Whole30 Day 8 June 9th

Breakfast: 2 chicken sausage links. Grapes. Hard-boiled egg with kale salad.

This was so much I may have over done it. I didn't eat it all. I'm munching on the grapes as I sip on my tea.

Lunch: 

Thin steak 

Cooked on top of carrots, collard greens, and onions.

Dinner: Powdered Coconut Crusted Cod, spaghetti squash with homemade sauce. And pan heated oysters with garlic and pesto.

Pickles? Sauerkraut? Can I? YES, you can!

I thought this was a no no. None. ZIP. Zilch. 

Well today my friends, I find out I can.  The Whole30 rules only list 3 additives/preservatives to avoid - carageenan, MSG or sulfites. That means the Clausen's are not ruled out, although better pickles exist.

CarrageenanCarrageenans or carrageenins are a family of linear sulfated polysaccharides that are extracted from red edible seaweeds. They are widely used in the food industry, for their gelling, thickening, and stabilizing properties. WikipediaClassification: Polysaccharide

Monosodium glutamate - MSGMonosodium glutamate, also known as sodium glutamate, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids. WikipediaIUPAC ID: Sodium 2-AminopentanedioateFormula: C5H8NO4NaMolar mass: 169.111 g/molMelting point: 449.6°F (232°C)Density: 1.62 g/cm³Soluble in: Water
Also goes by: Glutamic Acid, Yeast Extract, Hydrolyzed protein, Caseinate, Natural Flavors

Sulfite- Chemical Compound

Sulfites or sulphites are compounds that contain the sulfite ion SO₃2−. The sulfite ion is the conjugate base of bisulfite. Although its acid is elusive, its salts are widely used. Wikipedia
Formula: O3S
Molar mass: 80.0632 g/mol

Other Names: 

Sulphites can have many other names, such as:

Potassium bisulphite

Potassium metabisulphite

Sodium bisulphite

Sodium dithionite

Sodium metabisulphite

Sodium sulphite

Sulphur dioxide

Sulphurous acid

Sulphites

Sulfiting or sulphating agents

Information found from Google as well as: http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/Food-technology/Biotechnology/Novel-foods/What-you-need-to-know-about-sulphites.aspx#.U5XbcPmwKxQ, 

Whole30 Day 6 June 7th

Breakfast: eggs cooked in evoo onto last night's leftover potatoes and chicken, side of kale salad

Lunch: kale salad and pineapple

Dinner: salmon, plain burger patty, boiled sweet potatoes, sauteed onions and zucchini in ghee, grilled pineapple. Ghee sauteed mustard greens.

Snacked: nuts and veggies

It sure is hard traveling while doing this diet. I stuck to it and brought my own food. It helped a ton!

Whole30 Day 5 June 6th

Alot of my meals are leftovers as well as made the night before.

Breakfast: baked eggs in leftover shrimp curry sauce.

Lunch: forgot to bring any food... Can't just run anywhere to eat. And I work down town Portland, so I am lucky enough to have more lunch options. I went to the Cultured Caveman. No dairy, no grains, not even brand!

I had the meatball over mashed sweet potatoes with a ginger carrot kale salad with a balsamic lemon dressing. Cost 10.00 not awful but ugh.

Dinner: leftover chicken with balsamic and leftover sweet potatoes. Maybe there was something else I can't remember.

Whole30 Day 4 June 5th

Breakfast: leftover stuffed mushrooms with balsamic

Lunch: tuna mixed with kale tahini salad with half of an avocado and 2 hard boiled eggs.

Did not snack today. Win!

Dinner: sauteed cabbage in beef fat with grilled chicken, carrots, and caramelized onions. Pesto covered chicken breast.

I made the pesto myself, buy filling up a blender with basil, drizzling some extra virgin olive oil, a heaping teaspoon of garlic, and a handful if sunflower seeds. I added more garlic and oil to taste.

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oday my office brought in bagels and doughnuts. This is day two of this crap. I stayed strong and didnt eat any. Although I had hoped that I would absorb some by being around then. Let me tell you. It did not!

Whole30 Day 3 June 4th

Breakfast: tuna and kale salad leftovers. (Oddly, I love this combination)

Snack: hard boiled egg

Lunch: leftover curry and leftover carne asada

Dinner:Made balsamic lamb stuffed Portobello mushroom caps. With a side of sauteed cabbage and snap peas and a green salad with tahini lemon dressing.

This tahini dressing has become a fav for the dieter as well as the non dieter.

Lamb mix was easy. Ground lamb, handful of basil, mushroom stems, some cumin, a bit of a drizzling of balsamic and of course garlic! Salt and pepper, Baked at 374 for ummm 30 mins. Non dieter threw some blue cheese on his.

Portion Control. According to Whole30

Just so you know this is coming out of the Whole30 program. Check out their handy printout on how to plan your meal or even plate it: Meal Planning Template,

Basically 3 meals daily unless you work out, than you get a bonus meal.

Plate your meal with 1-2 "Palm Sized" Proteins than fill the remainder of the plate with your veggies. Occasionally eat some fruit. Cook with a touch of fat.

They do not want you to snack. Stick only to your 3-4 meals daily. I am clearly not there. I snack on a few berries in-between.

Here is a link to a really great can I have list: http://whole30.com/2013/06/the-official-can-i-have-guide-to-the-whole30/

Whole30 Day 2 June 3rd 2014

Breakfast: Kale Salad with Lemon Tahini, tuna, and hard boiled eggs

Lunch: Leftover Curry mixed with leftover Carne Asada with snap peas, zucchini, mushrooms.

Dinner: Green Chili Carne Asada with avocado over cabbage topped with Green Chili and Salsa.

According to my Fit Bit I have walked 5,473 Steps. My energy level is normal/steady.

Whole30 Day 1 "Again" June 2nd 2014

Breakfast: I'll be honest. I don't remember. I know it had two eggs.

Lunch: Avocado sliced with sauteed mushrooms in ghee with carne asada and zucchini (I know there is too much fat in this meal. But baby steps)

Dinner: Kale mix salad with Tahini lemon dressing, homemade curry with shrimp, pineapple and carrots, served on top sweet potatoes.

I did a-lot of cooking today to make lunches and breakfasts easier. I'll try and throw in recipes when I can. I typically just mix and add and taste and add again. I'll give some of my basics.

I really like this video. She is qwirky with a fun accent. The video is in good quality as well as quick.

Whole30 Day 1 June 1st 2014

DAY ONE.

Breakfast: scrambled eggs with garlic leaks and salmon.

Went to a farmer's market. Sampled a great raw kale and thahni salad. And I don't even like raw kale.

Lunch/BBQ: kale salad with thahni, hot dogs and grilled avocado mashed with roasted corn and onions.

I didn't even think about the hot-dogs having sugar I'm still not even sure if I can have corn...guess what. Now I have to start over! Which blows considering I didn't drink any beer although tempted.  I missed out.

Dinner: Sweet potatoes topped with two poached eggs.

Snacks: (guess I should be only doing 3 meals a day with no snacking. Hey, I'm trying here) Strawberries,  zucchini, strips of carne asada.

Whole30

I have decided to make another step to getting healthy. Not sure if this will work but along with my bones aching, overall body stiffness, I am a pre-diabetic. The doctor has me on metform to help my body process the sugars. A co-worker had recently finished the Whole30 program. (Whole30.com) and her results were noticeable. So why not.

I'm still learning things about the diet and what I can and cannot eat.

Cannot.

No dairy. I'm sorry no cheese, yogurt, or milk. These are staples to my life. Cheese alone is in practically every meal I eat.

White potatoes. Ok, I can live with this because yams and sweet potatoes are a go.

No grains. Bye bye bread, rice, oatmeal and everything else that is good in this world.

Sugars. Yup, all of the sugars. Sugar, coconut sugar, raw sugar, stevia, and even honey. Crazy thing is sugar is in everything we eat. Including sausage, bacon, curry, spaghetti sauce, even canned foods! Now I have to start reading lables and watch for those sneaky ones. My love was nice enough to tell me if it has an "ose"on the end its sugar. Like dextrose, fructose, and more.

Beans. All beans are a no no...refried beans, black beans, hummus, and even the soy bean. But good news there is an EXCEPTION on this. Green beans and snap peas of such. They are good to go!

Now what can you have. =) here is the good to go.

Meat, fish, eggs, poultry. Go for lean as possible. If you can choose organic, grass fed, hocus pocus stuff. Eggs are cheap protein.

Veggies, galore. Any green leaf veggie, cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, and much more.

Fruit. Yes you can eat fruit on this one. Apples, pears, even the banana, exotic fruits as well. Spice and even cook with all the citus!

Fats. Yes you can. Coconut oil,EVOO, sesame oils. Nuts, avocado, seeds. Some you need to limit. But not bad.

List to download here: Whole30 shopping list

Now back to me. I'm an early 30's female. Let's face it I'm fat. I'm 205 pounds and man do I hate who I see in the mirror.

Follow me to see my progress as well as my daily food and exercise if any. Posts may be lumped together but there will be all days. Struggles in all.