The morning started out with a bacon, leek, and pablano frittata, which was pretty much the best frittata I've had in my entire life. I've made loads of them, but this one, even with no spices and just salt and pepper in the eggs, was so delicious. It make a huge 9x13 pans worth, so we have breakfasts for three days, and I couldn't be more stoked. And not just because there is two pounds of crispy, delicious, whole30 compliant bacon in there.
I for sure did not eat enough at breakfast, so I was pretty hungry only 3 hours after. Whole30 suggests waiting about 5 hours between each meal, so I took note to eat a larger portion. It usually takes me a few days to figure out portions again, and especially since I've never done a Whole30 in the winter, where I am not really all that active, I was trying to be mindful about not eating too much.
Meal 2 was a simple chicken salad with Granny Smith Apples, and pecans with a side of cucumber slices, avocado slices, and tomato slices. It was delicious and only took a few minutes to whip up. I like quick and easy!
Again, I didn't eat enough, so I ended up having the other half of the Granny Smith Apple about a few hours later to hold me over until dinner time.
Meal 3 was buffalo chicken sliders with sweet potato "buns" and sauerkraut. I put 6 chicken breasts in the crockpot with salt and pepper, and let them cooked most of the day. After about 7 hours, I took the chicken out, and shredded it with a fork, placed it back in the crockpot and put an entire bottle of Tessamae's buffalo sauce in it and mixed it all up. I sliced sweet potatoes, covered them in oil, and then baked them until they were soft.
Needless to say, the first day was filled with amazing food! I made bacon wrapped dates for bookclub, and indulged in 4 of those as well.
I think it will be not so tedious this time around, considering I have brand new recipes to make and tweak and they are all relatively easy. I even printed them all out, made a spreadsheet, and have it in a binder to get some help from the partner for cooking during the week.
I did take my measurements again to document the before, but I try not to really think about that aspect of the Whole30, which is the point. You wanna focus on the lifestyle changes--the sleep cycle, the energy cycle, the lack of cravings. It's not just physical changes you want to hope for (although, they are nice). This program, this lifestyle, is the kind that makes me feel my best. And when I feel my best, I do my best at work, for friends, for my relationship, and that is what really matters.
Here's a collage of the first day:
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