Day 1--
Breakfast--Woke up early to eat before I went to lift with my friend. Had an egg cooked in bacon fat, 3 pieces of US Wellness bacon, some power greens and coffee with 1 tsp of organic coconut oil blended in. No photo because it wasn't pretty.
Training--Today was heavy back squats and push presses. I felt totally weak and utterly worn down. This is from eating poorly and drinking like it's been my job so I'm not too freaked out.
Post Workout--I had a leftover grilled chicken thigh on my way out the door to spend too much money at Trader Joe's.
Lunch--Tossed leftover sliced thighs with leftover grilled green beans and compliant pesto. Served along side a big salad. Also have a handful of strawberries.
I cut up some pineapple and had several pieces.
Dinner-- Meatza with tons of veggies and WAY too much watermelon. Major stomach cramping and gas afterwards. I hit an Epsom salt bath and totally crashed out while I was soaking. Went to bed early!
Day 2--
Hubby woke up with awful stomach pain. It subsided by mid day thankfully.
Breakfast-- Mashed up a banana with 2 eggs then scrambled it all up in ghee. Split that between hubby and myself then we topped it with almond butter, cashews, coconut and fresh berries. Had coconut oil coffee as usual.
Rest day today...
Got hit with a nasty headache and hunger by 11:22!
Lunch-- Cashew Chicken, cauliflower rice, greens and pineapple for lunch.
By 1:30 I was crashing and ravenous again. Grabbed a handful of macadama nuts and dried mango to tide me over.
Dinner-- Elk Burgers, big salad, grilled broccoli, plantain chips, guac and spicy salsa. Had a few chunks of pineapple afterwards.
Day 3--
Woke up with a very nasty headache. Hung out with my coconut oil coffee and a book til around 9am.
Breakfast--Smoked salmon frittata, Tj's mixed veggies sautéed in ghee, orange slices and curry kraut
Hit front squats and a 12 minute HIIT workout with my friend. Felt pretty good.
Lunch/post workout-- Thighs sliced and tossed with greens, zucchini, yams and Coconut Secret teriyaki sauce. Threw on a few cashews for crunch. Had a few chunks of pineapple too.
Hungry again around 2:15 so I grabbed a handful of nuts and an apple.
Dinner--Grilled shrimp, brussels and squash. Had a handful of nuts and dried mango before bed.
Day 4--
Woke up to cramping and "lady time" out of nowhere. Otherwise felt ok.
Breakfast-- Coconut oil coffee, 2 prosciutto egg cups, mixed veggies and 1/2 an orange.
Training was cleans, running and a tabata circuit. Felt ok during.
Lunch--yams, sausage, salad, olives, kraut and dried mango.
Snack--Pineapple and then some veggies/guac at a party. Saw the tasty cake and happy to say my body was like "nope".
Dinner-- Elk and beef stew in lamb bone broth, cauli rice and greens anddddd more dried mango..
Day 5--
Afternoon slump big time. Otherwise ok.
Breakfast-- Egg and banana "oats" with almond butter, cashews, coconut, berries and coconut milk coffee.
Rest day.
Lunch-- 2 grassfed beef sausages, salad with olives, kraut and fresh fruit.
Snack--Apple, macadamia nuts and dried mango.
Dinner--Turkey patty, guac, salsa, salad, mixed veggies and dried mango (damn this stuff!!).
Day 6--
Woke up a little tired. Otherwise good.
Breakfast-- Leftover stew with greens, an egg, coconut oil coffee and berries.
Train-- Deadlifts, bench and circuit...felt GOOD!
Lunch--Turkey patty, veg, guac/salsa, plantain chips
Dinner--Big ass bison New York Strip, grilled cabbage and grilled mixed veggies.
Day 7--
Woke up with a major headache that stuck around ALL day!
Rest day.
Breakfast--Leftover bison steak, 1/2 avocado, an egg, veggies, 1/2 orange and coconut oil coffee.
Lunch-- 3 salmon patties, homemade mayo, big ass salad, dried mango.
Dinner-- Roasted chicken with carrots and onions, greens and watermelon.
Day 8--
A little groggy when I first work up...otherwise ok. Hubby mentioned how much better he feels and how his stomach is already shrinking! My mouth rash is gone and my stomach def has deflated a bit. Good stuff!
Breakfast-- leftover stew with greens and an egg, berries and coconut oil coffee.
Training was back squats, push pressed and circuit training after. Felt ok. Not as strong as I'd hoped for. I'll get there!
Lunch--Chicken salad and mango. Needed a cupppa coffee around 2pm for a boost. I should have included a starchy carb with my lunch since it was my post workout snack.
Dinner--Shrimp and broccoli slaw stir fry with harissa.
Day 9--Slept in. Woke up with a slight headache but way less bloating. Yay for that!
Breakfast-- Banana and egg scramble with almond butter, coconut, cashews and berries plus my usual coconut oil coffee.
Hit a quick sweaty circuit for training. For snack I had a Chomp stick and a handful of macadamia nuts and dried apple chips.
Lunch--Leftover stew with microgreens and yams along with melon.
Dinner--Venison burgers with grilled cabbage, grilled green beans topped with red chili tapenade.
Day 10-- Woke up pretty bloated and (ahem) backed up if you catch my drift. Not the most pleasant day thus far!
Breakfast-- Veggie hash, egg, bacon, kraut, 1/2 an orange and coconut coffee.
Snacks--nuts, cashew butter with apple, dried apple, almond butter ants on a log (I was extra hungry apparently)
Lunch--Roast beef and veggie roll ups with a BAS.
Dinner--Ground rabbit with harissa cauliflower rice. More of those damn dried apples afterwards.
Day 11-- Woke up feeling less bloated and back to my happily pooping self! :)
Training was a sweaty circuit and abs.
Breakfast- Banana "pancakes" (all compliant ingredients but you really aren't supposed to do bread subs. Whatever. I needed to use up some sad bananas and baked goods aren't my vice. Topped with almond butter and berries. Coffee as usual.
Lunch--Sausages, kraut, yams and grilled broccoli.
Snacks--Nuts and an apple
Dinner--Chicken patty, salad, salsa and plantain chips.
Day 12--Had a tough time falling asleep last night. Otherwise feeling pretty good. Spent time outside with my family and hit the lake for some stand up paddle boarding. :)
Breakfast--Hash, eggs, bacon, coconut coffee and 1/2 an orange.
Snacks--Chomp stick, apple, melon
Lunch--Leftovers
Dinner--Snack Attack!!!!
Day 13-- Woke up feeling pretty good. Had a decent lifting session after breakfast.
Breakfast--Banana Eggs, almond butter, berries, coconut flakes, hazelnuts and coffee as usual.
Lunch-- Yams, cauli rice, chicken burger and leftover raw veggies from last night.
Snack-- Date/almond/coconut bites
Day 14-- Felt ok upon waking up. Went fishing with the kid. Kind of bloated and anxiety in full swing late morning. Weird!
Breakfast-- veggie omelet, bacon, mortadella, kraut, orange and coffee as usual.
Snacks-- Date/almond/coconut bites
Lunch--Freshly caught Bluegill and Trout, leftover veggies and a few bites of melon.
Dinner--Grilled marinated eggplant and squash with grassfed sirloin lettuce wraps. YUM! Post dinner I had several more date bites. I'm glad they are gone. I need to stop the snacking I think!
Day 15--Got up early so I could go train with my friend. Felt pretty perky and ready to go as soon as I woke up.
Breakfast--Leftover veggies and an egg. Coffee as usual and cantaloupe too.
Training was some lifting and a 15 minute sweaty circuit. Felt really tapped out during my workout. No tiger blood yet. Really hoping it kicks in soon! I also feel doughy in my middle. Yep, time to get mean on the snacking and fruit.
Lunch--Duck fat potatoes, greens and venison rounds. I felt SO much better after those taters. I think I'm a little carb depleted and dear lord...that Epic duck fat is the shizzle!
Snack--Almond butter and celery.
Dinner-- Grilled shrimp, broccoli, beets, greens and avocado. Afterwards I split a banana in half, smeared it with almond butter, sprinkled it with coconut, wrapped it in foil and grilled it up for a gooey, warm, delish "treat".
Day 16--I was planning on running this morning before breakfast but decided to sleep in. I slept til almost 7:45!! That's huge for me. Guess I needed it!
Breakfast--Yams cooked in duck fat (yeah, I'm obsessed with this stuff), greens, steak with scrambled eggs, nettle kraut and some lovely fruit.
Lunch--Deli Turkey Salad with plantain chips and grapes.
Snack--Celery, almond butter and a small handful of raisins
Dinner--Grilled thighs, green beans and beets with harissa.
Day 17--Woke up full of energy and hungry! Belly feels a bit big today and clothes are snug. Hmmmm....
Breakfast--Duck fat roasted taters, greens and 2 eggs with coffee as usual.
Pre-workout snack RX bar
Training--Lifting. Felt pretty good.
Lunch--Green beans with tapenade, squash, beets, a thigh and fruit
Snack--Handful of macadamia nuts and a tiny apple
Dinner-- Ground turkey, sautéed cabbage, BAS, guac, salsa and plantain chips.
Day 18--Got up early to go train with some girlfriends. Felt pretty perky.
Breakfast--Chia breakfast jar. Kinda weird but gave me a TON of good energy during our Tabata circuit!
Snack--Chomp Stick
Lunch--Sausages, kraut, local fruit and a big salad. NOM!
Snack--Noshed on some fresh melon as I was cutting it up. Perfect after a super hot couple of hours at our lake!
Dinner--Snack attack! Smoked salmon, prosciutto, prosciutto melon salad, veggies, nuts, cashew "cheese" spread and organic fruit. Not gonna like, I ALMOST caved and had some wine. I'm glad didn't but man did I want some!
Day 19--Had a hard time falling asleep last night. I have a lot on my mind so I don't think it's Whole 30 related in the slightest.
Rest day from training.
Breakfast--Leftover crepes from my freezer. Totally compliant. Mine had apples sautéed in coconut oil with cinnamon, almond butter, bananas and strawberries. Coffee with coconut oil as usual.
Snack--Handful of macadamia nuts.
Lunch-- Leftover sausage and veggie "hash", fruit and a few carrots sticks with leftover cashew "cheese" spread.
Snack-- Melon and a chicken Epic bar...this has to be my least fave flavor they have but I needed some protein!
Dinner--Instant Pot turkey legs, cauliflower rice and a blend of radish greens, kohlrabi greens and kale. SO good!
Went to town on macadamia nuts and an apple before bed. I feel like all I did was eat today.
Day 20-- Woke up feeling like I was getting hit with a stomach or urinary issue. Lots of pressure, some pain and just feeling weird in general. It almost feels like maybe I pulled something in my core too....
Breakfast--Frittata, greens, bacon, fruit and coconut oil coffee.
Pre-Workout--Larabar
Training was testing one rep maxes for bench press and deadlifts. Got PRs on both. Thinking I could have done even better if I was feeling 100%.
Lunch--Leftover turkey, cauli rice, greens, cashew cheese with carrots and fruit.
Dinner--Beef taco salad with pineapple after.
The pain ended up getting MUCH worse and I started running a fever with chills so I went to urgent care where I got to spend THREE hours waiting to see the dr. Good times.
Day 21-- Still sick so taking a rest day. I really wanted to run today so I'm kinda cranky.
Breakfast--Compliant SWYPO pancakes with almond and cashew butters. Coconut oil coffee as usual.
Lunch--Prosciutto and smoked salmon frittata with kraut and fresh fruit.
Snack--Lara bar and coffee on date with hubby. Also grabbed a yummy green immunity boosting juice later in the day.
Dinner--Grassfed NY strip and tons of grilled veggies.
Post dinner snack of macadamia nuts and an apple.
Day 22!! Wowza. It's flown by. Another rest day since I'm still fighting whatever this is!
Breakfast--Egg, bacon, chard, fruit, black coffee and plantains with kraut.
Snack--1/2 an apple and some macadamia nuts.
Lunch--Sausages, roasted cabbage, yams and kraut. Had a pineapple, cucumber and mint juice later in the day. Cashew milk cold brew latte too.
Dinner--Fresh caught pan fried bluegill, shrimp and a huge BAS with chipotle mayo "dressing"
Snack--3/4 of a peach
Day 23--Still fighting this damn whatever it is off. I'm dragging butt pretty badly and the antibiotics are causing some bloat/belly unhappiness. Yay for that. I'm calling the rest of the week a recovery week and not stressing about training. It's not helping me to fret over it! Spent some time at my lake today. Can you say bliss?
Breakfast--Prosciutto scrambled eggs, yams with spinach and fresh fruit along with coconut oil coffee.
Lunch--Snacked on some pineapple while cutting it up. Sausages, cabbage and kraut for our actual meal.
Snack was 1/2 an apple with hazelnuts and macadamia nuts.
Dinner-- Lettuce wrapped turkey burgers with plantain chips, guac and salsa.
Day 24--Woke up FINALLY feeling a little more normal. Wahoo! Still sticking with my recovery week plan til Sunday's sweat session with friends. REALLY wanted to go out to lunch with hubby while kid was at camp but there are zero compliant places locally. I'm kind of ready for this to be over to be honest.
Breakfast-- "Porridge" with almond butter and coconut oil coffee.
Lunch-- Chili Lemon Salmon, BAS and fresh fruit.
Snacks--Dried mango and fresh fruit. Also had a lovely rose mint tea later in the day.
Dinner-- Instant Pot London broil with onions, duck fat roasted taters and tatsoi . Fresh pineapple after.
Day 25--Slept in til 7 this morning. Ahhhhh! I'll be honest, I'm having some wine with my Love tonight. I'm not breaking the Whole30 otherwise. I'll still see it through to the end before I start adding other items back in. We started this round to kill the sugar dragon and crap eating which we easily did! I'm planning on trying to do a proper reintroduction phase this time.
Breakfast--Paleo English Muffin sandwich with coconut oil coffee and fruit.
18 mile ride with the family.
Lunch-- Skirt steak, leftover veggies and fruit. Too hungry to take a photo!
Snack--Lara Bar and cashew milk ice coffee.
Dinner--Snack attack (TOTALLY compliant) and the most amazing red from Ruby Hill EVER. I had a small wine-gasm. Don't judge.
Day 26-- Slept like shit and woke up feeling a little hungover. Drank that delish wine a little too fast I guess!
Breakfast--Banana, chia and egg scramble topped with almond butter and grain free granola. Local berries and coconut coffee too.
Training was a 12 minute EMOM then a 7 minute AMRAP. I felt like shit and totally puny. I can tell I've been sick and have taken several days off! Oh well, back to it!
Lunch-- Turkey and veggie stuffed acorn squash with sea greens kraut
Snack--RX bar and cashew milk cold brew. Later on had some fruit while I was prepping it.
Dinner--Lamb chops, mashed purple taters and mustard greens. No pics but it was tasty!
I know we only have 4 more days left but damn guys...I'm over this. Seriously. I like the way I'm eating but I hate not being able to go grab a meal out when we want to or not being able to eat turkey bacon because it has a tiny bit of sugar in it. I miss peanut butter, the occasional GOOD cheese and my dark chocolate!!!
Kiddo went to sleep over..instead of going out I made us gangster sized cocktails with fresh squeezed juice and legit high quality rum from this place we visited in Seattle last month. YUM!
Day 27--We've decided that we are done with this round. It's been real....I'll start the reintroduction phase tomorrow. I am happy with calling it...I got my eating back under control and I already know, for the most part, what does and doesn't work for my body. I don't know if I lost any weight...I didn't bother weighing before and won't bother weighing now because that's not my main focus. I did get rid of the belly bloating so that's a win for me!
Breakfast--Veggie and egg casserole, pineapple, kraut, beef bacon and lots hot black coffee.
Snack--Rx bar and dried mango later on
Lunch--leftover London broil, taters and greens with some pineapple afterwards. Hubby caved and had fried chicken with the kid. He has an iron stomach so he'll be just fine.
Snack--Freshly baked banana cashew muffin. Still totally compliant ingredients.
Reintroduction day 1--Today I test out non-gluten grains.
Breakfast--Wholesome Chow protein pancakes with syrup and fresh berries. Black coffee accompanied.
Training--Lots of weights with supersets. Took me a few to get into it but once I did, I felt great!
Lunch--Sausages, kraut, BAS, olives and a banana cashew muffin afterwards.
Snacks--2 squares of Theo dark chocolate and pineapple as I was dicing it up.
Dinner--My friend brought over a surprise cider delivery. Hooray! We split a habanero cider between the three of us while she was here. Afterwards we went to our fave pizza place. I had a little bit of salad (forgot to ask for no cheese), a Red Cap cider and 1/2 of 14 inch gluten free/cheese free veggie pizza. I got home and my stomach felt like shit. Not sure if it was all the pizza, the grain or what. While I was eating my mouth rash weirdness flared up a little too. Hmmmmm.....I'm pretty I'm going to need to experiment with specific GF grains to see what causes the issue. I already know I don't love corn in large doses...same with dairy.
August 31, 2016 or what would have been day 29 if we hadn't called it...Woke up today feeling a little better..just bloated plus sore from yesterday's training. I'm not going to stress too much over reintroducing a bunch of the things I cut out right now. I think tomorrow I'll try some peanut butter for my legume reintro and maybe some good cheese and or Greek yogurt over the weekend but I've got no real plans to go back to eating a bunch of grain/wheat/gluten/dairy etc on a regular basis. I think I'll keep our eating to a mostly Whole30 (but honey and other sweeteners are ok) way of doing it. I'd love to try a 90 day version some day but I don't think I could go that long without feeling really restricted. Maybe I'll make up my own rules and try it at some point! ;)
I think I'll drink some more coffee, hit publish and call this blog post finished. :)
If you have any questions or comments about Whole30, please hit me up! Sorry for any typos. I'm still in my PJs trying to get this published before my kiddo wakes up!
