After some thinking on the subject...I've decided to continue through the challenge as best I can. The other thing that kills me, I haven't talked to one single person who hasn't cheated. That makes it even more of a mind game. Just because other people are cheating, sure does make it hard to stay so committed. My blog has helped me to stay more accountable, but for the love...don't judge me if I eat a little cheese.
Day 15 (Tuesday):
B'fast: bacon, egg omelet
Lunch: egg salad on lettuce wrap with fruit
Dinner: turkey burgers, sauteed squash and zucchini
Day 16 (Wednesday):
B'fast: egg salad
Lunch: hand full of roast beef and cliff bar
*I was out shopping with both kiddos and had to make a game time decision. I was super hungry and instead of making a bad decision like goldfish and fruit snacks...that was all I could come up with quickly with two fussy kids
Second Lunch: roast beef lettuce wrap and grapes (once we got home)
Dinner: Turkey burger, sauteed kale
Day 17 (Thursday):
B'fast: egg omelet with bacon
Lunch: Tazikis greek salad with fruit
*I was out running errands today and knew I would be by tazikis. To give myself a little break from cooking and meal prep...I decided to get a salad. I did eat a little bit of dressing on it for taste. I've said all along, I've been strict on myself especially on the things I struggle with but salad dressing (and a little bit) makes a salad more edible, it's not a huge "cheat" for me
Dinner: sausage and veggie bake
Day 18 (Friday):
B'fast: banana and almond butter
Lunch: roast beef lettuce wrap with clementines
Dinner: leftover sausage and veggie bake
Day 19 (Saturday):
B'fast: eggs and canadia bacon
Lunch: roast beef, turkey, avocado and tomato lettuce wrap
Dinner: Baked fish and sauteed kale (mashed potatoes for the boys)
*This was a really hard dinner. Because we are eating so clean, I had nothing boxed to whip up quick. I wasn't on my "A" game with meal planning and nothing really sounded good. I almost threw in the towel and just said...order a pizza! Instead I pulled it together...defrosted some fish real quick in a sink of cold water, got some potatoes boiling (for mashed potatoes) and got some kale cooking. In about 20 minutes we had us a healthy dinner.
I just want to put this thought out there...it took me 30 min max to get the meal pulled together and it would have taken that long, if not longer to order a pizza and either go get it or have it delivered. Just sayin...
Day 20 (Sunday):
B'fast: egg with mushrooms and spinach and grapes
Lunch: chipotle salad bowl with steak, guacamole, lettuce and a little bit of cheese
Snack: fruit and nuts
Dinner: chipotle salad bowl with steak, guacamole, lettuce and a little bit of cheese
Yes...we ate at the same place twice today...it was just SO GOOD the first time!
* This was a super long day. We left the house this morning at 8am and didn't get home until 5. We had lots of fun things packed in our day...church, grocery store, picnic at the park and a baby dedication....WHERE THERE WAS A SUPER YUMMY CAKE and I passed without wanting to gnaw my arm off. I would say that is a testament to progress! Oh and I got to wear my PRE-BABY jeans again...woop woop!
Day 21 (Monday):
B'fast: sausage and egg scramble with onion, mushroom and spinach
Lunch: Turkey rolled up, grapes, olives and banana with almond butter
Dinner: Roast with steamed broccoli
Ok..so this week was super challenging. We had some really busy days. I have actually been really intentional about keeping our weeks more simple during this 30 days, in order to give myself a better opportunity for success. Both of our kids got sick, so we were at the doctor some, sleepless nights and I still made it to the gym every day.
Good news...WE MADE IT, and without too many "cheats". Which I'm not a huge fan of that word because I didn't eat anything that was horrible. If I ate something that wasn't "approved", I tried to make sure it was something that would fill me up.
One more week to go and I'm feeling really strong. We are going out of town next weekend so I'm not sure how that will go. I'm going to go ahead and prep everyone...my aunt is an ahhhhh-mazing cook so there is probably going to be something on the menu that doesn't fit in the Whole 30 rules, but oh well...yolo!
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