Katey Dager Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Day 20 (already?? Feels like no time at all!) Meal 1: two slices of bacon, 1 egg, roasted cabbage Meal 2: Salmon, roasted eggplant, banana Meal 3: Steak, asparagus, portobello, strawberries Snacks: clementine, coconut water (still sick, and I felt really dehydrated today and lightheaded at some points, so this helped. About 8 oz). I don't think I got enough fat today. I used copious amounts of cooking fat on everything but I'm not sure if it was enough. I wasn't all that hungry between meals, but I did feel lightheaded, which was quickly remedied when I ate. I definitely had enough protein and vegetables, so if I'm lacking anything, it's fat. BUT I am still sick, so there's the possibility that the lightheadedness was either sinus stuff or fever (my thermometer broke so I was unable to take my temperature, but the very scientific method of feeling my forehead implied a possible fever). In any case, I think I will be adding a little more fat to my meals. if I can't figure out a way to incorporate it I will have to have some nuts or something along with my meals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katey Dager Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Day 21: I woke up way too late. I need to start setting an alarm on weekends. Meal 1: Leftover salmon, leftover asparagus, an egg, roasted carrots. Meal 2: A sort of cottage pie. Filling made with leftover steak, onions, garlic, carrots, and a chopped portabella mushroom. Topping was a white sweet potato mashed with about a tbs of ghee and an egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katey Dager Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Still Day 21 Meal 3: Whole chicken leg (the drumstick and thigh attached...not sure what the proper leg is for that), roasted zucchini and yellow squash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katey Dager Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Forgot to log yesterday...Day 22 was compliant but I don't remember everything exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katey Dager Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Day 23: Meal 1: ground beef with onions and garlic, strawberries Meal 2: ground beef with onions and garlic, roasted zucchini Meal 3: Chicken leg quarter baked with lots of ghee (so golden and delicious this way), roasted carrots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katey Dager Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Day 24: Meal 1: hash of zucchini, yellow squash and bacon topped with a fried egg Meal 2: Overestimated the time I had for lunch so I tried cooking chicken. Unfortunately the moment it was done I had to wrap it up, put it in the fridge, and go out the door. My "lunch" was a portabello mushroom, a few nuts, and a clementine. Meal 3: the aforementioned chicken. I tried cooking some Kabocha squash fries, but I severely overcooked them and they were completely dried out and inedible. Very disappointing. I really need to go grocery shopping but I will definitely eat something else shortly. I'm working on final papers so food hasn't been my first priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katey Dager Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Falling behind on my logging because of school! Day 25 I definitely ate some chicken....some sausage. Cabbage. Sweet potato. Don't remember the order or the form it all took. oops. Day 26: Meal 1: Bacon, fried egg, roasted sweet potato Meal 2: green bell pepper stuffed with ground lamb, onion, garlic mixture. Meal 3: is currently cooking. Braised beef shanks with tons of garlic and fresh thyme. I will be making asparagus to go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katey Dager Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 I keep forgetting to log! I think finals are a good excuse. Day 27: Meal 1: I think I just had a larabar. I had to wake up really early for a test, and I was very nervous. Both of these affected my stomach so I couldn't eat anything substantial. Meal 2: Alec took me out to lunch to celebrate finishing my exam! I hope the grade is worth celebrating. I had kalua pork with cabbage. Meal 3: We went to Alec's parents' house and had a meal cooked by his dad. Lamb shanks, roasted vegetables (mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini, tomato with tons of fresh herbs), salad, and strawberries. Day 28: Meal 1: Chicken leg quarter baked with ghee, roasted zucchini and carrots. Snack: olives. I was out and it was the only small thing I could find that was compliant. Meal 2: Huge cabbage salad and tons of sashimi at a Japanese restaurant. Two clementines when I got home Today's day 29! Only two days to go, but I don't feel like I'm racing toward the finish line or anything. I've been enjoying my food a lot and haven't even missed my favorites like cheese, butter, and peanuts all that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katey Dager Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Oops, forgot to post my food yesterday. Believe me when I say it was compliant. Day 30: Last day! Meal 1: meatloaf, sweet potato fries Meal 2: meatloaf, banana, avocado with salsa Snacks: clementines, larabar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katey Dager Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 It's Day 31 so I'm going to wrap up! I weighed and measured myself today. I didn't feel like I was losing any weight, but perhaps that was because I lacked any sensation of deprivation or hunger. Also, I was on low carb for a year so sweet potatoes and fruit feel like something that will immediately cause me to become a fat whale, and I had to realize that they are in fact healthy--they are just not conducive to certain weight-loss plans. In any case, I wasn't getting my hopes up. I do have quite a bit of weight to lose but I didn't seek out the Whole30 as a weight loss program. I started it because I was feeling sick and tired all the time, and I wanted something to improve my health. Additionally, I have never had a very good relationship with food. Now, the Whole30 is not a miracle cure. I did get a cold and have some stomach issues during it, and my relationship with food is not completely fixed. But I feel better overall. Now onto the numbers: During my Whole30, I lost 5 pounds. I lost 1 inch off my waist and 2 inches off my hips. The meal template is something I will consider in the future, even if I don't always stick to Whole30-compliant foods within it. It has been very helpful. I feel like this is a diet (using it in the sense of "what one eats" rather than "a meal plan used for a short time to lose weight") that I could continue for quite some time, perhaps forever, with only a few modifications. Today I will be reintroducing dairy. I hope it goes well, as cheese is one of the few things I missed during my 30 days. I'm not sure what I will try next, but things that I can be sure I am not reintroducing are rice (I don't like it), bread (I already know it makes me bloated, but I will probably still eat it on special occasions. There is not a "normal day" on which I would eat bread and otherwise paleo so I will not be reintroducing it in the normal manner), noodles (pretty much the same situation as bread). I may be starting a new log soon. Thanks for all your help, people of the Whole9 forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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