Justin and I have decided to really boost our 'summer ready' bodies and for me to really get closer to my goal weight. We're undertaking another Whole30! I've missed the clear shiny skin, the slim tummy, and the good habits I had as a result of our first venture in whole eating. So, despite it being that last month of the school year and all of the crazy IEP meetings/paperwork frenzy that it is for me, and despite the fact that my birthday is slap dab in the middle of May (birthday cake, who needs it?), we're embarking, yet again, on a food journey!
Our plans had actually been to start the Whole30 on Sunday, but I felt so awful (bronchitis) that I couldn't get to the grocery store (let alone consider cooking or even... tasting... food). So we delayed a bit, and I was able to hit up the grocery store last night. We had our 'last hoorah' meal for dinner: fried chicken tenders and store bought waffles... :) Honestly, I haven't had an Eggo waffle in YEARS. Delicious.
Needless to say, we were both pretty sluggish this morning, so kicking our butts out of bed early enough to make a fabulous Whole30 approved breakfast this AM did NOT happen. Instead...
Breakfast:
For me - an apple + some sausage
Justin - a banana
Lunch:
Chicken tenders, spinach greens, grapes
Dinner:
Mexican meatballs
Guacamole
Salad
I'm pretty excited to try a new recipe I found on Pinterest. I'll be sure to post a picture with a recipe if they turn out tasty!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Whole30: Day 30
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
WE WE WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I'm thinking of the little pig with the pin wheel riding in the car (commercial). It's the last day of my Whole30 challenge, but it would seem that tomorrow will be the first day of the rest of my life of eating (and thinking about food) differently.
I told some of the ladies at work (it's hard to explain why anyone would want to eat this way) about my cavewoman diet, and so last week, I told them I would be bringing donuts to our weekly meeting in the morning. Today... I know I will still buy the donuts, but now... I don't think I will eat one.
Honestly.
(Is she fur realz?)
Yeah. I'm dead serious. We've been planning all week what our first big day off Whole30 would look like, and now all I can think is, "I don't wanna..." I don't want to ruin all my hard work. I don't want to lose my results. I don't want to go back to the way I used to feel, sluggish, the highs and lows, the doomsday naps, the upset stomachs.
For someone who never used to care about the food she was eating, worry (enough that it reflected in my diet changing) about my weight, or consider those kinds of things. I'm a little worried now that I may have created a monster... Now that I know what kind of effects I can get, I'm afraid it's going to become consuming. I've never been afraid of food the way I feel right now. Apprehensive, leary... I'm hoping tomorrow will bring some call conclusion that things will be okay, that I'll find a happy medium.
In all, I lost 2 inches from my chest, 2 inches from my waist, 1 inch from my hips, and 2 inches each from my thighs. I lost a total of about 10lbs. I have clear skin, level energy throughout the day, and a clear head. Thank you, Whole30!
WE WE WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I'm thinking of the little pig with the pin wheel riding in the car (commercial). It's the last day of my Whole30 challenge, but it would seem that tomorrow will be the first day of the rest of my life of eating (and thinking about food) differently.
I told some of the ladies at work (it's hard to explain why anyone would want to eat this way) about my cavewoman diet, and so last week, I told them I would be bringing donuts to our weekly meeting in the morning. Today... I know I will still buy the donuts, but now... I don't think I will eat one.
Honestly.
(Is she fur realz?)
Yeah. I'm dead serious. We've been planning all week what our first big day off Whole30 would look like, and now all I can think is, "I don't wanna..." I don't want to ruin all my hard work. I don't want to lose my results. I don't want to go back to the way I used to feel, sluggish, the highs and lows, the doomsday naps, the upset stomachs.
For someone who never used to care about the food she was eating, worry (enough that it reflected in my diet changing) about my weight, or consider those kinds of things. I'm a little worried now that I may have created a monster... Now that I know what kind of effects I can get, I'm afraid it's going to become consuming. I've never been afraid of food the way I feel right now. Apprehensive, leary... I'm hoping tomorrow will bring some call conclusion that things will be okay, that I'll find a happy medium.
In all, I lost 2 inches from my chest, 2 inches from my waist, 1 inch from my hips, and 2 inches each from my thighs. I lost a total of about 10lbs. I have clear skin, level energy throughout the day, and a clear head. Thank you, Whole30!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Whole30: Day 29
Ok, so it's Day 29. Day 30 is right around the corner, and after that? How to feel? I want to scream "I'm Free!" But...
Am I free? Free to eat like I want? Free to cook using the ingredients I want? Will I ever truly be 'free' to eat the same way and have the same lifestyle and mentality I had before?
Nope.
I'll forever think about pigs now, and how they are treated: http://whole9life.com/2013/01/the-conscientious-omnivore-pork/
I will always know that things that I love, like ice cream (aka dairy products) are most likely what causes my skin to break out. I'll probably also feel some major bloat and a case of the nasties after our first Post Whole30 meal. If you didn't know, we're planning a trip to Chili's. It's nowhere fancy. I just want some queso (and chips! Good lord I've missed chips) and possibly a margarita. Justin wants a Triple Dipper (appetizer). It's going to be awful. We'll probably feel gross afterwards. We might even have stomach aches. But at least we'll know, right?
That's what we're hoping for. In my mind, I'd like to continue to eat cleanly during the week, and on the weekends, allow myself to feel like a human and socialize in restaurants and not be a food 'pariah'. That's what we're hoping for, at least.
My goal is to continue losing weight and getting back to a healthy toned body. Since we've been doing Crossfit for six months, we've both made huge gains in our endurance. Heck, I could probably go out and run a 5k right now and think nothing of it, even though I haven't actually run more than a mile unbroken in the last 6 months. My hope is that continuing to eat like this will help me shed the rest of the flub while maintaining nice muscle tone. What do all the Pinterest pictures say? Skinny looks good in clothes, but strong looks good naked? My goal is to be able to agree.
And again, I love to take pictures of myself at school when I have a second. Makes me feel good about the day for whatever reason. So here is my latest 'face' change photo. It's a pretty visible and drastic change to me, but I assume much more subtle to those around me.
Am I free? Free to eat like I want? Free to cook using the ingredients I want? Will I ever truly be 'free' to eat the same way and have the same lifestyle and mentality I had before?
Nope.
I'll forever think about pigs now, and how they are treated: http://whole9life.com/2013/01/the-conscientious-omnivore-pork/
I will always know that things that I love, like ice cream (aka dairy products) are most likely what causes my skin to break out. I'll probably also feel some major bloat and a case of the nasties after our first Post Whole30 meal. If you didn't know, we're planning a trip to Chili's. It's nowhere fancy. I just want some queso (and chips! Good lord I've missed chips) and possibly a margarita. Justin wants a Triple Dipper (appetizer). It's going to be awful. We'll probably feel gross afterwards. We might even have stomach aches. But at least we'll know, right?
That's what we're hoping for. In my mind, I'd like to continue to eat cleanly during the week, and on the weekends, allow myself to feel like a human and socialize in restaurants and not be a food 'pariah'. That's what we're hoping for, at least.
My goal is to continue losing weight and getting back to a healthy toned body. Since we've been doing Crossfit for six months, we've both made huge gains in our endurance. Heck, I could probably go out and run a 5k right now and think nothing of it, even though I haven't actually run more than a mile unbroken in the last 6 months. My hope is that continuing to eat like this will help me shed the rest of the flub while maintaining nice muscle tone. What do all the Pinterest pictures say? Skinny looks good in clothes, but strong looks good naked? My goal is to be able to agree.
And again, I love to take pictures of myself at school when I have a second. Makes me feel good about the day for whatever reason. So here is my latest 'face' change photo. It's a pretty visible and drastic change to me, but I assume much more subtle to those around me.
I'm still nowhere near being back into my skinny leg jeans, but I hope that I'll get there within the next month or two. Overall, I feel a heck of a lot less lousy about myself. I think I feel kind of accomplished (but not as much as I had assumed I would, or as much as I think Justin feels). Now it's become less of an accomplishment, and more of a 'Doh! I was an idiot for not eating this way before' kind of feeling.
Breakfast:
Can you guess? :D
Nuked scrambled eggs with pico de gallo
Orange
Lunch:
Pork chop
Fresh baby carrots
Banana
*I had a bout of yawning this afternoon. I haven't done this in quite a while, so I'm starting to believe bananas just have too much sugar in them. I think I might have to stick to just a half of a banana, or get different fruit.
Dinner:
Tilapia filet
Steamed snow peas (more pod than pea, right?)
Whole30: Day 28
Well, playing catchup for Tuesday. The WOD was absolutely vicious today, for whatever reason. I felt like I was going to faint after doing the box jumps. Still have this stinky old man of a dog. He's whiny and smelly and bringing out the evil in Beau. On the plus side, I have a potential adopter who is meeting him Saturday. Let's hope he likes him!
Breakfast:
Same old
Lunch:
Chicken breast
Steamed veggies
Pear
Dinner:
Pork chops
Sauteed spinach and mushrooms
Yep. Can you tell I'm having a blah day? Since it's actually Day 29, I'm going to write that one as well.
Breakfast:
Same old
Lunch:
Chicken breast
Steamed veggies
Pear
Dinner:
Pork chops
Sauteed spinach and mushrooms
Yep. Can you tell I'm having a blah day? Since it's actually Day 29, I'm going to write that one as well.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Whole30: Day 27
I had a horrible case of the Mondays... I was sleepy and took a while to wake myself up. It was a quick food day, nothing really hard to prepare. I'm getting pretty tired of cooking for myself, although I'm still pleased with the results I see in my body and in my energy levels and my mood.
I feel like I'm probably eating too many bananas (I'm used to having a clementine after breakfast, but I haven't been able to find them at the store, so it's been bananas for us).
Breakfast:
Nuked eggs
Banana
Lunch:
Stuffed bell pepper
Raw carrots
An apple
Dinner:
Chicken breast
Steamed veggies
I feel like I'm probably eating too many bananas (I'm used to having a clementine after breakfast, but I haven't been able to find them at the store, so it's been bananas for us).
Breakfast:
Nuked eggs
Banana
Lunch:
Stuffed bell pepper
Raw carrots
An apple
Dinner:
Chicken breast
Steamed veggies
Monday, January 28, 2013
Whole30: Day 26
Well, we had a nice Sunday at the Parker house. I got up, made a big ole breakfast, we watched some TV, then made lunch. Justin went to crossfit (I stayed home, Mr. Zack had the oozy poops... not so fun to clean up after). Around 3pm, Lauren and I decided to do a little shopping. We started out at my favorite store... TJMaxx! I found an awesome rug to go in the formal living room, and I also got a white table cloth for her baby shower we'll be hosting in a few weeks.
Then we hopped over to Old Navy. I got a few things:
and this, but in a light cream color...
and some really pretty jewelry!
Then we went to JoAnn's fabric store where I picked up some card stock paper for a project for the shower. I'm thinking this:
We left JoAnn's and headed to Target. We shopped for a while, checking out their jewelry (surprisingly pricey), baby stuff, and home goods. I didn't plan to purchase anything, but on a whim, I picked up a coral colored cake stand, to use for the shower. I think it will fit the Yellow/Coral/Grey scheme we'll be using, to match her nursery.
Oh, yes, we ate food yesterday too. I got invited to go to La Huerta (my absolute favorite) to visit with Myra while she was passing through, but I had to decline... I am so close to the end of the Whole30, and all I wanted was a margarita. I knew I would slip up somehow.
Breakfast:
Banana/egg pancakes (honestly, you can't eat scrambled eggs everyday... I needed a new presentation)
Turkey patty, spinach
Lunch:
Chicken sliced in small pieces and cooked in coconut oil
Carrots and cherry tomatoes
Dinner:
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Whole30: Day 25
Trying to keep chugging away, but I'm getting less and less creative with my meals/flavors.
Had a lot to do today, went to a baby shower, came home starving and tired, so the nap won over (first nap I've taken in 20 days), and woke up starving, to go to the grocery store. Picked up some necessities, but no bacon (boo!) so I substituted it for some pancetta. I'm thinking of wrapping pear slices with it. Fancy!
Breakfast:
Frittata with spinach and applegate sausage
Lunch:
Um.......
Dinner:
Turkey burger patty
Sweet potato fries
Yeah, no wonder why I needed a nap midday.
Had a lot to do today, went to a baby shower, came home starving and tired, so the nap won over (first nap I've taken in 20 days), and woke up starving, to go to the grocery store. Picked up some necessities, but no bacon (boo!) so I substituted it for some pancetta. I'm thinking of wrapping pear slices with it. Fancy!
Breakfast:
Frittata with spinach and applegate sausage
Lunch:
Um.......
Dinner:
Turkey burger patty
Sweet potato fries
Yeah, no wonder why I needed a nap midday.
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