Day 27 - The Whole30 Program

Today was pretty painful on the muscles.  I loved it!  I already posted my gym update for the day, so this is really about the food intake.

Doesn't help that I'm coming down with a cold or pollen-related allergies or both.  Regardless, I hate not being able to breathe.  Especially when breathing becomes integral to working out.  Sleep would have been nice, too.  I managed to snag about 15 minutes this afternoon.  It helped.  I blame the drugs.

So, here's my recap of food for the day!

RECAP

Breakfast: half a tray of Fresh & Easy rotisserie chicken breast;

2nd Breakfast: the other half of said tray;

Lunch: buffalo chicken salad, but only about half of it; 

Dinner: Piña colada cicken & confetti f'rice.  This was an experiment in allergies.  I have a pineapple allergy.  The Whole30 has had testimonials of folks who've kicked various allergies--food and otherwise--so, I figured, hey, why not!  It was TOTALLY WORTH any hives I may break out with later.

Days 12 & 13 - The Whole30

I didn't log yesterday.  Obviously. So here's a recap from yesterday.

RECAP
Breakfast - Mollet egg, bacon (2 slices), and sautéd Nappa cabbage.

Lunch - I think I skipped it.  I was having a very bad emotional day.

Dinner - Chili.  It was awesome.  The recipe is here.

I had 2 vodka tonics last night and pretty much instantly regretted them.  I was kinda nauseated and in pain.  I think the coconut milk that went with my banana and magnesium powder curdled or something.  Who knows.  

Today... I at least ate 3 times.  I'm proud of me!  But, it was also a training day...so, I should have eaten 4 times.  Oh, well.

I don't have any epic stories from the training room today, so you get this one post.

RECAP
Breakfast - Chicken breast tenderloin & half a sweet potato

Second Breakfast - 2 eggs, and 4 strips of really bad bacon and about 2 cups of coffee

Dinner - SO MUCH FOOD!  We made this great salad, these awesome roasted carrots, and these amazing meatballs.   This was a masterpiece of taste sensations!  And we have a ton of leftover salad (YAY LUNCH TOMORROW).  

Drinking water today.  

Overall, I'm feeling pretty amazing and I'm starting to see how some foods negatively impact my system.  This makes me happy, too.  Not thrilled that I need to rid myself of Vodka (unless I can drink the more expensive gluten free vodka), but maybe I'll be able to drink my wine.  I do like a dry white.

Day 9 - The Whole30 Program

If you read my earlier post today, then you already know about my gym experience today.  My first thought as I lay there, pinned under my barbell was, "I have got to start eating before my workout..."

Which means...I have to get up earlier...which...has been the problem, in the first place.  I'm still waking up tired, though my sleep quality seems to be improving.  I'm hoping it continues to improve.

Anyway!  Recap of today's fooding...

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Breakfast: 2 chicken breast tenderloins, 2 eggs, and 1 sweet potato with mint chutney

Lunch: 3oz chicken, 1 banana

Dinner: Moroccan salmon with curried frice and an apple.

Epic food was epic for dinner; but I think I just need to eat more during the day.  

Magnesium shake with coconut milk and strawberries rounds out my day.  My husband is making dinner tomorrow night.  I am excited for what he comes up with!  He's been hugely supportive in my Whole30 program and I'm very thankful. 

Day 6 - The Whole30

Woke up tired, again, today.  Also had a bit of a headache on and off today.  But, I enjoyed walking about 2 miles in the warm, California sun.  Why, yes...I do believe I'm rubbing that in.

Not a good eating day, however.  I woke up about 9:15--well, I got out of bed at 9:15, I'd been waking up for several hours--and left to go to my now former (D:) chiropractor's office to help her with some things.  Some things I didn't think would take a long time.  So, around 2pm, I finally started for home.  I hadn't eaten breakfast and I was pretty much starving, so, breakfast and lunch came within 20 minutes of each other.

Here's the recap...

RECAP:

Breakfast - Brussels sprouts, cabbage, bacon, and about 3oz of chicken

Lunch - half an avocado with some bacon stuffed in the center

Dinner - Lime-ginger baked tilapia with coconut-almond green beans.

Late night snack during gaming - 6-ish oz of steak and a baby cucumber.

Skipping the shake tonight because it's late and I'm comfy in my bed (and I'm not sending my poor husband back to the kitchen, though, trust me, the irony of that sentence is not lost on me).

Day 5 - The Whole30

Superbowl Sunday.  Probably if I did the research, I could substantiate my claim that it's one of the biggest junk-food days during the year.  And, naturally, I'm on the Whole30 Program.  I picked a challenging month.

No, seriously!  I did!  Look:

February:
2 - Groundhog Day
3 - Superbowl Sunday
14 - Valentine's Day
15-18 - Gaming Convention

I'm sure there are other holidays in there, too, that I could celebrate, but those are the biggies--especially the gaming convention.  Four days of non-stop gaming and not many Paleo-friendly options.  Fortunately, I have some ideas for breakfasts and lunches.  Not so sure on dinners.

But, today, I slept in a bit and woke up feeling rested and refreshed and, *gasp* HAPPY!  I donned my workout gear and proceeded to have a craptacular workout because of the idiot men at the gym, but came home to a mostly-made breakfast.  This made me really happy.  I was a bit bad, though, so here's the recap.

RECAP:

Breakfast: 2 eggs with home-made pico de gallo and a baked sweet potato

Lunch: ....what's this?  I did not haz...mostly because I was preparing for....

Dinner:  'Tandoori' Chicken with curried frice and mint pesto (totally stollen from Miss Melicious).  It was amazingly good...in fact, here's a picture!

I, also, have drunk 3L of water at this point in my day and it's only 8:30pm.  I anticipate more water to come!  I will also have another epic shake like last night's...

Speaking of last night...I was bad, again!  I hadn't eaten much yesterday; wasn't feeling it and wasn't hungry...until about midnight, at which point I devoured an orange bell pepper and about 5oz of chicken.  It was the best midnight snack EVER!

Day 2 - Food Recap

Today was a workout day.

These days always throw me off. I also realized that I need to (at least at the start of this) do something not entirely Whole30 approved--I need a protein shake at night because it's how I drink my magnesium.  I need the magnesium (for now) to help me sleep so I don't have days like today...

6:00am - Alarm goes off.  Killed it.

6:45am - Second alarm goes off.  Killed it.

7:15am - Husband stumbles in to search for a towel...I notice the time and immediately....curl back up and groan.  Despite sleeping the night through, and sleeping soundly, I did not sleep well or restfully.

At this point, I crawled out of bed and got into my workout gear and got ready to leave.  I remember being at the gym and doing my bodyweight squats.  I remember crying about my pathetic OHPs, and I remember empowering myself with 175# dead lifts.  I don't remember driving home.  I remember making breakfast (which I'll share in a sec) and knitting...and the nap I ended up taking...and from there, I remember pretty well.

So. 

RECAP
Breakfast: 3 eggs and 3oz grilled steak
Lunch: I almost missed this and it wasn't balanced at all.  It was simply 3 oz of grilled steak.
Dinner: From The Clothes Make the Girl, I made the Moroccan Pork Chops with cucumber salad.  My husband (who has no interest in being Paleo) loved this meal and was sad there was not more (Note to self: Make large batch of salad).  Despite it being a training day, I haven't really been all that hungry.  Just lethargic.  I'm going to have a banana to cleanse my palate and then have a protein shake later for the magnesium powder.  Probably use 2 scoops of the protein powder, coconut milk, and another banana.  Have a lot of muscle cramps and knots...magnesium and potassium for the win! 

Spinach Feta Rice Recipe

I found this in the community area for the Blood Type Diet's main site, http://www.dadamo.com.  It's fairly simple and takes approximately 20 minutes to make.


I was going to make turkey sausage stuffed bell peppers for dinner and the turkey sausage was the same recipe as the wonderful sausage links I'd made before.  So, I wanted something lighter for the side dish.  The rice fit the bill.  Filling, creamy, it's a definite hit in the house...definitely making it again!  Thanks to Sue Phalen for posting it!

So yummy, we ate most of it!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
• 1 cup sliced portobello mushrooms (about 4 oz, or 4 big ones)
• 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 cup chicken broth [or vegetable broth]
• 1 cup water
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 package chopped frozen spinach, cooked then drained and pressed until most of water is gone. May use 6 cups shredded fresh spinach leaves instead.

HOW TO MAKE IT:

1. Combine rice, broth, and water in medium saucepan.
2. Bring water to boil.
3. Add rice, stir once.
4. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes (according to your package instructions) or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
5. Cook and stir onion, mushrooms, and garlic in large skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray until onion is tender.
6. Add cooked spinach, oregano leaves, salt, and lemon juice so that it, too, is warm.
7. Add entire mixture to rice (or vice versa).
8. Add feta cheese, stir well and it's ready to serve.