I've been busy! Traveled to Bangkok in Thailand, Singapore, and Shanghai Disney in China. Visited a darling gal pal in San Francisco (Berkeley). Went to Tucson, AZ to visit my mom. And enjoyed a LOT of food along the way. But alas, reality has been knocking on my door and I know it will only get louder so it's time for a reset!
In case you have no idea what it is you can visit: https://whole30.com/
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A Whole30 reset is so misunderstood. So many think it's a 'fad diet'. It's 'not the right way to lose weight'. 'It's too restrictive'. Thing is if you have said one of those things you have no idea what the Whole30 is and in this case I encourage you to pick up the book so you can understand what it is before you jump to conclusions. The Whole30 isn't about weight loss. Yes, I do want to lose weight. But I want to be healthy more than anything. And that means I need to address my relationship with food. And THAT is what the Whole30 is about. You take 30 days to reset your habits, your thought process, your reward system, your self-love, your relationship with food. You aren't allowed to weigh yourself because health isn't about that number on the scale. Weight loss is a byproduct of eating healthier so you may lose weight. It varies across bodies. I have done it twice and consequently lost over 30 pounds each time. So that is what it is, and why many refer to it as a journey to food freedom. I want to be free of cravings, free of guilt and free of bad habits that sabotage my health. Most importantly is that this is my choice. There are still going to be people that disagree, or that feel strongly about a 'better way'. I've tried this before and it works. Living a healthy lifestyle isn't easy when there are so many unhealthy options out there in your face. It takes effort. That is the effort I am after.
SO TODAY is February 5th. I started on Feb 2 but didn't record my meals until Superbowl Sunday (Feb 3rd) so I will share from then and on.
Just F.Y.I. I record these things for myself as a sort of diary I can reflect on. I don't have many readers but I try to keep my entries interesting in case someone DOES find their way here. And also, if you are thinking about doing a Whole30 reset or are just curious, I am here to help! Ask me anything!
Ok, so...yes SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!!!! I was dreading it because when I think about it I think of all the yummy food that is associated with it like chips and salsa, potato chips, and random yummy but not very nutritious foods that pair with these things. But I had to remind myself, it's not hard. It's not about what you 'can't' eat because there are countless 'cans'. So what do I WANT to eat? Hot Wings. Man, I love hot wings. and specifically, I love drumsticks. Especially after watching the show Hot Ones by the First We Feast YouTube channel. So I set out to find a recipe that didn't include sugar, soy, dairy, et cet. This is what I made and where you can find the recipe:
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I used the baking instructions from the buffalo wings for both recipes because these are drumsticks and take a little longer than wings. It came out SO GOOD. I used Tapioca Flour in place of flour from grain. I also used Primal Kitchen's Ranch dressing to avoid added sugar and dairy. And that was dinner! I was full from all the veggies!
So on day four, I started with Pederson's Spicy Breakfast Sausage Patties. These are absolutely delicious. I am a girl that loves her meat so I don't do breakfast without it. Pederson's Farms is downright my BEST FRIEND when I am on the Whole30. Their meat is fresh, organic and free of added sugars. You'd be surprised how hard it is to find breakfast meat without sugar! So I filled the bowl with Baby Spinach and Baby Butter Lettuce and topped it with 2 eggs, sprinkled some Everything but the bagel seasoning and chipped up two breakfast sausage patties. It's just enough to hold me over till lunch time.
So then I came home for lunch and was excited to use the pulled pork I had prepped on Saturday. That bad boy took TEN HOURS to slow cook but was well worth the time. I followed a simple recipe from wholekitchensink that allows for a more versatile pulled pork that can be used many different ways once cooked. For this meal, I decided to try a bbq pulled pork lettuce cup (in a bowl) with avocado and a splash of ranch:
I used the Golden BBQ sauce from Primal kitchen and it was delicious! Super simple, quick and easy.
Then for dinner, I wanted to use pineapple that I had in the fridge so I made Pineapple Pulled Pork in a Lettuce cup.
For this dish, I threw some of the pulled pork into a saute pan and added diced fresh pineapple, thinly sliced fresh jalapeno and about 3 tablespoons of Coconut Amino (in place of soy sauce). I layed this on top of a few leaves of Butter Lettuce and then topped it with fresh guacamole and pico de gallo. This definitely had some heat and was more filling than I had anticipated. I'll definitely make this one again. So that's it for now. I'll add Day Five later today once I finish dinner. I'm super excited about a soup for the pulled pork so we'll see how that goes. Ta-Ta for now! <3
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