FOOD + CATS + CRAFT

Cat Lady that Likes to Eat and Make Stuff

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WHOLE30 : REINTRODUCTION DAY 11

Because I ate the Reese’s Mix I waited until today to do gluten grains.

So bloated and gassy yesterday, probably delay from the sugar?

I had wheat naan today. I’ve still felt bloated and still gassy. Had a headache mid afternoon. I don’t know what is what.

I’m tired too. I didnt get much sleep last night, stayed up late and woke up super early for no good reason. Tired from little sleep or sugar or gluten?!

I also ate some mango slices, an apple and an epic bar - was traveling part of the day.

9pm and I’m ready for bed!

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WHOLE30 : REINTRODUCTION DAY 10

04.27.18

So over this. Updating a day late and can’t remember what all I ate.

Apple I think, mango slices, and the last KNOW FOODS cookie.

Was already bloated and gassy so why not. I think it’s the sugar though.

Also Looked into FODMAPS and garlic & onion were the worst. I add both to pretty much EVERYTHING. So I’m going to cut back on that.

I feel like I need to do another round to see benefits and truly get my sugar craving in check. No nut butter snacking, etc.

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WHOLE30 : INTRODUCTION DAY 9

O4.26.18

1:12pm

I kind of said screw it at work this morning.

This Reese’s Mix has been hanging in my desk drawer for over a month and was begging to be had. I thought I’d only eat half but said f*ck it.

Guess I’m intro-ing wheat a day early. I highly doubt there is much wheat. Mostly a lot of sugar.

I’m at home for lunch. Made myself do 15 crunches for sinning.

Leftover breakfast scramble for the umpteenth time. Now I’m going to finish off the strawberries.

BREAKFAST:

LUNCH:

Updated this but connection was weak and lost it. Ugh.

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WHOLE30 : REINTRODUCTION DAY 8

04.25.18.

6:55 am

Holy shitballs, I haven’t had any alcohol in THIRTY EIGHT DAYS. It’s a miracle.

So I’m carrying dairy over to 1/2 of the day today to finish up what I have in the fridge and see if I notice anything. I feel like I need more time with the foods and/or a variety. I added cheese to my cast iron breakfast scramble (yes, another one. I forgot to take a photo before I started eating.) and added some plain yogurt to the left over guacamole. I’ll finish eating the rest of the yogurt at lunch.

Gassy AF. But that’s it for now. Nothing new.🤣

Note: Will be eating strawberries throughout day, need to eat before they start getting mushy and go bad. At $8 for a pint size basket (the square egg carton material baskets) these babies aren’t going to waste.

LUNCH: (plus 4 strawberries, forgot about yogurt)

10:20 pm UPDATE:

DINNER: (leftover breakfast skillet from this morning, with additions)

I had a lot more sweet potato chips than what is shown. I cooked 1 medium size potato, makes a good amount. Snacked as they cooked in batches. Have a few more left that I’m sure I’ll eat tomorrow.

Also some almond butter! 2 scoops.

The only thing I’ve notice is a bit of bloating and gas. 🤷‍♀️

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WHOLE30 : REINTRODUCTION DAY 7

04.24.18

10:17 am

Ate one mango slice and one strawberry after breakfast.

It’s dairy day, I thought I’d wait another day since I had corn 2 days in a row but I’m feeling fine so may give it a go starting at lunch.

More leftover breakfast skillet from yesterday - added bacon and avocado and bed of raw kale.

11:00 am - honeycrisp apple

LUNCH:

Ate about 1 serving of ice cream (4 servings in pint at 70 cal ea) after lunch (1:30ish pm) and a snack size cheese (2:15 pm).

11:23pm update

Ate some pistachios at work (afternoon snack).

Had a mango slice after work.

Finished the ice cream after dinner.

It makes me want more. More sweets for sure.

I feel a bit bloated, or full, hard to tell. Maybe both. Major gas been happening all day.

I made some sweet potato chips for dinner and they turned out pretty great, mostly crunchy - coconut oil, cast iron skillet.

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WHOLE30 : REINTRODUCTION DAY 6

04.23.18

Also ate (throughout the day)

- a banana

- a few strawberries

- a few mango slices

- 2-3 scoops of almond butter

More cast iron skillet breakfast mix. So good.

Haven’t noticed any significant changes, gassy here and there, maybe I feel bloated. I don’t know. My face seems okay. But I also resisted picking at it much.

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WHOLE30 : REINTRODUCTION DAY 5

04/22/18

Before I forget - I ate (another) KNOW FOODS cookie (Lemon) after I posted last night.

I went ahead and ate the rest of the corn today because I didn’t want it to go to waste.

This afternoon I had a headache and got super tired. It came on pretty fast. So now I regret eating the sugary things (cookies and donut yesterday). Not sure if it was from sugar or corn or something else? My sleep throughout the process has ranged from closing eyes around 11:30pm - 1am and waking around 5:15 - 6:00 am. Last night was 1am - 7:30 but I got up around 6ish to feed cats. Didn’t really go back to full sleep afterwards. So don’t know if my sleep schedule is why I’m tired or if it’s from food. I’ve also been getting up to pee EVERY SINGLE NIGHT for over a month now. I don’t think my liquid intake is any higher than before, when I rarely had to get up to pee.

Back to headache mid afternoon, I drank a lot of water, trying to flush my system 🤣. (Now that may cause me to pee.) I forced myself to go to the grocery store and when I returned, or soon after, I felt better. Headache went away without Advil.

My face is breaking out a little more. Again, could be food or the sugar.

Today I had a few strawberries and some mango slices to get the sweet fix. Laying off the KNOW FOODS for now, until done with reintroduction.

I got a cast iron skillet this weekend. So excited to be able to go from stovetop to oven. Breakfast in the skillet:

Breakfast plated with all the foods:

Lunch (breakfast leftovers) and Dinner:

Snacks:

The mango slices are sooo good. Like a fruit roll up but more chewy.

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It’s 10:20, just got in bed. Went to tell this cutie goodnight. 😹 She looked at me and snuggled back into her Olympic summersault diving.

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WHOLE30 : REINTRODUCTION DAY 4

04/21/18

NON GLUTEN GRAIN DAY

Not detailing food pics. Lazy. And I’d rather keep knitting.

Had a normal breakfast.

Skipped a regular lunch - ate a KNOW FOODS donut + strawberry. Oh yeah, ate some corn straight from the can b/c I forgot to have some with breakfast. Added corn to dinner plate of random leftovers from the fridge.

Desperately need to go to store.

I haven’t noticed anything off. I also wonder if I’m paying close attention to everything. I feel like I need a check list/assessment sheet of things to look for or observe. Maybe there is one. I shall google.

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WHOLE30 : REINTRODUCTION DAY 3

04.20.2018

6:38 am

Goal for the day is to not eat any cookies. Or fruit bars. Or RX bars. Torture.

I have an apple to eat instead.

10:05 pm update:

Had an apple this morning.

Went to a tea shop late afternoon and ate a small pastry with sugar sprinkles. It came with my matcha latte (w/ almond milk)!

And I’m currently finishing my second scoop of almond butter. 😂

Must go to bed so I don’t eat anything else.

👆🏻 This seaweed burger wrap was DEEEEELICIOUS. I was being inventive with what I have on hand. Time to grocery shop.

That lunch was delicious too. Basically like the past bowls but on a plate. Also forgot to add coconut aminos to the list.

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WHOLE30 : REINTRODUCTION DAY 2

04/19/18

4:03pm

Snacks posted in photos. 🙄😳🍪

Nothing new to report. Still gassy-ish, maybe feeling a little bloated. I did just eat the cookie though. Full belly.

AND a scoop of almond butter after dinner - no surprise there.

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WHOLE30: REINTRODUCTION DAY 1

04.18.18

LEGUMES.

I chose black beans & peanuts.

Also ate a RX Bar this afternoon (chocolate sea salt). 😳

It’s 8:05 pm, just finished dinner and thus far I haven’t noticed anything different throughout the day.

A little gassy but nothing crazy, seems like a constant these days but I’ve been eating cauliflower so there’s that contribution also. Thankfully it has remained silent and oderless. 🤣

I really want to eat one of my KNOWFOODS cookies. It’s mostly compliant minus the allulose (sugar substitute). Maybe I’ll opt for almond butter. Time will tell.

UPDATE : I had 1 scoop of almond butter AND the cookie (Cinnamon flavor). It was soft and yummy and huge. Also, more gassy as the night went on. 😳🙄🤷‍♀️😁

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WHOLE30 : DAY 30

04/17/2018

OMG. HERE I AM. DAY 30.

It feels strange.

The only non compliant things I’ve had (during the 30 days (that I’m aware of) are GUM (Days 1-18) & that bag of Epic Pork Skins. Oh yeah and about 3 or 4 almonds that contained peanut oil (accident).

I feel like I’ve been cheating though by feeding the sugar craving with nut butters, RX Bars & Larabars. And whatever else satisfied the craving but was technically compliant.

I’m going to do the reintroduction (fast track) and then try to stay Whole30/Paleo thereafter.

#GOALS

Will update with dinner.

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Also ate:

Apple (mid-morning snack)

Almonds (about 10, after lunch)

Epic Bar - Chicken Sriracha (late afternoon snack)

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2nd photo is Breakfast Scrambled. 😬

4th is lunch wrapped up - it was yummy!

And dinner:

Also got a few things today for reintroduction. I’m a wee bit scared. 😳 peanuts and beans tomorrow!

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WHOLE30 : DAY 29

04.16.18

Trying to get ahead by posting throughout day rather than waiting until the end of day when I’m too busy and tired.

Snacked on some almonds & cashews.

Ate the last piece of mango slice.

Also had a Mixed Berry RX Bar.

And of course my nightly scoops (2) of nut butter (almond butter).

I took the day off from work. Needed a mental health day. I tend to snack more when I’m home all day, I think.

Definitely feeling more mental clarity. Not sure that’s from food choices necessarily, I think it’s from no alcohol. I guess food can play a factor. Brain fog seems to be lifting.

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WHOLE30 : DAY 28

04.15.18

Snacked on mango slices. They’re delicious - sweet, chewy fruit slices.

And Almonds & Cashews (handful)

And Almond butter (2 scoops)

I definitely don’t feel any extra energy. Situational maybe - down about cat missing, crampy/period. Not an ideal time for any of that to be going on but it is and I’ll have to let it pass. Could be feeling nothing since I’ve been snacking and feeding the sugar dragon (with compliant foods of course). Or a combination of all of that.

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WHOLE30 : DAY 27

04.14.2017

Its 11:05 am - I’ve already had breakfast AND a RX BAR. (Coconut Chocolate). I feel like I’m failing. Big time here at the end.

Maybe I can skip lunch and not snack until dinner. Maybe not.

have a friends birthday party tonight, can’t decide if I should go. Will definitely need to eat BEFORE going out. Or temptations.

I need to shower and go look for a lost cat but instead I’m in pjs on the couch knitting. I could honestly go back to bed. Where the hell is the Tiger Blood? Just a drop would be nice please.

Also started my period. Kinda crampy (3 days now). What the fuck is up with that? The last week. When I’m suppose to be feeling fantastic. Plus I had my depo shot on March 12th, only a month ago. WHAT. THE. FUCK?!?!?! I’m cranky. Also ate every bit of last food I had in fridge for breakfast which means I have to go grocery shopping. Not happy.

And early-ish dinner:

Also had a few dried mango slices throughout evening.

And then a late-ish snack, 11:10pm. Skipped birthday party, feeling down about cat missing. And blah in general. But went to a friends house, her sister was in town so visited a bit and now home a little hungry.

Seaweed sheet, kimchi and rest of guacamole. 🤣

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WHOLE30 : DAY 26

Friday the 13th. April 2018.

Got off work early and have been snacking all day. Eating my way through sadness, eating my feelings. One of the outdoor kitties is missing. Haven’t seen her in 4 days and I’m so worried about her. Can’t stop wondering - Is she dead? Injured somewhere? Catnapped? Ugh. She’s never been gone this long. Now it’s pouring down rain, severe thunderstorms, tornado warnings. 😢😭😔 I hope she’s on vacation and returns soon.

I was DYING to eat some chocolate and/or a cookie. So bad. Even after I had an RX BAR, cashews & almonds, plus meals! Had a basic lunch, was at work, tuna and larabar. Almost gave in but made almond pancakes instead. 😳

Compliant at least. But kinda thinking a KNOWFOODS cookie would’ve been healthier, less calories (but has sugar, allulose). Oh well.

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WHOLE30 : DAY 25

04.12.18

Also ate: (as of 3:45pm)

Apple (morning snack)

Blueberry RX Bar (afternoon snack, not an emergency situation but whatevs. Feeding the sugar dragon.)

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After work I had a handful of almonds and cashews.

After dinner I had a mango.

Another new favorite food (beside the poke bowl) are these spaghetti squash “latkas” - cooked spaghetti squash, egg, onion, garlic and s+p - mix together and cook patties in skillet. So yummy. I’m thinking some bigger ones with added ingredients might be good to try, like a breakfast one perhaps. I suppose it would essentially be the same or very similar to a frittata.

(Side note: kinda crampy yesterday and today.)