Day 29 of Whole30

Another so-so kind of morning. Having a difficult time getting to sleep as thoughts keep pounding through head. Getting an average of five or six hours per night these days. At least I am sleeping straight through the night.

Breakfast
Smoked salmon
1 1/2 cup Pineapple

Lunch
Spinach salad with diced Chorizo, cherry Tomatoes and 1 cup thinly sliced yellow and red Peppers on top
2tbsps olive oil balsamic vinaigrette

Snack
1 small handful natural Almonds
1/2 dried Fig (Didn't like it!)

Supper
3oz Bison rib-eye steak on a bed of Spinach
1/4 cup Cucumber

Snack
Apple with 2 tbsps of Sunflower seed butter

Day 28 of Whole30

Not a bad day today... just wish I could wake up all refreshed in the mornings. I keep having that sleepy and groggy feeling until about 10am. Coffee or no coffee.

Breakfast
1/4 cup left-over omelette
Nori wrap with smoked salmon, mushrooms and thinly sliced red and yellow peppers
1 1/2 cups pineapple
Lunch
Grilled chicken on lots of spinach with thinly sliced red and yellow peppers
2 tbsps olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette
Snack
1 handful natural almonds
Supper
1 Hamburger patty with 1/3cup sauerkraut, mom's home-made relish, bruschetta
Snack
apple with sunflower seed butter
2 dates

Days 24 to 27 of Whole30

Took another long weekend to get stuff around the house done. Lots of weeds to pull and a hedge that needed expert trimming. The sunshine is doing wonders for my morale and I'm glad that my experiment Whole30 is almost over.

Day 24 (Friday)
Breakfast
Egg scramble with mushrooms, green peppers cherry tomatoes
Lunch
1 Medium stuffed pepper
carrots
Snack
Handful of natural cashews
4 dates
Supper
1 cup borscht
Grilled chicken breast
1 cup cucumber salad
Snack
Apple with Sunflower seed butter

Day 25 (Saturday)
Slept in... zzz..zzz...
Brunch
3 egg omelette with mushrooms, green peppers cherry tomatoes
1 cup coffee with organic almond milk
Supper
BBQ skirt steak on lots of arugula
2 tbsps aioli sauce (paleo-version)
roast purple potato

Day 26
Breakfast
Egg scramble with mushrooms, green peppers cherry tomatoes
Lunch
1 Medium stuffed pepper
1/2 cup carrots
Supper
1 cup borscht
Grilled chicken breast
1 cup cucumber salad
Snack
Apple with Sunflower seed butter
4 dates

Day 27
Breakfast
Omelette with smoked salmon, mushrooms, green peppers cherry tomatoes
Lunch
Hamburger patty with 1/2 cup sauerkraut, mom's home-made relish and bruschetta
1/2 cup carrots
Supper
Grilled chicken breast
1 small sweet potato

Day 23 of Whole 30

Weather here is turning cold again, winter-like almost, so I  stayed in, cleaned the refrigerator (good times!) and made some borscht for tomorrow night's supper.

Breakfast
Nori wrap with smoked Salmon and shaved Carrots
1/2 cup Cantaloupe and Blueberries
Lunch
1 small stuffed pepper
Spinach salad with olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette
Carrots
Snack
Banana
Supper
1 piece Haddock
1 1/2 cups Green and Yellow Beans

Days 17 to 22 of Whole30

Just back from vacation at a friend's cottage and taking advantage of the Victoria Day holiday this past Monday. (Also known as Patriots' Day here in Québec). Her place is in the woods and nowhere near a computer. Made for a nice relaxing mini-break.

Whole30 is going much better and I think my tiredness was a symptom of PMS. Although my cravings for baguettes and pastries were strong, I rode it out and feel better for not giving in. 

Day 17
Breakfast
Two eggs with mushrooms
3oz raspberries
Lunch
Grilled chicken breast with stir-fry mushrooms, eggplant, broccoli, a few cherry tomatoes to garnish
Sweet potato
Supper
Salmon patties
1/2 cup guac in lettuce "cups"
Snack
Apple

Day 18
Saturday slept in...
Lunch
1 tbsp Sunflower seed butter on apple slices
1/2 cup sweet potato
coffee
1 cup pineapple
Supper
Roast beets and fennel
2 slices prosciutto
2 slices cantaloupe

Day 19
Breakfast
2 slices prosciutto
spinach and mushroom stir-fry
Snack
1 handful natural cashews
1/2 a pomegranate's seeds
Lunch
Hamburger patty topped with sauerkraut, mom's home-made mustard onion relish and  bruschetta
2 slices cantaloupe
Supper
2 tbsp diced chorizo sausage stir fried in 2 cups boiled fiddleheads

Day 20
Victoria Day and I slept in to celebrate :)
Brunch
2 slices prosciutto
2 slices cantaloupe
1/2 cup pineapple
coffee with organic almond milk
1 handful natural cashews
Supper
1 Medium Stuffed Pepper (recipe from the Practical Paleo cookbook)

Day 21
Breakfast
3 slices prosciutto on lettuce
coffee with organic almond milk
Lunch
1 Medium Stuffed Pepper
Handful of natural cashews
Pomegranate seeds
Supper
4 scallops stir-fired with mushrooms served on a bed of spinach

Day 22
Breakfast
omelet with mushrooms, green peppers and cherry tomatoes
coffee
Lunch
Hamburger patty topped with lots of sauerkraut, mom's home-made mustard onion relish and bruschetta
Snack
2 dates stuffed with 1/2 tsp sunflower seed butter
Supper
Nori Wrap with smoked salmon, shaved carrot, cucumber
Snack
Got hungry about 9pm stomach growling hard... that's never happened before so I was not too sure what to eat... or even if I should. After 15 minutes I had:
1 hard boiled egg

Day 16 of Whole30

Very tired today, so very tired. Want to give up the Whole30 but trying my best to hang on right now.

Breakfast
Two eggs
3oz raspberries

Paleo compliant coconut macaroon (boss at work made them herself)

Lunch
Chicken breast
Spinach salad

1 handful of natural cashews

Supper
Not too hungry but had...
Half a chicken breast
1 small banana

Day 15 of Whole30

Had way too many pistachios today. I can't trust myself around them, so I won't buy them anymore... unless it's from the Bulk Barn and it'll be buying one serving only.

Breakfast
Smoked salmon
Cucumber
Raspberries

Coffee

Lunch
Hamburger patty
Spinach salad
Cherry tomatoes

Pistachio overload! Three big handfuls.

Supper:
Grilled chicken with stir fired broccoli, eggplant, red pepper, mushrooms and a few cherry tomatoes to garnish

Day 14 of Whole30

Breakfast
2 Nori rolls with salmon and avocado and shaved cucumber and carrot

Lunch
Hamburger patty
1/2 Sweet potato
1 cup Spinach

3 Dates
1/3 cup Coffee

Supper
Coconut shrimp
Didn't burn them to a crisp this time!
Cucumber and apple salad
1 small white potato

So I caved in and ate a baked potato with Ghee with green onions... felt great and was very tasty and filled my cravings. Not planning a repeat. I plan to stick with the Whole30 until the end of the month but I am finding it long.  I'm still having intestinal issues that I thought would have resolved themselves, but haven't. I never had similar problems before. I'm not really feeling super-energised so I think I might revise my menus. Except for being a bit more alert overall, honestly,  I'm not feeling what is described here: Whole30 Timeline I wish I did. I hope I will.