Whole30 - Day 12

Today, I really felt like having a pop! I didn't but it crossed my mind a few times. I feel good about making it this far. I'm probably going to gradually add a little cheese to my next several days. I need something that I can grab for a snack and meat just doesn't work like that for me. :-)  I guess it will be a modified version until day 30. I have learned many things. Fruit is sweet & delicious! I love avocados! I will never eat store bought condiments. My homemade mayo is the bomb!  I really like clarified butter, no more margarine, who the heck knows that that is anyway??

MEAL #1

Sausage & eggs

MEAL#2

No  photo

MEAL#3

                                       Mexican night

Whole30 - Day 11

Today I had a photo shoot down at my studio so I made sure to eat breakfast and pack a snack.  I'm having some odd kidney function issues today.  I think I may have a urinary tract infection which is kind of freaking me out. I've never had one, not too pleasant.  I'm feeling a little off to say the least.

For meal #2  I ran into Five Guys Burger & Fries and ordered a bunless hamburger. Their meat is pretty good with no trans fat  etc.  They made me a bed of lettuce with tomatoes & mushrooms. It was tasty and hit the spot.

Meal #3 I don't have a photo.  I ate some salami which probably wasn't the best choice but I was tired.

MEAL #1

Eggs & uncured turkey bacon

MEAL #2

                          Five Guys burger without fries!

MEAL #3

No photo

Whole30 - Day 10

Catching up on my blog posts! Felt good today.  I had a quick breakfast and packed a lunch and headed for the studio. I had some friends coming up at lunch to see my studio and I wanted to have my lunch ready. I picked up some sandwiches for them and made myself tuna & spinach.

I feel a little hungrier this week but I think it is because I wasn't eating enough since I felt a little sick.

I made something new for meal #3. Ground chicken rolled up with a coconut flake coating. It was pretty good. I should have added more spices. Ground chicken can be bland. I did try a rutabaga. It is a root vegetable. A cross between cabbage & turnip. It tasted like brussel sprouts to me.

MEAL#1

Sausage,onions & peppers and eggs

MEAL#2

                             Tuna salad & grapefruit

            Coconut chicken meatballs, green beans & rutabaga

Whole30 - Day 9

Ok, I'm BACK!! I'm feeling much better, I kept this pesky cold from getting worse and I'm on my way to feeling good again.  I didn't eat much yesterday and I could sure tell this morning.  I wasn't in the mood for any vegetables so I ate 2 boiled eggs.

Meal #2 occurred at 10:30am, I was really hungry. I heated up some of my barbacoa & made spaghetti squash & sauteed with with tomatoes & green chilies. It hit the spot!

Snack - I ate some almonds as I was walking through Whole Foods today, I couldn't even wait until I checked out. I also had some celery with Sunflower Seed Butter.  LOVE Sunflower Seed Butter. I had never tried it until now. It has the consistency of a natural peanut butter but much less sweet which I like. TRY IT!

Overall Day 9 is good! I'm feeling energetic and ready for anything. :-)  Tonight I'm going out with my parents& sister's family to a Churrascaria. It will work out great since they serve meat.  I won't have to scour the menu for options.  I'll let you know how it goes.

The Churrascaria was awesome! Perfect for the whole30. I ate lots of meat and vegetables.

MEAL #1 - These are my photo stand-ins for 2 eggs :-)

MEAL #2

Barbacoa & spaghetti squash

Churrascaria meats!

Whole30 - Day 8

It was last week that I started my Whole30 challenge. It has gone well. On day 5 I had some thoughts about not continuing but I kept at it.  I thought I would be completely sick of eating meat but the variety helps. I feel pretty good and made it one week so I have 3 to go!  I've lost some weight, mostly water weight but I'll take it!

I have this cold so nothing really sounds good. All I ate for breakfast was a boiled egg. I didn't even take a picture of it. You can just imagine it! :-)

Meal #2 - I cooked up some turkey bacon by Applegate with another egg and some spinach. That's about all I could eat. Not too exciting.

AND finally meal #3.  I wanted something quick so I cooked up some Aidell's all natural chicken sausage with apples & some Bubbies sauerkraut. I could eat the sauerkraut everyday, I love it!

I had a couple of snacks today. Pineapple, a banana and some celery with sunflower seed butter.


MEAL #1
No photo - Picture a boiled egg


MEAL #2

Turkey bacon, egg, spinach & avocado

MEAL #3

                      Chicken sausage with sauerkraut

Whole30 - Day 7

Day 7 already!  I feel pretty good besides this pesky cold. What I miss the most so far is a warm, sweetened beverage! Funny, all the foods I'm avoiding that's what I want. What you will notice today is that I'm lacking on my side dishes. Just wasn't feeling so great so I stuck with the basics. I probably did need more vegetables today. Hopefully tomorrow works a little bit better.

I woke up this morning and made an egg and some uncured natural bacon. It is Applegate brand and Whole30 approved. No nitrates or chemicals.  It was a little salty but pretty good.

Meal #2 - I do not like hot dogs and haven't eaten one for quite a while. For some reason I was craving a hot dog. Lucky for me I had found some Applegate all natural beef hot dogs. I cut them up and ate them with Bubbies sauerkraut which is delicious!!

Meal #3 - I found a barbacoa recipe that looked awesome!  I used my grass-fed roast that I ordered online. It turned out great, very flavorful!


MEAL #1

Eggs & bacon

MEAL #2 

                                  Hot dogs & sauerkraut

MEAL #3

           Barbacoa & leftover curried cream of broccoli soup

Whole30 - Day 6

Ok, so posting each day is getting a little tougher. I'll try to keep up!

I felt pretty good on day 6, I have come down with some sort of cold which stinks but I'm trudging along.

On the Whole30 they talk about meals, not having to classify breakfast, lunch or dinner food. I can do that for the most part except when it comes to breakfast. Eating chicken thighs and spinach for breakfast just doesn't sound that great to me. I remembered I had my bison meatballs from the night before so I actually cooked those up with a boiled egg. They remind me of a sausage consistency so it worked out! I was a little out of ideas today and a little tired from cooking so for lunch I cooked up some chicken breast and that's what I had, you can tell I'm not feeling so great, I put it on a paper plate and almost forget to take a photo!

Meal #3 was my first dining out experience. I met my family to celebrate my dad's birthday. We went to an Italian restaurant. I checked out the menu & decided to have a salmon salad. It was ok, a little boring. I passed up on the pasta & bread and I was fine. :-)


MEAL #1

Leftover bison meatballs & a boiled egg

MEAL #2

                     Chicken, avocado & banana

MEAL #3

                                        Salmon salad