Day 7 - Restaurant success!

Day 7: ONE WEEK!

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
2 fried eggs in coconut oil, ½ banana, sausage (spicy)	Grilled steak salad w/avocado @Buck’s Bare Naked BBQ	Chicken fried ‘rice’ w/cauliflower and coconut aminos

Thoughts:  Today was SO much better than yesterday.  I didn’t like the sausage at breakfast, it was way too spicey so I just ate the egg and the banana.  And coffee.

Lunch was out, because friends were visiting.  I was careful to keep the ingredients Whole30 friendly and to check with the waitress.  I also added some avocado to add some good fats and help fill me up.  I didn’t eat the roasted red peppers, because I wasn’t sure they were appropriate.

Dinner was delicious – I made regular fried rice for Carissa and Joe and made mine with everything the same, except the rice was cauliflower and the sauce was coconut aminos.  It was soooo good and I will make it again.

Week one is done!  It was easier than I thought for a lot of it, but Friday was really rough. 

Today I have a ‘need to burp’ feeling that is driving me nuts.  I feel like I have a bubble stuck in my throat and I can’t get rid of it :(  Other than that I felt good today, we went snow-shoeing with Carrisa and Joe and it was awesome.  

Day 6 - Can I take a nap?

Day 6:

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Left over fries, scrambled eggs w/onions and peppers	22 HB eggs, carrots, nuts, Apples w/cinnamon warmed in toaster	Home-made pork sausage, brussel sprouts and broc, sautéed in pork remains

Thoughts: Today was terrible.  I didn’t want to eat anything planned, I only ate ½ the eggs at breakfast and none of the fries.  I had to choke down the eggs. I had an apple pie larabar when I got to work so I wouldn’t be hungry.  It was ok, the best larabar i've had yet, but still not something I would buy normally.

Lunch was a mismatch, I wasn’t hungry afterward so I guess it was good enough.  I added some delicious cinnamon apples – which helped.  They ordered pizza at lunch at work and I was very proud of myself for not being tempted. 

Dinner was the best meal of the day – the sausage needs a little tweaking, but it was yummy and so were the veggies.

I was tired all day long, and went to bed at 9:30 – I slept fitfully waking many times at night.  Ugh.

Day 5 - Mixed-Bag

Day 5:

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Left-over frittata, guac and 2 pieces of bacon	Left over chili, monkey salad (no smoothie – pic from last night)	Coconute chicken nuggets, Sweet potato & reg fries, cauli ‘rice’ w/coconut aminos

Thoughts: 

Today wasn’t my best day for food.

The Fritata got cold again, as I ate it, even though I sat down to eat it.  It was still ok, but I kinda had to force myself to eat it.  This is why I don’t do leftovers really.

Lunch was good, left over chili, It was delicious and I ate it all.

Dinner was disappointing.  I had a great time making the coconut chicken nuggets with Tristan but they didn’t come out as good as I hoped.  They were really coconutty, and I think I was having some mistaken identity going on, I saw the nugget and expected it to taste like all other chicken nuggets, and then it didn’t resulting in my mouth not being pleased.  I only had a few, I saved the rest but I have no clue what I’m going to do with them.  The ‘rice’ wasn’t cooked all the way, and Tristan wouldn’t try it.  The fries were good, but how do you go wrong with fries?

Tomorrow is another day.  I still feel really good, no lows or highs really, but I feel fine and don’t really have any cravings.  I might be getting a little sick of sweet potato…..

Day 4 - Cravings? Nope!

Day 4:

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Left over frittata, fresh guac	Soup w/veg broth, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, polish sausage	Paleo ‘Chili’ – grass fed beef, onions, carrots, tomato with a berry smoothie

Thoughts:

Breakfast was crazy time.  So much was going on, I ate in stages and only ended up eating ½ of the Fritata and ½ the guac, but I was full.  I didn’t like that the frittata got cold but I ate it anyways.

Lunch was left overs from yesterday, wasn’t really looking forward to it, but it was still yummy in my lunch crock pot and it filled me up.

Dinner was delicious, although it tasted more like meaty tomato sauce than chili, must need more spices next time.

Worked out for about 30 minutes tonight, felt good.  Had a Chocolate coconut larabar before working out – not really a fan.  It just didn’t taste like much at all.  I have a few other larabars that I will probably try, but I won’t buy the chocolate one again.

I’m proud of myself how easy it is to resist non-whole-30 foods.  I had to get cornbread for Tristan to convince him to eat the Chilli, and I didn’t even want a nibble!

Day 3 - Discovering new meal ideas

Day 3:

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sweet potato ‘toast’, 2 fried eggs, guac and coffee	Soup w/veg broth, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, polish sausage	Spanish ‘fritata’ (Potatoes, onions, eggs, kale, peppers) & pork chop roasted

Thoughts:  I was very hungry about 1-2 hours after breakfast – which is weird because it was a great breakfast.  I was also dreading breakfast this morning, laying in bed dreading more eggs, but I actually was happily surprised at how delicious it was!

I was also happily surprised at how delicious my thrown together ‘soup’ was, leftover pork sausage, pre-cut veggies – covered with veg broth and ‘cooked’ in my lunch crock pot for a few hours.  YUM!

Dinner was also delicious.  The fritatta/tortilla didn’t look as pretty as the picture online, but it was so yummy!!!

If nothing else, this challenge is helping me discover new meals to cook, new delicious meals!

Day 2- Salads for lunch every day? Nope.

Day 2:

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sweet potato hash w/ onions and peppers, 2 fried eggs & coffee	Salad w/chicken, avocado, roasted beets, broccoli slaw, peppers, cucumber, HB eggs	Roast pork chop w/ strawberries, Brussels sprouts, Cauli, asparagus and Broccoli

Thoughts:  Breakfast was good – glad I added the peppers and onions to switch it up a bit this morning.

Lunch was a little disappointing, with all the stuff I put in there the salad was good, but not amazing as I hoped, the chicken I roasted yesterday didn’t taste too great today, so I mostly avoided it and ate the rest of the salad.  I was still hungry after lunch so I had a late afternoon snack of monkey salad again.  It helped but I still felt hungry.  I’m hoping my body catches up soon and realizes the carbs are gone so it can start feeling full without them!

Dinner I over cooked the pork chop a bit, but adding the strawberries was a great touch.  Tristan did a pretty good job with this one, wouldn’t eat the cauliflower, but tried everything else!  I also gave him some nuts to add some more protein and calories to his. 

Day 1 - Prep, prep and more prep....

Day 1:

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sweet potato hash, 2 fried eggs & coffee	@ Chilis – Santa Fe chicken salad, no tortilla strips or dressing, side of guac	Zuchini noodles w/ghee, polish sausage, carrot, bacon and nuts

 

                                                             

                                                            (no lunch pic)

Snack:
Monkey Salad- banana,

Cashews, coconut shred and coconut oil

Thoughts: 

I did a lot of prep today.  I was feeling really good this morning, I baked chicken, cut up veggies for raw snacks and for cooking later, cooked bacon and beets, shredded sweet potatoes and white potatoes for hash and boiled some eggs.

I was a bit disappointed with dinner, after all the prep, I didn’t have a clear dinner plan and kind of threw things together.  I do have a full week plan of meals now, hopefully the week will go smoother and be delicious.

I was hungry after lunch so I had a snack of monkey salad mid-day, which still left me a bit hungry.  I’m also a bit hungry still after dinner, I will need to start eating more.

Tristan was not impressed with dinner at all.  I’ll have to try to make more kid friendly meals.