Whole30 Day 9

It's the ninth day and I'm so confused. I thought I was hungry, but didn't want my soup at lunch, the same soup I was raving about last week. All I wanted was watermelon and it seems I polished of the container I bought from Trader Joe's this afternoon before I could take a picture.

Leftovers again for dinner, only this time they were from last week's middle eastern adventure. Same great flavor so nothing new or exciting.

What's more exciting than any food item is that I finally finished the bedroom!!!

No more aqua paint! Yaaaaay!

That's it for today. Nice round number 10 coming up next!

Whole30 Day 8

It's day 8 and I feel great! Ha ha. 

Feel good, but a bit cranky. Pizza smells at the office are killing me.

Lunch was leftover steak, sweet potato and some broccoli.

It was good, but it was no cheesy, bacony pizza... Or Fritos! Ohhhh, mmmmm Fritos!

Middle Eastern for dinner!!! Love this stuff and it's, virtually, paleo heaven!

Lamb w/garlic spread and a Lebanese salad.

I had a lot more energy today, but got super lightheaded while working on the house. It's probably due to not finishing lunch and waiting until 7:30 to order from Malek's

Ok, I gotta eat while it' still hot!

Later!

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 5

Day 5 down and going strong... Err... well, going... Made it through two parties with absolutely insanely tempting food. Thankfully I brought a salad to the baby shower and there were fresh strawberries I snagged from the yogurt bar (totally fun idea for a brunch party btw)! :)

The grad party had major temptations like ribs, Mac and Cheese, and cornbread muffins, but also had green beans and little chicken wings I could "de-bread" so I didn't starve all day!

Still feeling extremely tired though that could have a lot more to do with being on the go all day on my, usually relaxing, Saturday.

I did a little more work at the house finishing up the trim in the bedroom and then got treated to some fantastic pork chops at Longhorn.

Mmmmmm meat! Also, never take the wonder of the flavor of a plain sweet potato for granted. It is a gift from God Himself! 

That'll do for today. Day 6 here I come!

 

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 3

Totally forgot to post last night due to exhaustion? Or I was distracted by the TV. :)

Day 3 went well without much in the way of headaches, though some of the grumpiness did start to show itself. Drama with appliances, another Lowe's trip, and a long, stressful day at work compounded with a rather annoying cricket that decided to sung for the whole office for 2 hours at the end of the workday may have been the driving force behind my attitude.

Lunch was tuna on lettuce with homemade mayo, green olives, and red onion. It was great, but I forgot the "no onion" rule for the office due to the owner's distaste and got lightly scolded.

For dinner, Bryan and I went to Shish Tawook, our local middle eastern place and I got the half deboned chicken and grilled veggies and went nuts on it. 

A lot of this is in my fridge now waiting to be lunch or dinner next week! 

That's it for now. I'll post later on about the events of today's Whole 30 journey.