First Whole30- Jan7 (slync)

[slync]

B:

2 hardboiled eggs, cup of spinach (steamed), 1/2 avocado. not a lot of food, but I've never been a breakfast eater, so it was a lot for me

L:

Meatballs, roasted broccoli & cauliflower, carrots with Sunshine Sauce, couple of cherry tomatoes

D:

Spicy ground beef, sauteed zuchinni, roasted sweet potatoes, olives stuffed w/ almonds

Was pretty tired today, but I only got about 6hrs sleep the night before. After a moment this morning of being terrified about how hard this will be, the rest of the day went pretty well. On to day 2!

[Ann]

Good job!

[Derval]

Doing great

[Heather Robertson]

Sounds like a good start!

[slync]

Oh wow, feedback really does help! Thanks!

Day 2-

Woke up and felt like a giant slug. This lasted pretty much the whole day. A headache started in the afternoon and I wanted to snack, but I drank some water and the urge to munch passed.

Good things: So far, I haven't been craving off plan foods. I have flash moments of wanting a coffee (with cream and sugar), but it doesn't last more than a second or two and I've moved on. Almost like it's more out of habit than actual want. Also good- even though I feel sluggish, my spirits are still up. I still feel like I can do this!

B:

2 HB Eggs, Spinach, Kalamata Olives I ate around 10:30am... 3.5 hours after I woke up. It was a rushed start today and I have a hard time eating first thing in the morning. I usually feel nauseous if I think about food for the first two hours of the day. I'm hoping this will subside once I get further into the Whole30.

L:

Leftover meatballs, steamed green beans, kale chips. The meatballs have some fat, and the kale chips were coated with coconut oil before baking, but it looks like there wasn't much fat in this meal. Maybe this is why I was wanting to snack in the afternoon.

D:

Mediterranean Lamb Roast (with carrots, onions and tomatoes- from Practical Paleo) and Mashed Cauliflower (from Well Fed), plus a banana afterwards.

[lindyj]

I'm having a hard time getting enough fat in too! I thought that it would be veggies, but it turns out it's the protein and fat.

Did you use a recipe for the meatballs? I'm not usually a meatball fan, but I've been craving them lately (I guess that's better than cheese).

You're kicking butt! Keep it up!

[slync]

Did you use a recipe for the meatballs? I'm not usually a meatball fan, but I've been craving them lately (I guess that's better than cheese).

Hey lindyj, thanks!

I did use a recipe for the meatballs. We had a New Year's party so I made three different kinds of meatballs for that and was bringing the leftovers for lunch (thankfully I've finished those off now, because I am tired of meatballs!)

The three I made: Czech Meatballs (with pork) from Well Fed (least favorite, but not bad), Lamb meatballs from Practical Paleo (pretty good), and Chorizo meatballs from Practical Paleo (my favorite by far, and the easiest recipe to follow).

The Chorizo meatballs are pretty spicy, but you could dial that back. It's basically a spice mixture of chipotle powder, paprika, garlic powder(?) and salt and pepper. I think that's right, I'm at my office (away from the book) trying to remember. But they were so good, I made a second batch this past weekend. My husband has been heating them up in the mornings and having them with eggs. I ate them today with sweet potatoes and bananas and loved it. They will probably become a weekly staple for us. And I'll probably just make them in patty form next time since we usually crumble them up for reheating anyhow.

[slync]

Day 3 (posting late)

Was in a great mood all day. Just a few cravings here and there. But had dinner kind of late (8pm) and pretty sure the Kill All Things stage hit later that evening. I think I was just tired.

B:

2 HB eggs, spinach, avacado. (Definitely not eating spinach on Day 4)

L:

Leftover lamb roast, mashed cauliflower, and kale chips. I brought olives, but I was too full to eat those. The kale chips were baked with coconut oil, so a little extra fat was included with that.

D:

Ground beef, roasted beets with fennel (from Practical Paleo), and steamed green beans seasoned with salt, pepper, and some olive oil.

It was my goal for this Whole30 to try at least one new vegtable per week. This week, beets. I've never really had fresh beets. I'm sure I've probably tasted canned beets before and hated them. BUT! I'm a beet convert now. Beets and fennel (which I've also never had, and I thought I'd hate since I don't like licorice, and it smells just like licorice). I will definitely make this vegtable combo again. I sprinkled them with some cinammon while they reheated (I made most of our food over the weekend and have been reheating as needed). The cinammon addition was delish.

[slync]

Day 4

The cravings hit hard today! Anything sweet would have worked, but I made it through without caving in and tomorrow's a new day. Crazy that the whole30 daily was about cravings today. Or maybe not so crazy. It seems like my energy is good most of the day, but as soon as I leave work I am ready to crash. Thank goodness I made a lot of meals this past weekend that can just be reheated in the evenings, or I would most likely have already given up. I have a fairly high stress job, so I'm not sure if that's also contributing to the 'need-to-sleep-now' feelings or if they are solely from the radical diet change I'm putting my body through. Perhaps I'll have more clarity about that in the next few weeks.

B:

Chorizo seasoned ground pork, sweet potatoes, and a banana- all mixed up together in a skillet with a bit of clarified butter.

L:

Ground beef with onions, raw carrots, cucumber, and cherry tomatoes, and almond stuffed olives.

D:

Ground pork with onions stir fried with coconut aminos and broccoli slaw (shredded broccoli, carrots and cabbage), spaghetti squash, and kale chips on the side.

Looks like I ate a lot of ground meat today. I don't realize exactly what I've been eating until I write it down so this has actually been helpful for noticing patterns.

[Ann]

I'm also winding up day 4, and feeling the "I need to sleep now" thing this evening. It's 9:20 and I'm heading to bed, which is crazy early for me.

[slync]

I'm also winding up day 4, and feeling the "I need to sleep now" thing this evening. It's 9:20 and I'm heading to bed, which is crazy early for me.

How did Day 5 go for you? I was actually feeling less tired this evening, maybe it's the stage I'm in now, or maybe it's a thank-goodness-it's-Friday high.

[slync]

Day 5:

Feeling a little less sleepy today. But the cravings are still strong. And there were donuts at work. :-/ But, I are my first Whole30 meal at a resturant for lunch. My coworkers eat lunch out together often. Something I've missed this first week on the plan. But they all know what I'm doing and are supportive enough to suggest a healthier option for lunch today so I could join Time to gear up for week 2. Up this weekend: grocery shopping for next weeks meals, and cooking/chopping what I can in advance. Plus, I'm traveling next Friday-Monday, so I need to work out how I'll stay Whole30 while on the road.

B:

Chorizo pork, sweet potatoes, pecan "hash" of sorts

L:

Elevation burger with lettuce wrap (grass fed beef) with tomato. Which wasn't enough, so I also had a small amount of green beans and sweet potatoes, and almond stuffed olives once I got back to work.

D:

Ground beef, zucchini, and beets & fennel. And for "dessert", frozen blueberries (thawed a bit) with macadamia nuts covered with chilled coconut milk. Yum.

[Ann]

I got a good night of sleep, and had an exceptionally busy day today, so I didn't notice being as tired today, except when I was driving, and now that the dishes are done and I'm winding down. Probably going to call it another early night. Sleep is good, and it seems like my sleep quality may be starting to improve already .

Donuts are a weakness if mine. Good job for being strong.

[slync]

Day 6:

Today was pretty good energy wise. I wouldn't say I had high energy levels, but they certainly weren't as low as they have been the past couple of days. And I haven't been hungry in between meals. Cravings are still there, not quite as bad, but I was home the entire day so there wasn't much temptation. I'm still not hungry for breakfast in the mornings. I eat it because I know I should, but I would be just fine doing without.

I forgot to log a non-Whole30 dream of mine on Day 4: big, tall glass of coke, spiked with whiskey(?). I'm not a big drinker, maybe a glass of wine once a month and/or a happy hour with friends once or twice a month, but other than that I don't drink much. So it was surprising that my first dream-crave was for alcohol. The coke doesn't surprise me at all though.

B:

2 eggs fried in ghee, steamed spinach, 1/2 orange, walnuts (i actually ate this breakfast at the table today; it was nice)

L:

shredded chicken breast, green beans, leftover sweet potato/chorizo/banana (breakfast this past week), raw carrots (didn't like the olives I had, so I skipped those)

D:

leftover lamb stew with leftover spaghetti squash and for dessert, frozen blueberries in coconut milk, sprinkled with cinnamon.

Week 2 meal prep and cookup tomorrow!

[slync]

Day 7 (Posting Late)

Day 7 went pretty good for me. Missed out on getting three meals this day, which isn't too different from my normal weekend eating patterns. But I'll keep working on it. I also did a big cookup this day to prep for the rest of the week. I still feel like I haven't prepped enough food, but I felt this way last week and everything shook itself out okay.

B:

2 fried eggs, leftover chorizo, sweet potatoe and banana from breakfast this week, steamed spinach and raw carrots, 1/2 avocado, and a banana

L/D:

roasted full chicken leg spiced up, roasted broccoli, roasted asparagus with kalamata olives, macadamia nuts.

[slync]

Day 8 (posting late)

Starting the second week! This day I was less enthusiastic about going another week without my normal go to treats. But so many people have said its worth it to stick it out, so I'll keep trudging, waiting for the "magic" to happen.

B:

Chorizo ground pork, steamed spinach, olives stuffed with almonds.

L:

chicken wings, roasted broccoli, cherry tomatoes, olives stuffed with almonds

D:

beef and butternut squash chili (from Practical Paleo) and cocoa roasted cauliflower (from Well Fed). The cauliflower was ah-may-zing. so good. the chili had a good flavor, but was WAY to spicy for me and my husband, and we live in Austin, TX where spicy food is everywhere. i'd try it again but with more butternut squash and about 1/2 the spice.