm subsidy system and how HFCS and the like came out of the subsidies for corn - we had all this corn, what do we do with it... and him opening up and talking about how he struggles with uncontrollable cravings and he feels weak because he just doesn't seem to have willpower. I was just taken aback and filled with gratitude. On the way back home (he was driving), I read him the portion from "It Starts With Food" about insulin and leptin and how when a person's endocrine system is out of balance, they're being sabotaged by subconscious messages to "EAT SUGAR NOW"... which I think helped him. It's amazing the 180° shift from just a few days ago... I can't and won't push him, but I'm humbled by his willingness to talk to me about something like this, such a hot-button issue with him. We also decided together that as long as potatoes (and winter squash) and fruit come back on the menu - which they absolutely will, starting tomorrow - that I can hold on to this Whole30 lifestyle as long as I need. My plan is to take everything one day at a time, but to live as 100% compliant with Whole30 as I can (which should end up being 99% in the long run). I still am most likely insulin resistant and leptin resistant; my body fat percentage is higher than it needs to be. I have started to see excellent results with altering my body composition in the last 10 days, and I think that doing the equivalent of a Whole60 or a Whole90 is what I need. For everything else, there's the "one bite rule". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 I think rather than moving over to a post-whole30 log, I'm gonna stay here. I don't really wanna quit (other than one bite of Baklava at the Greek festival next weekend...). I had two or three zuchinni medallions last night that were cooked in butter, and just that small amount left me gassy and kinda bloated last night. (I feel pretty good this morning, though, so at least it wasn't that much). I am just not ready to do the reintro phase - I'd rather just keep on motoring along for as long as possible and see if I can make this a whole60 or a whole90. (okay, yes, with one bite of the baklava I'd be resetting the timer, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.) I understand that the whole30 is not meant to be a yo-yo diet; do 30 days, fall off, do 30 days, go crazy, do 30 days, fall off the wagon hard, and come back to the whole30. It's meant to be a lifestyle change and an eye-opener that lets you see exactly how particular foods affect you. I'm in a good position to figure that out now, but I'm loving the way I feel on the whole30 so much that I just don't want to quit. I am fairly certain that I can greatly benefit from sticking with the plan for the indefinite future - my body is already thanking me, and I don't want to shut that down and go back to my old ways. So - here's to continuing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Day 41 M1: last of the breakfast casserole. M2: salmon (that had gone bad, wtf... had to throw the last bit out), over top of sauteed mixed veggies - red onions, rainbow carrots, zuchinni, mexican grey squash, cooked in unrefined coconut oil and with oregano, thyme, and cumin. M3: It was a hike, so it wasn't really dinner. A banana, a braeburn apple, and a handful of organic strawberries. Totally carb and sugar heavy. I turned down the offer of Tahiti lime smoked salmon, as I didn't know what was in it. So, yeah, perhaps not the best meal, but whatever. It was an evening hike. Day 42 M1: New breakfast casserole. This time 1/6th of the pan (bigger portions; I was full til lunch this time, so I think I dialed it in correctly). Chicken chorizo fried with red onion and lots of garlic, layered in a glass baking pan, alternated with vegetables. Said vegetables: broccoli, leek, colored bell pepper, zuchinni, mexican grey squash, tomato, and fresh cilantro. Topped with 12 organic eggs, mixed with a 1/4 of water, and some salt, pepper, cumin, and hot mexican chili powder. Baked in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. Today's slice was so creamy and delicious I thought I had actually mixed in cream or cheese, but I hadn't. Weird. Delicious, though. M2: le salad! chopped chicken breast (baked w/olive oil, salt, and pepper), with mixed spring greens, romaine lettuce, red leaf lettuce, red cabbage, spiralized zucchini, rainbow carrot medallions, red purple swirly bell pepper, cilantro, green onions, raw broccoli, sugar snap peas, and a tomato. Topped with olive oil, garlic powder, and old bay (favorite dressing mix of them all). Oh, and I ate a peach and half a handful of strawberries. M3: laaaamb! we got a boneless leg of lamb on manager's special at Sprouts yesterday. So, I had at least two palms worth of protein in the form of delicious, rare, oven roasted lamb coated in olive oil, rosemary, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. I had at least two cups of steamed broccoli, and half of a red potato (baked). I gave the other half to my husband, I wasn't that into it. Had 1 banana. What's the deal with fruit on the whole30? Part of me doesn't even want to add potatoes or fruit back in. I was doing well on my pretty low carb existence. The sugary sweetness is making my stomach hurt. I'm looking at the bananas on the table like they're going to attack me... it's one thing to have them for hiking (when I NEED the carbs in an easily accessible, whole food form), but for the rest of the time... do I really need them? I feel uncomfortable and uneasy. I'll go read ISWF (I don't have TW30, just ISWF) and see what it says regarding where and when and how. Now... I just gotta get back in the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Okay, to wind down before going to bed (as I had the computer on way too late last night), I pulled out my old-school kindle keyboard (HA) and read the chapters regarding meal templates, meal planning, and "the good stuff." I was heartened by the fact that fruit is optional - I don't have to have it. After going 40 days without fruit (and going a long way toward taming my sugar dragon), bringing fruit back as a "must have" was making me anxious. I thought I wanted it, but when I actually got to the point of eating it, I found that I didn't. So, I'll share my stone fruit bounty with my spouse, maybe have a piece of fruit a day (if I want it), and feel comfortable in knowing I can now take bananas and apples on hikes again. I don't think I need or want every day servings of fruit back in my life. It also amuses me that I wasn't that into the potato last night. I ate somewhere between half and 2/3rds of it (red potato), and then gave the rest to my spouse. If I wanna stick with just meat and veggies, I can do that. There's nothing wrong with it. I think I'll do that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Day 43: M1: Egg and veggie casserole, 1/6 of the 9x13 pan. M2: Salad; same as yesterday, this time dressing was olive oil, cumin, and a salt and pepper steak mix with paprika and garlic. Had a plum and a handful of strawberries. I want to use up the fruit that I bought... M3: Spouse's birthday; he had pizza. I ran to Fresh & Easy, grabbed mini burger slider patties (ingredients: 80/20 beef, pepper, sea salt, vinegar, water), pico de gallo (onions, peppers, cilantro, tomatoes, and sea salt), and sliced bell peppers (red yellow green). Brought them to the house, fried up the patties in olive oil first, then sauteed the peppers in the beef drippings/olive oil. Had it all together. Delish. Also had a banana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Day 44: M1: egg and vegetable casserole, 1/6 of the pan. M2: Salad, same as the last two days; big interesting thing was the dressing (which I shan't repeat), was just cumin and olive oil. I don't think I had quite enough olive oil, and the cumin by itself was too dry and powdery. M3: Leftovers! So, lamb leg for my protein - at least 2 palms worth, and then steamed broccoli and cauliflower (2.5 Cups at least) for veggies. Also had a banana and 5 small strawberries. So. darn. full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Day 45: M1: egg and veggie casserole, 1/6 of the pan. Cup of mango passionfruit Stash tea, cup of peppermint tea for the road. and water. M2: salad! no pico de gallo on it today (yesterday I had it), today's dressing was mediterranian basil salt (sea salt and basil), and italian spices + olive oil. Chicken breast diced rather than chicken thigh. No tomatoes. A peach, bought from the organic orchard that was selling them at the farmer's market on Saturday. M3: Baby back ribs with a sugar-free Memphis barbecue rub on them. a bit heavy on the spicy paprika (spouse did 50% hot and 50% sweet), and lacking a bit of black pepper, threw the balance off. had it with asparagus sauteed in olive oil and coated with old bay. Also had a plum as a cool-down treat, and the last of the organic strawberries (about 1C). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Day 46: M1: egg and veggie casserole, 1/6 of the pan (this was serving 5 of 6) M2: salad. w/pico de gallo and everything always mentioned; chicken thigh instead of breast this time. dressing was full flavored olive oil with a new orleans spice blend (homemade) leftover from the last time I made jambalaya. M3: The phrase "I'd murder for a good curry right now" was bouncing around in my head. Happily, there was no need for murder. I took the chicken, garlic, and red onion I had cooked up in the crock pot (mixed breasts and thighs) and threw it on top of a delicious mix of vegetables. I sauteed the tops of the red onions, some green onions, a red pepper, some red (purple) cabbage, zucchini, and yellow squash with olive oil and avocado oil. I added curry powder and chana masala powder (very generous amounts; 1 to 1.5 T each) and salt and pepper to the sauteed veggies. Had 2-3 C of veggies along with 1.5-2 palms worth of pulled chicken. Divine! Also had an organic braeburn apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shii Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Yesterday evening (and this morning) were not and are not compliant. It's the Greek Food and Cultural festival; I had baklava, I had Greek pastries, I had a bit of spanikopita (and I'm regretting that, ugh), and there was feta on my salad I brushed most of it off but still ate it). Mind you, I'd been planning to be "done" with the W30 by the time the Greek festival by the time it came around. What didn't understand until about day 25-30 was that you aren't "done" when the 30 days are up. The 30 days are just the beginning. So this morning, yes, I had some of the amazing greek cookies for my breakfast, and some amazing baklava. That's okay. I took it all one bite at a time, and the second it stopped tasting amazing, I stopped eating it. (I also applied that rule last night, and that's why I had only two small bites of the Tirikopita, and the tiniest bite of the rice pilaf.) There's still some more amazing Greek baklava in the house. I won't feel guilty about eating it. Once it's gone, I'm gonna go back to being 100% whole 30 compliant - because I have felt amazing and fantastic like that. I understand now that whole30 does change your relationship with food. It changes what you eat, how you eat it, and what you want to eat. It changes the way you see food. Normally, I'd be all the way around the bend with a full-on junk food binge at this point, as I've "broken my diet" and "it doesn't matter anyway, I've already screwed up." But I haven't. If anything, this has reafirrmed how right the whole30/whole9 lifestyle is for me. I'm enjoying the baklava! the greek cookies were amazing, and the pastries last night - divine! (okay, the one regret is the chocolate mousse-aka; that was actually not that great, and I should have stopped after 2-3 bites. Lesson learned.) I've learned, now, that I can eat these things one bite at a time, and there's nothing wrong if I like it and I genuinely want to eat it. But I've also found that there were a few cookies that I stopped after one or two bites on. That's really cool to me! So, baklava for another day or two, and then back to whole 30. This is actually an incredible feeling - I don't feel like I've wrecked myself, I have no desire to binge on junk food or even buy junk food, and when I go to the grocery store in a little bit it'll be to buy the same healthy meals I've been enjoying for 7 weeks or so; as that is my lifestyle now. A little bit of sweetness in the form of amazing, homemade baklava is something to be enjoyed and savored - because I actually want it. It's not a sugar addiction. It's not a craving. Yes - the whole30 experience has changed my life and my relationship with food for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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