Hey friends! Happy Friday, hope you all had a great week. Mine had some ups and downs, but I’m happy to report, mostly ups 🙂
I’ve received some results from the biopsies and in a nutshell I could have 1 of 5 different things going on. First things first, none are life threatening; however, because we can’t pin point the disorder, we really can’t know how it’s affecting other areas of my health. I’m telling you MORE RESEARCH needs to be done in the digestive health arena in order to be more definitive in diagnostics!!! I do have an appointment with an allergist, and it happens to be on day 29 of the whole 30. All I can say is if he puts me on a more strict elimination diet I may punch him. Jk, but seriously tho. I’m also on a couple of medications for the next two weeks, to see if I can stop feeling pain/bloating. That parts a little frustrating, I read all these Whole30 success stories and they are all like, “5 days in and I am not bloated at all anymore,” I actually did feel better during the first 5 days, but then it went right back to my usual pain/bloat. So because of these symptoms and the lab results I have decided to stick to the Whole30 low FODMAP foods.
I had lot’s of adventures in fooding this week and I figure rather than go day by day I’ll share them with you based on meal.
BREAKFASTS
Kale, sweet potato, and egg.
Chia pudding by the pool.
More kale, sweet potato, and egg + strawberry.
Potato hash and eggs.
Sweet potato “toast” with eggs and avocado.
Watermelon.
LUNCHES/DINNERS
Snack plate for lunch (plantain chips, hard boiled egg, avocado, cucumber, cashew cheese)
Nori wraps – this definitely filled the void of sushi hand rolls.
Salad – this was the first day I felt like salad, it’s been so weird because I have always loved/craved salads but as soon as I started Whole30 I was like, ‘uh uh no way, no thank you salad man!’ But this one was delicious!
Kung pao shrimp spaghetti squash.
More salad.
Work lunch – sweet potato wedges, carrots, plantain chips, olives, blueberries and the picture below.
(work lunch continued) endive leaves with tuna protein salad.
Mahi mahi taco bowls.
Well those were the ones I thought were the best (orrrrr the ones I remembered to snap photos of). I’m going to try and be better about taking pictures of what I eat, so I can share it with you guys.
The highlight of my food prep this week is my cashew cheese
I used a modified version of this recipe so that I wouldn’t waste any of that cashew goodness after I had made cashew milk.
We decided that overall we like the almond milk better, it’s just creamery and that wins for us.
We have some food prep to do this weekend –
- Prepare kale so it’s easy to grab and saute
- Homemade mayo (this stuff is delicious and so versatile in sauces- recipe from whole30 book, similar here)
- Pasta sauce for zoodles
- Almond milk
- Hard boiled eggs
Noticeable changes:
- At first the stomach pain and bloating had subsided, but in all honesty it has returned full force.
- I do feel as though I have more energy and can exist without a cup of coffee.
- Still having cravings for my favorite treats, but that has definitely died down.
That’s all for this week. Have a wonderful weekend!
Be well.
July 16, 2016 at 10:16 am
Whole 30 is the bomb! The pictures of your meals have given me some new ideas. I’ve lost 16 pounds and my coworker lost 20 while doing the Whole 30.
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July 16, 2016 at 10:46 pm
Hi Dee! That’s really impressive, I commend anyone that does the Whole30 to lose weight. The first two weeks I felt bloated and really not very good about myself. But ultimately I’m in it to find out what I’m allergic to, so I’m not too worried about that. Good to hear about your experience, and congrats on your health journey 🙂
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