Whole30 Day 10 - 1/3 Whole

It's day 10. I'm a third of the way in. I'm not missing any foods in terms of hunger, but I'm mentally obsessing about things I can't have right now, and probably should never have. Corn dogs? Seriously sub-conscience? That's a stupid craving!

I do have more energy and am sleeping more soundly. I slept all through the night for three nights now and it was wonderful. Then last night I woke up about three times, but that could have had more to do with the big storm we had than my dietary changes.

Lucky me, the storm knocked out the power at work so I got to work from home! PJ's on, laundry done, delicious hot breakfast! :)

Eggs with crispy prosciutto and burnt onions and a orange.

After more home working and then some working on the home I made some fish and grilled squash for a quick late-ish dinner

Mahi-Mahi with Lemon Pepper marinade

I've had some weird tingly feelings in my hands and a little bit in my feet for the past couple days so my doctor told me to take Benadryl and come see him on Monday. He said it's probably a pinched nerve, but I'm secretly hoping he'll say I have a potato chip deficiency! :)

The Benadryl knocked me out so I'm cutting this post right here.

See you on Day 11!

Whole 30 Day 7

One week down!!!!!!!!!

I'm feeling so good about making it through a whole-hearted, committed week on this challenge. Today was a bit rougher as far as food smells though. The office was emitting wonderful scents of kettle corn, warmed up sandwiches, and frozen pasta meals from the microwave. I don't even like kettle corn!!!

Lunch was delicious though. I had an asian inspired chop salad with chicken, cashews, and dried cherries on a bed of chopped romaine, bok choy, scallion, cabbage, and red pepper with a dressing I made from my homemade mayo and a jar of roasted red peppers. 

For dinner I made a pot roast in my slow cooker with onions and peppers. I coated it with some of the garlic spread I had leftover from my last middle eastern restaurant visit and let it slow simmer on low while I was at work. Unfortunately the garlic wasn't enough to flavor the meat and I forgot that I hate cooked peppers. :) I ended up dowsing the beef with mustard and had an orange for desert.

I might be able to salvage the rest of the roast as a stew or just freeze it for when I can have some potatoes. 

My headache today was proof positive that there was sugar or dairy in the omelet yesterday. Oh well, just have to carry on with a closer eye on ingredients.

Also, the secondary goal of this challenge is to lose some weight, but the Whole 30 guidelines say you should not weigh or measure except for before and after the program. I can say that my pants are starting to feel loose!

Also, I forgot to thank my friend Paige who's daily Facebook posts inspired me to try this myself. Thanks for firing it up girl!

On to the second quarter!

Whole30 Day 6

One more day down and one day closer to a successfully completed week on the Whole 30 challenge. I'm feeling pretty good and I think the physical reactions to change (fatigue, crankiness, headaches) are about over. The cravings should be next so I need to keep momentum!

The weekly breakfast outing was a bit difficult and I only realized later that I probably goofed when I ordered a bacon, tomato, and onion omelet. Not just that conventionally raised pork is discouraged during the challenge, but that omelets are usually made with milk or even pancake batter to make them fluffier... But it was good, so at least I know I'm not musing cheese. Also love that one of my faves has all the right fresh fruit in their fruit dish!

Dinner was leftovers from last night. Again, probably conventionally raised pork, so I got that out if the way, heh?

On to Day 7! 

Whole30 Day 4

Ugh! Soooooo tired... Soooooo sleepy... Humph!

Day 4... Day 4 was like any other day. Except everything minutely annoying seemed amplified tenfold. Except how the smallest amount of physical exertion caused me to want to lay down on the floor and cry. Except how I could smell the sugar through the packaging of the candy bars while waiting in line at the store.

The girls and I went to Chipotle for lunch as a treat of not having to pack lunch. I meant to take a picture before I mashed it all to oblivion, but I got a chicken salad bowl with pico de gallo and guacamole. It was good, but next time I think I'll get one if the spicier salsas too.

After work I stopped by the house to paint the trim in the bedroom and that is when said wanting "to lay down on the floor and cry" happened.

Bryan and I headed for my place around eight to watch a movie and eat some dinner. He got Chinese take-out... It smelled soooooo good and fried and... 

I had some leftover chicken, veggies, and tuna from the day before... Still good and hit the spot!

On to Day 5!

I need strength and determination today. I have a baby shower in the morning and a grad party in the afternoon. Chances of finding Whole 30 approved food might be slim, but I've got a bag if cashews and an orange in my purse as security measure! :)

Whole30 Day 2

Day 2 is under my belt and I'm luckily not experiencing the headache I was promised yet... Though, maybe yesterday's migraine was a part of after all. 

Anyhow, today went well and I finally made it to the grocery store to stock up on good stuff. 

Lunch today was done chicken and this wonderful dish my Aunt Lorrie introduced me to call Imam Bayildi (layered eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and bit but of a spice kick). Very good. I felt an extreme need for sweet so I had some golden raisins too.

Dinner... Oh dinner!

I got a fresh cut of Angus steak while shopping and grilled it in my cast iron skillet in Ghee... aMAHzing! Sides were roasted sweet potato and a sliced orange. I couldn't finish the steak so now I have a future lunch already done! :)

I'm feeling fine, though looking at all the packages to see if there is added sugar, MSG, nitrates, or sulfates is a bit disheartening. Every package of Bacon or lunch meat had sugar added... Every single one... Even the "uncured" bacon. I need to find a bacon that I'm allowed to eat!!! 

Does anyone know of a brand of all natural, no sugar added, uncured bacon and where I can find it? I'd greatly appreciate it! 

New Start and Preparation

The new start date for my first Whole30 is September 1st. It just made more sense to use the entire month, plus I am hoping to go to a wedding in Chehalis, WA on Oct 5th and don't want to end up shocking my stomach with wedding cake. :) 

I'm making a big pot of chicken soup this weekend, along with pre-cooking a bunch of veggies, sides, bacon and a whole roasted chicken to cut up and freeze for salads later.

I also printed the Time Line to help me recognize the phases of the withdrawal from processed foods.

You can look it over here. It's pretty funny: http://whole9life.com/2012/06/the-whole30-timeline/