Today started off rough. My DH and I were up half the night cleaning up after our sick pup, I’m deep into battling some intense leg DOMs, and I woke up with a possible baby hangover. We also didn’t get up for real until Noon – hours after my stomach first made it known that it was empty. This is generally a recipe for hangry disaster.
Breakfast
Black coffee from Starbucks with home made almond milk – drank but not enjoyed overmuch (I forgot how gross Starbucks without soy is) while snuggling the pup and whimpering in pain every time he shifted his weight on my thigh.
Lunch
Was nearly calamitous. We researched 2 places before leaving the house. Both were almost a mile walk. In the driving wind and cold temperatures.
The W30 safe options at place #1, it turned out, we’re not as protein-heavy as my foggy brain and aching muscles needed. Place #2 inexplicably had a live band – that was so loud at the door my ears hurt.
We walked past some old favorites – none with anything I could eat.
Luckily, a diner we don’t hate was on the same street. Steak & eggs FTW.
This is a familiar W30 sight – coffee with my own milk. During W30, I bring a container of almond or coconut milk out with me to avoid drinking gross black coffee.
Steak & eggs is also a familiar sight. This rendition was decent, if cooked a bit aggressively. The cooking oil was definitely non-compliant, but according to the official rules, while eating out every once in awhile non-compliant oil isn’t the end of the world if it’s between that and driving yourself crazy. Given this morning’s crappy start, the need for immediate protein outweighed my need for no cooking oil. I could taste the difference, but the protein cleared my foggy head at least. I was hoping it would settle my stomach, but between the being so hungry I was getting dizzy, a sunny and warm room, and writing this post on my phone, I managed to make myself carsick. In a stationary building. Blargh.
Dinner
After snuggling the dog for the rest of the afternoon, no one in my house had enough motivation to either cook or re-bundle to face the cold. So: delivery. Indian & Mexican are our faves and are pretty much out on W30.
We opted to go for Chinese and I ordered off the “diet” menu – no oil, corn starch or added crap with sauce on the side. I ordered Shrimp with Chinese Vegetables, didn’t eat the sauce (instead sprinkling some coconut aminos and Choula hot sauce for flavor), picked out the baby corn, and gave the brown rice to my hubby. I resisted dumplings.
Snack
Raw cashews.
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