I love this quote. So much. And I totally just happened upon it, but it’s so applicable.
Well I’m happy to report that I am finally feeling back to normal, better than normal actually (despite the fact that I STILL have not received my biopsy results back yet). I have found a regimen that has helped my digestive issues subside for the most part and keep me cleaned out so I think that has really made a huge difference in how I feel, which has in turn given me more motivation for the Whole30. Minus a few aches and pains when I run I’ve been feeling great.
Some of the things I’ve been doing (or not doing) that I think have really made a difference are:
1) Drinking a warm glass of lemon water right when I wake up-They say this is really good for hydration and cleansing. I spice mine up with some freshly grated ginger and cayenne pepper for an added boost and I really feel like it helps give me a fresh start in the morning.
2) No dairy/sugar- I add sugar because I’m sure it is making my body happy to be without it, but really I think the dairy has made a huge difference. Sadly, I miss my goat cheese and yogurt, and ice cream of course…but not the big belly ache.
3) Drinking a cleansing tea at night-really do I have to get into it? Cleaning out helps you feel fresh, and when you feel fresh you want to put fresh into your body. Kapiche?
Here’s the rundown of how my meals have been looking:
Friday
Breakfast- “Monkey Salad”–bananas, blueberries, almond butter, coconut chips
Dinner- 90/10 Grass Fed Beef Burger with tomato “bun” and guacamole
Snack- Small almond milk latte
WOD- Light 4 mile jog with the dog (no rhyme intended)
Saturday
Breakfast- “Monkey Salad” & Egg white scramble with spinach, mushrooms, and organic sun-dried tomatoes
Lunch- Leftover Grass Fed Beef Patty
Dinner- Scallops sautéed in ghee over spaghetti squash
Pre-Run Snack- Santa Cruz Organic Unsweetened Cinnamon Applesauce cup, 10 raw cashews ^^SO HAPPY to have found a pre-run snack that doesn’t cause severe gastrointestinal distress halfway through my run
WOD- 8 mile run
Sunday
Breakfast- Egg white scramble with spinach, swiss chard, mushrooms, and organic sun-dried tomatoes
Lunch (Post-Workout Snack)- Smoothie with spinach, coconut milk, chia seeds, and Nature’s Bounty Complete Vitamin Shake Mix Chocolate
Dinner- (Out) Pistachio crusted mahi mahi with mashed sweet potatoes and asparagus
Snack- Few slices of Boars Head Honey Maple Turkey and some strawberries
WOD- Kickboxing with burpee challenge & Yoga sculpt:abs
Monday (Today)
Breakfast- Egg white scramble with mushrooms, spinach and organic sun-dried tomatoes
Lunch- Whole Foods Summer Kale Salad, 4 slices of Boar’s Head Honey Maple Turkey, sweet potato with ghee and cinnamon
Dinner- Salmon filet and NomNom Paleo’s Swiss Chard
Post-Workout Snack- Super Greens smoothie with Sambazon’s Super Greens w/ Ginger, Organic Hemp Protein Powder & a spoonful of Brad’s organic almond butter (almonds are the only ingredient!!)
WOD- 6 mile run
So this weekend I went to Costco and stocked up on some awesome stuff. I have been going to Costco for some staples for forever, but when I really looked around this time I found some AHmazing stuff!
(Sorry I don’t have prices but I PROMISE it’s a better deal than what you’re paying, as long as you use it all)
Organic Spinach (giant bag)
Organic Power Greens Mix (Chard, Spinach, Kale) (Giant bag)
Organic Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Baby Bella/Cremini Mushrooms
Organic Baby Carrots (giant bag)
Medjool Dates
Individual Guacamole Packs!! (Got way too excited about this because I can bring them to work)
Organic Apples
Coleman Farms Organic Chicken Breasts
Roasted Red Peppers
Sambazon’s Super Greens
Ghee
Wild Salmon
Organic Grass-Fed Beef
Large jar of Organic Almond butter (that ish is expensive at the grocery store)
Eggs, Egg Whites
Chia, Hemp
All Nuts/dried fruit
And if you’re not on a super restrictive diet like me right now:
3lb tub of plain Fage Greek Yogurt
Goat Cheese
Specialty nuts (coconut vanilla cashews, dark chocolate coconut covered almonds, dark chocolate coconut covered bananas, etc.)
All Grains–Quinoa, Farro, Freekeh, yup they have all the weird ones
Nature’s Path Organic Pumpkin Flax Granola (ugh I miss this in my yogurt)
Specialty Trail Mixes, Granola Bars
Really I’ve never not been able to find something I wanted in bulk at Costco, but I’m just so proud that they carry so much awesome healthy stuff!
Health Obsessed Honey 