Tonight was the first night when I possibly wanted to keep eating and keep eating... I stopped myself... way sooner than I would have pre-Whole 30, but it got scary for a second. Well Fed recipes might be a little #SWYPO for me. Made me feel like I was really eating Pad Thai- a dangerous thing for me.
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Local cafe made all the accommodations I asked for. They brought out their cooking oil and it was 90 olive oil/10 soybean so I asked if the had olive oil only and the answer was yes! She made a note to cook my omlet in only olive oil. A side of fruit although not great seemed better than risking how they might cook vegetables. Today was BAD! Hardest day by far. I felt hungry several times and then made this terrible salad last night which meant today's lunch. Ugh! I was going to order out with some co-workers but it seemed like I would need to ask too many questions and never feel completely sure everything was compliant... So I sucked it up and ate my bad salad.... Then came my students pizza party! Talk about temptation. We had a birthday party yesterday with a big sheet complete with the frosting I love. The cake was ok I don't have a sweet tooth. Pizza was hard!!! It smelt so good as I shoveled out pieces with gooey greasy cheese on each child's plant. I washed my hands so I wouldn't even be tempted to "lick". Then after being annoyed with all of that... I came home to find that my puppy has ruined my ugg at some point this morning. Bright spot... The dinner I just whipped together has turned into one of my most favorite yet. Steal fajitas To go with the noddles.... shrimp stir fry Cookbook vs. my version... I think I did okay! haha....?
Pictures of the work in progress,,, Today was back to work and I survived!! The day started off with two eggs with complaint brown mustard, green beans, and a medium tomato. Then for dinner I had Asian style beef with zucchini noodles! Got to use my new spiraler (not sure how you spell that) Also check out my fitbit today!! Went to a kick boxing class that was awesome and I'm always surprised at how active my job is!!! So the start of my day was no good. As noted by my post about my hang over that didn't even post (that's how bad it was). Wow! I thought I wouldn't be a victim of the elusive hangover. I'm not sure why I thought that... ha! Karma.
This is one of my favorite mugs from my co-teacher and it reminded me to embrace the moment this morning even though I did not feel well. In fact, I felt much better after this ice coffee. Coffee is one thing that hasn't been hard for me.. I've been drinking it black for years! Today is technically day one because of my incident with cured ham and bacon. However, other than that I was Whole30 compliant so instead of normal day 1 side effects... I have a day 4 hang over.... I'll keep you posted. I woke up at 11:00, but might need a nap soon gah! You would think I did drink last night..
I'll keep you posted. I'm off you my friends house So being that tomorrow is Day 1 again... it would have been easy to give-up my plan for eating out tonight and just get what I wanted which would have surely not been Whole30 compliant. But I didn't!
Here's what I had...
The rolls were made with no rice. And nothing with alcohol to drink!! Even though they serve my favorite watermelon mojitios. The meals came out at some what different times and I was done with my rolls and some people were still waiting so I asked for steamed broccoli. This is what I got.... I just realized I ate both ham and bacon that were cured in sugar.....
I read this article which is filled with tough love. And I could say hmmm, I'll just keep going. But that would be a disservice to myself and would mean I was dishonest on this blog. This article also provides insight into not being half-a**ed about it. We live and we learn... that doesn't mean today will be an awesome cheat day and I'll start again tomorrow. No... today will go as planned with no more non-compliant ham and bacon. No wonder it tasted so good! Because I have no doubts that my previous two days had some sort of benefit even with 1/4 cup of non-compliant ham.... why ruin that hard work with some nachos?? Although it is tempting! Lesson learned = read labels This quote resonated with me the most... Don’t start over because we want you to—start over because you promised yourself you’d see this through, and we want you to honor that commitment. You decided to push the reset button on your health, your habits, and your relationship with food, and change your life through the Whole30. So see that commitment through. - See more at: http://whole30.com/2014/06/really-start-whole30/#sthash.RYruAOFE.dpuf Source Share an experience you had with a label reading fail? What other foods might sneak up on us that we think are fine? Sooo..... Paleo is all about eating bacon right? all the meat you want? Bacon wrapped bacon? NO! This is probably the biggest misconception I hear. People are also convinced that clean eating is better than paleo. Hmmm... in my opinion they are pretty much the same thing. Clean eating might have some more flexibiliy in regards to whole grains and raw milk, but other than that they are pretty much the same.... Someone comment if I'm confused :)
The part of It Starts with Food that I loved the most was when they explained portion control. They tell you in the easiest ways to understand what the portions should be. Who really knows what 3oz of chicken actually looks like. But the size of your palm? Well that's easy enough to measure! I love that it includes this type of easy to visualize measurements for all foods including nuts... got to watch out for those nuts! Can't be eating 30 even though it seems fine! No picture of breakfast we both ate it too fast! Love when Kris enjoys a good paleo meal!! Brussel Sprouts with Poached Eggs
Here's generally what I did....
I pretty much think I'm proof that you don't need to be a "cook" to make great, filling meal. I can't handle food processors and complex directions.... What has your experience been with making whole cooking as simple as possible? |