Reset plan

For me, I chose to make this a 28 day reset, then give myself the next 3 weeks to get into my food freedom before I leave for my trip. That way I won’t dive head first into the pool of food 😉. For me, that means he next few weeks will look like this:

-Whole30 through April 4, May consider a glass of wine at book club if up to it. 

-Starting April 5, food freedom begins. That means a few things to me, I’m still working on some details. 

       -4 glasses of wine a month, hopefully not on the same day, for freedom during special occasions (book club, game nights, out to dinner dates)

       -freedom to not worry about sauces (like ketchup) at restaurants, but stick to the Whole30 ideas of no dairy, gluten, obvious sugar. Will consider rice and beans on a case by case situation.
        -Peanut butter will be ok

       -desert if it seems worth it, always leaving half

       -square of dark chocolate for sugar needs, never more, never something else. 

Here are some things I’ve been enjoying!

(This burger looks sad...I hadn't put my toppings on yet)

14 days!

Well friends, Jamie made it 14 days. At the end of Wednesday, his depression was getting deeper and he was just miserable. We decided that maybe this wasn’t the best time to do it. So, he did a light reintroduction and is picking mindful foods (most of the time). I asked him to set a weekly goal about food so that the sugar dragon doesn’t get too out of control.  Right now, this includes: Whole30 meals when at home, desert 3 times a week, making sure the desert is as healthy as possible (ie: ice cream without a bunch of stuff in it), being mindful at restaurants.  So far, so good.  He just bought an ice cream maker attachment for the kitchenaid so he can make sure he's eating good ingredients. That should be helpful!

My Favorite Breakfast!

By far my favorite and easiest breakfast every day is some hash, eggs over easy and then sausage or bacon. Depending on the day, I add guacamole or just avocado pieces. Delicious!

A few meals!

Monday!  Starting the week out strong.  Jamie made some turkey meatballs in the InstantPot.  We ate it on top of Zucchini Noodles (thank you Lucky's for doing that for me!) with a little side salad.

Tuesday: 

Lunch with the kids today! Turkey and prosciutto roll ups are always a go to, dipped in guacamole makes them even better.  My favorite side salad of avocado/tomato/basil with olive oil and balsamic. I also had my first Rx Bar. It was better than I thought. And I liked it more than Larbars. 

Weekend Update

The biggest success of this weekend lays in the hands of meal prep and my mom!  My mom cooked dinner both Saturday and Sunday night.  And both nights she modified her recipes to make sure Jamie and I would be able to eat.  On Sunday she made a pot roast...Jamie was so excited to eat it he put the gravy on, forgetting he couldn't have it.  So of course my mom simply changed plates with him so he could still eat.  What a great lady!  Here's to another strong week!

Passed day 10 and through a birthday

We are going strong over here!  We celebrated Nola turning 5 this week.  And taht was not a simple one day thing...her birthday we ate out for breakfast and had dinner at my moms with dessert.  Saturday we had her birthday party, complete with ice cream cake and home made cupcakes.  Jamie and I both stayed strong!  No cheats over here, even though Jamie told me I was personally torturing him with the desserts.  We also had family in town and still nailed it!

Meal prep day

This afternoon and evening was spent prepping for the week to come.  I have to work Monday and Tuesday, so we had to have dinners ready to go for both Jamie and me.  This way I have food for work and when I get home I don't worry about being starving and not having food ready to go.  Here's what we did:

Dinners for the next two nights:

I got this recipe from Instagram. It wasn’t too hard to make (Jamie took this one on!) but we won’t try it till tomorrrow. I’ll keep you posted!

Sweet potato hash:

This is a staple for Jamie we’ve figure out. Especially since he doesn’t like eggs. I make it with sausage, bacon, onion, apple, and pepper. Sometimes kale too. 

Sweet potato toast:

Helpful in so many ways!  And so easy to make. 

https://therealfoodrds.com/oven-baked-sweet-potato-toast-4-ways/

Egg cups:

These are a staple for me on work days. Grab and go on my way in and on my breaks. So helpful!

I followed this recipe, with tweaks:

https://asassyspoon.com/healthy-egg-muffin-cups/

We are ready to take on the week!  Jamie was suffering from serious head aches and low energy today.  I had a small head ache but nothing terrible.  Overall I already feel a little better and a little less bloated.  I tracked my sleep before I started and my heart rate during exercise, so I'm looking forward to seeing how that changes over time.

The weekend recap

We survived days 3 and 4.

Saturday night we had stuffed potatoes. I was left to cook the chicken and I’m so glad I had thighs. No cutting of raw chicken required. 🤣🤣🤣

We had a yummy breakfast today!

Dinner tonight was steak, rosemary potatoes, and green beans. My parents came over. It was delicious but no photo was taken!  Next step was meal prep...more to come!

Day 2

I had to work today, and sometimes that makes it much easier to eat. I pack up all my meals and have them ready to go. It went great.

Jamie struggled with finding enough fat. I’ve reached out to a Facebook group for some ideas, since

Jamie doesn’t like eggs, avocados, nut butters, or olives. But he says his energy already feels better though! Stay tuned!  

Day 1: Jamie’s with me!

Well it worked....Jamie is doing this with me. We all know he has major sugar issues (aka ice cream and desert all the time!). I prepped some food for is so he would have things right away.

Chicken salad

Chicken wings

Sausage and sweet potato hash

Bacon wrapped dates

Day 1 was a success. He texted me this picture. 

Recap!

Well, January was an amazing month. We moved into our new house, I got totally on track, I ate like a champion. I went to Barre3 5 times every week!  I made amazing food!  Here are some pics:

Then Feb 8 came along and I went to Florida. I was a little free with my eating but not horrible. Then I got back. And went deep into working. And lost control of the eating. By the first week of March I was eating sugar like it was my job. Then I went to Seattle. Seattle was fun and I saw good friends and ate all the sugar. Life goes on. So here we go. A restart. This time with Jamie. I’m so ready!

Saturday's meals

Dinner: Paleo Beef and Broccoli (stole this from my friend Bria)
https://iheartumami.com/paleo-beef-with-broccoli/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare

And I'm back!

Well friends. Let's be real. Life got real. Real stressful. Real busy. Real complicated. And real cold. So some things took a back seat. The last 40 days have included:

Oral surgery

Moving out of our rental and into a VRBO (tiny, no kitchen)

Prepping for the holidays 

Holiday break

Family in the hospital

Holidays

Family visiting for a week

Our house not closing and being delayed 4 days

NYE

Finally moving!

So, I had to let some things go. And I did. It wasn't my most favorite thing but mostly Whole30 took a back seat. Some days were still great but some days were real bad. I still got to barre3 after I recovered from my tooth implant. But it got so cold that I haven't run for a month. Yikes. 

But today I jumped right back in. Whole30. Barre3. A plan for running. No excuses. I've had every treat, every drink, every sandwich I could ever need. So I'm in. I'm committed. I'm ready. 

Today's food:

Breakfast: eggs bacon and guac

Lunch: Leftover chicken wings from last night. Clearly obsessed with the guacamole.


Dinner: hamburger, cubed potatoes, avocado. Delicious!