Breakfast: 1 egg/prosciutto cup and 1 piece of turkey sausage; white, seedless grapes; black coffee
Morning snack: grapes
Lunch: Avocado chicken salad, shaved Brussels sprouts, grape tomatoes
Afternoon snack: Marcado almonds w/rosemary
Dinner: Rosemary baked chicken thigh; snow peas sautéed in coconut oil & coconut aminos
Snack: raw almonds
I felt quite good all day, but I stayed out later than I should have, which meant I didn't get to bed until 11:00ish....alarm goes off at 5:15am, so that was dumb. I got a little hungry around 8:00pm, so I ate just a few (maybe 10 or 12) raw almonds, which did the trick!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Day 2 - Monday, Sept. 2nd
Even though it's Labor Day, I had to go to work. But, I had plenty of good food to take with me, so my meals were a no-brainer.
Breakfast: 1 egg/prosciutto cup; seedless green grapes; black coffee
I posted this on Facebook around 10:30am:
Whole30 Day 2: Breakfast was really tasty...but, I should have brought more food. I'm feeling pretty snacky right now. I have a few grapes & almonds to hold me over until lunch....which is going to be so yummy! (Avocado chicken salad....and, well, salad)...but, I wish I had a piece of homemade turkey sausage.
Clearly, I didn't eat enough breakfast, so I was already getting pretty hungry. I had a few plain, roasted almonds and the rest of the grapes for a snack.
Lunch: Avocado chicken salad on a bed of salad greens
Afternoon snack: I finished off the almonds. They are from Trader Joe's (of course) and they are appropriately called "Just A Handful of Dry Roasted Unsalted Almonds". Each little bag contains only 1.2 oz of almonds. Kinda hard to overeat those!
Dinner: Skillet Chili with Kale, Spinach, and Onion - not really chili, IMHO, but quite tasty! I did finish off the 2nd half of the curried chicken thigh from Monday night...I couldn't resist!
Went to bed early, read a few chapters in "It Starts With Food", and was asleep by 10:30pm. Again, tired, but felt really good. Didn't really struggle with hunger except for between breakfast & lunch.
Breakfast: 1 egg/prosciutto cup; seedless green grapes; black coffee
I posted this on Facebook around 10:30am:
Whole30 Day 2: Breakfast was really tasty...but, I should have brought more food. I'm feeling pretty snacky right now. I have a few grapes & almonds to hold me over until lunch....which is going to be so yummy! (Avocado chicken salad....and, well, salad)...but, I wish I had a piece of homemade turkey sausage.
Clearly, I didn't eat enough breakfast, so I was already getting pretty hungry. I had a few plain, roasted almonds and the rest of the grapes for a snack.
Lunch: Avocado chicken salad on a bed of salad greens
Afternoon snack: I finished off the almonds. They are from Trader Joe's (of course) and they are appropriately called "Just A Handful of Dry Roasted Unsalted Almonds". Each little bag contains only 1.2 oz of almonds. Kinda hard to overeat those!
Dinner: Skillet Chili with Kale, Spinach, and Onion - not really chili, IMHO, but quite tasty! I did finish off the 2nd half of the curried chicken thigh from Monday night...I couldn't resist!
Went to bed early, read a few chapters in "It Starts With Food", and was asleep by 10:30pm. Again, tired, but felt really good. Didn't really struggle with hunger except for between breakfast & lunch.
Day 1 - Sunday, Sept 1st
I started the day out well, since I had gone grocery shopping the night before and stocked my fridge with lots of good food. Unfortunately, I didn't plan well for lunch because I was going to ATL for the day and thought I'd be eating out....but, we'll get to that.
Breakfast: 2 eggs, scrambled in coconut oil with sautéed kale and a little tomatillo salsa, black coffee
Lunch: I ended up not going out for lunch, so I had to find something quick on the drive home from ATL. I stopped at Trader Joe's and bought a bag of organic salad greens, grape tomatoes, and FINALLY found a package of all-natural, nitrate and sugar free sliced roast beef. I munched on that on my drive home. Not my proudest moment, but I stayed "legal". I also grabbed some marcona almonds roasted in sunflower oil (I know...I know) and rosemary. I didn't eat a lot of those, but they were a good snack.
Dinner: Baked chicken thigh seasoned with rosemary, salt & pepper; more salad greens from the bag I bought at lunch; curried cauliflower (I was cooking for the week and couldn't resist it!)
That evening, I cooked a LOT for the week, including:
Homemade turkey sausage
Egg cups with prosciutto, peppers, spinach, & tomato
Curried chicken thighs with cauliflower (best. thing. ever.)
Baked chicken thighs with rosemary
Avocado chicken salad, made with all-natural guacamole purchased at TJ's
I was pretty exhausted after driving to & from ATL that day and then cooking most of the evening. But, I felt pretty good, overall.
Breakfast: 2 eggs, scrambled in coconut oil with sautéed kale and a little tomatillo salsa, black coffee
Lunch: I ended up not going out for lunch, so I had to find something quick on the drive home from ATL. I stopped at Trader Joe's and bought a bag of organic salad greens, grape tomatoes, and FINALLY found a package of all-natural, nitrate and sugar free sliced roast beef. I munched on that on my drive home. Not my proudest moment, but I stayed "legal". I also grabbed some marcona almonds roasted in sunflower oil (I know...I know) and rosemary. I didn't eat a lot of those, but they were a good snack.
Dinner: Baked chicken thigh seasoned with rosemary, salt & pepper; more salad greens from the bag I bought at lunch; curried cauliflower (I was cooking for the week and couldn't resist it!)
That evening, I cooked a LOT for the week, including:
Homemade turkey sausage
Egg cups with prosciutto, peppers, spinach, & tomato
Curried chicken thighs with cauliflower (best. thing. ever.)
Baked chicken thighs with rosemary
Avocado chicken salad, made with all-natural guacamole purchased at TJ's
I was pretty exhausted after driving to & from ATL that day and then cooking most of the evening. But, I felt pretty good, overall.
My Whole30 Journey
After a summer filled with bad habits, I decided it was time to give the Whole30 program another go. I did it back in January, and I was very happy with the results. Unfortunately, I let myself slip out of my healthy routine for a few weeks...okay, fine....a couple of MONTHS. Sheesh.
At any rate, I'm getting back on track and ready to get healthy again. Feel free to follow along on my journey. And, if you are interested in knowing more about the Whole30 program, check out their website right here.
I don't claim to be an expert, and I am still reading the book, but I intend to make some necessary changes in my life...and I'm willing to do it all right in front of you!
I will attempt to update this blog on a daily basis to include the following information:
What I ate for each meal
What physical activity I achieved
How I felt at the end of the day
Any tips, recipes, or general observations that might be helpful to others
Since I'm starting this blog on Day 3 (of 30), I'll have to play a little catch-up, but I'll do my best to keep it current going forward.
I appreciate your interest (I'm assuming here...I know...), your support, and your encouragement!
~ Melanie (the DeeVah)
At any rate, I'm getting back on track and ready to get healthy again. Feel free to follow along on my journey. And, if you are interested in knowing more about the Whole30 program, check out their website right here.
I don't claim to be an expert, and I am still reading the book, but I intend to make some necessary changes in my life...and I'm willing to do it all right in front of you!
I will attempt to update this blog on a daily basis to include the following information:
What I ate for each meal
What physical activity I achieved
How I felt at the end of the day
Any tips, recipes, or general observations that might be helpful to others
Since I'm starting this blog on Day 3 (of 30), I'll have to play a little catch-up, but I'll do my best to keep it current going forward.
I appreciate your interest (I'm assuming here...I know...), your support, and your encouragement!
~ Melanie (the DeeVah)
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