Day 2 of 30

Day two and feeling fine...mostly. I must confess that prior to starting the Whole30 plan I did a test run last week. I felt amazing and had almost too much energy... then the weekend happened. It all started out with my dear friends birthday cake.

Friday night I made a Flourless Chocolate cake (hey that counts for something, right?) with German Chocolate Cake filling and cream cheese frosting. Saturday rolls around - I had eaten very well all week...amazingly clean so far that day..so I have a sliver..with a few sips of Scotch. I ate a clean dinner (especially given my options) and then went out to a Karaoke bar where I sipped on a Bourbon throughout the evening. Okay...not wonderful..but I could have done worse.

Sunday and I'm eating picture perfect until I have a hormonal melt down. I still have some elements of the aforementioned cake in my fridge and come Tuesday I am going 30 days sans sugar...so naturally..I break down and eat a tiny piece of cake with filling and frosting in a small ramekin with a diminutive fork...time passes..and another tiny piece. Now the cake is gone and there is just filling and frosting. I will donate that out...I can hang. I eat well the rest of the day.

Monday - The day of the Belated-Birthday dinner/last meal before the Whole30. I ate a beautiful late breakfast so by mid-day I wasn't feeling particularly hungry - I split a Kombucha and felt satiated until about an hour before dinner. By the time we were ready to eat I was famished and of course we were about to dine on one of my greatest addictions - Sushi...and not just any Sushi...Sushi from the restaurant that has ruined all other Sushi for me. We ordered Sake for the table and Mango with Seabass and Alabacore Stuffed Jalapenos to start. Then we shared a glut of Spicy Scallop Nigiri, Sake Nigiri, Albacore Nigiri, and a Spicy Hamachi roll. I pinched off a bit of rice from each piece (which took quite a bit of willpower) but enjoyed my rice and Sodium-Soy-Magic. After dinner we went out for drinks. I split a Decaf Brown Sugar Molasses Irish Coffee and a Decaf Blue Bottle Coffee Cocktail. Then at home whilst playing Droid Words I had a few sips of "Lucky Bastard" and some Bourbon.

I felt like I was going to throw up.

Fast forward to today. I still want sugar and my energy isn't quite as high - but I am keeping my cool. I know within a few days the overwhelming urge should subside and my energy levels will go up. I just have to remember why it is I'm doing this and know that it is worth it.

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Breakfast: roasted root vegetables (turnips, parsnips, rutabega, onion, sage, thyme, lemon juice, olive oil, and a bit of sea salt), sauteed rainbow chard with a spritz of meyer lemon juice, ground white turkey patty, and 1 omega 3 egg all cooked in coconut oil on the cast iron.

Lunch: chicken breast cooked in olive and coconut oil with a squeeze of lemon, guacamole, salsa, jicama, red bell pepper, mesclun greens, olive oil

Snack: korean pear

Dinner: salmon cooked in coconut oil and lime juice (with the skin removed and crisped), yellow onion and zucchini sauteed in coconut oil, guacamole, persimmon salsa, jicama slices, salsa, and kabocha/sweet potato cakes.

Guacamole:

Avocado(s)
Diced Red Onion
Minced Jalapeno, Serrano and Habanero
Minced Garlic
Lime Juice
Sprinkle of Sea Salt

Persimmon Salsa:

Fuyu Persimmon(s)
Diced Red Onion
Minced Jalapeno and Serrano
Cialntro
Lime Juice
Sprinkle of Sea Salt

Kabocha/Sweet Potato Cakes:

Grated Kabocha Squash
Grated Sweet Potato
Grated Yellow Onion
(Squeeze the mixture to remove most of the liquid)
Egg to bind
Sprinkle of Sea Salt
Form into patties and cook in coconut oil in the cast iron