michalann Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Starting today and setting up the log. Breakfast - 1 egg, 3 egg whites and 10 cherry tomatoes,1 cup chopped fresh spinach, chopped garlic Coffee is out since I can't stand it with out high sugar foofoo. Substituted tea for some caffeine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Ya, coffee on the road can be a dicey proposition, even if you are used to drinking it black. Some of that hotel and gas station stuff seems like it's coffee in name only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindergartencowgirl Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Where is your fat? You might try bulletproof coffee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriLifts Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 From one road warrior to another.. Good luck on your journey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted February 28, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 28, 2016 Like kindergartencowgirl said, definitely add fat. And there's no reason not to eat whole eggs, as many as you can hold in your hand, so probably three to four eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Did not know that about the eggs. Rest of the day was Salmon packet, sliced almonds, 8 cherry tomatoes and 2 cups of raw spinach and a sliced carrots for salad. And a banana. Later - 1 oz raw cashews and an orange for snack Dinner - skinless boneless chicken breast and more salad as above w/o salmon with 1 sweet potato. No dressings. I put a little cinnamon on the sweet potato but that was it. 4 figs for snack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Day two getting real - this is my life. Up at 3:30 am. Off to airport. Flew to first stop. Sitting on layover so breakfast time 8 am. Breakfast - Banana, 1 oz raw cashews and an Epic Turkey Cranberry bar that I found in an airport store. Iced tea, unsweetened. My new alternative to coffee. I was scared of the bar.....lol....it was DELICIOUS!!! I bought a couple and then some Epic Bacon and Epic Beefsteak jerky because they did not have sugar. Things that I can eat another time. Must order online for regular having on hand - airport prices outrageous. Thanks expense account. So far so good. I bought and bagged cashews, raw pumpkin seeds, raw almonds and prunes in 1 0z ish snack bags to have in my briefcase. I found some larabars too. Haven't tried one yet, and I previously always passed them by for any bar with a ton of protein in it.. It's day two and it looks like 28 and a half more days should be do-able! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted February 29, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 29, 2016 This article has some tips for packing food on the go. The Dining Guide has tips for eating in restaurants. This one has tips for planning business travel. This previous discussion has some ideas for food to take on a plane, as does this one -- and you can google Whole30 airplane food to find more. Larabars are convenient, but they're definitely as close as you can get to a candy bar on Whole30, so if you tend to crave sweets or have sweet tooth at all, they're really not a great choice. Do watch the amount of nuts you're eating -- for some people, having too many can cause digestive issues, and prunes -- well, people often eat them to help alleviate constipation, so definitely pay attention to how they're affecting you. If you need fats that travel well besides nuts, try olives (you can even find some pre-packaged in single serve containers, or just put some into travel containers to take with you), coconut flakes, and even premade guacamole (Wholly Guacamole brand has some that are compliant, but they have some versions that are not so read your labels). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Thank you so for the tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Lunch was a salad with kale,spinach, blueberries,strawberries, eggs, chicken, carrots. There's a good salad bar at the nearby grocery store. I don't miss dressing, never used a lot of it. And unsweetened iced tea. For late afternoon snack pre-workout I had a pear and some pumpkin seeds, raw. Dinner is almost the same salad with some shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Epic Bacon. OMG. I think I'm going to switch to the Epic Bacon Diet. Should not have opened the bag for a snack. Buy stock in Epic cause I'm ordering now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Day 3 Breakfast - Hotel Buffet scrambled eggs, blackberries and pineapple, iced tea Lunch - kale, mixed greens, carrots, mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, blueberries, hard boiled eggs, chicken no dressing from grocery store salad bar Snack - Epic Turkey Cranberry Bar and banana Workout after work Dinner- Bag of Pea Pods (very skinny tiny tiny peas if any), Epic Jerky Beef Siracha, Box of raisins, 1 oz cashews Too tired to go to hotel restaurant and have a 'dinner' Headache today. Sugar withdrawl I assume. Not too horrible - the iced tea is taking some of the edge off. Only thing I am missing is my coffee with mocha creamer. Oh, and wine. But other than that this is going great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Day 4 Breakfast- Scrambled eggs, melon and strawberries hotel buffet Lunch - Salad bar with kale,greens, cauliflower, broccoli, blueberries eggs, chicken no dressing local grocery store Dinner -EPIC bacon, almonds, orange stash food at airport Not all that hungry. Stopped two places this morning looking for unsweetened iced tea. I was too far south I guess. So just had to do with out the caffeine today. That was not ok. But I lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Day 5 Breakfast - back home today. Three scrambled eggs, cup of fresh chopped spinach, garlic, tomatoes. I tried coffee + a bit of larabar + coconut oil in the ninja. Clearly my adventure will have to proceed without much caffeine because that was not as yummy as it sounded. Grapefruit. Lunch Cashews, banana, Epic bacon Dinner - Venison, sweet potato plain with cinnamon, green beans with slivered almonds. Banana Again, not very hungry. Interesting. I am very impressed that with the removal the morning sugar and random daily protein bars I feel less compulsion to go find a snack. I started the book It Starts with Food after I started my Whole 30 so I am catching up to the why this is working after seeing it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Fruit with every meal all 5 days so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Pretty much. Is that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Fruit is tricky because it's so easy for the grab-and-go aspect, but the fructose hit is a real thing. In your case especially with the road warrior aspect, relying on fruit (fresh and dried), nuts, and seeds for quick food is not ideal. In general, fruit is recommended to be held to 1-2 fist-sized servings per day, and with a meal not as a snack. For your on the go food, try to plan some protein/fat options ... tinned sardines can work here ... I do hardboiled eggs a lot when I'm going to be out, but you can't really make those in a hotel. Depending on the nature of your travel, one of those soft-sided insulated lunch boxes might works for keeping leftovers with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Thank you for the input. The travel is almost all air/hotel every week. I'll figure out how lighten up on the fruit a bit. I did get a couple boxes of Epic bars and bites so that should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Breakfast - Eggs,tomatoes, spinach,garlic banana Lunch Mixed greens, tomatos, salmon packet Dinner Steak, Plain Baked Potato, Steamed Broccolii Snack Prunes and raw almonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieP757 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Boy I know it's rough to travel and try to be WF 30 compliant. I'm looking at your menu and you seem to be lacking fat - no dressing on your salad, no fat on your potato or broccoli. It's important to have a serving or two of fat at each meal. Ghee is stable at room temperature. I often have a container in my purse to add to food if I am away from home. I also keep olive oil and balsamic in my office to dress my salads and if I go out, I have small containers that I put in a baggie and stick in my purse. Just food for thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Thank you - I was wondering about that. I thought my nut habit was probably covering it. I don't know much about ghee except that its sort of butter but not. .I'll google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Ok Super cool result here - every day for the last 6 days my resting heart rate on my FitBitstat chart has dropped. It's now lower than since I started wearing it. Coincidence???? I think NOT! This is a REAL result - so much better than watching the scale. Very exciting to see something measurable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Day 7 Breakfast 3 eggs,spinach, avacado , tomatoes and a tablespoon of coconut oil On the road all day to attend a symposium 70 miles away. Lunch - Epic bar Banana, Almonds Dinner - Epic bacon jerky, Macadamia nuts. Orange Not stellar, but better than the concessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Day 13! Had a grueling week of travel and even spent two days at the hospital with my Dad. I still have been Wholly Compliant with the Whole30 foods. It was sketchy on meal timing but I stayed on the list the whole time. Spending time with Dad - someone with Parkinsons and some mild dementia - is very motivational for me. Sleeping well. Resting heart rate still dropping. Pants fitting looser. Who knew that black coffee was so tasty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalann Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Day 16. Morning was two hard boiled eggs, leftover chicken breast, raw carrots and cashews. Just ate my leftovers. Black coffee. Lunch - Carrots, snap peas, deli sliced roast beef - grocery store. Dinner - Different hotel with a grill. Not on the menu but they served me a plain hamburger, baked potato and a whole sliced avacado. Had an apple for dessert. Feel good about staying the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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