Whole 30 once again

Everyone has their New Year resolution, and I am no different. I have already attempted this once, and stopped due to my marathon training. By the way I ran my marathon! Josh and I finished in 5 hours and 13 minutes. Not the best time, but considering the conditions, I’ll take it. Josh was awesome and ran with me the entire time. He could have finished faster; I am sure. It was raining every single minute of the race except for about 10 minutes in the beginning. It was cold! In fact the next day it snowed in Dallas. So despite the rain and cold, and the fact that I had come down with a cold of my own that Friday before, I am very pleased to have completed the marathon. It wasn’t too bad for the most part. At about mile 19 I wanted to quit, and I continued wanting to quit until mile 24. After that, it wasn’t too bad. I wish I had trained a little harder in the last month. I stopped doing my long runs at mile 16. Looking back I should have continued into at least the 19-20 mile range. I cannot explain the feeling when we finished. I was excited and happy, but I think most of all relieved that we had finished. We could barely move the rest of the day or the next. Muscles were very sore. I ended up with a stress fracture in my left foot and blisters, but no serious injuries. I am super glad we finished.
Also, along with running the marathon, thanks to my friends and family, we raised $580 for the Texas Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital. So awesome! Thanks to everyone for your support!
Now, back to the New Year resolution… Whole 30 time! I have already started. I am in my 5th day. I am keeping a food log so if you would like to follow what I eat and my progress, you can do so. If you read my previous blogs you can find out more about the whole 30. It is a 30 day challenge to change the way your brain and body think about food. It goes into a lot of detail about inflammation and insulin levels, but I will let you read the Whole9 website to catch up on that.
Basic things you get to eat:
Protein- Grass Fed Beef, chicken, eggs, pork, ruminants, etc. (the expensive organic but more importantly GRASS FED animals)
Vegetables: Any and all veggies. (I have to eat a ton of them!) However, corn is not a veggie in this case. Neither are white potatoes. Sweet potatoes are, but not the white potatoes.
Fruit: I get to eat fruit which is awesome because I love it! The servings are much smaller, and I am supposed to eat them much less often because of all the natural sugar.
With the fruits and veggies it is important to make sure that I am eating more nutrient rich foods. So like kale, spinach, and blueberries are better than eating a banana and celery. That does not mean that I am not going to eat celery and bananas, it just means I have to make sure I balance everything out.
And finally fat. Yes, I said FAT! However, it is only certain kinds of fat. For example, olive oil, coconut oil, sunbutter, and avocado are good fats that I can eat. Also certain kinds of nuts like macadamia nuts, pecans, and pistachios are okay to eat. Any form of peanut or peanut butter is not. L Again, some fats are much better to consume and therefore I can eat more of them.
And there you have it. That is what I will be eating for the next 30 days. No grains, no dairy, no processed sugar or foods. You can count them out. I will try to blog every week and show you my progress. So far I haven’t been very consistent with this blog, but I am going to try.

Day 1 Whole 30
2 hardboiled eggs
cutie
spinach, romaine salad w/
chicken, cucumbers, pecans
tomatoes w/ oil & vinegar
grilled chicken breast
grilled sweet potatoes
grilled pineapple

How I feel: Feeling okay about my choice to do the whole 30. Excited, but at the same time I keep thinking about all the foods I am going to miss. Pizza, chick-fil-a, chips and queso are just a few.

Took my weight and measured my body fat with a machine we have at school in the morning of Day 2. Weighed in at 158lbs with a 20.2 % body fat reading.
Day 2
spinach, tomato, onion 2 egg omelet
banana
apple
pistachios
grilled chicken breast
celery and sunbutter
spaghetti squash spaghetti w/
Marinara
(crushed tomatoes, chopped zucchini, onion,
basil, oregano, thyme, pepper, salt, ground beef)

How I feel: I don’t want to do this anymore. I want some cheese in my omelet and some chips with my grilled chicken. Celery stinks. But Josh told me to grow up, and he’s doing this with me, so I may as well give it a week and then see if I want to do it any longer. I did work out today for a little bit. Did some jump rope, triceps extensions, leg kicks, and air squats.

Day 3
2 hardboiled eggs
banana
dried fruit
3 grilled chicken tenders, sliced cucumbers, grape tomatoes,
strawberries, mango pico, 1/2 avocado
1/4 lb. oven roasted turkey slices
pineapple, apple, and strawberry slices, grapes
banana

How I feel: Well, today was the first day of routine with kids at work. It was actually a little easier than I thought it would be. When I don’t have to think about what I don’t get to eat, it is not as bad. I also had club volleyball practice in the afternoon, so I stayed pretty busy. I did not work out today. I have been pretty tired. I got really hungry at about 4:00. I stopped at HEB to pick up some Central Market all natural oven roasted turkey from the Deli and some fresh fruit to cure my appetite. It worked.

Day 4
2 hardboiled eggs
banana
pistachios
dried fruit
spinach leaves/grape tomatoes
turkey
celery and sunbutter
oven roasted turkey
banana
apple
guacamole

How I feel: Another busy day today. It was a regular school day plus basketball game day. I felt a little jealous that the other coaches could eat Chex Mix and tamales and I could not. At the same time, I felt a little accomplished that I had resisted temptation. I also have been drinking much more water! That is awesome, and not consciously. I just get thirsty. I always make sure to filll up my Nalgene. Exhausted when I got home, but that is pretty normal for a game day. I feel less bloated, and am starting to get into the idea of doing this for a month.

Day 5
1 hard boiled egg
banana
cucumber slices
pistachios
oven roasted turkey slices
salad/spinach/Romain/grape tomatoes
cucumber slices
carrots
guacamole
apple sauce
apple
baked chicken
guacamole

How I feel: Today was a pretty easy day. I was pretty tired after work this afternoon. Josh and I were not in the mood to make a whole lot of food. We ended up going to the store and bought a baked chicken. It is not quite Whole 30 appropriate due to some whey, but it was real close. Josh also made mayonnaise from the Whole 30 book we have as well as BBQ sauce. The BBQ sauce is mostly tomato, but the mayo tasted alright. The sauces will come in handy the next couple of days. This whole thing is getting easier, but it does take a lot of preparation. I feel like I cook and wash dishes a million times a day. Okay, maybe that is an exaggeration, but you get the point.

Day 6
2 egg omelet w/ spinach, tomatoes, and onion
3 turkey sausage links
3 strawberries
carnitas w/whole 30 bbq sauce in lettuce wraps
deviled eggs (whole 30 style)
carrots
banana
Turkey slices
Pistachios

How I feel: Well, I was coaching my club volleyball kids most of the day, so there was not really the opportunity to even think about food. Josh and I packed a cooler of goodies to eat (and by goodies I mean some Whole 30 deviled eggs, celery and Sunbutter, and some turkey slices and carrots.) I was so proud of myself because I was given a cup of hot chocolate and did not drink it. I think it is a good thing to be proud of little accomplishments. I don’t think I ate enough today, and I am getting less and less hungry.

Day 7
scrambled eggs
turkey sausage
deviled eggs
cutie
lettuce turkey wrap w/ whole 3o mayo
chicken salad w/ whole 30 mayo
sweet potato fries

How I feel: I had another volleyball tournament today. I had even less time to eat, but dinner was awesome. Josh and I were so tempted to just say forget it and order a pizza, but then reevaluated the situation and realized neither one of us really wanted to do that. It is getting easier. I craved bread today. Like really wanted a soft pretzel, but I can have one after this is over. I am really going to do this.

After the end of week one:
Weight is 152, I lost 6 pounds.
Body fat % is 18.1 = 2.1 % loss.
Next week I am starting to add working out to the list. It’s go time.