The Whole30 is becoming second nature at this point. I am not having to think too much about it anymore. I have come up with a good number of go-tos. And I have gotten pretty good at throwing something together when the pickin’s get slim.
The only time I want sugar or a muffin is when I see it or think of it. I can’t decide which comes first: the craving or the thought. Oh well. I am certainly not feeling like I really have to have it. It’s just kind of a hmmm, that sounds good but I will pass (quick! make a mental note of that tasty treat for post whole30….kidding).
So here’s what I ate:
Day 15:
Breakfast – CBB Milkshake, 2 apple slices with HOMEMADE cashew butter YUM!
Lunch – 2 fried eggs, sauteed spinach & mushrooms, strawberries, and leftover butternut squash
Snack – Celery, cashew butter, and raisins
Dinner – Primal Pepperoni Pizza Casserole with homemade pizza sauce (I added fresh basil, garlic, onion powder and sea salt), salad
Snack – Celery, cashew butter, raisins
Day 16:
Breakfast – Pumpkin Breakfast Pudding (PBP), CBB Milkshake, 2 fried eggs
Lunch – Cashews, dried apples (crazy busy day on the go)
Dinner – (which I snatched out of the crockpot at 4pm before heading to my dentist appointment and then again after) Korean beef (I used shoulder roast), onions and pineapple
Snack – Celery, cashew butter, raisins
Day 17:
Breakfast – CBB Milkshake, PBP
Snack – Larabar
Lunch – Canned wild tuna, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper over salad. 1/2 grassfed beef hot dog, cantelope
Snack – Celery, cashew butter, raisins, pineapple
Dinner – Leftover pizza casserole, kale chips
Day 18:
Breakfast – 2 fried eggs, avocado, CBB Milkshake, PBP
Lunch – Sauteed zucchini, onion, and hot dog with pizza sauce over kale
Snack – Apples and cashew butter (tastes like apple pie!)
Dinner – Primal tacos over lettuce with avocado, salsa, sauteed onions and peppers, pineapple
Snack – Larabar
Day 19:
Breakfast – 2 fried eggs, avocado, ABC Milkshake
Lunch – Grassfed beef hot dog, cantelope
Snack – Larabar and my lunch was not enough so I dipped into the Pizza soup in the crockpot at around 3:30. That’s twice in one week the crockpot saved me!
Dinner – Pizza soup, sweet potato
Day 20:
Breakfast – 2 fried eggs, ABC Milkshake
Lunch – Pizza soup
Snack – Apple
Dinner – Mushroom burger and green beans at Fresco’s (great place – Jeff said it was the best GF pizza he’s had and I did take a nibble of their GF bun, which Jeff ate, and it was SO good! Light and fluffy and tasty.)
Day 21:
Breakfast – ABC Milkshake
Lunch – Pork carnitas (only meat with no soy, FYI) salad at Chipotle (no beans no dressing – still delicious), apple
Dinner – Sausage, sauteed green cabbage (the coconut oil gives it such a yummy flavor – I could eat it all day!), salad, cauliflower
I am currently on Day 25. Six more days! Actually I am not counting down the days like I thought I would. I have been very happy eating this way. More so than I thought. A few things I have learned:
1. You can get over your sugar craving! I love being able to look at a sugary treat and feel like I could take it or leave it. I am not as sad about that as I thought I would be.
2. Protein for breakfast is essential for me. Without it I tend to be hungry a lot more through out the day.
3. I really like fried eggs!
4. When you eat less carbs, it is A LOT easier to get in more fruits and veggies.
I am starting to think about post-Whole30–my goals and plans. I will share those next week!
Random Reader :)
You go! It’s completely changed the way we eat. I too never thought I could get over my sugar cravings but I feel way better now that I don’t eat so much junk.
kristy
Thank you Random Reader! I finished a couple days ago. I was ready to be done, but now I am pretty sure I will continue to eat more paleo-style from here on out. Definitely way less sugar!
J'lene
Great job!! I’ve been reading bits and pieces of the “whole 30″ book and have really learned a lot! Our family started cross fit a few months ago and have been incorporating more of a paleo-style diet ourselves. Anyway, I was so glad you stopped me yesterday and it was such a pleasure to meet you in person. Sorry it was so brief:) I would love to hook up sometime to chat over tea or coffee or meet for a play date in the park…would you be up for that? I know the holidays are upon us, but let’s see what we can do!! Have a blessed week.
kristy
I still can’t believe we ran into each other! Small world! We’d love a play date or even kid-free time…can’t we all use a little of that?!
I’d love to read that book. My mom has it and is in her last week of the Whole30 so I know it must be a great book to inspire my mom and MY DAD to give this a shot. Praying for long-lasting changes for them both.
Talk to you soon!!