day 25 round 2

Still feeling so great. I was thinking about how much water I drink, and how normal it is for me. Our breakroom got an ICE MACHINE yesterday! It's huge news. We're all so excited. Even though there are a couple a short walk away, it's still exciting. And I was thinking about how many people maybe drink a glass of water a day. And how that's normal for them. And it sounds so dumb, because my sad thoughts should be invested in actual tradgedies, but still it makes me a little sad. Anyway, my point is, I'm glad I like water, and I'm glad I'm filling my body with it because my body really likes it.

Deep thoughts on a Thursday, you're welcome. This post sponsered by H2O.

Oh crap, and then there's California...who barely has enough water. Man, now I feel guilty about even discussing this. Whatever. I'm talking about being grateful so it's fine right?

On to other things! I feel so great today. Not even worried about this coming weekend road trip with girlfriends. One, becuase my friends freaking rock, and are so thoughtful about it, even when they don't have to be. How awesome is that? And 2, I'm not even worried about temptations. This feels so normal right now, and I'm so happy with that. I'm just praying that that lasts. Speaking with other whole30ers at the Whole30 book tour last night made me feel powerful in this. That yes it will be hard to sustain it, but I can. The world is just pushing against this lifestyle so much, it's just choices. I have to make the right choices. And know my brain better than my brain knows me. Wow THAT makes no sense in the actual sense...but metaphorically it works. Ha! I know that I am a black and white gal. So I will have to keep the rules for now...and see what happens.

Food today:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon, coffee water
Lunch: Meatballs + pico (gosh I love pico), apple and spinach salad

2:00 cashews
Dinner: Grilled! Uff someday I have to learn how to grill...grilled tuna, tons of veggies, avocado and strawberry salad, I also had too much pineapple to start 

Omg I tried the grilled mushrooms and just about died. I didn't know I could like them!!!! I'm so excited!!!

Workout today:
Split in 4 today
Treadmill #1
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
30s recover

Floor #1
10 squat and dumbbell curl
10 TRX press, palms down, pull hands to face
200m row
(x2-3)

Treadmill #2
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
30s recovery

Floor #2
10 medicine ball push ups, to chest
150m row

Treadmill #3
2 min push
1 min base
30s all out
1 min recovery
30s all out
30s recovery

Floor #3
10 TRX capital I move, straight arms forward, and then keep straight as pull up straight above body
20 mountain climbers

Treadmill #4
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
30s recovery

Floor #4
10 TRX reverse curl
5 burpees

Party on!

day 24 round 2

Good morning!!! I really want to work on my work attitude today. Get more done, me more productive, be less salty, it's gonna be a good day. I'm staying late, which I'm strangely looking forward too. And THEN going to the Whole30 book tour!!! Yahoo!!! Talk about Fangirling. Omg I'm such a fangirl.

I'm so thankful for working out. It gives me so much energy and joy. Even on nights when I don't sleep much, it's still worth it. I'm not sure if that's the right thing or not, but it works for me, so unless something changes, I think I will keep on keepin' on!

Something that's been tough on this round of Whole30 is sharing it with coworkers. I'm trying to stay silent unless they come to be with questions, because I don't want to be the Whole30 police at all! But it's been really tough overhearing them talk about certain things and not giving advice or direction, or at least having them read the book and try it again some day. Especially when they talk about not having success, or what they are going to binge on right away when they're done. I wish it was as life changing for them as me. But I have to remember that everyones different, and maybe it's not right for them or even the right time in life for them. Who knows! I just hope they still have some positive things to say when it's all over:)

Food Today:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon, water, coffee
Lunch: spinach + apple salad, leftover cracklin' chicken, avocado, banana chia seeding pudding (my friend brought this in, so good! i havne't had successful chia seed pudding yet so I was excited)
3:00 cashews
5:00 apple
6:00 Rx bar
9:30 pie guts (warmed berries, almond butter, coconut flakes, chia seeds)

My "dinner" was a little messed up becuase I stayed late at work and then went to the Whole30 book tour! It wsa fun! Casual and fast, but a fun experience. They move everything along really quickly. For the Q&A I asked where they were eating dinner, and everyone laughed, but they didn't have a great answer. So maybe I should have asked what they had eaten? I dunno Dallas said last time they came they went to Barbette. Also, he is a very attractive man. Melissa is just as funny in person as she is on instagram. I wasn't going to wait for the book signing, but I started chatting with someone, and then the line was almost done anyway, so I just did. #fangirl.

Workout today:
Treadmill (rough today, sore from something)
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min base at 7% incline
1 min base
90s base at 6% incline
1 min base
2 min base at 5% incline
1 min base
2.5 min base at 4% incline
1 min base
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
10 backward lunges with 15lb dumbbells up to chest, 3 pulses at bottom, each side
10 each arm, squat one arm row with dumbbells
15 sit ups with weight
30 superman position, lift left leg, right arm, alternate
20 plank to elbow things
10 TRX reverse curl (arms straight out, then pull up to face)
500m row
(x3, didn't quite finish the 3rd)

Party on!

day 23 round 2

I love this newest Whole30 post. I feel like a lot of the time, they say something and I think, Oh my gosh I've totally thought that exact thing!

"Then you hit the aisles, and your Whole30 momentum comes to a screeching halt smack in front of the canned tomatoes and olives. Citric acid? Calcium chloride? Ferrous gluconate? What the heck are those? Can I have those? I should Google these. WHAT EVIL CORPORATE FOOD CONGLOMERATE IS BLOCKING CELL PHONE SERVICE TO AISLE 4. "

Feeling really good today, and so inspired because of how good I still feel.  Three cheers!

Ab Challenge: Today's Pre-ab challenge was supposed to be 200 ankle touches, but I didn't do last nights crunches so I had to do 400 abs. It was tough. And I did it in my underwear and tanktop...in the living room. So we'll work on getting better at that for when the real challenge starts in May:)

Gallon Challenge: Pretty sure I finished today, instead of bringing my leftovers home, I decided to trust myself to drink enough water at dinner. And I'm pretty sure I did, but my bestie did bring me Good Earth juice since she's the freaking best! How sweet is that??? I made tacos for a double date, and she said she was in charge of drinks and knew I couldn't have wine. She's the best:) But anywho...today I was wondering if this is necessarily worth it...to fill myself so uncomfortably full with water? I'm not sure yet, but I still want to try it. We'll see!

Food today:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon, coffee, water
Lunch: leftover cracklin' chicken, spinach + apple salad, avocado
2:00 cashews
Pre-dinner: too many plantain chips, these guys rock too much that they suck
Dinner: taco salad and Good Earth juice, too many plantain chips again :( also pie guts after dinner

Workout today:
Treadmill-run to row (people always sigh at this, but I kind of like it)
.5 miles run
150m row
.4 miles run
150m row
.3 miles run
150 m row
.2 miles run
150m row
.5 miles run
(was a little more tired today, burning calves, but still a good day)

Floor
20, 14, 6 reps
Lunges, each side with 2 dumbbells
Squat and press with dumbbells
Laying toe touch with both dumbbells up stright
(x4, got through extra 14 set)

15 TRX press (basically air push up)
15 straigh leg dead lift with dumbbells
15 feet on roller, in and out

20 "kettle" swings with dumbbell
10 side plank with leg lift, each side
20 double crunches, crunch leg bent + leg out

Party on!

day 22 round 2

Only one week left in the Whole30! That's craziness. It feels so normal. It went slower this time, but actually just as powerful I think. But in a different way I can't described. In a normal way, a way that I think I can maintain better and for longer this time. I'm just really thankful...again.

I had a beautiful taco salad for dinner tonight on the porch with friends. I love recipes that make it easy to eat that much spinach...because I had a heaping pile. That taco meat man, it's just the best. Then we went on a walk, and I finished my gallon of water, and eventually that belly ache went away  (ha!) and then we booked tickets to Portland in July! Holla! My hiking buds:) Can't wait!

It's only day two of the gallon challenge...it was tricky...but I think I just forgot to drink anything the last couple of hours of the day because I was making a flow chart and having way too much fun (nerd alert). Also I didn't do my ab challenge for last night, since my belly was so full of water ha! Too many goals, they are competing with each other. But that's OK, I'll get better!

Food Today:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon, water, big coffee
Lunch: taco salad, meat, spinach, pico, avocado, apple
Dinner: taco salad, meat, spinach, pico, olives

I wanted fruit, just because "i was allowed and hadn't had my second fruit yet", but i stopped myself. I was already high on life because of trip planning, it was pretty late, I was going to read and go right to bed. So I halted and didn't have it. And it was wonderful! Made so much sense, and makes even more sense now. Yay Whole30 mindset:):):)

Workout today:
Treadmill - running felt SO good today, it was so fun!
Warm up
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push at 3% incline
1 min base
2 min push at 5% incline
1 min base
30s all out at 7% incline
1 min recovery
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
Recovery

Floor
400m row
10 squats
300m row
20 squats
200m row
30 squats
100m row
40 squats

6, 8, 10, 12 reps each
Kneeling concentration curl 15lb
Standing reverse fly
V-up with dumbbell
(x3, didn't make it all the way to 12)

10 TRX squat down and lift up on toes
10 TRX tricep bends facing away from wall
10 plank jacks + feet jump in towards hands, alternate
(x3ish)

30 each (x2)
Russian Twists
Frogs in and out
Bicycles

Party on!

day 21 round 2

I was so excited for breakfast again today. I couldn't wait for those darn breakfast patties! I kinda overloaded my plate, but I had no guilt because it was amazing.

I am such a fan of Stupid Easy Paleos tortillas. Some may consider them non-whole30, but I'm pretty confident to know it's ok for me. I might try and use less Ghee next time. I'm not sure if my skin is weird, or if my smelling ability is what's weird...but when I have too much buttery food, including Ghee I guess, I can SMELL it in my pores! It's bizzare and gross and I dont like it. So the tortillas I made today were a little greasy and had a lot of ghee in them.

After tacos, I made this concoction. And I think I'm going to name it pie guts, becuase that is just what it tasted like. It was seriously amazing. I had two servings, so it might have been too much like dessert, but oh well! I warmed up Costco frozen mixed berries, added chia seeds, almond butter and coconut flakes and mixed it all up. You guys. Ohmylanta. It was incredible!

I successfully went to a friends bridal shower and didn't have any of the treats. And yeah they looked good, brownies and bars, totally my weakness. But it is INCREDIBLE how easy it is to not have them! What the heck! It's amazing. I didn't even really think about it at the time, but now thinking abou it, it was so easy! Bah! So excited:)

My roommie and I also biked the 4ish miles there and back, so that made the day SO great!

Food today:

Brunch: Sausages, 3 eggs, raspberries, coconut flakes, almond butter, plantain chips, coffee

Prep wedding shower snack: Blueberry rx bar
Dinner: 3 leftover tacos (still so yum!) + paleo tortillas, frozen berries, chia seeds, almond butter, coconut flakes

 

Party on!

day 20 round 2

Hey! It's day 20! I woke up SO excited to cook this morning. It was so energizing to cook good food for people last night, and to make something amazing for J this morning too! As always, I waited patiently while J slept to cook. I usually get up really early and wait for him, entertaining myself with TV and reading and insta and such. This morning I made us NomNomPaleos Paleo Sausage Egg "McMuffins". Recipe number 4/4 for my goal this month! And they were absolutely incredible. I want one right now, really bad. We slapped on some guacamole too. J had a bagel, and of course it looked incredible, but honestly, mine was so good on it's own it wasn't an issue, like at all. I would highly recommend it. The taste of the sausage was so amazing too, NomNom provides this recipe, and it was seriously perfection. Somehow spicy and sweet, just magnificant.

The technique of making the parts went well. I found that mixing up the eggs and putting the salt and pepper in that mixture, and then pouring into the ring, worked better than what the recipe called for. It was definitely a messy meal for me though!

We also tried Trader Joes cold brew, and are really excited for that since J doesn't have a coffee maker. He used milk and I just used water. It was really nommy.

For all my other meals this weekend I had left over tacos and was SO not upset by that. Holy moly were they delicious. I'm so excited to have even more leftovers this week!!!

Food today:
Brunch: Sausage egg Mcmuffin, grapefruit, cold press
Dinner: 2 leftover tacos, apple slices with almond butter
11:00 an orange

 

Party on!

day 19 round 2

Feel super super great. Digestion is still wonky per usual, but it really doesn't concern me. The pros outway that con. My cycle seems to be a little off...I'm half getting it early? Not sure if that's whole30 related or not...

Excited to cook tonight! I can't believe I never knew how much I like to make food! Eeek! I'm a little addicted to filling my freezer though...I have quite a bit of stuff frozen, and I really need to get better at using that before I buy more stuff. Especially meat. It's just hard when you want to try a recipe...I think that will be my goal next month. To use my freezer stock. I have to prepare ahead of time my meals anyway...so it's not like keeping "extra stock" in the freezer is that helpful anyway. Unless it's meatballs! Or previously prepared actual meals.

For dinner my sis came over and helped me cook. And some friends came too. We made the taco recipe from Against All Grains cookbook, and it was seriously amazing. Recipe number 3/4 for my goal this month! Then I made pico with roma tomatoes, serrano pepper, red onion, lime juice and salt. It was incredible. Other toppings: lettuce, guacamole, olives (we grew up with olives on our tacos, I didn't know that was abnormal!). Then I made these tortillas for me. It was such a freaking good meal. And it was a hit. The dessert was sugar free and a hit too! I was WAY more careful this time cutting my serrano pepper. I used a baggie over my hand, and paper towels to hold the pepper and rinsed it off ha. No burning! Success!

Food today:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon, water, coffee
Lunch: meatballs, greenbeans with ghee, avocado, spinach + apple salad
3:00 cashews
Dinner: 3 (I may have had 4!!!) tacos, rasperries + almond slices, almond butter, coconut flakes

Workout today:
Treadmill (really good one today, rough at first, but I pushed through!)
Warm up
3 min push
1 min base
3 min push
1 min base
3 min push at 2% incline
1 min base
90s push at 3% incline
30s all out at 3% incline
1 min recover
3 min push
1 min base
3 min push at 2% incline
1 min base
90s push at 3% incline
30s all out at 3% incline
1 min recover

Floor:
500m row
40 russian twist with medicine ball
20 jacks with medicine ball
200m row
20 squat + jump with medicine ball
(x3ish)

300m row
15 squats with dumbbells to sides 15lb
15 curl and press
15 kneeling one arm tricep extension
(x3)

Party on!