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Whole 30 Week One

Hello and welcome to my Whole 30 Week One experience. I have done a Whole 30 before, but only made it to day 21. This time around my health is depending on it, so I am ready to do this!

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Here is some back story. I have been losing hair on and off for several years. The past 5 months have been the worst. I have lost at least 1/3 of my hair. I just had another round of blood work done and the only thing that stands out is that my iron is low. I have been suffering from low iron for as long as I can remember. Before going gluten free I was anemic.

I am taking an iron supplement, but it clearly isn’t enough. So, this time the Whole 30 is for me to hopefully jump start my health and get my iron under control.

If you want to follow more you can always see the behind the scenes of each day by watching my stories on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Day One

Breakfast: Fried Egg & Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Lunch: Steak Fajita Salad

Snack: Handful of pistachios

Dinner: Cilantro Lime Shrimp and Cauli Rice

Dessert: Apple and Almond Butter

Day One was easy except for all of the prep. I made Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Veggies, Chopped Veggies, Hard Boiled Eggs, Mayo, Ranch, Cilantro Lime Shrimp and Cauli Rice, and Sheet Pan Fajitas. I was exhausted!

Day Two

Breakfast: Fried Egg and I reheated the sweet potatoes and vegetables. I also added a handful of spinach and did it all in one pan.

Snacks:

Bowl of strawberries, blueberries, banana, coconut chips and a drizzle of almond butter.

A Spoonful of avocado and a few plantain chips.

Lunch: Leftover Cilantro Lime Shrimp and Cauli Rice

Dinner: Red Robin Simple burger wrapped in lettuce with steamed broccoli.

Note: Watching my family eat french fries was torture. I love french fries so freaking bad. FYI the broccoli was nasty.

Snack: Hardboiled egg and handful of pistachios.

Day 2 I was tired, but that was likely because I slept horribly the night before. I felt hungry and thirsty more than normal.

Day 3

Breakfast: Prepped sweet potatoes and veggies reheated with an egg and spinach.

Snack: Cashew Cookie Larabar.

Lunch: Whole 30 Salad from Chipotle.

Dinner: Herb Roasted Chicken, Potatoes, and Veggies.

Snack: Chocolate Chia Pudding with Strawberries

Day 3 I had a headache around 1 pm that progressed. I had a runny nose and felt like I was getting sick. By the evening I realized I was coming down with a cold. I barely slept because my head and sinuses began to throb and the pain kept me awake.

Day 4

Breakfast: The rest of the Chocolate Chia Pudding with strawberries, blueberries and organic coconut chips.

Snacks- 1/4 Cup pistachios and 2 TBSP. Avocado with a handful of plantain chips.

Lunch- Left over potatoes with a ranch drizzle.

Dinner- Healing Chicken Soup that my best friend made me

Snack- Apple and Almond Butter

Day 4 I woke up feeling like I got hit by a train. An excruciating headache along with the cold and no sleep the night before made me wake up feeling like S$&^.

I put on a SIVA patch for some relief and drank lots of water and warm tea.

Day 5

Breakfast- Egg and Chicken Sausage

Snack- TBSP. of Pistachios

Lunch- Left over soup

Dinner- Beef Stew – to make this Whole 30 you sub the rice flour for arrowroot starch, omit the corn and add another veggie in its place and I like to use bone broth.

Dessert- I made a Whole 30 Orange Julius and it was amazing!

1 Banana

1 Orange

1/4 Cup Almond Milk and a few ice cubes.

Blend and serve! It was amazing!

I was really sick with a cold on day 5 and spent most of the day laying and resting.

Day 6

Breakfast: Sautéed veggies with a sprinkle of pine nuts.

Lunch: Leftover Soup

Snack: Pistachios

Orange Julius

Dinner: Jambalaya (I will be making a recipe post for this in the near future)

Dessert: Sautéed a banana in coconut oil with a sprinkle of cinnamon and drizzled in almond butter.

I woke up with zero appetite and I had to make myself eat because I was getting grumpy. I am still sick and I know that is effecting my appetite and cravings.

Day 7

Breakfast: Cashew Cookie Larabar

Lunch: Sautéed Veggies with Pine Nuts

Snack: Smoothie and Pistachios

Dinner: Chicken Soup modified without the rice and I added half of a cabbage instead.

I was still sick without much of an appetite.

In conclusion week one was a bit brutal, but mostly because I was sick and not feeling well. I over prepped and that was a big mistake. I did not end up using much of the mayo I made, so I won’t make it again unless I know I need it. I also hardboiled way too many eggs for snacks.

I’m excited for week 2 in hopes of feeling better.

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2 Comments

  1. Your meals this week sound so interesting. The Whole30 challenge sounds like a good way to try out new foods. I hope you feel better soon.

    1. livingfreelygf says:

      Hi Bethany! Whole 30 definitely gets you out of your comfort zone. I have been feeling better now, thanks!