Week 1 of Whole30 is done! Okay, just kidding I still have 3 more days left, but I want to make this weekly wrap a habit so here it is!
So, let's talk about the Whole30 really fast, shall we? I actually forgot how much I hate the first few days. In fact, I hate it so much that my first day wasn't really until the 2nd. We wound up taking a small trip to go see a bunch of airplanes and of course the café there didn't have anything I could eat and stick to Whole30. So I ate as healthy as I could and limited my soda intake to a few drinks. Dinner was awesome because I was able to get chicken, green beans and watermelon! And it was amazing.
Day two, we were back home and I made one of my favorite recipes: Sweet and Spicy Chicken and Macaroni and Cheese. Okay, the boys had Mac and Cheese and I had a salad. I also didn't add any sugar on to my chicken so that I could stay Whole30 compliant. It was still just as amazing so if you are looking for a quick yummy meal, this is it! We then had Cabbage Casserole for dinner with a few modifications so that it could be compliant. I loved it, but the boys would have loved something else. Baby girl eats any food that it is put in front of her so she didn't really mind dinner too much.
Day three, we had a late breakfast, or brunch if you prefer to call it that. I whipped up this Breakfast Casserole, which I have decided I will try again after Whole30 with some cheese. Even with jalapenos on top of mine, I just didn't feel like there was enough flavor. Since we had a late breakfast, we didn't really eat lunch, but just snacked. The kiddos and the husband snacked on Cheesecake while I found the goodness that is LaraBars. I might have a new addiction and the best thing is they are perfectly okay for Whole30! For dinner, we had this amazing chicken: Garlic Ginger Chicken with some steamed veggies. It's one of my go-to meals anyway so I just swapped out the soy sauce with Liquid Aminos (I actually like the taste better) and omitted the brown sugar (super sad about that). I also wasn't able to make the gravy since I didn't have anything to thicken it with that would have been Whole30 compliant.
Today was day four and it was grocery shopping day. I actually wound up sleeping in this morning so we had another late breakfast. It was homemade McMuffins for everyone, but me. I had some bacon and some eggs and was happy with that (although the cheese and English Muffin did look amazing). I downed another LaraBar as a snack (told you I'm addicted) and made this Tandoori Chicken with the leftover chicken from last night. Apparently, I need to tone down the spice a bit if I make this again for the whole family, but I liked it. I served this with some cauliflower rice. Haven't had cauliflower rice yet? I suggest eating it with something that has a good sauce so you can mask the taste really well. My husband hates cauliflower and actually was okay with the "rice". It may have been the yummy coconut oil it was cooked in.
Okay, enough about food, let's talk about how I feel on the Whole30 so far. I have hit the point where my energy is tanking. I knew that this would happen since I cut out my caffeine source (sodas) and am not eating any bread or other bad carbs. I know that the energy will come back, but I would be lying if I said that my workouts and everything have stayed the same. In fact, tonight I had planned on doing one real workout and then my stretch workout. I wound up only doing the stretch workout and still worked up a sweat.
I'd also be lying if I said that I am excited about the rest of this journey. I am excited for the results, especially feeling amazing after finishing, but I know the next four weeks are going to be hard!
I'll post each week on Sunday so if you are curious how the week went or want some recipe inspiration, feel free to check in! And if you don't care about the Whole30 journey I'm on, I've been nice enough to title the post with Whole30 so you can skip it if you want; my feelings won't be hurt.
I hope you all have an amazing week and make sure to do something fun for yourself this week!
-Danielle
So, let's talk about the Whole30 really fast, shall we? I actually forgot how much I hate the first few days. In fact, I hate it so much that my first day wasn't really until the 2nd. We wound up taking a small trip to go see a bunch of airplanes and of course the café there didn't have anything I could eat and stick to Whole30. So I ate as healthy as I could and limited my soda intake to a few drinks. Dinner was awesome because I was able to get chicken, green beans and watermelon! And it was amazing.
Day two, we were back home and I made one of my favorite recipes: Sweet and Spicy Chicken and Macaroni and Cheese. Okay, the boys had Mac and Cheese and I had a salad. I also didn't add any sugar on to my chicken so that I could stay Whole30 compliant. It was still just as amazing so if you are looking for a quick yummy meal, this is it! We then had Cabbage Casserole for dinner with a few modifications so that it could be compliant. I loved it, but the boys would have loved something else. Baby girl eats any food that it is put in front of her so she didn't really mind dinner too much.
Day three, we had a late breakfast, or brunch if you prefer to call it that. I whipped up this Breakfast Casserole, which I have decided I will try again after Whole30 with some cheese. Even with jalapenos on top of mine, I just didn't feel like there was enough flavor. Since we had a late breakfast, we didn't really eat lunch, but just snacked. The kiddos and the husband snacked on Cheesecake while I found the goodness that is LaraBars. I might have a new addiction and the best thing is they are perfectly okay for Whole30! For dinner, we had this amazing chicken: Garlic Ginger Chicken with some steamed veggies. It's one of my go-to meals anyway so I just swapped out the soy sauce with Liquid Aminos (I actually like the taste better) and omitted the brown sugar (super sad about that). I also wasn't able to make the gravy since I didn't have anything to thicken it with that would have been Whole30 compliant.
Today was day four and it was grocery shopping day. I actually wound up sleeping in this morning so we had another late breakfast. It was homemade McMuffins for everyone, but me. I had some bacon and some eggs and was happy with that (although the cheese and English Muffin did look amazing). I downed another LaraBar as a snack (told you I'm addicted) and made this Tandoori Chicken with the leftover chicken from last night. Apparently, I need to tone down the spice a bit if I make this again for the whole family, but I liked it. I served this with some cauliflower rice. Haven't had cauliflower rice yet? I suggest eating it with something that has a good sauce so you can mask the taste really well. My husband hates cauliflower and actually was okay with the "rice". It may have been the yummy coconut oil it was cooked in.
Okay, enough about food, let's talk about how I feel on the Whole30 so far. I have hit the point where my energy is tanking. I knew that this would happen since I cut out my caffeine source (sodas) and am not eating any bread or other bad carbs. I know that the energy will come back, but I would be lying if I said that my workouts and everything have stayed the same. In fact, tonight I had planned on doing one real workout and then my stretch workout. I wound up only doing the stretch workout and still worked up a sweat.
I'd also be lying if I said that I am excited about the rest of this journey. I am excited for the results, especially feeling amazing after finishing, but I know the next four weeks are going to be hard!
I'll post each week on Sunday so if you are curious how the week went or want some recipe inspiration, feel free to check in! And if you don't care about the Whole30 journey I'm on, I've been nice enough to title the post with Whole30 so you can skip it if you want; my feelings won't be hurt.
I hope you all have an amazing week and make sure to do something fun for yourself this week!
-Danielle
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