How She Move

So, today was weird. 

I know that I could technically eat anything, but part of me really didn’t want to. 

For breakfast, I had eggs. Hahaha. You’d think I’d be so tired of eggs (and in truth, I kind of am) but yet, I had two eggs. I pan-fried some tomatoes and olives and tossed them on top. 

For lunch, I had salad. Made my own dressing. All of it was Whole 30 compliant. 

Dinner is where I went a little off book. I had a salad, but this one was a packaged one that included tortilla strips and a creamy dressing. I also had breaded soy chicken strips. And a hot coco. 

Breakfast:  2 eggs overeasy Salsa  Apple Lunch:  Salad with spring mix, carrots, cucumbers, roasted brussel sprouts and beets, homemade tahini/oil/vinegar dressing 

Dinner:  Homemade guacamole over roasted sweet potato cut into medallions topped with sauteed mushroom mix (cremini, shitake, white)

Snack:  Almonds, plantains with rest of the guacamole

Did two nights of Aquafit this week - Totally Butts and Guts last night and Bootcamp tonight. Our regular instructor is off, so we had different fill ins at each class. Tonight’s class kicked my butt. 

Like, my arms are still hurting almost an hour later. 

Food wise, I started to get a little tired of eggs this week so I’ve been trying not to have them for supper. That’s forcing me to get even more creative with my meals. I think that’s been the best part of this Whole 30 challenge - having to get creative with my meals and get out of my ruts. 

Today’s breakfast:  2 eggs, overeasy Salsa on top 1/2 mango

Lunch:  Spring salad mix Shaved brussel sprouts Carrot matchsticks Hard-boiled egg Cucumber slices

Snack:  Cashews and green apple

Dinner:  Spaghetti Squash Sauteed broccoli and cashews in sesame oil 

Finally set up my TV and Wii in the basement. I’ve been putting off doing it but thought Wii fit might help me get some steps in with my Fitbit and all of these challenges my coworkers have me signed up for. 

Anyway, I logged in today for the first time in 2,357 days. I am 22 lbs heavier than my last login. Add to that the 44 lbs I’ve already lost, that means I had at one point gained 66 lbs. That’s insane. 

Well, hopefully I’ll never see that number again. I can’t wait to lose those other 22 lbs and then, 22 more.. and 22 more. 

Me: I'll have the vegetarian pho; no tofu, no noodles.

Waitress: So just broth and veggies?

I am officially past the half-way mark! I’m doing good. 

Last night I prepped for the week by making a golden cauliflower soup and roasting some butternut squash and tossing it in the fridge all diced up. 

For supper tonight, I made my own version of a Shakshuka dish. I found a recipe I wanted to try and printed it at work... but left it on the printer at work. So, I decided to just wing it and I was pretty happy with the turnout. 

Breakfast: one fried egg and a bowl of cantaloupe and banana cut up. 

Lunch: cauliflower soup and left over stirfry from last night

Dinner: Shakshuka (onions, shaved brussel sprouts, artichokes pan fried with diced tomatoes/tomato paste over top and eggs on top) and a big salad with butternut squash, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and cucumber. 

It finally happened. I knew it was inevitable, but I didn’t expect the feeling to hit me so suddenly. Because I’m trying to do a true Whole 30 and I’m a vegetarian, that means I can only derive my protein from limited nuts, vegetables that are protein-rich, and lots and lots and lots of eggs. 

When I say lots, that’s exactly what I mean: hard-boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, omelettes, etc... I was eating anywhere from 2 to 4 eggs a day; I knew eventually I’d tire of them. 

Today was when it happened. I was eating a small breakfast of two hard-boiled eggs and some cucumbers. The first egg went down no problem. And then, halfway through the second egg I just felt repulsed. I put the egg down and had some cucumber instead. Once I finished everything else on the plate, I looked at the half-eaten egg on the plate and felt a little queasy. 

For lunch, I had a GIANT bowl of veggie soup with a side of celery and sunflower butter. 

On the way home from work, I started thinking about dinner and again, was repulsed by the thought of eggs. So, I stopped at the grocery store and picked up some fresh veggies filled with a new idea for dinner: veggie fajitas. 

Instead of tortillas, I used Boston lettuce leaves. I whipped up some fresh guacamole and added some of that to the mix. The left-over guac, I put on some sweet potato rings I baked in the oven. Finally a big dish with no egg in it! My taste sensations rejoiced and I ate everything - four fajita wrap things, all of the guacamole, a whole sweet potato. I was FULL. It’s the first time I’ve felt full-full since starting. I’ve enjoyed the satiated feeling I usually have and getting this full feeling again was a little jolting. 

After dinner, I went to a gathering of old friends and was a little nervous about not drinking and not eating and having it be a thing. I brought my own reusable water bottle and drank from it and no one seemed to notice or mind. Anxiety for nothing!