WHOLE 30: Week 1

New Year, New ME!! This is the first year I have ever actually tried to accomplish one of my new year’s resolutions.  I want to get in shape and be healthy, not just for my wedding this year, but overall!

I will be doing the Whole30 diet for the next 30 days. If you don’t know what the Whole 30 diet is, check out the Whole 30 website.  It’s basically cutting out grains, sugars, dairy, alcohol, preservatives and legumes – basically eating whole foods for 30 days.  Seems tough right?

I will be doing daily food diary for the next month and will post at the end of each week.  I may even sneak in some videos here and there!  I have linked all of the recipes that are online for everyone to see, and I will also let you know if they didn’t work out or if I hated them.  (One thing I am not writing down is the amount of water I am drinking, however my goal is to drink 72+ oz of water each day!) Wish me luck…

I have also been posting my meals on my snapchat– feel free to follow: @itsmekelsie22

Day 1 (Tues 1/3/17) :

Workout:  15 Min Morning Wake Up Yoga in Bed

Breakfast:  Veggie Egg Muffins ( I used asparagus and spinach), Hot Green Tea

Morning Snack:  Raw Almonds, strawberries and blueberries

Lunch: Large Salad with kale, spinach, butter lettuce, mushrooms, onions, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and avocado with a homemade dressing (red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper and garlic)

Afternoon snack:  Apple with Almond Butter

Dinner:  Coconut Lime Chicken with Cauliflower Rice

End of Day- How am I feeling?:  Just fine!  I have a headache, but it is unrelated to the diet.

Day 2 (Wed 1/4/17):

Breakfast: 1 Veggie Egg Muffin with hot sauce, Banana Almond Chia Pudding with blueberries, 1 cup coffee

Morning Snack:  Raw Almonds, Strawberries and Blueberries

Lunch:  Leftover Coconut Lime Chicken

Afternoon Snack: Cashew Cookie Lara Bar

Dinner: Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl – subbed broccoli slaw for regular slaw, subbed ground turkey for pork, subbed Sambal Oelek for sriracha to make it whole 30 compliant.

End of Day- How am I feeling?:  I feel pretty good!  Probably eating more than I should, but definitely no cravings for junk!

Day 3 (Thurs 1/5/17):

Breakfast:  Veggie Egg Muffins with hot sauce

Morning Snack: Raw Almonds, Strawberries and Blueberries

Lunch: Leftover Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl made into lettuce wraps with large romaine leafs – subbed broccoli slaw for regular slaw, subbed ground turkey for pork, subbed Sambal Oelek for sriracha to make it whole 30 compliant.

Afternoon Snack: Kombucha (Guava flavor), Apple and Almond Butter

Dinner: Lemon Thyme Chicken with skillet potatoes and side salad

End of Day- How am I feeling?:  Today was rough, but more so because I was tired and lacking energy.  I need to get more sleep… I miss my coffee with cream!

Day 4 (Fri 1/6/17):

Workout:  15 Min Morning Wake Up Yoga in Bed

Breakfast: 1 Veggie Eff Muffin with hot sauce, Banana Almond Chia Pudding with blueberries

Morning Snack: Carrot Cake Lara Bar

Lunch:  Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad and Leftover Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl – subbed broccoli slaw for regular slaw, subbed ground turkey for pork, subbed Sambal Oelek for sriracha to make it whole 30 compliant.  1 cup hot black coffee from Starbucks with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Afternoon Snack: Strawberries and Blueberries

Dinner:  Tuna Stuffed Avocado – I used olive oil as well – these were so yummy!

 

End of Day- How am I feeling?:  I wasn’t even tempted by the snacks on the work break table today!  I felt content!

Day 5 (Sat 1/7/17):

Breakfast: Sweet Plantain, Apple, Bacon Breakfast Hash – this was sooo yummy and so easy!!  I also grabbed an iced Starbucks cold brew (black)

Lunch:  Leftover Lemon Thyme Chicken with skillet potatoes

Afternoon Snack:  Apple and Almond Butter

Dinner:  Raspberry Chia Kombucha, Plantain Chips with guacamole

End of Day- How am I feeling?:  I’m typically lazy and tired on the weekends, especially at night, but I felt energized the whole day!!

Week 1 Recap:

I feel great so far!  I have been in front of other people that have had fast food, alcohol and other snacks that I would normally have to have, and I wasn’t tempted.  It smelled good, but I didn’t “have to have it”.  I definitely spent a lot of time cooking this week and not a lot of time on workouts.  My goal for week 2 is to do more meal prep so I can fit in those workouts.  I’m excited to see what next week has in store….

See Week 2 here.