From Jan 1 – 31 I’m doing a strict paleo (Whole30) challenge with my CrossFit box. I decided to journal the month in food on here (in addition to normal posting) after getting a huge positive response on my Facebook page. I’m also going to detail the amount of sleep I got, the workout for the day and any other relevant notes. I’ll only detail drinks when it’s something other than water or tea, but note that I typically drink 80-100 ounces of water a day. I’ll link to recipes (either mine or other people’s) when applicable, but I don’t usually cook from recipes for myself so if you leave a comment asking for the recipe for something, there is none unless otherwise noted.
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Notes for the day:
I was definitely craving sweet all day which is why there’s about half a jar of almond butter consumed throughout my meals. I also technically cheated with the Cacao Now bar since it has honey in the ingredients. It was half a treat though and I wouldn’t even care except for the fact it’s going to cost me a point in our competition at the gym.
Sleep:
8.5 hours
Workout:
CrossFit
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Breakfast:
1 egg + 1 link chicken sausage scramble
strawberries
almond butter
coffee with coconut cream
Lunch:
pan fried halibut
green beans with lemon & evoo
roasted parsnips & kohlrabi
Dinner:
savory sweet potato meatloaf (<—excellent)
roasted lemon broccoli
mashed cauliflower
Snacks:
paleo coconut flour cookie w/ almond butter
1/2 Cacao Now treat w/ almond butter
It Starts With Food Review
Sunday 13th of January 2013
[...] of bloggers doing the Whole30 right now who have some good suggestions up. Here are a few blogs: Running to the Kitchen, Caroline Calcote and [...]
Tammy
Saturday 12th of January 2013
That "foreverfit' site seems interesting.
Gina, any book recommendations? I want to get something for my kobo, but something cheap i’m’ on the fence on what to get: - sarah wilson ("i quit sugar") - new book called “The Plan” featured on Dr. Oz which makes a ton of sense and intrigues me - Practical paleo - It starts with food - well fed - the Natalia Rose book (cookbook or otherwise…not sure
I have a tiny kobo reader. I am not into complex recipes or ingredients or ones requiring skill and a ton of expensive equipment or expensive/trendy ingredients, interested in changing my binging/digestion/poor habits (but not sure about confining myself and likely feeding some orthorexic tendencies) but not sure what approach to look at, I want to read them all ha, but can’t afford them all! (might be others I ought to look at?), and also not a big grain or legume person (though maybe I OUGHT to be, I don’t know). Anyway, would love your thoughts asap, ha, thanks.
Running to the Kitchen
Sunday 13th of January 2013
I have read and have both It Starts with Food and Well Fed and can't recommend both enough. ISWF is such a great resource to understand some of the sciency stuff behind paleo and answers a lot of the "why" questions. Well Fed is an excellent cookbook (easy but delicious recipes) that I constantly use and that's saying a lot b/c I seldom cook from cookbooks. I've heard great things about Practical Paleo but can't attest to it since I haven't read it.
Jodie
Saturday 12th of January 2013
Where do you get your coconut cream? Do you make it? If so, how?
Running to the Kitchen
Sunday 13th of January 2013
When I say that I just mean the top from the can of coconut milk. If you put a can of (full fat) coco milk in the fridge overnight, the thick stuff sticks to the top and I just use a spoonful of that (as opposed to the liquidy part).
Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit
Saturday 12th of January 2013
Wow, thank you for that meatloaf recipe! I'm totally going to give it a try!
Christine
Saturday 12th of January 2013
Those waffles look good, but they're SWYPO... http://whole9life.com/2011/10/sex-with-your-pants-on/
Running to the Kitchen
Sunday 13th of January 2013
Yeah, they technically are. My box is not doing a Whole30 so technically these are allowed for that and I realize I should probably say I'm doing a "modified" Whole30 because I am allowing myself to make things like pancakes/waffles/breakfast bakes. Thanks for pointing it out though.