Week 3 of Whole30

We have come to an end of week 3 of whole30, aka 21 days!  At this point I have decided this is where the whole30 comes to an end, for now...Like I said before, we eat very healthy in general so it wasn't a HUGE change in our diet.  It helped me be a lot more aware of the wide spread use of sugars, sulfates, etc. in foods that don't seem to be "processed".  I really did enjoy the whole process, especially holding myself accountable.  I will be taking a break for a couple weeks simply because we have a couple exciting things coming up.  Joe's birthday is this week so we definitely want to enjoy that, I am heading home for a couple days so who wants to give up some amazing home cooked meals, and we are doing a weekend getaway in Chattanooga.  Some things in life just have to be enjoyed and celebrated!  That being said, we have been breaking the rules and weighing ourselves, and we both lost a very significant amount of weight considering we lead a fit and healthy lifestyle.  You are definitely less bloated when eating whole30, and I could see a noticeable difference in my core.  The plan is to do two more weeks leading up to Fiji so that we are looking and feeling our best going into our vacation! 

I wanted to make sure to post our last week of meals.  The high point was our seared tuna steaks!  We found some at the international market and they were absolutely amazing!  Other than that, we did a lot of chicken and lamb like we did previously. Chicken can be done so many ways you really cannot get tired of it! So, here we go...7 more days of meals and workouts!

Day 15

Breakfast – Smoothie for 2 (2 bananas, 1 cup mixed berries, juice, water)

Lunch – Salad with romaine lettuce, 1 egg, ½ avocado, balsamic vinegar

Dinner – Carolina trout with mushrooms, deviled egg

Workout - ~ 2 hour tennis match (3 sets)

Day 16

Breakfast – Smoothie for 2 (2 bananas, 8 strawberries, juice, water)

Lunch – Salad with romaine lettuce, 2 eggs, balsamic vinegar with an apple

Dinner – Stir-fry – 1 lbs chicken diced and browned mixed with 1 diced zucchini, 1 diced yellow squash, ½ cup diced onion, 2 cup broccoli, 3 cloves diced garlic all sautéed and seasoned with pepper and ground mustard

After Dinner – herbal tea and an orange

Workout – spin class, 15 minutes core work, 1 hour tennis

Day 17

Breakfast – Smoothie for 2 (1 banana, 2 cup tropical fruit, juice, water)

Snack ­– pistachios and an apple

Lunch – Salad with romaine lettuce, 1 egg, ½ avocado, balsamic vinegar

Dinner- Seared tuna steak salad with sautéed green beans and sundried tomatoes

Workout – 5 K walk, 1.5 mile run, 2 hour tennis

Day 18

Breakfast – Smoothie for 2 (1 banana, 2 cup tropical fruit, juice, water)

Lunch – Salad with romaine lettuce, egg, raisins, almond crusted chicken and an apple

Dinner – Stir-fry – 1 lbs chicken diced and browned mixed with 1 diced zucchini, 1 diced yellow squash, ½ cup diced onion, 2 cup broccoli, 3 cloves diced garlic all sautéed and seasoned with pepper and ground mustard

After Dinner – orange

Workout – yoga

Day 19

Breakfast – Smoothie for 2 (2 bananas, 8 strawberries, juice, water)

Lunch- Diced avocado and two eggs with balsamic vinegar with an apple

Dinner – Lamb  seasoned with salt, pepper, and rosemary with sautéed broccoli and onion

Workout – n/a

Day 20

Breakfast – Smoothie for 2 (2 bananas, 1 cup mixed berries, juice, water)

Snack-unsalted fancy nuts

Lunch-2 hard boiled eggs and avocado salad with balsamic vinegar

Snack – unsalted fancy nuts

Dinner – 4 chicken tenders seasoned with lemon pepper

Workout – 2 mile run, 1 hour spin class

Day 21

Breakfast – Smoothie for 2 (2 bananas, 1 cup tropical fruit, juice, water)

Lunch – 2 italian sausages, banana

Dinner – mixed nuts, hard boiled egg, apple

Workout – 1 ½ hours tennis