*it = wine, of course.
Week four was a breeze, y'all. Simplicity was the theme of my meals last week, and though they were pretty basic, I adored them all. I still don't really think there's "tiger blood" running through my veins or anything, but this was probably my best week week in the program, and I put in the least amount of effort! Isn't life HILARIOUS <~~~(not hilarious) like that sometimes?
It probably doesn't hurt that I started to see single digits in my "Days left on the Whole30" calendar that I have
Okay, so here's what my week looked like in meals:
21
M1: 3 fried eggs +
banana + almond butter + zucchini
M2: hard boiled egg +
steamed broccoli w/ghee + carrots + strawberries + avocado
M3: zoodles w/roasted garlic cauliflower sauce + yellow squash + asparagus
Snack: larabar
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22
M1: 3 fried eggs +
banana + almond butter + zucchini
M2: hard boiled egg + steamed broccoli w/ghee + carrots + strawberries + avocado
M3: sweet potato
w/avocado & ghee + side of asparagus, yellow squash
Snack: larabar
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23
M1: 3 fried eggs +
banana + almond butter + zucchini
M2: hard boiled egg +
steamed broccoli w/ghee + carrots + strawberries + avocado
M3:sweet potato w/ ghee
+ side of asparagus, yellow squash
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24
M1: 3 scrambled eggs
w/ghee + banana + almond butter + zucchini
M2: hard boiled egg +
steamed broccoli w/ghee + carrots + strawberries + avocado
M3:sweet potato w/ ghee
+ side of asparagus, yellow squash
Snack: larabar + tangarine
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25
M1:3 scrambled eggs w/ghee +
banana + almond butter + zucchini
M2: hard boiled egg +
steamed broccoli w/ghee + carrots + strawberries
M3: Potluck
Snack: larabar
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26
M1: 3 scrambled eggs w/ghee +
banana + almond butter + zucchini
M2: hard boiled egg + zucchini + carrots + blueberries+ avocado
M3: paleo veggie
burger, avocado, sweet potato w/ghee, yellow squash
Snack: larabar, apple
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27
M1: 3 scrambled eggs w/ghee +
banana + almond butter + zucchini
M2: hard boiled egg +
zucchini + carrots + blueberries+ avocado
M3: veggie tacos w/avocado, yellow squash
Snack: larabar |
The crowning, glorious element of my meals last week was the almond butter I made last Sunday that I had every morning for breakfast on top of a banana (with a side of sauteed zucchini and three eggs). I'm not going to lie to you - That almond butter was absolutely the biggest pain in the ass to make. It took me well over an hour, having to take several breaks since my blender kept overheating. And the sound was so excruciating, I'm surprised we didn't get a noise complaint. But the end result?
h e a v e n .
Seriously. It's better than any store bought almond butter I've ever had, as well as healthier. I only used three ingredients: cashews (just kidding. almonds), coconut oil, and cinnamon. UnFREAKINGbelievable. I don't even care that preparing it was such an ordeal, I will 100% make it again.
The beginning of the week my eggs were sunny-side up, but towards the end of the week I got a little "wild" and scrambled my eggs in 1 teaspoon of ghee. This resulted in warm, pillow-y, cloud eggs. Cloud eggs are a thing folks, and they are alive and well!
#cloudeggs. It's the new #yolkporn.
My lunch was primarily a deconstructed salad I threw together of a hard boiled egg, strawberries, carrots, avocado, and broccoli with ghee. I LOVED it.
And dinner was mostly a sweet potato, yellow squash, asparagus combo, because again, I LOVED it.
After week three I mentioned that I had irritated my right hip flexor, so I took all of last week off from working out. While I was itching to get back to the gym, it was nice to have a little extra downtime, and my body definitely needed the recuperation. I feel mended now, so I'm planning on getting back in the workout saddle this week!
I attended a few social gatherings towards the end of the week. On Thursday night, I went to a Houston Food Blogger Collective Happy Hour at The Counter. I've been super pumped because I was recently named Marketing Chair of this awesome group, so I brought my video camera to the event and got to work! (The camera also served as a distracting barrier between me and the much-gushed about parmesan french fries, which was an added bonus). I truly enjoy every minute spent with this bright, driven, and beyond-friendly group of people, so this was a major highlight of the week. If you are involved in the Houston food scene in any way, I definitely recommend applying to be a part of this group. Also, a big thanks to The Counter for their hospitality - I can't wait to go back and actually try some of their food, like their veggie burger everyone seems to go crazy over!
On Friday night Jon and I attended a vegetarian potluck at our friend Marissa's, which was also awesome. As I can personally attest, "vegetarian" and "Whole30" are definitely not necessarily synonymous, but I was still able to enjoy a wonderful vegan broccoli potato soup someone brought, as well as my veggie tacos! I also made this pea pesto because it's Jon's favorite thing that I make. It really is divine, and I was a little bummed about not getting to have a taste. Regardless, I was able to enjoy the food that I ate and the people I was surrounded by!
On Saturday, the organization I work for put on a concert at the Sam Houston Race Park, which featured a bunch of performers, INCLUDING EDDIE MONEY (I was in my 80s glory). So that was fun, even though I had to stay away from the fried foods and ice cream and beer. But I brought snacks! And lived to tell the tale! And once again, I was filming the event, so I had something to keep me occupied.
I altogether stopped having the weird food dreams, which leads me to believe my cravings are completely gone. However, last night I had a different sort of food dream. It was a Life After Whole30 dream where I almost had a nervous breakdown over deciding whether or not to eat a chocolate chip cookie at a cookie tasting event. Um, hullo, eat the cookie Kim.
(I didn't eat the cookie.)
In other news, Adventures in a New(ish) City is now listed on Bloglovin - so if you use that platform for keeping up with your daily blogs, I'd love it if you checked it out!
Week 4 was a good week, my clothes are falling off me, my energy is at a standard level, and my skin is normal. I'm still having the, um, bathroom "issues" (maybe because of all the fiber I'm getting through the insane amount of vegetables I'm consuming?), but it's certainly manageable.
Simplicity was the key last week, and simplicity is what I'm going to carry on through my final days. Same meals, no going crazy or anything. Just staying the course!
THREE. MORE. DAYS.
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