Okay, so here we are, at the end of day 7 of my 2016 Whole30. This round has been both harder and easier than last year's round. First, I know that I can do it. So that's actually really nice! I also know what to expect. I know that the first week and a half is hard, but that it gets better. I also remember running really, really well. Like out of my mind good. So I am excited for my running to feel that good again. The other difference is, this time I am training for a full marathon, not just a half.
Just like last time, I am documenting my food on instagram. It's nice to have people comment and ask about what I'm eating. I am so part of a larger group that is doing the Whole30 together. Six of us started together on the 4th, and another 2-3 are starting on the 11th, and yet another group is starting on the 18th! It's nice that people will still be in it when I finish, because HOPEFULLY, I can stick to a mostly Whole30/paleo diet! Though I am REALLY looking forward to a cocktail at Bartaco when I am done!
I want to do a whole separate post about running 20 miles, just for fun, but I do want to mention that when you are adjusting to a lower carb diet, your muscles sure do feel it! I was absolutely amazed at how much easier it felt to run after I switched from water to coconut water in my water bottle. Of course, it could have felt hard because I was still super sore from adding some weight training last week. But that's another post too!
I have to say that the best thing that you can do to ensure success with the Whole30 is have food ready all the time. Since I'm not much of a breakfast person, but don't take lunch until 1pm, I am usually pretty hungry by the time I get home for lunch. So I will eat a meatball or two cold while I cook everything else. I also spent day zero and day seven cooking for the week. Each time it meant meatballs, but at least they were different flavors. (last year I made pineapple jalepeno meatballs multiple times!)
So here's a chart and photos of what I ate in week one. I will update with recipes as I post them!
Just like last time, I am documenting my food on instagram. It's nice to have people comment and ask about what I'm eating. I am so part of a larger group that is doing the Whole30 together. Six of us started together on the 4th, and another 2-3 are starting on the 11th, and yet another group is starting on the 18th! It's nice that people will still be in it when I finish, because HOPEFULLY, I can stick to a mostly Whole30/paleo diet! Though I am REALLY looking forward to a cocktail at Bartaco when I am done!
I want to do a whole separate post about running 20 miles, just for fun, but I do want to mention that when you are adjusting to a lower carb diet, your muscles sure do feel it! I was absolutely amazed at how much easier it felt to run after I switched from water to coconut water in my water bottle. Of course, it could have felt hard because I was still super sore from adding some weight training last week. But that's another post too!
I have to say that the best thing that you can do to ensure success with the Whole30 is have food ready all the time. Since I'm not much of a breakfast person, but don't take lunch until 1pm, I am usually pretty hungry by the time I get home for lunch. So I will eat a meatball or two cold while I cook everything else. I also spent day zero and day seven cooking for the week. Each time it meant meatballs, but at least they were different flavors. (last year I made pineapple jalepeno meatballs multiple times!)
So here's a chart and photos of what I ate in week one. I will update with recipes as I post them!
| Day | Breakfast | AM Snack | Lunch | PM Snack | Dinner | Dessert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1: Monday | tall black coffee + banana (from Starbucks) | 2 meatballs (while walking the puppy) | Meatballs, zoodles, 1/2 Avocado, small baked potato | Dragon Eye Oolong Tea | lemon chive braised potatoes rainbow chard, steak with chimichurri sauce | a spoonfull of almond butter and strawberries |
| Day 2: Tuesday | pre run: 1 beet, post run: grande black coffee (from Starbucks) | three meatballs and 5 beets with balsamic vinegar, salt, and olive oil | leftover lemon chive potatoes, rainbow chard, and meatballs with chimichurri sauce | Dragon Eye Oolong Tea | leftover steak with chimichurri sauce, a baked potatoe with ghee, and roasted broccoli with lemon and garlic | a spoonfull of almond butter and 3 strawberries |
| Day 3: Wednesday | grande coffee + banana (from Starbucks) | 3 meatballs and some leftover roasted broccoli | more meatballs (like 10 more), more broccoli, and some beets | Dragon Eye Oolong Tea | beats and avocado with balsamic vinegar and olive oil, paprika homefries made in ghee, and the last of the roasted broccoli | nothing |
| Day 4: Thursday | Grande Starbucks Coffee | a cup of Lipton Tea | 2 meatballs while I cooked, 4 pieces of bacon, 5 mushrooms sliced and cooked in bacon fat, a bunch of spinach and baby kale sauteed with the mushrooms, and half an avocado. Followed by a cup of strawberries! (I was hungry) | nothing | baked potato and meatballs | nothing |
| Day 5: Friday | apple and almond butter before practice, coffee and peeled berry apples after practice | nothing | baked potatoe and half an avocado | Tevana Joy Tea | bacon, roasted broccoli and cauliflower, baked potato, and avocado | nothing |
| Day 6: Saturday | half a banana before 8 miles, half a banana and some coconut water after 8, apple sauce packet and more coconut water after 6 more, black coffee after the final 6 (total of 21.49 miles!) | nothing | roasted broccoli and cauliflower with bacon, half an avocado, and a banana | raw veggies at a swim meet | roasted broccoli and cauliflower with bacon, pepper "nachos" stuffed with ground beef, and guacamole | apple sauce packet |
| Day 7: Sunday | big English breakfast of scrambled eggs, mushrooms, hashbrowns (with homemade ketchup!), and bacon with some orange slices and black coffee | black coffee | nothing | raw veggies at the swim meet and an apple with almond butter | stuffed poblano pepper (with meat from pepper "nachos") and some Asian meatballs with sauteed spinach and kale |
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