Day 1

Today I officially started the Whole 30 Challenge!  I took my body circumference measurements and weight and will take "before" photos tomorrow.  Sorry, I'm not sharing those on this blog!!  LOL

Mom and I went grocery shopping to get foods for recipes to try and meals for the week.  We went to Trader Joe's and picked up some chicken sausage, which I had been hearing about from the paleo/primal blogs and comments.  I also picked up some almond meal for using in recipes like meatloaf, and coconut milk.

Of course I slept in, so my first meal, although early afternoon, was an egg scramble.  Heat up 1 tbls of coconut oil (this is the best fat EVER! It increases metabolism and helps burn fat)  Then I add about 1 oz of sausage crumbles (not really Whole 30 approved, but I'm making a few exceptions), heat them a bit, then added some spinach leaves. After that, I added 3 eggs and scramble until cooked.  This is a great breakfast/first meal of the day! Usually this will keep me full and satisfied for 5-6 hours.  Oh, I also ate half a grapefruit, which is my new favorite fruit to eat (it's time consuming which makes it kinda fun!)

On the way home from grocery shopping I had a few slices of banana chips that mom made in the dehydrator yesterday.

For dinner we made a meatloaf recipe from my new cookbook- "Everyday Paleo".  It's a great book that explains a little bit about the paleo lifestyle, and even has some Crossfit type exercise examples/fitness routines in the back of the book.  I like the recipes in the book, because for the most part, they seem pretty simple and easy to make.

After the meatloaf went into the oven, I made bacon bits, hardboiled eggs, and chopped up peppers, which are all used for my salads.  Then I made mashed cauliflower, which is a new family favorite!  Right now I am marinating a flank steak, then will cook it and slice up later tonight to add to salads this week.  Mom is cooking a 3lb chicken in the oven right now, too.   A big part of being successful with eating paleo and this Whole 30 challenge, is making sure that meals are readily available.  Meat is cooked, vegetables on hand, etc. 


So Day 1 is almost complete!  I was able to not be tempted by the leftover LaRosa's pizza, nor the Pepsi and chips and dip that we had yesterday when we had family over.  Success!  29 days left!!