Well, it is possible I ate "cleaner" today than I ever have before and I appeared to live through it. There are still a few more hours in the day, so death is still possible. I may die of work in the kitchen. Gees. Baking is my thing...not cooking.
Here's a rundown of what today looked like:
6:30 - pre-workout meal: scrambled egg with 1/4 avocado and salsa
8:00 - post-workout protein "bonus meal": 1 hard boiled egg
9:00 - breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs and a banana
1:00 - lunch: 6oz tuna fish mixed with spinach, homemade mayo, and a little apple; one medium apple
7:15 - snack while leaving Whole Foods - was really really sinking: 1 box organic raisins
8:00 - dinner: 1 link Jenny O turkey sausage, 1/2 sweet potato mashed with a splash of coconut milk, evoo, and cinnamon
That was exhausting!
I went to HEB last night and spent $104 stocking up on some perishables as well as some stuff that will last quite a while. I made mayo per the recipe in the book and it was a pain in the butt to make. A stick blender may make it a bit easier...who doesn't need more kitchen gadgets? I also boiled a dozen eggs, chopped a few apples, and made my pre-workout snack I ate this morning.
This evening I went to Whole Foods and spent another $38 on a few more obscure items including coconut aminos (kind of considered a soy sauce alternative for cooking), organic raisins, plain cashews (hard to find ones without added oil), and turkey chorizo. I also picked up a spaghetti squash I plan to make at some point this week to have with ground turkey and organic tomato sauce.
I was pleased to see the number of Central Market brand organic items available at HEB that were Whole30 compliant. For the most part, the stuff wasn't that much more expensive than regular stuff and I was able to stock up on salsa, pasta sauce, tomato paste, extra light olive oil, and extra virgin olive oil. I also bought celery, an onion, and bell pepper at HEB. The celery and onion may go to waste due to the fact that I found nice little containers of celery and onion already cut up at Whole Foods tonight :-)
Tonight I also made a turkey meatloaf. I'm afraid to try it. Hopefully it doesn't kill me - it has pepper, onion, carrots, garlic, and a few other things mixed with ground turkey and topped with some organic pasta sauce. I'll have my first go at it for lunch tomorrow.
I survived today without too strong of cravings or anything else awful. More than anything though, I felt sad. Partly probably because I'm tired and would rather still be at the beach than at work, but also I think mourning the loss of food as I know it. Seriously. I don't have plans this weekend for the first time in months which is a great thing (there may be things growing in my apartment that need tended to), but the thought of trying to get together with friends is sad, assuming I can meet them for water. Maybe a splash of lemon. Whohoo. In reality, I know it isn't that bad, but it is definitely an adjustment.
So there you have it: one day down, 29 to go. That is a long time...
Here's a rundown of what today looked like:
6:30 - pre-workout meal: scrambled egg with 1/4 avocado and salsa
8:00 - post-workout protein "bonus meal": 1 hard boiled egg
9:00 - breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs and a banana
1:00 - lunch: 6oz tuna fish mixed with spinach, homemade mayo, and a little apple; one medium apple
7:15 - snack while leaving Whole Foods - was really really sinking: 1 box organic raisins
8:00 - dinner: 1 link Jenny O turkey sausage, 1/2 sweet potato mashed with a splash of coconut milk, evoo, and cinnamon
That was exhausting!
I went to HEB last night and spent $104 stocking up on some perishables as well as some stuff that will last quite a while. I made mayo per the recipe in the book and it was a pain in the butt to make. A stick blender may make it a bit easier...who doesn't need more kitchen gadgets? I also boiled a dozen eggs, chopped a few apples, and made my pre-workout snack I ate this morning.
This evening I went to Whole Foods and spent another $38 on a few more obscure items including coconut aminos (kind of considered a soy sauce alternative for cooking), organic raisins, plain cashews (hard to find ones without added oil), and turkey chorizo. I also picked up a spaghetti squash I plan to make at some point this week to have with ground turkey and organic tomato sauce.
I was pleased to see the number of Central Market brand organic items available at HEB that were Whole30 compliant. For the most part, the stuff wasn't that much more expensive than regular stuff and I was able to stock up on salsa, pasta sauce, tomato paste, extra light olive oil, and extra virgin olive oil. I also bought celery, an onion, and bell pepper at HEB. The celery and onion may go to waste due to the fact that I found nice little containers of celery and onion already cut up at Whole Foods tonight :-)
Tonight I also made a turkey meatloaf. I'm afraid to try it. Hopefully it doesn't kill me - it has pepper, onion, carrots, garlic, and a few other things mixed with ground turkey and topped with some organic pasta sauce. I'll have my first go at it for lunch tomorrow.
I survived today without too strong of cravings or anything else awful. More than anything though, I felt sad. Partly probably because I'm tired and would rather still be at the beach than at work, but also I think mourning the loss of food as I know it. Seriously. I don't have plans this weekend for the first time in months which is a great thing (there may be things growing in my apartment that need tended to), but the thought of trying to get together with friends is sad, assuming I can meet them for water. Maybe a splash of lemon. Whohoo. In reality, I know it isn't that bad, but it is definitely an adjustment.
So there you have it: one day down, 29 to go. That is a long time...
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