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2/23/2016

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day 1.

Well, I woke up late for my run which was ok by me since I am still pretty sore for my workout yesterday and my feet were sore. I had to eat my breakfast in the car which I know the book is against but I just did not have the time to sit down this morning and enjoy every bite. And now its 6pm and today was not too bad. Thankful for so many prepped meals, I know that will be what saves me. I think making my portions larger will help me get over the 'no snack' idea. Also looking at breakfast, lunch and dinner as meal 1, meal 2 and meal 3 is interesting it opens up what I might eat in the morning so I have a lot more options. I have been feeling bloated and my stomach has hurt all day, I think I have to thank the teriyaki I had last night as my last meal before starting whole 30 and all the probiotics in the kombucha I have been drinking recently. I will hydrate with just water tomorrow and a coffee if I really need it.

I am going to drink some unsweetened iced tea and relax with my daughter, hope its always this easy haha.
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Meal 1 - hard boiled egg, blackberries, and an apple.
Snack 1 - dried plums with no sugar
Meal 2 - Shrimp curry with vegetables on spaghetti squash [homemade]
Snack 2 - macadamia nuts
Meal 3 - 2 eggs, peppers, chicken apple sausage and avocado
Drinks - water, unsweetened iced tea and a citrus raw kombucha 

​Before bed got really mad for no reason.

day 2.

rWoke up feeling anxious, went on a run and felt much better.
Felt weird neck pains around dinner and started to feel like I have the flu, unsure if I am catching Claire's cold or if this with withdrawals.
The meals aren't hard due to prep
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Meal 1 - organic hash browns, scrambled eggs, roast turkey, chopped onions
Snack 1 - apple bar & coffee with coconut milk
Meal 2 - roasted chicken and a small portion of the paleo nachos
Snack 2 - dried plums
Meal 3 - beef with lime juice and chili sauce on salad

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day 3.

Today has been the worst day so far.
Woke up and went to my body back class but could only do about 30 minutes, feeling weak and sick. But I picked up donuts for a work meeting and really only smelled them once ahah But I didn't really crave one but I did miss that feeling of eating the sugar. Feel like I am coming down with a bad flu but still unsure what it actually is.

ugh ugh ugh I am so so moody. no patience. 

Meal 1 - organic hash browns, scrambled eggs, roast turkey, chopped onions

Snack 1 - coffee black
Meal 2 - olives and pickled peppers and a ground beef stuffed mushroom
Snack 2 - lara bar
Meal 3 - chicken salad with chopped peppers / mustard and compliant mayo

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day 4.

Well, still very very emotional haha Cried over painted toe nails and Claire last night [she asked me to paint them then didn't like them and asked me to take it off haha]

 The fam is still sick but we are all recovering. We got rest, had a nice day and I got myself a long 90 minute  massage. It was awesome. Food has not been the hard part, the hard part has been feeling down and not trying to make myself feel better with toast or chocolate. Speaking of chocolate, I dreamt about eating it last night haha

Meal 1 - three over medium eggs, 4 slices compliant bacon, half an avocado with a hot tea
Snack 1 - dates, 2 I think
Snack 2 - apple
Meal 2 - Grilled cod with cracked pepper oil and grilled zucchini with coconut amino and iced tea
Snack 3 - Lara bar
Snack 4 - almonds and dried pineapple
Meal 3 - Homemade egg drop veggie soup and iced tea 
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day 5.

I want chocolate. I want a cocktails.
Instead I am having tea & marcona almonds.. It isn't cutting it

Otherwise today was good. Still very sick, hurts to breathe and my whole face hurts. Sadly our entire house is still sick But Claire is on the mend so thats a win. I wish I wasn't doing this first week sick haha but if I can do this I can do anything.

Meal 1 - two eggs, 1/4 an avocado and 3 pieces of bacon
Snack 1 - dried pineapple
Snack 2 - at a kids bday party I had 3 cuties and some baby carrots
Meal 2 - three romaine leave stuffed with my homemade chicken salad
Meal 3 - Ribeye, cauliflower rice and stir fry veggies with coconut amino
Snack 3 - Almonds, tea and dried pineapple

Off to brush my teeth hoping to not crave comfort food anymore.

day 6.

Slept in until 7am, decided to skip my usual 530am walk/run downtown. My head has been hurting, feeling weak and like I have a cold still. Not sure whats up.

Felt productive even though I am moving in slo mo

Meal 1 - some blueberries and a lara bar
Snack 1 - lara bar and a plum
Meal 2 - shrimp curry on spaghetti squash with a cutie
Snack 2 - dried pineapple
Meal 3 - homemade egg drop soup, 2 chicken drumsticks with butternut squash and buffalo sauce

​Still very emotional, life plus whole30 makes for some tears I guess.

day 7.

mSlept just awful, I feel bad about these last few posts because other than no belly bloat I do not see any positives with Whole 30, I'm sure once these things pass I will see all the awesome stuff I kept hearing about and reading about but for now it sucks. It isn't even the food that sucks, my food has actually been really delicious. It has been just the timing of making a big change in my life while my family goes through other big changes. PLUS we are all sick haha oh well. I am gonna stick it out but right now - you suck whole30.

As I typed that I realized I am actually aiming for a Whole 33 because I might as well just start reintroduction once a weekend hits. 

Meal 1: Lara bar [then my boot camp workout] then hashbrown and hot tea
Snack 1: Smoothie made with coconut milk, blueberries and a few dates
Meal 2: Paleo nachos with hot sauce and black coffee
Meal 3: Boiled artichoke with paleo mayo and chicken apple sausage with grilled spinach and mushrooms

I felt better after eating my larger meals today so I will try to pack larger portions for work.

After 1 week I still feel committed and I am hoping week two brings more smiles and less of an emotional rollercoaster because this past week was a doozy.

So I am drinking my lemon sparkling water and catching up on my DVR after Claire goes to bed - how was your first week?

xo
​Nikol
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Recipes:

Shrimp curry
Chicken salad
Paleo nachos
Egg drop soup
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Whole 30.

2/16/2016

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Wow, I haven't checked in on this blog in like 4 months! I guess time just got away from me but here I am because I know this is a little safe spot where I can talk and talk and talk about things I don't need to post on Facebook daily and that is that I am starting WHOLE 30 tomorrow!! For the next 30 days I will be following their rules [rules] which include no grains, no booze, no sugar and a few other things. I am pretty excited about it which I was NOT thinking would happen haha. Teresa and I have been  talking about doing this on and off for months and we finally picked a time to get started. 

The last 6 weeks I have been working out with Fit4Mom LB doing the Get Fit Challenge and it was awesome! It was about 20 women and we all supported each other in our own personal goals. Mine included having my pants fit more comfortably, losing a few pounds, holding my plank longer, giving up my daily bread,  stopped drinking and reducing dairy. I have to admit it went really well! I am so proud of myself, never before have I done so many challenges in one day haha we walked over 10,000 steps, did over 100 jumping jacks, 50 squats and a lot more every single day. I slept better, I had more energy and I got in at least 5 workouts a week. I am sad its over but I plan on keeping it up. & then entered my decision to do Whole 30, after changing all those things in my diet I can't lie about how much better I feel. I know dairy literally gives me cramps for a day or two, I know that too many refined carbs makes me bloat and ache, I know sugar [hidden sugars] make me wake up often at night and I  have no idea what causes these migraines but I am ready to get rid of them. I read the book so quickly - thank you so much Emily for the gift! You can  buy your book here if you want one - It Starts with Food and I got all my sugar  free sauces on Amazon too - Tessamae Dressings I did the starter pack but you can buy them one by one also.

So here we go, for the next 30 days I will be checking in on my blog with my pictures, my thoughts, my recipes and meal preps and at the end I will find out my results because I won't be weighing myself or anything like that during this. My goals for whole 30 do include a little weight loss but not much, mostly I want to feel good, for my face to be brighter and to sleep better so that I can have a great day with my husband, my daughter and at work!

My girlfriend, Kristen, just completed hers and she has been such an inspiration! We started a Facebook group if you wanna join and read recipes and maybe jump in with us. Tomorrow there are a few of us starting - Teresa, Sara, Shannon, Kristin and Emily. Our Facebook group - join here

Well, i fyou have done this in the past please feel free to send me any tips and tricks! Last night I did a week of meal prep and got a lot of compliant snack bars if I need them!

Have a great day
xo
Nikol



STARTING POINT
BODY:
(after our 6 week challenge I lost 6 pounds and inches all over, yay)
Weight - 130 pounds
Chest circumference - 32 1/2 
Waist - 26 1/2
Hips - 38 1/2
Right thigh - 22 1/2
FITNESS:
Mile time - 8:50
1 min bicep curls - 49
1 min push ups - 40
1 min full sit ups - 47
1 min squats - 64
Standing long jump - 66 inches
Plank - 6:33 
Side bridge - 2:02



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