What I Ate On Whole30 - Week 2

Here I am, already with two weeks under my belt and only 2 weeks + 2 days to go. This week was a bit tougher than the first but I powered through. According to the authors of Whole30, days 10 and 11 seem to be the hardest but if you can make it through to day 16, they call it tiger blood! I will let you know what "tiger blood" feels like, I will be there tomorrow! Friday at the office I had to walk past bagels and cream cheese from Einsteins and an assortment of muffins all day, but I refrained!  🙌🏼 I had some serious cravings for my healthy pancakes this week (rolled oats, egg whites, cottage cheese and blueberries) and am getting kind of tired of eating eggs every morning. You can bet your a** I will be adding my oatmeal back FIRST in the reintroduction phase but I won't have it every day. Whole30 has taught me to branch out and try different things for breakfast, most of them are almost as simple as oatmeal and many of them are delicious (I loved my Sunday breakfast this week). My other favorites this week were the salmon patties (Tuesday) and sweet potato mash (Saturday)

Monday, July 11th

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs + 1/2 sweet potato + avocado + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: pecan pie lara bar
Lunch: leftover stir fry chicken with curry sauce
Snack: apple + almond butter
Dinner: chicken fajita bowl from Green Chef Box
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Tuesday, July 12th

Breakfast: 2 fried eggs + roasted sweet potato, eggplant & carrots + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: banana + cashews
Lunch: no-fuss salmon cakes (Whole30 p346) + sautéed green beans + small salad with grapes & pecans
Snack: 1/2 chocolate sea salt RX bar + apple + almond butter
Dinner: big salad with BBQ chicken + roasted eggplant & carrots + hard boiled egg + avocado + toasted pecans + EVOO & balsamic vinegar
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Wednesday, July 13th

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs + sweet potato + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: 1/2 chocolate sea salt RX bar + few cashews
Lunch: dined out at Farm Burger (salad with pickled onion + tomato + EVOO & balsamic vinegar & plain grass-fed patty on the side)
Snack: 2 hard boiled eggs + strawberries
Dinner: thai coconut soup (Whole30 p352)
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Thursday, July 14th

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs + bacon + avocado + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: banana + cashews + brazil nuts
Lunch: big salad with bbq chicken + roasted carrots & eggplant + cuke and yellow bell pepper + apple, avocado & bacon + EVOO & balsamic vinegar
Snack: banana
Dinner: leftover salmon cakes + sautéed zucchini & yellow squash + roasted cauliflower
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Friday, July 15th

Breakfast: 1 egg (pre-workout snack)
Snack: banana + cashews & brazil nuts + 2 chicken dogs (these were gross)
Lunch: ground turkey with taco seasoning + avocado + roasted cauliflower
Snack: chocolate sea salt RX bar + apple
Dinner: burger patty with bacon & avocado + potato wedges + small salad with pecans & apples
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Saturday, July 16th

Breakfast: scrambled eggs + 1/2 sweet potato + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: apple + brazil nuts
Lunch: salad to go from Chipotle (lettuce, carnitas, tomatoes, guacamole) + banana
Snack: leftover thai coconut soup
Dinner: filet mignon + sweet potato mash (Whole30 p249) + sautéed mushrooms, green beans & bell peppers
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Sunday, July 17th

Breakfast: perfect scrambled eggs (Whole30 p150) + leftover sweet potato mash + leftover mushrooms, green beans & peppers
Snack: banana + brazil nuts
Lunch: big salad with grilled chicken + avocado + roasted carrots + hard boiled egg + bacon + pecans + EVOO & balsamic vinegar
Snack: chocolate sea salt RX bar
Dinner: grilled shrimp + grilled yellow squash & zucchini + steamed broccoli + riced cauliflower
Snack: chocolate smoothie

And that is a wrap, see you next week!

What I Ate On Whole30 - Week 1

I began my Whole30 journey on Monday, July 4th for a much needed reset in my dietary practices. If you have not heard of Whole30 before, I highly recommend you visit their website or read the book, It Starts with Food. It is a very simple way of eating where you focus on filling your body with nutritious whole foods such as high quality meats, organic vegetables and fruits. You remove all added sugar (it is in EVERYTHING), dairy, grains, beans and alcohol (this one is easy being preggo 😊). 

After completing week one, I have to say it hasn't been that hard. I have really missed my morning oatmeal but other than that, I feel pretty awesome. It takes a bit of planning to make sure you have food and I have been cooking a lot more, but the food has been absolutely delicious. I thought it would be fun to share what I ate each day in case you want to try anything and also so I can look back and duplicate weeks in the future when I want an easy week of meal planning. 

Monday, July 4th

Breakfast: 1 fried egg + 1 Aidells chicken sausage + 1/2 sweet potato + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: apple with almond butter
Lunch: classic chili (Whole30 pg342) + Salad (toasted pecans & pumpkin seeds, avocado + EVOO & balsamic vinegar)
Snack: almond pulp crackers & roasted red pepper sauce (Whole30 pg316)
Dinner: grass-fed burger with super gyro seasoning + roasted sweet potatoes + grilled zucchini & yellow squash
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Tuesday, July 5th

Breakfast: melissa's chicken hash (Whole30 p228) + french pressed decaf coffee with nutpod creamer
Snack: 1/2 Thunderbird bar
Lunch: leftover classic chili + salad (leftover squash & sweet potato, asparagus, toasted pumpkin seeds & pecans + EVOO and balsamic vinegar)
Snack: 1/2 Thunderbird bar + banana
Dinner: perfect seared chicken breasts (Whole30 p157) + steamed broccoli + sautéed green bell pepper, zucchini & yellow squash
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Wednesday, July 6th

Breakfast: 2 eggs + 1 Aidells sausage + 1/3 sweet potato
Snack: leftover chicken hash
Lunch: salad (leftover chicken, squash, peppers + raw pumpkin seeds & pecans)
Snack: larabar + strawberries
Dinner: shepherd's pie (Whole30 p350) -- run and make this NOW!
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Thursday, July 7th

Breakfast: 1 egg + handful of cashews (pre-workout snack)
Snack: spinach frittata (Whole30 p206) & avocado + 1/2 banana
Lunch: leftover shepherd's pie
Snack: grapes
Dinner: cod croquettes + green beans from Green Chef box
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Friday, July 8th

Breakfast: 1 egg + handful cashews (pre-workout snack)
Snack: leftover frittata + banana
Lunch: leftover chicken hash + 1/2 carrot cake larabar
Snack: apple + almond butter
Dinner: portobello sloppy joes with carrot fries from Green Chef box
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Saturday, July 9th

Breakfast: 2 eggs + avocado + 1/2 sweet potato
Snack: banana + brazil nuts + cashews
Lunch: salad (bbq chicken + toasted pecans + avocado + apple + cucumber + ranch dressing)
Snack: grapes
Dinner: dined out at True Food Kitchen (bison burger wrapped in lettuce + sweet potato hash + kale salad, no cheese)
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Sunday, July 10th

Breakfast: perfect scrambled eggs (Whole30 p150) + avocado + 1/3 sweet potato
Snack: tropical berry smoothie
Lunch: chipotle carnitas salad with tomato salsa & guacamole + 1/2 apple
Snack: banana + brazil nuts + cashews
Dinner: stir fry chicken (Whole30 p340) with curry sauce (Whole30 p 307) + cauliflower rice (whole30 p272)
Snack: chocolate smoothie

Overall I feel it was a very successful week and I feel really good. Two things I would like to point out that the authors of Whole30 are not big fans of:
1) Smoothies. Smoothies tend to be high in natural sugar and also "send different satiety signals to your brain than food" so people tend to overeat. I made the personal decision to continue having my nightly smoothie to ensure I am getting enough calories for my growing baby. 
2) Snacking. I choose to have six smaller meals (including 3 snacks) daily. The Whole30 folks aren't totally against it, but they do believe that snacking can turn into grazing, so if you choose this route as well just be aware.

And that is a wrap, see you next week!