Shockingly, I've made it two weeks now on the Whole30 plan. That means I have not had one morsel of dairy, grains, sugar, alcohol, and who knows what else. People keep asking if I feel different, and so far I definitely haven't had that "ah ha!" moment. Perhaps I feel marginally better during the day, but definitely nothing drastic. I also do not notice much different in my sleep as is promised with the plan. On the other hand, though, I am not really thinking about food all the time and I still get hungry but not the omg I'm going to die hungry I used to get.
I made a spaghetti squash and some ground beef last week and that with Central Market Organic Pasta Sauce was definitely my favorite meal for the week. I also discovered Applegate Farms "little smokies" at Whole Foods that are compliant. I'm close to heaven with those as they taste good. So I would say scrambled eggs and little sausages was my close second favorite meal. I'm still working on the breakfast casserole and turkey meatloaf I made a lot of the first week and froze too which is nice.
I haven't worked out since Wednesday so cannot necessarily pass much of an opinion there right now. I had a minor surgery Friday that temporarily put me out of service. I plan to try to run tomorrow and will see how that goes. I need to start ramping up for the Houston Marathon before too long so I hope I don't have any more runs where I think my body is eating muscle for fuel.
I should be able to stick out the remaining 16 days. This weekend proved quite challenging but I passed with flying colors. I had to walk into Amy's Ice Cream with my niece and watch her eat it and also watched her down the quarter pounder cookie at Waterloo Icehouse and I didn't budge. Sunday I went to lunch with several friends and sat surrounded by fruity drinks, chips, fries, tacos, and who knows what else. I had a plain burger patty with guacamole on top and watermelon I brought from home. I didn't feel like I was missing out on much, so that is nice. At the same time, I'm looking at Pinterest and my list of things to bake after this is a mile long. I think curiosity will be enough to help me stick with it, at least it is helping me stick with it for now. I lost 5-6 lbs the first week and stayed pretty even the second week. The unfortunate thing is according to my scale most of that weight loss is muscle, not fat. I know my scale isn't 100% accurate, but that was still an alarming trend to be watching. I didn't gain any muscle back in the second week either. Sooo, that will be interesting to watch over the next few weeks. The muscle loss would kind of go along with how I felt on my run last weekend - like my muscles were deteriorating instantly.
This whole thing has definitely gotten a bit easier, but is still quite a chore. Out of the 42 meals I've eaten in the last 14 days, I've cooked all but 4. I've eaten twice at Chipotle (lettuce, salsa, guacamole, and pork - oddly their only meat not cooked in soybean oil), once at Waterloo Icehouse (salad with avocado, eggs, plain chicken, and homemade dressing that wasn't all that great), and Sunday at Abel's on the Lake. I'm traveling next week for work and that could prove to be quite the challenge. I will have a fridge in my room but not a microwave. There is a Chipotle near the hotel so I can grab that for dinner a night or two. There is a Jason's deli somewhere near the office, so I can do salads there a few times, but might get pretty sick of it pretty quick. I may also look into getting a steak for dinner at some point while I'm there. I'll bring cashews, larabars, possibly homemade mayo and a few other staples. The hotel has a "bistro" where we'll get breakfast, but it will be interesting to find out if I can get actual plain eggs or if they are pre-mixed, powdered, or God knows what else.
I made a spaghetti squash and some ground beef last week and that with Central Market Organic Pasta Sauce was definitely my favorite meal for the week. I also discovered Applegate Farms "little smokies" at Whole Foods that are compliant. I'm close to heaven with those as they taste good. So I would say scrambled eggs and little sausages was my close second favorite meal. I'm still working on the breakfast casserole and turkey meatloaf I made a lot of the first week and froze too which is nice.
I haven't worked out since Wednesday so cannot necessarily pass much of an opinion there right now. I had a minor surgery Friday that temporarily put me out of service. I plan to try to run tomorrow and will see how that goes. I need to start ramping up for the Houston Marathon before too long so I hope I don't have any more runs where I think my body is eating muscle for fuel.
I should be able to stick out the remaining 16 days. This weekend proved quite challenging but I passed with flying colors. I had to walk into Amy's Ice Cream with my niece and watch her eat it and also watched her down the quarter pounder cookie at Waterloo Icehouse and I didn't budge. Sunday I went to lunch with several friends and sat surrounded by fruity drinks, chips, fries, tacos, and who knows what else. I had a plain burger patty with guacamole on top and watermelon I brought from home. I didn't feel like I was missing out on much, so that is nice. At the same time, I'm looking at Pinterest and my list of things to bake after this is a mile long. I think curiosity will be enough to help me stick with it, at least it is helping me stick with it for now. I lost 5-6 lbs the first week and stayed pretty even the second week. The unfortunate thing is according to my scale most of that weight loss is muscle, not fat. I know my scale isn't 100% accurate, but that was still an alarming trend to be watching. I didn't gain any muscle back in the second week either. Sooo, that will be interesting to watch over the next few weeks. The muscle loss would kind of go along with how I felt on my run last weekend - like my muscles were deteriorating instantly.
This whole thing has definitely gotten a bit easier, but is still quite a chore. Out of the 42 meals I've eaten in the last 14 days, I've cooked all but 4. I've eaten twice at Chipotle (lettuce, salsa, guacamole, and pork - oddly their only meat not cooked in soybean oil), once at Waterloo Icehouse (salad with avocado, eggs, plain chicken, and homemade dressing that wasn't all that great), and Sunday at Abel's on the Lake. I'm traveling next week for work and that could prove to be quite the challenge. I will have a fridge in my room but not a microwave. There is a Chipotle near the hotel so I can grab that for dinner a night or two. There is a Jason's deli somewhere near the office, so I can do salads there a few times, but might get pretty sick of it pretty quick. I may also look into getting a steak for dinner at some point while I'm there. I'll bring cashews, larabars, possibly homemade mayo and a few other staples. The hotel has a "bistro" where we'll get breakfast, but it will be interesting to find out if I can get actual plain eggs or if they are pre-mixed, powdered, or God knows what else.
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