Another great day doing Whole30. My only real mistake was that I ate breakfast much later than usual, and ate dinner much earlier than usual, not really enough time to fit in 3 meals, so I had a small snack in between.
I spent yesterday morning relaxing and reading on the couch. It was a cool morning out and it felt so good to open up some windows and let some fresh air in the house while curled up on the couch with a blanket and a cup of coffee. Speaking of coffee! On Whole30, you can drink coffee, but it can have no artificial flavorings, and come to find out, all of my favorite Dunkin Donuts flavored coffees, have artificial flavoring added. So, while shopping for coffee, I decided to buy some coffee beans. I haven’t bought coffee beans and used my grinder in a really long time, but I am so glad that I have been drinking my coffee like that these last few days. Freshly ground coffee on a cool morning is THE BOMB!!!
After a long and relaxing morning, I got outside for a 3 mile walk and had intended to walk further, but completely forgot the Royals played at 3:00, so I had to get home!
After a nice bowl of comfort food……..
……while watching the KC Royals play yet, another awesome game, we left the house and headed out for a date night. We met some friends at a new brewery, where we listened to live music outside, ran into all sorts of people we knew, and sipped on water and coffee while our friends enjoyed their craft beers and Food Truck deliciousness. We had an awesome night, and eating before we went and not drinking beer, really was no…big….deal.
My only real struggle yesterday was wanting to snack on something when we got home from being out, and that was strictly out of habit. Last week I would have had a bunch of grapes since they are zero WW points, but in the spirit of trying not to snack only out of habit, I made hot tea to sip on just before going to sleep.
SUCCESS! And BONUS…..we saved all sorts of cash by not buying beers and eating dinner at home……AND…..we didn’t need a designated driver!! Finding all the positives people!! 🙂
Preparing for the week today! Enjoy your Sunday!
Here are yesterday’s eats…..
Breakfast
Leftover Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato and a crumbled piece of cooked Turkey Bacon, topped with Two Eggs and Smashed Avocado. I never would have topped leftover brussels sprouts with eggs before, but this tasted like some sort of a gourmet meal and I loved it!!
Snack
Dried Cherries (no added sugar) and raw pecans.
Dinner
I roasted Potatoes, Onions and Carrots. I added those to a skillet with a little Olive Oil along with sliced Chicken Apple Sausages, Leftover Grilled Chicken Breast and some Green Beans (I swear there are a bunch of beans under the rest of this yumminess!) I seasoned this with Montreal Steak Seasonibg and added a little clarified butter at the end. Dinner was a big bowl of comfort food and it was delicious.
I also ate a banana with dinner.
Exercise = Walked 3 miles
This is What I Will Accomplish in 2015
I will choose one occasion per month for Social Drinking (um..this is a work in progress)
I will go no more than two days in a row without exercise. (I’ve done “two a day’s” to make up)
I will track every single day of the entire year. (I’ve only NOT tracked a few weekends this year.)
I will not be tracking my food while doing the Whole30.
I will run in a minimum of six 5K’s. Four down, two to go!
“love the life you live, live the life you love”
So glad you got to roast up some veggies, Ronda! Cooler weather seems to give me that “cooking” bug too!
Loved your leftover comment, and could NOT agree more!
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Thanks! I made two large pans of roasted veggies last night – I love leftovers, well actually, I love having food made for me when I come home from work and not having to cook – so in my house that equates to having leftovers in the fridge!! They were delicious! Living in the desert SW, our seasons are about opposite of the rest of the country – we are just getting into enough lower temps that we are able to grill outside again – simply too hot to do so in the summer, AND too hot to cook in the house oven, too – we just live on salads and cold stuff in the summer. But felt great to fire up the oven yesterday — it was our first day of the season that we were able to open all our house doors and turn of the air conditioning – so I had the “cooking” bug!
Thanks Ronda. Everything really does taste so good.
I do leave the skin on. I remember reading a long time ago about all of the benefits in the skin on fruits and veggies, and I love having one less step to do when cooking.
Usually, with my sweet potatoes, I clean them, poke them with a fork several times, then cook them in the microwave for 2 minutes, flip and cook for 2 more minutes, and so on until I can just slide a fork into them, but a little firm. Then I dice them up, skin and all to throw in some of my dishes.
When I roast brussels sprouts, and potatoes and onions and a whole bunch of veggies, I put them in the oven with olive oil and sea salt and cracked black pepper at 400 for 30-40 minutes, depending on what veggies I’m cooking.
If I’m doing asparagus, I wait and throw those in with only about 15 minutes to go, but I actually prefer those on the grill for only about 4 minutes. Perfect every time.
Hope this helps! Thanks for reading.
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Ha ha. Yeah, Mike really likes this part of it! Of course, we are spending more on groceries, but then less on eating out! I still think we’re ahead of the game in the savings department!
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Your beautiful pictures make me crave healthy food! =) Question: when you roast your veggies, do you do so on the outside grill or in your oven – also do you leave the skin on the sweet potato ? I love skin on regular potatoes, don’t know why I’ve never thought to leave them on the sweet potatoes!
Mind over matter–saving money Saturday night–good thinking.