captainninjapeters Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hey guys! I am so excited to be starting my first Whole30 tomorrow! I have been gluten-free, soy-free and dairy-free for the last few years due to my diagnoses of Celiac and multiple food allergies. Almost as soon as I eliminated those foods and began to heal, I started to gain weight. Over the last 3 years of grad school I have gained 30 pounds despite preparing beautiful, healthy meals at home. It's what I snack on. It's the sugar. OMG it's absolutely the sugar! Mostly artificial (2L of Diet Mtn Dew a day) but the craving is always there. Enough is enough. That dragon is going down!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carie Skeahan Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Good for you! I just realized this morning that tomorrow will be a whole year since I have had a Diet Pepsi. Just keep it out of the house...you will do just fine and it is sooooooooooooooooooooooo worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Woot! Day 1 done. Watched my fiancee pour my remaining Diet Mtn Dew down the drain this morning. I survived. Obviously. Today's noms!!: Breakfast: Char Siu (Well Fed) stir-fry with mushrooms, zucchini, squash, carrots, hard-boiled eggs and "Best stir-fry sauce ever" (Well Fed). Lunch: Banana with a tablespoon of almond butter. Dinner: Scrambled eggs with grilled chicken, black olives, cilantro salsa, guac. Sides of green beans and baby carrots. Lots of tea and seltzer water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Going great, keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Day 2 finished. I woke up in the middle of the night with a headache that has come and go all day long. Pilates helped but not as much as the Pad Thai (Well Fed) I had for dinner. Again, soooo good. NOMS: Breakfast: Jicama-bison hash with roasted bell peppers and shallots (Well Fed). I also ordered ISWF today. More recipes! Lunch: Banana with almond butter. Hard-boiled egg with guac. Baby carrots. Almonds. Kind of grazed this afternoon. Dinner: Pad Thai!!!!! Spaghetti squash and chicken version. Lots of tea and seltzer water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Day 3 complete! Has everyone started acting crazy or is it just me? wink Workout: Body Flow NOMS: Breakfast: 2 eggs. Mashed sweet potato with coconut milk, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove (this was tasty!). Lunch: Guac and baby carrots. Grilled chicken breast with a super-spicy Whole 30-friendly sauce my fiancee made on the fly. Dinner: Meatza! Banana with almond butter. Almond milk (found one at WF without carrageenan). Tea, seltzer water and a LONG nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Day 4 done. Day 4 was HARD. I came up with a mental list of all the foods I am going to eat on Day 31, a large number of which I am flat out allergic to and haven't eaten in years (Cherry Pop Tarts). I thought about all the junk food that I would have eaten in the last 4 days and haven't. This made me feel slightly proud but mostly doubtful that a diet like this will be sustainable for me long-term. pout. But, hey, that's why I am doing this. So that I learn to eat to feed my body rather than my emotions/hormones/boredom. Workout: Yoga NOMS: Breakfast: Jicama-bison hash on a bed of spinach. Lunch: 2 eggs. Guac. Baby carrots. Dinner: Beef, coconut-curry over spaghetti squash. Tea, La Croix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Day 5: Back to work today. I was once again struck by how much junk/snack food I would normally eat in this situation. At the end of the day, I was definitely less tired, my back wasn't aching and my feet were not swollen. Yay yoga! Yay Whole30? Maybe? Breakfast: 2 eggs, ground beef, salsa Lunch: Chipotle! carnitas, guac, pico, lettuce bowel Dinner: Char Siu with red cabbage and bell peppers (VERY GOOD!) Tea. Water. Gonna go broke if I keep drinking so much La Croix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Day 6: Hardest day so far but finished, done, clean, and happy. Classes and regular job start up again tomorrow... will be interesting to see how my Whole30 stands up to the real world. It will be fine. I am prepared. Breakfast: 2 eggs, ground beef, salsa Lunch: Meatza!, side of-spaghetti squash, zucchini, squash, mushrooms and carrots, banana Snack: (Don't normally do this but today was rough)-- kale chips!!! soooo good Snack 2: eep! macadamia nuts Dinner: Spaghetti squash, ground beef, green beans, black olives, marinara Tea, Water, La Croix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Day 7: I can't believe I made it a week without Diet Mountain Dew! Or sugar. Wow!! Workout: Body Combat Breakfast: 2 eggs, salsa Lunch: Firecracker Tuna salad (SOOO GOOD), lettuce, black olives Snack: macadamia nuts, baby carrots, egg Dinner: Crab omelet!!!!!!! Tea, Le Croix, Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Day 8: Wow. Day 8! Breakfast: 2 eggs, firecracker tuna, guac Lunch: egg salad Snack: baby carrots and way too many macadamia nuts (gonna remove nuts from here on out) Dinner: Coconut-basil curry stir-fry Tea, Water I HAVE BORA BORA FIREBALLS IN THE OVEN!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glimmer Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Great work, giving up diet soft drink is tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Great work, giving up diet soft drink is tough. Thanks!! Yesterday was the first day that I didn't REALLY miss it. I can't believe that I am getting by with so little caffeine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callan Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Heck yeah! Living without dependence on any substance (e.g. caffeine) is a wonderful feeling. Keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Day 9!! Workout: Yoga Stretch Breakfast: egg whites, basil, marinara, black olives Lunch: BORA BORA FIREBALLS!!! squash, zucchini, mushroom, carrot, garlic stirfry Dinner: macadamia nuts, kale chips, baby carrots, guac, grilled chicken Post-workout: grilled chicken and guac, sauteed vegetable mix Espresso x1, Tea, Le Croix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Day 10: Paleo is yummy. Workout: Body Pump Breakfast: Bora Bora Fireballs. No regrets. Lunch: Omelet with zucchini, mushrooms, squash, carrots, green beans and shallot topped with guac and salsa. Sweet potato with coconut milk, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Post Workout: Grilled chicken and guac. Dinner: Green beans topped with ground beef and marinara. Banana nut squash with coconut milk and cinnamon. Fluids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callan Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I need some guac in my life right now. Or better yet, tomorrow with breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 I need some guac in my life right now. Or better yet, tomorrow with breakfast. Love the stuff! My fiance made a batch 2 days ago and I have been eating it on pretty much everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Canandaigua Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Please enlighten me as to what a bora bora fireball is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Please enlighten me as to what a bora bora fireball is... I tried to find the recipe for you. No luck. Bora Bora Fireballs come from the cookbook Well Fed. The author has some of her recipes posted on her blog site...theclothesmakethegirl. Anywho.... They are delightful, yummy meatballs filled with jalapeno and spices, then coated with coconut flakes. The recipe calls for pork but I was craving chicken nuggets so... I made them with chicken. They are even good cold. I have no shame. I will probably make another batch during my next cookup. Check out Well Fed. It is definitely my favorite cookbook ever. Aside from ridiculously good recipes it teaches you how to do most of your cooking for the week in one day so you don't spend your entire Whole30 (or paleo life) in the kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Day 11: LONG WEEK. LONG DAY. Gonna watch some tv on the couch until I fall asleep. Breakfast: eggs with sauteed veggies and guac Lunch: chicken salad (I always use our homemade mayo btw) with green beans Snack: kale chips, grilled chicken with guac, pistachios (I need to bring something with me when I am out and about, I can only find nuts when I am starving and without food) Dinner: tuna salad with cabbage, tomato, roasted bell pepper.. sides of banana nut squash and green beans More fluids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Day 12: Excited for my cookup tomorrow! We're going to make chocolate chili, scotch eggs and brine some chicken. NOM! Workout: Body Attack, Yoga Stretch Breakfast: eggs, sweet potato, chicken and guac Lunch: tuna, salad, homemade creamy italian dressing (Well Fed), strawberries with coconut milk Snack: pistachios, more strawberries, Dinner: sweet potato, chicken, cauliflower, broccoli, carrot and tomato curry Need more fluids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Day 13!! Mostly done with our cookup. Chocolate chili is super good! I added some hot sauce to mine but my fiance was relieved to have a flavorful chili that doesn't make him tear up. We made a double batch= backup noms in the freezer! The scotch eggs are really yummy, too.... we didn't use pork rinds so they are missing the crunch on the outside. For some reason I want to coat these with Cooler Ranch Doritos but, well, I got this Whole30 thing going on sooo... Our chicken is still brining... !!! Breakfast: eggs, ground beef, sauteed veggie mix Lunch: grilled chicken, guac, salad with homemade dressing Taste test: half a scotch egg Dinner: Chocolate chili with coconut almond green beans! Grapefruit La Croix is my favorite this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Day14: Workout: BodyCombat Breakfast: chicken, egg, sweet potato Lunch: tuna salad with veggies pre-workout: chicken and guac Dinner: Chocolate chili and spaghetti squash. Just like that! Bam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainninjapeters Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Day 16! Missed my day 15 post. School and work have been relentless the past couple of weeks. Workout:Yoga Stretch Breakfast:Egg whites, sweet potato Lunch; Chocolate chili and stirfry vegetables Snack: 1/2 scotch egg Dinner: tuna omelet with banana peppers and guac, kale chips, kombucha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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