Whole30 – Day 17

I apologize in advance for the first part of this post being geared toward the ladies.  If you’re a man, consider yourself warned.  :)

The first couple of days leading up to and first couple days of TOM have historically been a bad time for me.  I always knew when it was on it’s way because I would be extremely moody and would get angry over something that normally wouldn’t bother me.  Besides my attitude being out of control, I would get extremely bloated and my appetite would increase drastically.  I would never feel satiated after a meal and my cravings  always revolved around chocolate or something sweet.

When TOM finally arrived the first couple of days were horrible.  It was extremely heavy, to the point where I was concerned about standing up.  Not only that but I had cramps that had me doubled over in pain.  I thought some of these symptoms would subside after my surgery in November but they didn’t.

All of that to say that I got TOM yesterday.  I knew it was coming soon according to my calendar but I didn’t feel any of the symptoms that I listed above.  Not only did I not physically feel bad, I didn’t sit at work and dream about chocolate all day long.  Awesome.

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Breakfast

I apologize for the blurry picture.

Eggs scrambled with green peppers, onions and mushrooms.  Roasted sweet potato, avocado and a mix of blueberries and strawberries.

Lunch

Leftover crockpot salsa chicken and broccoli.  I also had a handful of almonds.

I met up with Kim and Teri at the gym after work.  We did a little bit of cardio, upper body and arms.

Dinner

Red pepper stuffed with ground beef, garlic, onion, tomatoes and spices.  Zucchini, squash & onions and beets.

I haven’t tried beets in a really long time.  I remember my Grandma always serving them when I was little and the only one that liked them was my sister, Tanya.  There are a lot of things I didn’t like when I was younger that I do like now, so I was a big girl and tried them.  They weren’t bad at all.  I ate about half of what you see on my plate and saved the rest for lunch.

These beets were canned but I do want to try them fresh.  Any tips on preparing them?

After dinner Dane roasted up a couple of sweet potatoes to have on hand for breakfasts.

And I made some more homemade breakfast sausage.

Day 17 down – 13 to go!  You can find all of my Whole30 posts *here*.

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Whole30 – Day 8 Whole30 – Day 5 Whole30 – Day 4 Whole30 – Day 16