#whole30day18

[nataliemermaid]

Taking my #whole30 challenge out to eat at @panerabread with a friend! https://youtu.be/bui_iuzybn4 or click the link in my bio! ☝🏼 🍠 🥒 🥦 🥑 🍆 #whole30 #whole30vlog #whole30day18 #whole30movietheatre #whole30movie #whole30movietreat #dapperday #dapperdayprep #healthyeatingwhiletraveling #whole30travel #travelingonwhole30 #healthyeats #healthyeating #healthylifeatyle #foodprep #foodprepping (at Anaheim, California)

[tayloreddesigns]

Whole30 Sloppy Joe Bowl😋 #whole30day18 #lovethislife (at Saint Paul, Minnesota)

[tayloreddesigns]

Sure is 😏#whole30day18 #lovethislife #lovemyurbanlife😍 #happiness #designerlife👌🏻 (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)

[purplewysteria]

#whole30day18 #whole30 #accountability I didn't have boiled eggs! For breakfast anyway. Breakfast: applesauce, strawberries, coconut and a little almond butter. Lunch: I had Hu Hot! All good stuff with 2 eggs without the soy sauce. I had sesame seed oil and lime juice. On the way home I was very hungry- had pressed by kind fruit bars. Dinner: I made ground turkey and zucchini and ate it over romaine. The kids wanted cinnamon rolls... I wasn't too tempted, but had more applesauce and almond butter.

[chunky002]

Whole30 Days 18-23

The last week has been kind of a clusterfuck, but in a good way. I moved into my new apartment over the weekend - a 4th floor walk-up with no elevator! Woo-hoo soon-to-be-amazing ass! Moving and everything that goes along with it has taken up the majority of my time, but today I FINALLY got a workout in. Nothing fancy, just going hard on the elliptical for half an hour. I don’t think I’ve ever sweat so much in my life. Felt semi-refreshed and was STARVING when I got home. Stuck with compliant foods and feeling satisfied.

Speaking of food, who finally stopped craving donuts and cinnamon rolls? THIS GIRL! Yesterday was kind of a rough day, and when that kinda day would normally send me into a carb/sugar spiral yesterday it didn’t even cross my mind! Who the fuck am I? A chick that doesn’t need to eat her emotions through pasta and hostess donuts - that’s who!!

To note: it took me 9 days, Day 13 until the 22nd to kick the craving for sugary carbs - and I had never really veered towards them pre-Whole30, so just to note you WILL (probably) crave stuff you never did pre-program.

So while there is no “Tiger Blood” running through me per se, I feel confident that I can stop myself for long enough to really evaluate why I want certain foods. And I can honestly say, that has never been something I could do before going through the Whole30. NSVs for the win.

Now onto food. Stuck to program, but again since it’s been awhile since the 18-20th, and I have a shitty memory, I can’t 100% vouch for specific meals in a given day beyond saying I was totally on fucking point.

Foodage:

Day 18 Breakfast - Banana, black iced tea with coconut milk

Lunch - 2 servings chicken, 1 serving beef

Dinner - sausages with broccoli

Day 19 Breakfast - iced coffee (black)

Lunch - salad with spinach, grilled chicken, bell pepper, onion, oil and vinegar

Dinner - 2 bananas with almond butter, grapes, oysters packed in oil

Day 20 Breakfast - black iced tea, banana with almond butter

Lunch - salad (lettuce, carrots, olives, eggs, oil and vinegar), steak and grilled shrimp

Dinner - boiled eggs and salmon

Day 21

Breakfast - black iced tea with coconut milk

Lunch - carved turkey breast (a ton of it)

Dinner - grapes, 2 bananas with almond butter, oysters packed in oil

Day 22

Breakfast - black iced tea with coconut milk

Lunch - salad with grilled chicken, steak, onions, peppers, fresh salsa (tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeños)

Dinner - the now infamous (because of how often I make it) chili with spinach, kale, and one other kind of green, added)

Dessert - 2 bananas with almond butter

Day 23

Breakfast - black iced tea with coconut milk, banana

Lunch - chili

Dinner - more chili

Snack - banana with almond butter

[dairyfreegirl]

meals meals meals

so far i have posted about desserts, coffee, and a quick breakfast. lame. let's get some hearty meals around here. oh, and i also have another dessert...

anyway.  meal numbero uno.

chicken tortilla soup!  this one actual came from one of my best girlfriends. and obviously i had to take a few things out (tortillas for starters) since i am still on whole30.

it is a crockpot recipe which was nice because it was made overnight, and now i have it to bring for lunch everyday.

ingredients:

two chicken breasts

two 14.5 oz cans of fire roasted diced tomatoes

two 5 oz can of green chiles

one diced onion

three diced garlic cubes

three cups of chicken broth

three tablespoons of cumin

two tablespoons of paprika

a couple sprinkles of cayenne pepper

put that shit on low for 7.5 hours and booyah --> chicken soup.

number 2!

shrimp and jalapeno sweet potato biscuits - i got this one from www.paleomg.com which is a great source for paleo and whole30 recipes. check out the recipe here.

i felt i needed a sweet potato recipe because they are high in carbs, and that is definitely missing from my diet.

ingredients:

1 large sweet potato 

3 eggs, whisked

3 tablespoons almond meal

4-5 shrimp, cooked, diced small (food processor)

3 tablespoons ghee or unclarified butter

1 jalapeño, thinly diced (food processor with shrimp)

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon garlic powder

salt and pepper

preheat oven to 415 degrees.  wash the sweet potato.  stab the sweet potato (you know, make holes so it can breathe).  microwave the sweet potato with a damp paper towel over it for 5 minutes on each side. peel the sweet potato.  mash the potato in a bowl and then add eggs and ghee and mix well.  mix together the almond meal, baking powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper and add to the potatoes and eggs. next we food processed the shrimp and jalapeño  and added that to the total mixture.  then we used a measuring cup to scoop up mixture and plopped it on aluminum foil.  turn the oven down to 375 degrees and put the biscuits in.  they should be done in 22 minutes but watch them! 

recommended side is sauteed mushrooms with steamed lemon pepper broccoli.

last recipe. drumroll please. chicken-chorizo burgers.  this recipe came from a website called emeals.  emeals really helped me kick start my healthy, and much cheaper, eating lifestyle.  they give you seven meals for the week (you can choose paleo specific diet) and a shopping list at the end which will incorporate one ingredient in multiple meals. you can read about emeals here (also, it is not a free service - but definitely worth it).  while i still use it, i pick the recipes that excite me the most.  doesn't chicken-chorizo burgers just make your heart sing?

ingredients:

1/2 lb ground chicken

1/2 lb raw ground chorizo

one large onion, minced

two cloves garlic, minced

one teaspoon chopped thyme

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

one tablespoon light olive oil (or coconut oil)

preheat grill. compile all ingredients in a bowl and mix together.  with your hands. and create eight patties. stay safe and wash your hands after! and don't touch anything until then! put some oil on the grill and place the patties on the grill for 6 minutes each side (check the middle to be sure it is cooked through).

recommended side is well of course anytime you can put avocado on your meal, you should. this would be one of those times. i smothered it in avocado.  steamed brussel sprouts were a great side as well.

finally dessert. these are called ... i am actually not sure but we'll just call them yummy balls. err i mean... delicious nut balls! hmm that doesn't work either.  anyway you get the point.  i found the original recipe on pintrest and can also be found on this website.

ingredients:

one cup unsweetened coconut flakes

one cup pitted medjool dates (these continue to impress me)

one cup assorted nuts (i used walnuts, almonds and pecans)

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

put all those guys in a food processor until mixed well. take them and squish them into balls. use pressure.  and you're done!  these are actually a thousand times better than my pretend irish potatoes...

enjoy!