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Today was better, mentally and physically, than yesterday.
Breakfast
My favorite – DH’s green smoothie + hemp protein powder and coffee with homemade almond milk.
Lunch
Leftover caramelized onion & Apple turkey burger with roasted broccoli & Brussels.
Dinner
Salsa verde pulled pork with cauliflower rice.
Snack
Mixed nuts at game night.
Today was a struggle. I had another of those ‘I can’t get a full breath and need a cigarette’ days and it was causing me to want to snack needlessly. About half an hour after lunch, I felt like I couldn’t take deep enough breaths, really wanted a cigarette, and my brain decided to also throw strong compulsions to get up and get a snack my way (mostly for things we didn’t have in the house – fruit and strangely cinnamon). This was a less-than-fun afternoon. I ended up white-knuckling the cravings until about 3, when I took the dog out. After the change of scenery, I felt much better and was able to wait until I was legitimately hungry before grabbing a snack.
Breakfast
My favorite – DH’s green smoothie + hemp protein powder and coffee with homemade almond milk.
Lunch
Pulled pork, Cruciferous Crunch & Choula.
Dinner
Roasted broccoli, Brussels & sunflower seeds with caramelized onion turkey burger. It wasn’t as burnt as it looks.
Snack
1/4 cup roasted cashews.
Today was good. And slam full of pork. No complaints there.
Breakfast
My favorite – DH’s green smoothie + hemp protein powder and coffee with homemade almond milk.
Lunch
Sautéed shredded cabbage with leftover pulled pork.
Dinner
Lazy-ass Mexican bowl: pork leftover from making stock, salsa, half an avocado and Choula hot sauce. This was definitely delicious – kind of like nachos minus the achos.
Snack
No snacks again today.
Tonight’s dinner was nearly a disaster. I had intended on serving pulled pork, but miscalculated the cooking time. Luckily, we didn’t have to resort to takeout – I was able to thaw some beef to make Meatza.
Breakfast
My favorite – DH’s green smoothie + hemp protein powder and coffee with homemade almond milk.
Lunch
The last of my leftover Spicy Tuna Cakes with sautéed shredded cabbage.
Dinner
Mexican Meatza with salsa, bell pepper and avocado.
Snack
No snacks today.
This month, I’m doing my Third Whole 30 – and this time, I’ve got reinforcements in the form of a few Nerd Fitness friends who are taking the plunge and committing to starting 2015 out on the right foot with me. Let’s take a look at a few of this week’s highlights! everyone ate this week!
This is a latecomer from last week: chicken spaghetti squash soup from Terra over on Nerd Fitness. She served this soup spooned over a large portion of spaghetti squash for herself and noodles for her family. Looks delicious!
Zoodles, zoodles everywhere!
Kweber05 made noodles with smoked pork and cherry bbq sauce
I had zoodles with caramelized onion meatballs (a Fonzico recipe – and it was delicious. I’ll be sharing soon).
Fonzico made paleo maki sushi!
Kweber05 and I had lazy cook nights:
Kweber05’s Pulled pork and egg hash with steamable sprouts in ghee.
My throw it in the oven and forget it meal – chicken thighs and brussels tossed with ghee, salt, pepper and a splash of (unnecessary, as it turned out, orange juice).
More Nom Nom Paleo goodness was had this week by me: I made her Spicy Tuna Cakes for dinner (with enough leftover for two lunches). And yes, those muffins are mitten-shaped.
Lunches!
leftover venison taco meat and greens salad with green bell pepper and radishes from kweber05
My apple/mint salad with pork chops
This weird concoction of sauerkraut, Ro-tel and chicken happened, and it actually worked together.
Work Snacks!
Snow peas and cashews from kweber05
My roasted cashews
And I jumped on the fancy drink bandwagon with raspberry and orange seltzer water. Delicious.
Week 2 was good. The W30 hive mind delved into zoodles, and we each found our own ways to be creative with flavor combinations. We all had strange food-related dreams (mine featuring The Doctor, cheesesteak, Kool-Aid and disappointment that no salad was forthcoming), but we worked through our issues and remained on target. Whoo hoo!
Another successful day. While I didn’t get to order my first choice of dishes at breakfast, I still managed to have a very delicious meal. And I was happy to get back to burger night. Much better than takeout.
Breakfast
Coffee with homemade almond milk and then brunch out: fried eggs with herbed arugula salad and pan-seared smoked pork shoulder. I ate none of the pictured potatoes, but at least half of those blistered garlicky brussels.
Lunch
Still full from brunch, so I skipped lunch. I was craving something to drink with some taste, so I had this sunshiny drink (seltzer with a slice of orange) to combat the grey sky.
Dinner
Reviving Sunday burger & sweet potato fry night. 1/2 lb. grass fed beef burger with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and baked sweet potato fries. Delicious.
Snack
No snacks tonight, dinner was filling.
Today was good, despite going to a bar where the only thing I could safely eat or drink was kombucha.
Breakfast
Coffee with almond milk, then a late breakfast-rito that turned out needing a fork of pulled pork and eggs.
Lunch
Breakfast was late, so I skipped lunch.
Dinner
Picked up takeout broiled salmon, broccoli and Brussels on the way home.
Snack
Kombucha while out.
Sparkling water with raspberries and 1/4 cup of roasted cashews after dinner.
Today wasn’t bad. Lunch was good and dinner out was only a little stressful.
Breakfast
My favorite – DH’s green smoothie + hemp protein powder and coffee with homemade almond milk.
Lunch
Leftover Spicy Tuna Cakes with Apple mint salad.
Dinner
Dinner out: grilled chicken with sweet potatoes and a fig herb relish.
Snack
Mid-afternoon roasted cashews
And I finally jumped on the fancy drink bandwagon – sparkling water with raspberries and orange.
Despite a minor dinner snafu, today was good. A little light on calories, but good.
Breakfast
My favorite – DH’s green smoothie + hemp protein powder and coffee with homemade almond milk.
Lunch
A repeat from dinner: roasted veggies with berry tahini dressing and chicken (instead of the pork in the picture – I forgot to take a picture of lunch).
Dinner
Nom Nom Paleo’s Spicy Tuna Cakes with what was supposed to be bagna cauda until I found out I didn’t have anchovies. Roasted broccoli with lemon was good too.
Snack
1/4 cup roasted cashews
Plus the rest of the raspberries as an after-dinner snack.
I’d been looking forward to playing with this dinner recipe for weeks – and then it was less stellar than I’d planned. Not bad, but not stellar.
Breakfast
My favorite – DH’s green smoothie + hemp protein powder and coffee with homemade almond milk.
Lunch
I don’t even know what I was thinking, but lunch actually wasn’t terrible. Sauerkraut, Ro-tel & chicken breast.
Dinner
Lots of effort – too little sauce to be as exciting as I’d hoped. Broiled veggies (cauliflower, leek, beets & carrots) with a berry tahini dressing, avocado & dukkah. Served with quick pork chops.
Snack
1/4 cup roasted cashews after lunch.
And then another 1/4 cup after dinner.
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