Friday and Day 18 of my @whole30 reset!!! So much to talk about but my morning is jammed so I will post later when I get through my day! This was my post @flywheelsports breakfast this morning, 3 @vitalfarms eggs scrambled in @organicvalley ghee with a side of mashed sweet potatoes and a drizzle of my homemade toasted walnut pesto! Delilsh! Shine bright today friends...the weekend is here! ⭐️
Day 17!!! Holy smokes peeps, as excited as I am to be more than 1/2 way through my @whole30 reset I am more excited to share how great I feel! My mind is clear, I am happier, calmer and if you ask my trainer I know she would tell you I am way more energetic during my workout sessions!!!! All that in just 16 days....I am really shocked. I totally forgot what this was like and it's been great to reconnect with my habits and put some awareness back in my life. My goal was to reduce my cravings....so far it's working!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 • Did you guys also hear the awesome news yesterday??? @melissa_hartwig announced the @whole30 coaching program yesterday! You can bet I will be taking that course so I can help more of you feel great and change your lives!!!! Most of you may already know last September I graduated from @nutritionschool School as a certified health coach so this will just be another gem in my tool box so I can help more of you live better lives! Stay tuned for more info on how you can work with me privately or join my group sessions!!! • So much love and gratitude to all of you today! Be amazing!
Happy Monday!!! ☀️ Day 14 friends! Feeling good and ready to move into the 3rd week of my @whole30 reset! I was missing my smoothies so I attempted to make a smoothie bowl as low sugar / high fat as possible! I poured it in a bowl and ate it like a meal instead of through a straw. Just a warning if you decide to make this....it's not sweet. Without the stevia or flavor from a protein powder it's quite bitter but still good enough! Give it a try! 🥑 . Here are the ingredients: ✅ 1/2 cup coconut milk ✅ 1/4 avocado ✅ 3/4 cup filtered water ✅ 2 scoops @vitalproteins collagen protein ✅ 1/2 tsp cinnamon ✅ 1 cup frozen @wholefoods Cauliflower ✅ 1/2 cup frozen organic blueberries ✅ 2 tbsp almond butter ✅ 2 cups organic spinach ✅ 2 tbsp raw cocoa power @navitasorganics . Enjoy your day!!! 🙏🏻
Happy Sunday! ☀️ It's day 13 here and for the most part I'm keeping things on track. I defiantly miss desserts because its summer and well who doesn't want ice cream. 🍦 I've had a few urges to weigh myself this week but I promised myself that I would never EVER do that EVER again! The scale is the best way to put me in a bad mood and I honestly think I should throw it out because I don't really care anymore. I do so much weight training that the scale is the worst measure of my progress. Plus the purpose of this #whole30 was just awareness and habit control. I know what to eat I just wanted to get more balanced and aware of my tendencies to eat more sweets when I'm stressed! So for the most part I'm doing well and not bored of eggs yet! I'm almost half way and looking forward to finishing! 💪🏻 . How are you guys doing? Anyone decide to start on the @whole30 in September? Do you feel like you need support? Reach out to me if you have questions....because I've been there and I know how hard it is to take that first step. I do promise you that if you decide to do it, that it will change your life! So GO FOR IT! And let me know if you make the commitment. It just takes you making the decision that you've had enough of feeling like crap and then deciding to live a better life as the vibrant person you know you are! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻#changeyourlife #justdoit
Day 10! Is this real - have I really managed to avoid chocolate for 10 days! 🍫 . Just 10 days ago I felt like I had no control over my cravings and it was making me sad because I knew what it was like to feel more balanced and I wasn't sure what happened. Flash forward to right now and I am amazed how awesome you can feel when you remove all the processed or added sugar. I have much more even energy through the day and I don't get hungry ever. My mood is more stable and I'm sleeping like a champ! This morning I wanted to experiment more with some different breakfast ideas. I don't really get tired of eggs but I thought I would try some different tea blends as my after workout meal. 💪🏻 . Today I tried a matcha latte: - 1 tsp @rishitea Teahouse Matcha - 2 Scoops @vitalproteins collagen peptides - 1 tsp @sunpotion Aswhaghanda - 1 tbsp @artisanaorganics coconut butter - 16oz boiling water Blend and enjoy! 🍵 So excited to keep sharing my @whole30 adventure with you. 20 days to go!!!
Day 9!!!!!!! 👏🏻 Where are all the #whole30august peeps! Is everyone doing well? Are you feeling good? . I have an offsite meeting all day today which I organized so I was able to make sure we had healthy snacks available instead of the normal muffins, bagels, donuts, granola bars and chocolate! 🍫 I chopped some apples, strawberries with some almond butter and nuts. I also have a container of Lara bars, epic bars and RX bars for the 2-4 pm afternoon cravings. Should be a productive day! Off to get stuff done! See you later. 👏🏻
Day 7 & 8 done! ⭐️ Phew...what a whirlwind the last couple of days have been. I really am bummed I did not do enough meal prep on Sunday because I've been scrambling to get salads together and cook breakfast on my way out the door in the morning. I had another work dinner tonight and managed to survive a pizza making event! I gave away my pizza and came home and cooked up a nice piece of salmon and broccoli. I am still paying really close attention to my cravings and I've noticed that almost all my cravings have gone away - yeah me! 🍫 I only have stress related feelings to eat - nothing to do with actual hunger. To be honest I feel really satisfied all day and don't even feel that hungry for dinner at night. I am pretty proud of myself that I've stayed on course the past 8 days and that I've taken really good care to notice how the foods are making me feel. I can't wait to see how I feel by day 30!! 🥑 . Day 9 here I come!!!🥗
Happy Sunday! 🌸 I am starting on Day 6 today and things are really starting to come together. My sugar cravings are starting to go away completely and I am not hungry between meals. To be honest I'm actually a bit full most of the day which may mean I can cut down on my portion sizes. I've been making my meals bigger so that I don't snack or get hungry between meals. The only problem was that I was not that hungry for dinner yesterday and ended up eating at 9pm last night! It was probably because I was spending too much time making kitchen karaoke videos and not paying attention to the time. Tonight I'll try and finish eating around 6/7pm and then I should wake up hungry. I can not say enough good things about this reset and how much I needed it. I feel way more in control of my cravings and I'm getting back in touch with the foods that make me feel great. For me it was the mindless snacking and treats that was getting out of hand and I already feel that after 6 days it has become much more manageable. 👍🏻 . This morning I spent some time practicing making poached eggs...a couple did not make it but once I got the hang of it they turned out perfect. I placed them on some wild smoked salmon and smashed avo! Delish! 🥑 . I hope you enjoy your Sunday and let me know if any of you have decided to consider the #septemberwhole30. Its such a good time to do it because the whole community comes together this month. If you do decide to join let me know! 😄
Happy Saturday! @whole30 Day 5 is here! I had a pretty good day yesterday except towards the end of the day. I realized that before starting the #whole30 that I was often treating myself on my way home from work on Fridays. The main goal I had for doing the @whole30 this time had nothing to do with losing weight but rather to notice some of my bad habits that had crept back into my life. 🍦 My walk home from work on Fridays was one of those times that a craving would come on and I would normally just give in because I felt like I deserved a treat after a long work week. What I noticed yesterday was that it was almost automatic and my reaction in the past would have been to just give in. This time I tried to be mindful about the feelings that where coming up and notice what was going on in my mind. I wasn't hunger so I had to stop and think for a minute...why do you think you need a snack on the walk home from work? Then it came to me, I noticed that I often don't make plans Friday nights and maybe the thought of being alone makes me crave some comfort. 🍫 What if I just kept walking and pushed past that feeling, or called someone or purchased a bottle of water. As I thought about it I did all three of those things and by the time I made it home the feeling dissipated. 👏🏻 . These small moments of awareness help you connect back with the present moment and ensure that you don't engage in mindless eating or unconscious behaviors that don't serve you. It's taken me a VERY long time to stop and breath and then think through my actions.....so that I'm making decisions that are in my best interest. Taking good care of yourself is about connecting your emotions, thoughts and habits to serve you in a better way so that you can live the life you want. Its not about perfection either, if I wanted something yesterday it would have been okay just as long as I was fully aware and making that decision consciously. 🙏🏻 Happy Saturday!
@whole30 Day 4!!! ✨ I woke up today feeling a little excited because I actually forgot how great you can feel on the @whole30 ! I am by no means past the tough parts and I am fully aware I have the "first" week momentum on my side but I did notice my cravings lessened in the afternoon yesterday. I did not need a snack after lunch and for the first time in 4 days I didn't even think about chocolate. 🍫 I was pretty busy at work and in a bunch of meeting so that probably helped. I am trying to eat three meals a day and avoid snacking or eating unconsciously. I've been doing lots of cooking and this morning I had this delicious Asian Beef and Cauli Rice dish that I had made for dinner last night. I added one crispy egg this morning and voila "brinner"! I don't mind savory breakfasts and I feel this really fills me up after my workouts in the morning. 🍳 . That is all I have to update for now! I'm SO excited it's the weekend and I plan on doing a bunch of shopping and meal prep over the weekend so I don't need to do as much cooking during the week. Stay Tuned and watch my stories for all the inside scoop on what I'm cooking! 🍽