Friends! Pat yourself on the back and do a big happy dance, because if you are checking out this post, it is VERY likely that you finished you first week of a Whole30!!!! YAY!!! SEVEN full days of real food! Hopefully you are already seeing some changes in your energy and the way your body feels, I know we sure have! It’s always amazing to me how quickly I can see and feel my body responding to the changes in our diet. The most obvious one to me is that my blood sugars are SO much better throughout the day, much more regulated and it doesn’t feel like a roller coaster ride all day long. It is definitely worth it for us to do this and I hope it has been for you too! Now on to week two!
But first, a little avocado humor for you because why not?! HAH. (And a side note while we are talking about GOOD fats…if you are feeling hungry all day long, and never satiated after meals, try adding more fat to your meals. There’s a good chance that is what you are missing out on. So cook your eggs in coconut oil, top you salad with some avocado or eat some guacamole with your plantain chips! My new favorite snack this round has been to add almond butter to my banana each bite haha… hey it works!)
I try my best to put in some variety with these meals, different meats so you’re not eating chicken every day, and also keeping in mind how long it may take to make the meal so you aren’t slaving away every day!
I have a couple of things I will be linking in this post that I haven’t tried yet, so just keep that in mind in case it is horrible and a total fail haha…if they work out well, I’ll make separate posts for them later and relink them here. Happy cooking everyone and stay the course! You’re doing great!
Day 8 – Jan. 9 (Wednesday)
Plantain Rice Taco Bowls
Day 9 – Jan. 10 (Thursday)
Jambalaya with Cauli rice
Day 10 – Jan. 11 (Friday)
Grill steaks, Baked Sweet Potatoes (top with sea salt and coconut oil or ghee), grilled asparagus (also topped with sea salt and a little ghee)
Day 11 – Jan. 12 (Saturday)
Salmon Fish Sticks, Potato Bites or Sweet Potato Bites, Salad
Day 12 – Jan. 13 (Sunday)
Pork Carnitas, Patacones and Ashley’s pico de Gallo (make this ahead of time!)
Day 13 – Jan. 14 (Monday)
Southwestern Frittata
Day 14 – Jan. 15 (Tuesday)
Brussels Sprouts Skillet
I am also planning on making this breakfast bake for us to eat in the mornings…as much as I love my eggs, bacon and potatoes, a little variety every now and then is nice!
I like to have something in the fridge to grab for quick lunches here and there, last week I made chicken salad, but this week I am planning on making this taco chicken salad I saw a friend pin on Pinterest! I will let you know how they work out!
I loved this quote and thought I would leave you with it. So many people have said to me things like, “how do you do it???” or “I could never cut out ___ (Fill in the blank) for a month!” or “it seems so restrictive!” But I’m going to tell you, it is so much easier for me to do this 30 day reset (not a diet) to help focus my food choices and analyze my eating behaviors, as well as see once more what my body is sensitive to…it’s much easier for my to cut out a lot and make huge changes, rather than trying to commit to small choices over time. Just saying I will eat less sugar or I’m cutting out Diet Coke, translates to maybe doing that occasionally when I feel like it. When I do this drastic month of change, I can extend what I’ve learned for much longer, and it is so easy to fall back on it again when I feel like I’ve gotten way too far off course. Good luck to all of you who are joining us this month!
Here are the links for meal plans for the rest of the month!