I am in the home stretch! The past week was probably the best week so far. There were several days where I had ample amounts of energy and felt amazing and I am really enjoying the food. I do miss going out to eat on the weekends with my family and I seriously miss my oatmeal...I can't stop thinking about my oatmeal. Out of all the things I cut out for this plan, the only thing I really miss is that, not too shabby. If you don't have dinner planned for tonight, MAKE THE MUSTARD BALSAMIC CHICKEN! Seriously the best chicken I have had in my life.
Monday, July 18th
Breakfast: scrambled egg (pre workout)
Snack: banana + brazil nuts + Starbucks Americano
Lunch: leftover burger patty + roasted potatoes + strawberries & grapes
Snack: 1/2 chocolate sea salt RX bar + apple + almond butter
Dinner: leftover shepherds pie
Snack: chocolate smoothie
Tuesday, July 19th
Breakfast: scrambled eggs + sweet potato mash + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Lunch: leftover chili + pluot + brazil nuts
Snack: 1/2 chocolate sea salt RX bar
Dinner: leftover shepherds pie
Snack: chocolate smoothie
Wednesday, July 20th
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs + bacon + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: banana + brazil nuts + pluot
Lunch: leftover chili + salad with pecans & apple
Snack: almonds
Dinner: turkey meatballs (Whole30 p226) + zuchinni noodles + mushrooms + sauce
Snack: strawberry smoothie (recipe coming soon!)
Thursday, July 21st
Breakfast: 1 fried egg + whole30 pancakes* + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: banana + cashews
Lunch: leftover shepherds pie + peach
Snack: watermelon + almonds
Dinner: mustard balsamic chicken thighs + butternut squash & brussel sprouts
Snack: strawberry smoothie
Friday, July 22nd
Breakfast: scrambled eggs + 1 pancake
Snack: banana + cashews & brazil nuts
Lunch 1: leftover balsamic chicken + butternut squash & brussel sprouts (small portion)
Lunch 2: small bowl of leftover chili
Snack: pluot + watermelon
Dinner: burger patty on eggplant bun + tomato + guacamole + roasted sweet potato chunks
Snack: chocolate smoothie
Saturday, July 23rd
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs + 2 pancakes + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: pluot + almonds
Lunch: tuna boats (Whole30 p238) + sweet potato
Snack: blueberry RX bar
Dinner: filet mignon + spaghetti squash + brussel sprouts
Snack: chocolate smoothie
Sunday, July 24th
Breakfast: perfect scrambled eggs (Whole30 p150) + leftover spaghetti squash
Snack: banana + cashews & almonds
Lunch: big salad with carnitas + sautéed red/green peppers, mushrooms & onion + guacamole + salsa
Snack: peach
Dinner: curry shrimp stir-fry with broccoli, zucchini, yellow squash, green/red bell peppers + riced cauliflower (recipe coming soon)
Snack: chocolate smoothie
*pancakes are technically against the rules on Whole30. The philosophy is "a cookie is a cookie" and the objective is to break the unhealthy relationship you have with the baked goods, bread, whatever it is. I made the personal decision to share pancakes with lil' G (I made them for him😉) but will refrain from having them again until my 30 days are up. For the record, I NEVER eat "real" pancakes, in fact I don't even like them. I prefer my healthy version which I will post soon and the ones I made above were delicious too, no syrup needed!
And that is a wrap, see you next week!