Day 5 - October 17, 2014
Breakfast - scrambled eggs with kale and onions, bacon, half a banana, black coffee
Snack - almonds
Lunch - spaghetti squash bake (leftover)
Snack - cashews and hot tea
Dinner - eggs and bacon with avocado, salsa and sweet potatoes
Snack - olives
Today has been the worst so far. My tummy is bothering me and I am so tired, my desk at work was looking like the most comfortable bed ever and all I wanted to do was go home and sleep all day. However, this phase will pass and surely we will be feeling great!
Friday, October 17, 2014
Day 4 - Whole 30
Day 4 - October 16, 2014
Breakfast - scrambled eggs with kale and onion, bacon, black coffee
Snack - Almonds
Lunch - tuna with salsa, bell pepper, carrot, olives, sweet potato, and pineapple, water
Snack - apple with almond butter, hot tea
Dinner - spaghetti squash bake (without the cheese) *I forgot to take a picture because I was starving and we needed to head to a picnic after, so we just ate. It was delicious.
Snack - larabar and decaf coffee
Today has been a tough day. I have been so tired and a little cranky. My tummy is all kinds of rumbling. Ethan is so tired and grumpy too. But, from what we have read, this is all normal and means our bodies are doing their thing to rid itself of the bad stuff we've fed it over the years.
Also, my copy of It Starts With Food came in today and I have already started reading and enjoying it. Hoping to push through all this successfully and come out feeling great! It sure does help to have a good support system doing this Whole30 challenge with me!
Breakfast - scrambled eggs with kale and onion, bacon, black coffee
Snack - Almonds
Lunch - tuna with salsa, bell pepper, carrot, olives, sweet potato, and pineapple, water
Snack - apple with almond butter, hot tea
Dinner - spaghetti squash bake (without the cheese) *I forgot to take a picture because I was starving and we needed to head to a picnic after, so we just ate. It was delicious.
Snack - larabar and decaf coffee
Today has been a tough day. I have been so tired and a little cranky. My tummy is all kinds of rumbling. Ethan is so tired and grumpy too. But, from what we have read, this is all normal and means our bodies are doing their thing to rid itself of the bad stuff we've fed it over the years.
Also, my copy of It Starts With Food came in today and I have already started reading and enjoying it. Hoping to push through all this successfully and come out feeling great! It sure does help to have a good support system doing this Whole30 challenge with me!
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Day 3 - Whole 30
Day 3 - October 15, 2014
Breakfast - scrambled eggs with kale and onions, bacon, black coffee
Snack - banana, almonds, water
Lunch - tuna, veggies, water (Ethan had leftover taco salad)
Snack - macadamia nuts
Dinner - pork pumpkin chili, avocado, water
Snack - sweet potatoes and pecans
I was really tired today, but other than that, feeling good and still happy we're doing this!
Breakfast - scrambled eggs with kale and onions, bacon, black coffee
Snack - banana, almonds, water
Lunch - tuna, veggies, water (Ethan had leftover taco salad)
Snack - macadamia nuts
Dinner - pork pumpkin chili, avocado, water
Snack - sweet potatoes and pecans
I was really tired today, but other than that, feeling good and still happy we're doing this!
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Day 2 - Whole 30
Day 2 - October 14, 2014
Breakfast - scrambled eggs with kale and onions, bacon, strawberries, black coffee
Snack - apple w/ almond butter
Day 2 was just as delicious! I was craving something sweet by the evening, but pushed through. We can do this!
Breakfast - scrambled eggs with kale and onions, bacon, strawberries, black coffee
Snack - macadamia nuts, green tea
Lunch - sausage, raw veggies (zucchini, bell peppers, carrot, olives), water
Snack - pistachios
Dinner - pork pumpkin chili, avocado, water
Lunch - sausage, raw veggies (zucchini, bell peppers, carrot, olives), water
Snack - pistachios
Dinner - pork pumpkin chili, avocado, water
Snack - apple w/ almond butter
Day 2 was just as delicious! I was craving something sweet by the evening, but pushed through. We can do this!
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Day 1 - Whole 30
Day 1 - October 13, 2014
Breakfast - scrambled eggs with kale and onion, strawberries on the side, black coffee
Snack - almonds with honeycrisp apple, water
Lunch - sausage cooked in cast iron skillet, sauteed zucchini and onions, water
Snack - green tea
Dinner - Mexican salad (seasoned ground beef over kale, onions, tomatoes, olives, avocado, guacamole, and salsa) **This was exceptionally delicious.
Wish I would have taken pictures of my food because it was so good! Everything was delicious and extremely filling.
Apparently day 1 is the easiest. We shall see!
Breakfast - scrambled eggs with kale and onion, strawberries on the side, black coffee
Snack - almonds with honeycrisp apple, water
Lunch - sausage cooked in cast iron skillet, sauteed zucchini and onions, water
Snack - green tea
Dinner - Mexican salad (seasoned ground beef over kale, onions, tomatoes, olives, avocado, guacamole, and salsa) **This was exceptionally delicious.
Wish I would have taken pictures of my food because it was so good! Everything was delicious and extremely filling.
Apparently day 1 is the easiest. We shall see!
Monday, October 13, 2014
Whole30
Whole30.
It's something I've wanted to do for about a year and a half, but I never pulled the trigger. But being home from Germany (I need to post an update since we've been home a while) and eating the food here again, I realized that we needed a restart. And that's exactly what Whole30 claims to be.
I was chatting with a friend and I asked her randomly if she ever thought about doing the Whole30 Challenge and she had. We decided right then to do it together, starting today! We took the weekend to clean out our cabinets and fridge, to make a good grocery list, and to restock on all Whole30 compliant foods.
I am so excited about this! If you don't know what Whole30 is and you care to read up on it, click here. If you don't want to read about it, I'll say this: it's basically a strict Paleo style diet for 30 days to "nutritionally reset" your body. When I was reading through all the things I couldn't eat, I was thinking this would be hard. But then I read the list of things I CAN eat and realized, this is going to be both delicious and doable!
I've rallied some friends together and we are going to keep each other encouraged during these 30 days. We will share recipes and meal plans and tips and tricks. We will pat each other on the back and give high fives and hugs.
I don't expect anyone to read these blog posts about our Whole30 journey, but I wanted a place to share my experience that wasn't Facebook.
Have a lovely day and enjoy some whole foods!
It's something I've wanted to do for about a year and a half, but I never pulled the trigger. But being home from Germany (I need to post an update since we've been home a while) and eating the food here again, I realized that we needed a restart. And that's exactly what Whole30 claims to be.
I was chatting with a friend and I asked her randomly if she ever thought about doing the Whole30 Challenge and she had. We decided right then to do it together, starting today! We took the weekend to clean out our cabinets and fridge, to make a good grocery list, and to restock on all Whole30 compliant foods.
I am so excited about this! If you don't know what Whole30 is and you care to read up on it, click here. If you don't want to read about it, I'll say this: it's basically a strict Paleo style diet for 30 days to "nutritionally reset" your body. When I was reading through all the things I couldn't eat, I was thinking this would be hard. But then I read the list of things I CAN eat and realized, this is going to be both delicious and doable!
I've rallied some friends together and we are going to keep each other encouraged during these 30 days. We will share recipes and meal plans and tips and tricks. We will pat each other on the back and give high fives and hugs.
I don't expect anyone to read these blog posts about our Whole30 journey, but I wanted a place to share my experience that wasn't Facebook.
Have a lovely day and enjoy some whole foods!
Monday, August 11, 2014
Jewish Memorial
I tried for weeks to find the right words to use to express how somber this site was. I didn't expect to be so moved by it. This is the memorial in Goettingen for all the Jewish citizens who were forced out during WWII era. The memorial is built where the original town synagogue was burned down.
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