Day 2

Oh, Tuesday...here we go, day 2!

I woke up very tired today.  I think I might be getting a cold, and on top of all the changes to diet and exercise I made yesterday I'm not sure my body can fight it off.  Need to plan on eating more at each meal and getting more sleep.

Breakfast: Delicious!  I started out the day with a slice of the frittata I made last week and stuck in the freezer-it has bacon, sweet potatoes, zucchini, squash, red peppers an onion I think.  Topped that with half an avocado.  Paired it with sautéed broccolette, squash and shredded sweet potatoes.  A side of grapefruit and a few pear slices.

Workout: This is what you might look like after Insanity Day 2.  Yeah, that's a huge sweat mark on my torso...burnin the fat!

Snacking: I enjoyed the homemade Lara bars I made yesterday.  I shared with my roomie, so I only had two of the balls shown...they were really good actually.  The date kinda makes it hard to taste the cherry so next time I might reduce the date a little and increase the cherry.  The coconut knocks this out of the park though!

Lunch: Decided to have lunch a little earlier today since I got so hungry yesterday and I'm also really focusing on eating a little more each meal.  Lunch today was a bed of greens with red pepper (I usually use tomato and cucumber but I was out) 3 slices of bacon crumbled and topped with two eggs and some guac.  A side of Asparagus "fries" as I like to call them (it's what happened when I roasted it too long and the asparagus turned crispy...it's so delicious now I do it on purpose!) and a small cup of fruit salad.

Snacking: I thought I'd eaten enough at lunch but after an hour of ignoring the gnawing feeling in my stomach, I finally gave in and made a green smoothie.  It was maybe the best green smoothie I've ever made.  Don't know what made it so great today...mini-cucumber, a few snap peas, a small banana, a cutie, a few pieces of pineapple and a few frozen mango chunks, 2 handfuls of kale, one of spinach a few red grapes, coconut water and a few ice cubes.  Oh, and don't forget the mint leaves...3-4 I think.  I sipped on this for the next 90 minutes...trying to not guzzle was a challenge!

I set myself up for healthy snacking, had I needed it...10 each almonds and cashews, carrots and an apple but I only ended up eating the nuts after I walked the dog for 40 minutes.

Dinner: I finally tried one of the salmon cakes I made last week.  It was a little dry, but with the avocado it wasn't too bad.  I sautéed up some onion, sweet potato, zucchini, squash and spinach.  Then I decided that wasn't enough protein or food in general so I chopped up some already sautéed vegetables from a few days ago (asparagus, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, peppers) threw them in a pan to heat then whisked an egg in a bowl, added garlic powder and paprika and poured it over the veggies to make a patty type thing.  Topped it with more avocado.  Not overly happy with this meal taste-wise, but it hits everything I need nutritionally.

Thoughts: 

I definitely felt the dull headache today.  The "where is all the sugar and other crap you normally feed me" headache.  It wasn't too bad-just came and went throughout the day.  I just can't kick this being tired thing though.  I'm not sure if it's related to the Whole30 thing or because I might be fighting off a cold.

I did find myself eyeing the mini-cornmuffins I made for the girls dinner tonight.  I served them one of my favorite meals-Turkey Chili and corn muffins.  Yum!  I took a few sips of water, refocused and asked God to help me resist.  Then I kept moving and got the muffins as far away from me as I could.

Probably need to spend more time in prayer.  I've felt a little fuzzy-headed the past few days which is a lot different than when I fake started this a few weeks ago.  I was so energized and clear headed, focused and just felt completely sharp.  Today I kind of feel like I'm walking around in a haze.

I'm probably eating more fruit than they (all of the people who disagree with me) think I should but I LOVE fruit.  So for now, I'm trying to limit it-trust me, this is me limiting it...but I know it's still more than the plan indicates...oh well.  They'll just have to deal with it!

Waiting for this to happen...

Gonna get to bed early and see if that helps.

For tomorrow I'll continue to work on proper portion sizes (not too big or too small) and spending more time in prayer.  If I get to bed early, it shouldn't be a problem to wake up and spend some time journaling and in the Word.

Day 2: check!



---------------------------------------------A Late Addition-------------------------------------------------

I was hungry.  Like, I ate dinner at 5:45 and now it's 8:30 and I've been hungry for a while kind of hungry.  I made some mango salad (aka mango madness) chopped mango with toasted pecan and coconut.  It was good.  Really good.  Felt like a splurge because the mango was super ripe and oh-so-delicious!  Filling and hit the spot!  Also made some tea...perfect way to end the evening.  Now, it's bedtime.