Cavegrrl Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Day Zero = Sept. 23 It was a good Day Zero because I went to bed with a pounding, racing heart, massive heartburn, shaky insides and a general yuck. Day One = Sept 24 First black coffee in 20 years. Eating 5 meals in a day was a LOT (pre and post workout meals included) but I did it and didn't whinge at all. Day Two = Sept. 25 Day Two done. Organic grass fed hamburger patty for breakfast with black coffee (yuck -- Paradise Bakery has crap coffee); a can of tuna with oil and vinegar and a handful of pecans for lunch (not great, but nothing sounded good); crab / salmon cakes over mixed baby greens for dinner (divine); raspberries for dessert. And I'm exhausted. See you on Day 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Hope today has some nice meals and some good coffee for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hey Derval -- Thank you and YES -- excellent coffee today. I was not at all hungry yesterday and super hungry today, plus not feeling well-rested PLUS had a very busy day. Day 3 = Sept. 26 Breakfast = Black coffee (the good stuff, fresh ground Costa Rican made at home), banana, trail mix (organic coconut, organic raisins, roasted cashews). Lunch = leftover salmon / crab cakes over mixed baby greens Snack = handful of trail mix Snack = fried pork skins (I have no idea if these are permissable but this kept me from eating down the house while dinner cooked!) Dinner = oven roasted lemon garlic chicken (Martha Stewart's recipe -- it's da bomb) with steamed broccoli tossed with olive oil and garlic We're going camping for a few days, so I have pre-planned all the camp meals sans marshmallows and hot dogs! See you on Day 4 if I have internet service in the woods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Days 4 - 7 = in the bag. Me and The Mister went camping so that means food that is easy to transport and prepare. The 4-day weekend's food list included: Leftover salmon and crab cakes Salad with olive oil and red wine vinegar Lettuce wraps with roasted chicken Trail mix (cashews, organic coconut flakes and organic raisins) Baconettes (pork skins) Perrier Black coffee Steak Baked sweet potato Natural (uncured) bacon Strawberries, raspberries, bananas (as dessert and in smoothies for breakfast) Coconut milk (with fruit -- above -- for smoothies) Organic, pastured ground beef patties I totally over-crammed trail mix in my face to overcome angst in the face of my mixed marriage ... The Mister is a free-eater who enjoyed White Russians, beer, buns, licorice, and potato chips as I buzzkilled all over the camper kitchen. I have to admit, sitting around the campfire WITHOUT a glass of pinot noir was just SAD and WRONG, but I soldiered through. So on we go to Week Two ~ any ideas for breakfast that don't include eggs are welcome. Rock on peeps ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVeep Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Hi Cavegrrl, That must be rough doing the Whole30 while family isn't. Hmm. As far as "breakfast" goes, I just consider it Meal#1 of the day, and usually have leftover meat with greens on my plate. A beef or turkey or pork/cabbage hash is a great pick-me-up. Let me know if you'd like my recipe. I'm making it again Monday afternoon! Regarding the coffee, it makes such a difference to buy excellent coffee. I brewed mine by the cup and just took it to work with me, so I made sure I drank the coffee AFTER eating a morning meal, otherwise I found I just wouldn't eat in the morning and end up starving later. However, I quit drinking coffee two weeks ago and found I feel less drained without it. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hi DVeep -- Yes, living with a free eater is a bit rough, but I'm sort of used to it and try not to get too worked up about his ability to metabolize pretty much anything in any quantity. I agree about the coffee -- we buy Cafe Britt coffee from Costa Rica, grind it fresh and brew (Cuisinart Grind n Brew) so I can take a cup to work and I agree, I have to eat before or with coffee, otherwise I get too hungry later on. You live in one of my favorite places -- LOVE McMinnville and our friends own Bella Vida vineyard in Dundee. I love the pinot noirs in that area and am missing it today. Heavy sigh. I am trying a ground lamb hash in the morning and will report! Thank you for your help!! Farewell to Day 8!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Tuesday sucked and was an exercise in stress and frustration (work related issues). I stayed Whole30 but not happily. I would throat kick my own mother for a glass of wine or vodka cocktail. Grrr. I just have to make it through the rest of the evening without going rogue ... this too shall pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Did you make it through?? Or was this more like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Hey Derval -- Thanks for asking (great pic!). I made it through! Day 10 is done. Food today included: Black coffee Romaine, yellow pepper and chicken breast salad with oil and vinegar Sugar snap pea pods Trail mix Lamb keftedes and mashed sweet potatoes with ghee Seasonal allergies are in full swing, so I'm tired and low energy, but still went to the gym for a moderate workout with The Mister and our trainer. I will sleep like a baby tonight! Onward to Day 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Day 11 all done, with no slip ups and only a moderate craving for a glass of pinot and a hunk of chocolate. Thank god for LEFTOVERS! I think lamb keftedes and mashed sweet potato is my new favorite meal. REALLY tasty and the flavors are very complimentary, so this weekend I'll be making a double batch for next week. Tomorrow and Saturday I'm attending all-day seminars, so I have to carry my lunch to make sure I have something decent to eat as I suspect some kind of cold cut boxed lunch crap is what will be on their menu. This makes me anxious about my pink zebra stripe lunch bag, so maybe I'll come up with something more subtle for this business occasion. Hope you all have a great Friday and I'll try not to cry at happy hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Could you share your recipe for the lamb keftedes pls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Hi Derval -- Here's the recipe: 1 lb (or so) of ground lamb juice of one lemon 1/2 white onion finely chopped chopped garlic to taste 2tbsp + of oregano sea salt to taste 2-3 tbsp olive oil Mix together and form into small football shaped meatcakes. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Serve with mashed sweet potato with ghee, salt and pepper and a green salad. Let me know if you like it -- I made it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Day 12 and I'm on autopilot. It's becoming 2nd nature. I avoided a wine reception at the end of a long day at a custody evaluation workshop, because I wasn't sure I was up to La Resistance so i skipped out and carried on with a clean evening. Tomorrow I'm in a workshop all day again (creative writing) and have failed to make a lunch to take with me due to being tired and lazy. Doesn't matter, if I have to eat canned tuna, it will be fine. Have a great weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyH Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Get getting to see how well you're doing - keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Hi JennyH -- Thanks for checking in! Derval -- I hope you like the flavor combo of the lamb and sweet potato. I think it rocks. Yesterday I attended an all day Creative Writing Workshop and yes, when they pulled out lunch it was awesomeness piled up with delicious: homemade tamales, beans, rice, and salad, with chips and salsa and chocolate chili cake for dessert, from the chef at our downtown market. I was feeling pretty sorry for myself, but away I went. I left the building and drove to a nearby fresh-mex place I know of and got a green salad with grilled chicken on top + salsa + avocado. It was really tasty and I didn't feel so bad sitting among the others as they gobbled up their yum yums. The chocolate cake, I have to say, looked AMAZING and it was very very tempting, but I refrained. Then, thinking I had leaped the only remaining hurdle of the day, the last presenters brought an assortment of goodies from Tammie Coe Bakery (locally drool-inducing). I held firm. And then I noticed that the woman who brought the pastries was very overweight and looks much older than her (?) 30-something years. And then she said, "Just so you all don't feel like you're first in line, I'll go first and you can all just jump in and take something." So she took a pastry and I felt sort of bad for her because I don't think she brought those pastries for the class as much as for herself. Danger averted for another day ... Dinner was leftovers but then, it's Saturday night and The Mister and I were going to watch a movie so he mixed himself up a yummy banana / Kahlua / coconut rum blender drink and that just about did me in. So I made a coconut milk / banana / strawberry smoothie and it was damned delicious even though it would have been much better with a splash of rum. Today I'm making a monster size kale salad that keeps for days in the fridge so I'm ready for the week ahead. I am fairly sick of CHOPPING all the time, so this might give me a couple of days of reprieve. I need a live-in prep cook and sous chef. Peace out and have a great Sunday! “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.†― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hi Derval -- Here's the recipe: 1 lb (or so) of ground lamb juice of one lemon 1/2 white onion finely chopped chopped garlic to taste 2tbsp + of oregano sea salt to taste 2-3 tbsp olive oil Mix together and form into small football shaped meatcakes. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Serve with mashed sweet potato with ghee, salt and pepper and a green salad. Let me know if you like it -- I made it up. Trying this tonight, have just made the mix. Did you mean American footballs or soccer balls btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 Hahaha, Derval ~ how US-centric of me. I mean shape them like a pigskin US football or any old shape you like. I'm just used to seeing them in a sort of elongated oval shape. I hope you like them! Today is my day 15 ... HALFUCKING WAY THROUGH!! I am eating wonderful dinners, pretty darn good lunches, and passable breakfasts. I am very, very sad about my egg allergy, because that would make the morning meal about a hundred times better, but instead of skipping, I'm having coconut milk + fruit + a bit of coconut oil in a smoothie and it's VERY filling and very tasty. I'm still enjoying my black coffee and will not go back to altered brew. I am eating way too much trail mix (cashews + organic raisins + organic coconut flakes) because, frankly, it's easy. My pre / post workout meal is usually half a banana and a handful of trailmix. Lunch is either a big salad with meat of some kind or leftovers. Dinner is a smallish portion of meat (tonight is organic, pastured beef patties), vegetables (including yummy sweet potatoes), and maybe a green salad. "Dessert" is a small bowl of grapes or berries with a Perrier. Tomorrow is a big test because I am celebrating a friend's birthday at a Mexican restaurant, so I have "pre-ordered" in my head an order of fajitas with no accoutrements (meaning, tortillas, beans, rice, cheese, chips, or guacamole because of the sour cream). The real challenge is that I will want a cocktail but to ward this off, I volunteered to be the designated driver so I have a perfect way to say "no thanks, I'm driving." I was kvetching to my personal trainer today that I really don't FEEL any different. My eating was fairly clean to begin with, so the major change has been eliminating all sugar and alcohol. Do I miss a nice glass of pinot noir or vodka cocktail at the end of the day? Oh yeah. It's not much sacrifice during the week, but on the weekends it's positively harsh. Thanks to all of you for your support!! “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.†― Maya Angelou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 ha ha I assumed us-centricity and that's how I made them - pic in my log for you approval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Derval -- How do I find your log? I tried to locate it but didn't find your log? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Day 16 DOMINATED. Coffee, banana and trail mix for breakfast. Romaine salad with beef, avocado, etc. for lunch. Trail mix for pre-dinner snack. Beef and shrimp fajitas with pico and guac for dinner with club soda -- yes, a restaurant dinner, and I skipped the chips and salsa, no beans, no rice, no margarita. The New Positive Effects that have occurred as of today ~ Zero obsessing about bad food, even when I went to pick up my lunch salad at my local bakery / pastry shop, which happens to have kick ass salads for lunch. Zero obsessing about bad food, even as my two friends wolfed down the chips and salsa and tossed back wine at dinner. I was the DD, so I had a good fallback position. Hungry - Eat - Stop When Comfortable - Done. No pining for more or craving anything after my meals. This is new. Even on strict paleo, this has not been the norm. I am pretty comfortable at this point and looking forward to the next couple of weeks. FAIR WARNING -- I'm ending on Oct. 20 (2 days short of 30) because I'm going for an anniversary weekend with The Mister and two dear friends in Sedona, Arizona and yes, I'm having champagne to celebrate our 19 years together. Enjoy your Wednesday everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Derval -- How do I find your log? I tried to locate it but didn't find your log? Thank you! http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/3561-ding-ding-round-4-lets-rocktober/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 Day 17 is almost over and my Martha Chicken is in the oven roasting, which will be served with mashed sweet potato (with ghee). Here's Martha's Chicken: http://www.marthastewart.com/356165/perfect-roast-chicken It really is a divine recipe and this chicken is from a local, organic, free range source, which is even better. We are leaving in the morning for another 4-day camping weekend (the weather is PERFECT for it) so (sigh) another camping sans wine and hopefully I'm less whiny about it this time around. Meals will be simple -- meat + veg + fruit -- which is all you need when you're camping. Have a great rest of your week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 DAY 21: Camping in the piney woods for a 4-day weekend is all done and home again, home again. Meals included: Chicken with olive oil and green onion wrapped in romaine Tuna salad romaine boats Steak and sweet potato Roasted short ribs with cauliflower sauteed in olive oil and spices Fruit and coconut milk smoothies Trail mix Water / coffee / Perrier Yesterday I realized my morning energy was quite high, which is odd for me since I'm a hard core night owl. This morning I felt positively marvelous and that's just amazing, all by itself. Looking forward to wrapping up the week strong, then taking a break with some friends for a celebration weekend in Sedona then ... ??? I'm considering doing a 2nd Whole30. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Monday, Monday. It's my Day 22 and I feel great. Monday / Wednesday / Saturday are training days, so this evening's workout was challenging but I still had some left when it was over, which just NEVER happens because Andrew the Younger pushes us HARD. I've been training for 3.5 years with zero weight loss (I've actually gained weight) and I can attest to the fact that 90% of the battle is what goes in your pie-hole. Yes, yes, my muscle mass has increased and I'm sure the fat percentage is slightly down, but I'm still wearing the same clothes, so there's no big change. Tonight my trainer asked if I had lost weight because he thinks I look leaner. That's progress in my book! So, another clean day and my energy levels are really really GOOD -- black coffee trail mix steak / romaine / cucumber salad chicken wings grapes And now off to bed to try to rack up 8 hours of shut eye before Tuesday arrives. p.s. I bought a pressure cooker for quicker, healthy meals and will report as soon as I unpack that bad boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavegrrl Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 Day 23 come and gone. I don't even think about the food part now but I am studiously avoiding televised food porn because it triggers my lizard brain into a flurry of cravings. Today I feel ... light. I know I'm a far fucking cry from light, but I FEEL light. Does that make any sense? I'm looking forward to seeing our friends this weekend and celebrating with them, but I'm also a little bit fearful of going off plan to have (gasp) WINE, possibly bread. I am even somewhat resentful that I want to. Hmmm. This will be interesting. It's now bedtime ... which is another oddity. I am sleeping like a ROCK. Can't wait to hit the hay! Cavegrrl -- over and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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