Day 7 of 30

Trust me, it was really and truly my intent to journal everyday.  I just looked up and here I am at day 7!  Holy molly...how did that happen?
The good news?
I have been completely committed to this Whole30 program.  Completely.
But, I'm not going to lie to you...it's not easy.
Not for the weak at heart or lazy.
But then again, nothing worthwhile comes without a price, right?
So, let me just recap for you ( or me since I'm pretty sure I have no readers).
The first few days were extremely difficult.  When I woke up the second day I was nauseated, my head was pounding and I felt like I had been run over by a Mac truck.
Last week I was tired, snarky and had difficulties focusing at times.
Somewhere toward the end of the week things started smoothing out for me a bit.
Here is what I did that made me successful this past week.

• Wrote down my commitment and I shared my plan with anyone who would listen...accountability.
• Threw away things that I knew would get me off track.
• Shopped for fruits, veggies and lean meats.
• Cooked...even when I was really tired at the end of the day.
• Planned for the next week and spent time preparing yesterday.
• Rested when I could.
• Drank fizzy water with lime because it felt like a special treat.

I'm not going to chart my menu's for you because honestly you can find much better blogs than mine out there with really good day by day meal plans.  I will link up with some very delicious recipes that I made. 

Prosciutto Mini Fritata Muffins
These were like mini quiche delicacies.  I made them twice; once without the prosciutto and once with...both ways, they were yummy.
Tomato Basil Salad
Pretty happy I planted basil earlier in the summer.  My plants are hanging in there.
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Mexican Enchiladas

I also juiced a couple of times this week which helped to curb my appetite between meals.


If the Whole30 plan seems a bit daunting to you, just spend some time reading about it on the web, google Paleo Diet and Whole 9 and you will have more than enough reading material to keep you very busy,  I didn't enter into this commitment lightly.  I thought about it and prayed about it for about three months.  Sit back and wait to see how my 30 days end up; that's what I did.  My blogging friend over at Live and Learn inspired me in so many ways.  Check out her journey; she was much, much better about keeping tabs on every meal and sharing.  She is a "rockstar"!

Don't just sit there, started searching the web and then come back sometime next week and see how I'm doing!

Day 1 of 30

photo credit

I have a super, sweet blogging friend who just completed the Whole30 challenge.  I am so very proud of her.  If you want to read about her journey, click here.

Even before she started journaling about her challenge, I had found the website, read about it completely (at least twice) and had been toying with the idea of jumping into that same program.  When I read that Julie had taken the challenge and I thought I would just sit back and see how she did.  I know, a true friend would have jumped in with her, right?  I just needed time to wrap my brain around this way of living.

A few months ago I read Dr. Don Colbert’s book on Get Healthy through Detox and Fasting.  It made a lot of sense to me and I was successful with the 21 days. I seemed to have more energy and really enjoyed eating clean.  It’s a good short term program.

Nutrition: 

Breakfast

**egg and veggie frittata, banana, 1/3 avocado

*Snack

Green juice (celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, lime, papaya, pineapple

Lunch

Grilled chicken breast w/ sautéed spinach and ½ avocado

*Snack

Boiled egg, almonds

Dinner

Green salad w/ grilled chicken breast

Exercise:

Strength training w/ my trainer

Physical therapy

*Snacks are really not a part of the Whole30 but I have been used to eating 5 small meals and just didn’t believe I could do the “cold turkey” no snack thing today.  I have kept my snacks within the eating program and one of my goals will be to knock out one of the snacks per day.

**Egg and Veggie Frittata

1 egg yoke + 4 egg whites gently stirred

1 cup frozen mixed cauliflower, broccoli and carrots

1 TBS coconut oil

1 TBS chopped jalapeno pepper

1/3 cup cilantro

Salt and pepper to taste

Microwave the frozen veggies until they are not cold…10 or 15 seconds. Heat the coconut oil and sauté the veggies and jalapeno pepper about 5 minutes.  Add the eggs and cook on low heat, cover until eggs are almost cooked through, then add the cilantro.

Today has been a very busy day as I started my day at 4:10 and will not be back home again tonight until about 8:30. 

Day 1….check!