first week of whole 30

Well, I survived!  Yep, one whole week of WHOLE 30…and I survived it!  Only 23 more days…23 more days of no dairy, no grains, no sugar, no wine.  Actually, I should say “we” survived…Phillip committed to this eating plan with me.  I thought I’d share a little of how the first week went for us…

We ate A LOT of vegetables!  I found myself going to the market more frequently, just to stock up on broccoli, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower.  It’s so simple to roast those on a baking sheet with some olive oil, salt, and pepper.  Instead of my usual yogurt (or chocolate), that became my afternoon snack.  I did find it harder to “grab and go”…if it was a busy afternoon and I needed something to eat in the car as I did errands and took Claire to her after school activities.  I need to find something for those types of days…

I made a batch of hard-boiled eggs early in the week, so that became my breakfast on most mornings.  A hard-boiled egg, some bacon, and sliced grapefruit.  A good start to the day!  I’m going to try some Whole 30 smoothie recipes I found on Pinterest this next week, just for some variety in the mornings…I’ll let you know how it goes.

I did try to mix it up a bit for dinners.  Instead of meat or seafood, a vegetable, and a fruit, I found some Pinterest recipes that were actually quite tasty.  This ONE for a sausage and butternut squash frittata was really flavorful!  And THIS recipe for steak fajitas was also yummy.  I think our favorite Whole 30 recipe that I found on Pinterest was THIS ONE, though…really, you can’t go wrong with bacon AND sausage!

Eating out was a bit of a challenge!  I met some friends for lunch one day and ordered a roasted vegetable salad on a bed of spinach.  It’s actually my “go-to” at this local restaurant, so I was very content with ordering it.  We went to see the new movie “The Post” over the weekend, and decided to go to Panera for a quick bite to eat following the movie.  Let me tell you Panera is not an easy place to eat if you are eliminating dairy and grains.  We did find a vegetable soup on the menu and ordered that.  However when it was served, there were tiny pieces of tube pasta in it.  Phillip did a good job of eating around them!  I highly recommend the movie, though…the soup, not so much.

Okaay, I did have one low moment on Wednesday evening…I wanted bread.  Like I REALLY wanted bread so much that I thought I was going to cry.  I ate a banana and tried not to give into my carb craving.

It’s only been seven days, but I do feel better.  More energy.  Less stomach bloat.  Fewer sugar cravings.

So here goes my (our) second week…