Whole30 Thoughts

Thirty days with no grains, no dairy, no sugar, no legumes, and no alcohol. *crying*

[no lattes or creamer in my coffee on my early work mornings was so, so hard. my students even noticed.. "Mrs. Knapp, where's your starbucks cups lately?" ha!]

I had a lot of grilled meat and veggies, lots of stir fry meals, + a lot of potatoes.

Here are some of my favorite recipes I made:

Zuppa Toscana Soup

*I only put half the coconut milk in because I don't like the coconut flavor that strong, and I added more garlic and substituted spinach for kale. Made this twice it was so good!

Chili Recipe

(substituted chopped bell peppers for corn/beans)

Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos

(ate over lettuce with a W30 approved ranch)

THIS STUFF. So good. I spread it on my burgers in place of ketchup, and also dipped my sweet potato fries + potato wedges in it. Tons of flavor, and a sauce that's actually W30 compliant. 

A few thoughts..

I got very tired of eggs + salads. I definitely got creative with my salads, but I'm still a bit over them for a little while. 

I ate a lot of soup, which I didn't mind at all because come September/October I feel like that's what we eat at least twice a week. I found that I really didn't mind thickening soup with coconut milk instead of milk, flour, cheeses, or creams.

I really missed having our regular taco + margarita nights with brice, and I didn't realize how much grains and cheese I ate until I couldn't have them anymore. The sugar wasn't as hard for me to give up as I thought it would. I've never been a huge dessert person anyway.

I've never been one with self control, especially when it comes to food, so doing a round of Whole 30 was really good for me. I felt really good, didn't feel bloated, and found a lot of new recipes I really liked, and some I didn't (I'm looking at you, yucky sweet potato breakfast mush). Overall I'd call it a success and I felt really good that I actually stuck with it, completed it, and formed some new health habits.