Day 3...Yippeeee??

Day 3

Breakfast:
Sweet Potato Hash with Onions, 2 Fried Eggs and a Black Coffee (I was hungry so I remembered to snap a photo after a few bites, but it was GOOD!).

Snack:
Monkey Salad

Lunch:
1/2 Pork Loin, salad with diced mushroom and avocado.  Homemade dressing (evoo, mustard, salt and pepper)

Snack:
Frozen Grapes and a handful of cashews

Dinner:
4 Asian Meatballs, 1 scrambled egg and mini carrots.

How am I feeling?
Today I had a headache all day...felt like I was hungover.  My sister and I did a lot of meal planning last night and made some great go-to's like the Asian Meatballs, but this morning I felt like we drank two bottles of wine while cooking.  But according to the Whole30 site I am right on track for how I should feel so that's good I suppose.  I guess it just really shows the detox your body goes through while you ween off sugar and carbs!

Day 2

Breakfast:
Spinach, diced onions sauteed with coconut oil the added 2 fried eggs on top and a cup of black coffee.

Snack:
Frozen Green Grapes

Lunch:
Left over Pork Loin on top of spinach with diced mushrooms and homemade dressing (brown mustard, evoo, chopped basil, salt and pepper mixed really well).

Snack:
Monkey Salad (1 banana, coconut chips, and raw almonds)

Dinner:
Cashews and dried apricots (I was working)

How am I feeling:
Day two wasn't as bad at all.  I really have to get used to having a hot meal for breakfast as I was a smoothie for breakfast kinda girl for years.  That also means I have to get up a bit earlier to prepare, but I just throw those things in the pan and get ready until the food is ready.  So it's really not that bad!
My dinner was a bit lack luster, but it is really hard to figure out what to eat when I am with clients so luckily I was able to snack on the appetizers we had prepared for them and network through dinner with a soda water and lime in hand.
Honestly I am REALLY grateful for my fitbook!  It is really useful to be able to write down all my meals because I know in the later weeks I am going to have to figure out what it was that got me through the first week.  Also it keeps me accountable for my workouts because I hate leaving that side of the page blank.  For instance I was journaling in bed of all the things I ate today and realized I hadn't worked out...so I put on my shoes and went and ran stairs 5 times so that my "cardio" section wasn't left blank!

Jumping on the Whole30 Bandwagon

When most things in your life feel a bit out of control...one thing you can control is what you put in your mouth.  So therefore I decided with the encouragement of my roommate to try out this Whole30 "eating-plan" (I do not want to say diet because that messes with my brain).
To be honest I am doing 28 days, because on the 28th day I will be a bridesmaid in a wedding, and will not pass up on the festivities of this day and couldn't start 30 days before because I was in Napa...and I mean really, not drinking wine in Napa HAS to be a sin.

Day 1 (travelling back from Napa):
Breakfast: Consisted of 1 Organic Banana and 1 Cup of Black Coffee

Lunch: On the Plane...my only real option?  Black Coffee and a water please

Dinner:  1 Pork Loin cooked on a frying pan in coconut oil, with a side of organic applesauce.
A large portion of mushrooms, asparagus, and onions sauteed in coconut oil in a Wok.  Delicious!

How am I feeling?:
I knew that today would be rough because I was travelling, had to get home to shop and meal plan, but from all my indulgence over the weekend I feel like today was not as bad as it could have been.  I was ok until I started cooking dinner and then realized how hungry I really was!
I wanted to get a head start on the week, so I made some Turkey and Pumpkin Chili, froze some green grapes, and cooked an extra pork loin so I felt a bit more confident in having some go-to's.
Day One Done, WHEW!

SEA-HAWKS

It's only fitting that my first blog in oh I don't know 3 years is about my beloved Seahawks.  I am a very proud fan, and they are, at this very moment, on a plane on their way to ATL to play on Sunday morning at 10am PST.  I couldn't be more anxious, excited and thrilled to be a fan and will continue loving that team no matter the outcome.

It's funny being a female fan of a football team though...here are some observations I have made over the course of my love for this team for over 10 years now.

1.  Boys don't like girls who have teams in the playoffs when their team didn't come close...especially when their team is supposed to be conference winners i.e. Steeler (ugh!), Saints, etc.  They talk smack and there is nothing you can really say to prove a point.  They get in their macho, big ego ways and there's no way to change their mind.  It's just one of 'em things.
2.  Boys do like when a girl is willing to go watch the games with them and actually know what they are talking about and can keep up (and be able to throw back a couple).
3.  Boys don't like when a girl wins their pick pool for the week or fantasy football, because girls are NOT supposed to know more about sports then they do.
4.  Boys do like when really female fans host tailgates because it generally means that there will be Jell-o shots of said teams colors.
5.  Boys don't like when girls have an opinion of who should be Rookie QB of the year.  For instance this year it should be Russell Wilson, sorry about the whole leg snapping thing for Rookie RG3 in last weeks game against the Redskins, but we were out to prove a point and we did!

I have to constantly defend my team which I am more than happy to do.  The thing about being a Hawk fan is we are generally happy whatever happens.  It isn't a team that constantly brings in a "W" on a Sunday so when we are doing well, it fills our heart with joy and makes the world a better place to live in.  If we loose, that's ok there's always next year.  Well guess what folks...it's next year!

Go Hawks, beat those Falcons!

*bisous*