January Whole30 Update: The Return Journey Always Seems Shorter!

Hi all,

Hope you are all having a positive January so far and I hope those of you, like me, doing a Whole30 are happy!

Today officially marks the second half of January and therefore the second half of my January Whole30!
Like a lot of journeys, the return journey always seems shorter than the 1st journey (getting to the destination!) and sometimes goals like the Whole30 can feel that way!

Once you get over the initial difficult faze things inevitably get better and much easier. For me my Whole30 has not been 100% plain sailing. Last week I unfortunately had to start a course of antibiotics for a bad case of strep throat.I am actually still on antibiotics and my gut is not the best for it truth be told.

But at least I am eating clean and helping my gut in every way I can, given the circumstances. Hopefully once I get off them and I start my probiotics I can get back to healing again.

Food wise I have been keeping to my reliables and knocks to my budget has meant no added extras. I have been concentrating on bone broths, homemade soups, plenty of salads for optimal phyto-nutrients and snacks of nuts etc.

Weight-wise I lost my Christmas weight in just 2 weeks Paleo eating. (I had gained 4.5lbs over festivities).
The real challenge for me from here on in is to actually minimize any further lose (I know, it is irritating for others to hear this but believe me this can be just as annoying as the opposite).

So, next week in particular portions will need to increase and snacks become more substantial.

All in all I am happy with my cravings (as mentioned earlier in the week I would love a glass of wine but not too badly!).

Paleo Eats Days 3 - 7

Day 7, already!
So hard to believe a week is over already and I must say it has been easier than I thought.
Considering I had a few slip ups over Christmas I thought I might struggle to get back into the groove so to speak. But fortunately it has all been good so far.

I think it is easier when you just cook everything from scratch yourself so you know exactly what you are eating.

Also, over the weekend I was busy at college but I prepared for it by making sure I packed a lunch and made some soup the night before to flask. Preparation really is key.

If you really must pick up a lunch on the go opt for salad at a salad bar and pick what is in it yourself. Add some protein and you are good to go.

It is easy to get stuck in a rut so I am hoping to get some time to cook something a little more imaginative this week.

Here is my Paleo eats Days 4 to 7

Day 4

2 x scrambled egg in ghee
1 x orange
Handful of nuts
Lunch: Tuna Salad

Dinner: Steak, sweet potato and asparagus.
Snack: Nuts

Day 5:
BF: Banana
Snack: Nuts
Lunch: Vegetable Soup, Turkey Salad
Dinner: Steak and stirfried greens and avocado

Day 6:
BF: Scrambled eggs
Snack: Fruit Salad
Lunch: Turkey Salad
Snack: Nuts
Dinner: Curried Butternut soup
Snack: Raisins

Day 7:
Scrambled eggs
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Curried Butternut soup
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Lamb burgers, sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, parsnips
Snack: Raisins

Pretty happy with that lot though I do need to work on variety and not to rely to much on fruit!

Hope your first week has gone well, I do have a little bit of a sore throat today and have been sucking zinc lozenges. Hopefully I nip it in the bud before it develops.

Talk soon
Happy Eating,

Denise

Paleo Daily Eats - Days 1 - 3

Today marks Day 3 of my January Whole30.
Things are going well, I am gradually getting back to some sense of digestive normality  though there is still definite abdominal bloating after my little indulgences.
I struggled at work today as I didn't have time to have breakfast so I had to make do with microwaved scrambled eggs - I know nuked eggs. I shouldn't have bothered - taste wise or nutritionally.
Lesson learned.
Apart from that things are good, it is just about being organised and having the right food in the house to eat.
Blood sugar levels feel good, I am rarely hungry and feeling satisfied. In the past I have been guilty of under eating so I have been eating loads and snacking on plenty of fruit and nuts.

My 3 days eating have gone like this:

-Day 1: Brunch - Bacon, kale, pepper and onion omelette with nuts and strawberries (pic above).
Dinner - Roast beef with broccoli, cajun spiced roast sweet potato,

Snack: Banana
Snack: Nuts

Probably not a lot of food but I was still off work and rose late. Had a quiet day and also probably had eaten more than enough in the days preceding!

Day 2:
BF: 2 scrambled eggs
Snack: 2 x satsumas & nuts
Lunch: Homemade veg soup (homemade chicken stock) with tuna salad
Dinner: Salmon, sweet potato, root veg, broccoli
Supper: : Ginger, Garlic and Lemon Prawn Stirfry (Made with loads of coconut oil) - taste of tomorrows lunch!
Ginger tea

Day 3:
BF: 2 x Scrambled Eggs
Snack: 2 x satsumas
Lunch- Veg soup and prawn stirfry
Snack: Banana
Dinner: Lamb burgers, sweet taters, kale, root veg (partner fond of these!)

Snack: Apple and nuts
Ginger & lemon tea

What have you been eating?