A full month is really what it takes to change habits and have enough time to settle in to new routines and establish rhythm and go-to recipes. This week my routines have been my lifesavers as we had a birthday in our family. With all the birthday planning and executing, I'm so glad that I had some routines and go-to meals established so that I didn't have to think about what I could and could not eat.
Week 3 of Whole 30 turned out to actually be pretty hard. I'm sure the fact that my youngest turned 5 was one main factor in why this week was harder. Of course part of a birthday includes lots of yummy treats and splurges. The boys had pizza that made my mouth water and a delicious, well delicious looking, chocolate cake with chocolate fudge frosting. I held strong and had steamed vegetables and cauliflower falafel for dinner. The boys really wanted me to have cake and pizza with them and I found my self wanting to indulge with them for the mere sake of family togetherness. It sure isn't as fun to have a yummy delicious treat while someone looks on while eating their carrots. :) While they ate cake, I had my berries, cinnamon, pecans, and apples for dessert. It was tempting for sure to sit there and watch the rest of my family partake in such deliciousness, however, I felt stronger for it and my stomach felt great at the end of the night.
One thing that has also been hard is that the boys feel so much family love and warmth in baking together. They keep suggesting that we make zucchini/carrot bread (so delicious but has sugar in it) and I have to say no because that is way too tempting for me.
I feel like I have plateaued a little bit during week 3. I don't have that extra spike of excitement for what I am doing. There have definitely been lots of benefits which I have enjoyed but I think I have gotten used to feeling the benefits of Whole 30, so week 3 has been more about maintaining my rhythm and continuing to press forward.
Part of what I really liked about the structure of Whole 30 is that you don't do this huge challenging feat for 30 days and then on day 31 you can binge on whatever you want. You slowly reintroduce foods into your diet to see how your body reacts to them. I think this is brilliant.
The Whole 30 experience has been a great way to eat completely unprocessed, something my husband and I have talked about for a long time. We usually do eat very healthy but Whole 30 provides a great outline and structure for how to eat completely unprocessed. While my husband disagrees and feels like whole grains and legumes are good for us, it has given at least me the ability to go completely unprocessed because even canned beans are processed.
I just read an interesting article about the problem with grains and it made me feel proud of all of my efforts to avoid them.
Headaches have still been very minimal, my skin feels so soft, my energy levels are good, not soaring but even throughout the day. I haven't been as diligent about working out this week but that always gives me a boost.
Ok, on to what I ate this week. I won't bore you with breakfast and lunch because at this point in the game it has been the same:
Week 3: 16th-22nd
- Sunday make 10-12 hard boiled eggs and egg muffins and eat them for breakfast and lunch during the week with salad, almond butter and apples, and some veggies.
Sunday Dinner: Slow cooker chuck roast, seared onions and carrots, baked potatoes
Monday Dinner: Shredded chicken and rice for the family, cauliflower rice for me, salsa
Tuesday Dinner: Roasted Vegetables and shredded chicken
Wednesday Dinner: Curry Chicken Salad on a bed of green beans and spinach, on toast or rolls for the family
Thursday Dinner: Flounder with olive oil lemon zest and rosemary, roasted potatoes
Friday Dinner: Shrimp, zucchini noodles, sun dried tomatoes
Saturday Dinner: Sheet pan fajitas (red peppers and onions), with shredded chicken, spinach salad
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