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Whole30 Challenge - Day 30


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WE DID IT!!

Cue the music and confetti -- we have officially completed the whole30 challenge and I feel great!  Let's celebrate the end of the the challenge with two random cat pictures since it is Random Cat Picture Tuesday!!


Today ended up being super busy.  I had some unexpected errands take up my whole afternoon so I didn't get in a great lunch, but dinner more than made up for it!  

On the workout front this week - my back is still giving me trouble.  I went to the chiropractor this afternoon and still haven't had much relief.  I'll have to miss yoga tonight and crossfire tomorrow.  I'm hoping it will feel good enough to at least mow tomorrow, but I'm playing it by ear.  

Today's Spirit:  Happy and my energy is back!  Woot!

Today's Food:  I didn't eat as much as I should have for lunch, but breakfast & dinner were solid.

Meal 1:
  • 2 eggs, hardboiled
  • small handful of almonds & cashews
  • water

Meal 2:
  • apple & blueberry bar from Starbucks
  • coffee, black (not pictured)
  • a big spoonful of almond butter (not pictured)

Meal 3:
  • grilled sirloin steak (sunny paris seasoning, salt, pepper)
  • roasted brussels (evoo, salt, pepper)
  • roasted butternut squash with ghee (ghee, pepper)
  • coconut water (it didn't go with the rest of the food, so I switched to water)

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Whole30 Challenge - Day 29


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Today wasn't great.  I was super tired all day and my lower back is out of whack. The good thing is now when I have bad days I no longer go to food for comfort or relief!  I'm learning that bad days will happen and I don't need to turn to food to get through them.

Today's Spirit:  Very tired and sluggish

Today's Food:  Ok - leftovers made breakfast and lunch a breeze.  When I pulled out the ground sausage to add to our soup for dinner, I noticed that there was a sticker that said sugar was added.  I'm glad they called out the added sugar, but I'm disappointed I didn't see it when I bought it.  It's currently in freezer until I figure out what to do with it.

 Meal 1:
  • 2 bacon & egg cups
  • strawberries
  • coffee, black

 Meal 2:
  • leftover macadamia nut chicken tenders
  • roasted brussels (evoo, salt, pepper)
  • water

Meal 3:



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Whole30 Week 4 Thoughts


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We're happy to have completed week 4!
 Please ignore the bad lighting.  :)
Week 4 is complete and there are only 2 days left of the challenge!  I feel like the last week went fast and was pretty easy.  Is it okay to say that?  :)  I think a major reason I feel like it was easier was because I meal prepped last Sunday.

  • Meal prep day was crucial to making weeknight dinners seem easier and helped with clean-up. This will be added to my weekly routine.  
  • Meal planning started to get harder this week.  I'm not exactly sure why - I have a ton of recipes pinned on pinterest and have the whole internet at my disposal so I'm not sure what my problem was.  
  • I'm getting accustumed to the extra time spent shopping.
  • I feel a bit 'backed-up' this week.  Hoping some Natural Calm will help that. :)
  • Found out that coconut water is pretty good.  I've tried it pre-whole30 and thought it was awful, but now that my tastebuds have reset from the sugar overload it's not so bad.  It's amazing how sensitive your tastebuds become to sweetness once you aren't overloading them. 

This was another good week.  Here is to 2 more days and then a 90-10 rule with whole30 eating going forward!! 

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Whole30 Challenge - Day 28


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TWO DAYS LEFT!!!
The time is flying by!  I know that on day 31 (Wednesday) I will be treating myself to a latte and then continue eating whole30 for the rest of the week.  Matt and I will be going out to eat somewhere on Friday evening and then get right back on track Saturday morning. 

Today was an action packed day!  We saved 2 frogs and went glow-in-the-dark mini-golf.  It's was a close one - we played 36 holes and Matt beat me by only 1!

Look at those frogs!  They are now happily eating & swimming
in the nearby farm marsh. 

Today's Spirit:  Still a bit tired, but happy

Today's Food: Yummy!


Meal 1:
  • banana 
  • almond butter
  • coffee, black

Meal 2:
  • chiptole carnitas salad (no dressing, no veggies, no beans, no cheese, no rice) 
  • water

Meal 3:
  • sweet potato, green apple, onion, sweet potato, & aidell's chicken and apple sausage hash
  • roasted carrots (evoo, salt, peper) 
  • water






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Whole30 Challenge - Day 27


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Did anyone see the Northern Lights last night?!  Matt and I were on a mission to see them, but they were too elusive for us.  We drove 45-50 minutes northwest of Grimes on gravel roads - boy that was an adventure in itself!

Today Matt tackled the task of painting our living room, while I did the food prep for the upcoming week.  The living room has been the same color for 9 years, so it's definitely time for an update.  The color we chose is nice and fresh which means the kitchen color needs to be refreshed soon so that the colors flow nicely.  I'll post some before/after pictures as soon as we get the living room back together - Matt rocked it and did an awesome job!!

Today's Spirit:  Tired - I'm wondering where all my energy went

Today's Food:  Good, except I forgot to spray the muffin pan for the bacon & egg cups.  Egg is impossible to clean!  The pan is going through a second deep soaking.

 Meal 1:
  • bacon & egg cups
  • raspberries
  • water
  • coffee, black (not shown because it was in my belly!)

 Meal 2:
  • organic, all-beef hotdog
  • roasted carrots (evoo, salt, pepper)
  • water

Meal 3:



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Whole30 Challenge - Day 26


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I'm having a problem coming up with a menu for next week - I'm going through a slump with menu planning.  It might be time to just start rotating the menu's I have created up until this point, but I'm really hoping to get at least one more week of different meals created before I start rotating.  

 My stomach was a bit off this afternoon, so I didn't have much of a lunch.  I'm not sure what the problem was but it has seemed to have resolved itself in time for dinner. 

 Today's Spirit:  A bit tired 

 Today's Food:  Great - I tried a new recipe for dinner and it was delicious! 

 Meal 1:
  • 2 eggs, scrambled in a little ghee
  • gala apple 
  • almond butter
  • starbuck's americano, black
  • water

 Meal 2:
  • 1/2 hotdog
  • roasted sweet potato (evoo, salt, pepper)
  • water

Meal 3:


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Whole30 Challenge - Day 25


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5 days left!!  

Today was a beautiful fall day...oh wait, what?  It's still summer.  Weird.  I love fall so if the rest of the summer feels like today I'll be super happy.

The only downside to today's weather is that it made me really want a hot chocolate.  You know the one from Caribou Coffee that was whip cream and mini chocolate chips...yeah one of those.  I settled for a couple mugs of hot green tea, but it just wasn't the same.

I did make it to spin class today and it was great.  I worked hard and sweated buckets!  I'm planning to do the same thing next week - Yoga on Tuesday and Spin on Thursday.

Today's Spirit:  Energetic and happy
Today's Food:  Pretty good - I'm over asparagus for awhile

 Meal 1:
  • 2 eggs, hardboiled
  • small handful almonds and cashews
  • water

 Meal 2:
  • spaghetti squash with turkey bolognese
  • roasted asparagus & chocolate roasted cauliflower
  • water

Meal 3:
  • 1.5 applegate organic all beef hotdogs with mustard
  • roasted sweet potato (evoo, salt, pepper)
  • water



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