I’ve been doing this a whole week! Woohoo! 

Same black coffee, trying a dash of cinnamon. Smells amazing but not loving the taste. It’s official. I’m in love with raw local honey and milk in my coffee. They are absolutely what I miss most with the exception maybe of red wine. 

But my whole mindset through all of the has really been to focus on what I can have vs what I can’t and I will tell you, if you can train your mind to think in that way, there is nothing to this whole 30 for you.

This was a school day so I have a banana and a hard boiled egg for breakfast. 

At lunch it was leftover steak, carrot sticks, fruit.

For dinner Larry roasted a whole chicken, potatoes and made an “Olive Garden salad” with all the good stuff you’d expect to find in one of those.

Madeline was not feeling well at all yesterday evening so we are keeping her home today.

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Have I really been doing this a week? This is going to fly by.

I had a hard-boiled egg and a banana this morning along with my coffee with nutmeg. No likey nutmeg in coffee. Back to cinnamon tomorrow.

For lunch I had the left over Argentinian shrimp which were just as yummy as last night, along with some red grapes.

I grabbed a couple strawberries for a snack. Then a midday cup of coffee with cinnamon. Feeling a little sluggish today.

For dinner we had steak and potatoes. (I think! Writing this three days after the fact 😂.)

This morning I had a hard boiled egg and my coffee with cinnamon.

I took the girls to the farmers market, and it was a real struggle to watch Madeline eat her popsicle and watch it drip all over, when I would usually grab it and lick it until it stopped dripping. Instead I coached her as to where she should lick so it would stop dripping!

For lunch we had leftover pan-seared tuna and I had bunch of red grapes, plus some of AC’s.

For dinner we had the most amazing Argentinian shrimp that in my opinion, rival Royal Reds that we get in Florida. Larry made me a bowl of clarified butter to dip it in. We also had broccoli and potatoes as well as grapes, blueberries and navel orange supremes. Best meal I’ve had all week.

Today I had my usual coffee with coconut oil, and a banana and hard-boiled egg with sea salt for breakfast.

I had my leftover salad from dinner last night, some carrot sticks, a pear, and an orange. Oh, I also had an avocado with sea salt.

For dinner, Larry made pan-seared tuna on top of a bed of cucumber noodles and avocado. I squeezed some lemon on top and salted it, but I so miss the soy sauce!

I’m sleeping good, feeling good, energy good.

I tried coffee this morning with a dash of cinnamon and I’m really liking it! I had my usual banana, but added a hard-boiled egg for a little extra energy.

I have always kept almonds and dried berries in my drawer as a snack, so that’s not really posing any issues for me.

At lunch I had leftover steak and some fruit.

For dinner, we were in a time crunch so Larry picked up Subway. They all had sandwiches and I had a salad (lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumber) topped with hard boiled egg and vinegar and oil. And salt. Lots of sea salt! I also devoured some grapes and the girls’ leftover fruit. I’m hungry!

Today I once again had my black coffee with coconut oil. My lips are so soft from that! No need for lip balm. Had banana for breakfast.

It was the first full day of school. I had packed pork tenderloin, roasted potatoes and red peppers. I had apple, pear, and a raw carrots too.

For dinner we had steak and salad.

Today I had my same banana and coffee with coconut oil. This is something I can stick with in the mornings for all 30 days.

Lunch today was at the high school and provided by a local church. I love the annual barbecue, but bypassed it for my lunch I packed from home. It was really good though! I had chicken topped with proscuitto, hard boiled eggs, carrots, apple, peach, and pear.

For dinner we had pork tenderloin with baby greens (bok choy, kale, and spinach), roasted pepper, and potatoes.

I am still getting past my red wine craving with my virgin Bloody Mary with tomato juice, jalapeno pepper juice, salt and garlic powder. Feeling good so far.

This Whole 30 diet is not as hard as I thought. It’s very much like how I ate when I was pregnant with the girls (only minus the gluten, dairy, sugar and alcohol 😂).

But seriously, if you already eat a diet free of most fast food and junk food like me, this is not going to be that far of a stretch for you. I really believe the key is focusing on what you can have instead of what you can’t. I’m sure you’ll here me say that multiple times through this challenge because it’s become my mantra. 😉

I was so concerned about coffee. How would I drink coffee without cream and my raw local honey? Well, coconut oil has proven to be a good choice, and FYI: my lips are super soft! No need for lip balm.

Today for breakfast I just had a banana. For lunch, two hard boiled eggs, seafood salad (shrimp, calamari, mussels), a mandarin orange, and a small pink lady apple. For dinner I had salad greens, veggies (including the zucchini AC spotted in our garden this afternoon) and chicken topped with prosciutto (thanks to a hubby who can cook and reads labels for me.)

The hardest part for me today has been the snack cravings I’ve had in the afternoon and watching my girls eat multiple goodies that I can’t have.

And my answer to “no alcohol” during whole30? So simple: bloody mary…tomato juice, a glug (or two) of jalapeño juice, garlic powder, and salt. It was so good, I didn’t even miss my red wine. #whole30 #day1

 

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