The end of the beginning.

Bleh. I "finished" my whole 30 a whopping 13 days into it and am still pretty disappointed. I wish I could've kept going, I was starting to feel good and felt like it was working. But, sometimes life just doesn't go the way you want it to. I am going to try to keep up the spirit of the whole30 and if eat any grain at all, I am going to strive to have it be before lunch with the exception of rice which is gluten free. I noticed a huge increase in sugar cravings and carb cravings when I stopped the whole30 and had just a little off-plan foods. I think the trick for me is all or nothing, if I don't ever allow myself to "cheat" on my plan then I never open the door to massive binges of sugar and grain laden fare. I only lost 1 pound or so this week, but after having lost 9 the week before, I guess that makes sense. I am at that point where I am getting tired of eating healthy and not really seeing the results yet. I am going to keep it up though, I don't want to be sitting here a year from now wishing I had just kept it up and weighed 80lbs less. That's about what I have to lose, 80lbs. Possibly more, depending on how it goes. I heard once that the first 20 are the hardest, if that's the case, I am half way there!
On the menu this week-eggs for breakfast (always) and maybe a SMALL smoothie with spinach, fruit and coconut milk
lunch-salads, hummus and carrots, an apple, maybe some chicken (although it is Tuesday and I am OUT of salad already!) the rest of the week will be carrots and hummus and left overs
dinners-Monday and Tuesday round steak, pan fried with brown rice (or mashed potatoes) and peas
Tuesday-cracklin chicken thighs and sauteed green beans
Wednesday-ground beef stir fry with whatever veggies are left in the fridge (carrots, cabbage, green beans, peas) with cauli-rice
Thursday-Thanksgiving meatballs (recipe from my favorite paleo cookbook!) and sweet potato souffle (from my favorite blogger-Shaye Ellliot
Friday-advising movie night, I will probably treat myself to a slice of pizza and then eat fruit and veggies instead of snacks :)
This weekend will be interesting because we are supposed to go down to the Springs for my niece's 6th birthday. Its hard to behave at my parents house :)