With less than a week of the January Whole30 left, now is a great time to reflect over the last 25 days.  Think about what you have learned – has it been easier or harder than you thought it would be, what improvements do you see/feel?  By taking the time to reflect, you are allowing yourself to see some changes you were hoping for or maybe making the decision to extend your Whole30 to a Whole40 or 50 in order to help you reach your goals.  My takeaways from this round:

1. I now have a little more clarity about which foods upset my stomach (yes even the compliant ones)
   • Peppers
   • Tomato Sauce
   • To large a quantity of sweet potatoes
   • Eating red meat a few days in a row
2. Eating the right portion sizes of whole food does allow me to feel fuller longer.  The main take away, when I reach for a compliant snack in the afternoons or after dinner, it is out of habit not hunger.
3. My skin is a whole lot clearer.
4. Being that certain foods easily upset my stomach, I often felt behind on the “typical” Whole30 timeline.

When it comes times for the reintroduction phase, I plan to do a slow roll introduction based on cravings and social interactions.  Based on my reintroduction phrases from previous Whole30 rounds, I am already aware of my bodies reactions to things like grains, dairy and legumes.  All reasons which lead me to my paleo lifestyle.  I am looking forward to practicing and developing  my Food Freedom and bringing Siete chips and Mikey’s english muffins back into my life and remembering why the program is 30 days and not 365.

                    Stay strong and rock these last 5 days!

 

Weekend Meal Prep

• Balsamic Roasted Chicken
• String beans with cashews
• Chicken Cutlets breaded with almond and hazelnut flour
• Baked eggs with shredded sweet potato, caramelized onions and compliant turkey bacon
• Roast sweet potatoes

 

Sunday, January 28th

Breakfast

• Baked eggs

Lunch

    Salad:

• Balsamic Roasted Chicken
• Sliced Almonds
• Raisins
• Tessemae’s Zesty Ranch

Dinner

• Out to dinner

Monday, January 29th

Breakfast

• Baked eggs

Lunch

       Salad:

• Balsamic Roasted Chicken
• Sliced Almonds
• Raisins
• Tessemae’s Zesty Ranch

Dinner

• Pork Chops with Apples
• String beans with cashews

 

Tuesday, January 30th

Breakfast

• Baked eggs

Lunch

    Salad:

• Balsamic Roasted Chicken
• Sliced Almonds
• Raisins
• Tessemae’s Zesty Ranch

        Dinner

• Chicken Cutlets
• Guacamole
• Roasted Carrots

 

Wednesday, January 31st

Breakfast

 

• Baked eggs

 

Lunch

   Salad:

• Balsamic Roasted Chicken
• Sliced Almonds
• Raisins
• Tessemae’s Zesty Ranch

Dinner

• Leftover Pastelon that I froze

Thursday, February 1st

Breakfast

• Baked eggs

Lunch

    Salad:

• Balsamic Roasted Chicken
• Sliced Almonds
• Raisins
• Tessemae’s Zesty Ranch

Dinner

• Leftover chicken cutlets
• Roasted sweet potatoes

Friday, February 1st

Breakfast

• Baked eggs

Lunch

    Salad:

• Balsamic Roasted Chicken
• Sliced Almonds
• Raisins
• Tessemae’s Zesty Ranch

Dinner

• Take out