WHOLE30: Refuel before the Holidays

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My sister found a meme that said "How to have the perfect body while eating like a fat piece of shit!" This is sooo me. I'll be the first to say I'm a terrible eater, well snacker that is. I could go all day being "good" and then binge at night snacking and eating all that junk food I for some reason keep buying. So we decided, as well as my husband to jump start this Holiday season with the whole30 total health and food freedom plan. I've done this in the past, its not easy especially having two littles and being on the go, BUT we're giving it a whirl and we're hoping for the best. 

I wouldn't call it a diet rather a "reset" button (like they say in the book) to refresh your health, habits and your relationship with food. There are strict rules as to what you can and cannot eat, but in the end you should feel a whole lot healthier by eating "real" unprocessed food. The basic gist of it is you CAN eat meat, seafood, eggs, vegetables, fruit, and natural fats. You CANNOT consume sugar, alcohol, grains, legumes, or dairy. 

I usually suck at this and I find myself giving into cravings right away, but I do wanna give this another try. I'm not perfect and I usually don't like to limit myself in what I eat because #yolo and everything in moderation. BUT I can do this. One thing I really took away from the book is how they say it's not hard. They go on to say beating cancer is hard, birthing a baby is hard, losing your parent is hard. DRINKING YOUR COFFEE BLACK IS. NOT. HARD. And thats something I need to just keep in the back of my mind when I really want to drive to starbucks and get that venti iced carmel machiato. But just think by the end of this you'll feel great, look great and be done just in time to eat all those Holiday goodies (wink wink)

I've created a 7 day meal plan Below, all recipes are from the whole30 book. 

If your interested in learning more click HERE or if you want to purchase the book click HERE, its only $21 and this book click HERE

 

DAY 1: 

  • BREAKFAST: Southwest Scrambled Eggs
  • LUNCH: Harvest grilled chicken salad
  • DINNER: Chicken meatballs with pesto and spaghetti squash

DAY 2: 

  • BREAKFAST: Southwest scrambled eggs
  • LUNCH: Leftovers
  • DINNER: Shredded Pork lettuce wraps with cashew coconut cream sauce

DAY 3: 

  • BREAKFAST: Eggs, sausage and home fries
  • LUNCH: Leftovers
  • DINNER: Romesco Garlic Shrimp with zucchini noodles

DAY 4:

  • BREAKFAST: Spinach Frittata
  • LUNCH: Greek Salad
  • DINNER: Asian sesame noodles

DAY 5: 

  • BREAKFAST: Spinach Frittata
  • LUNCH: Leftovers
  • DINNER: BBQ chicken salad

DAY 6: 

  • BREAKFAST: Kitchen sink scrambled eggs
  • LUNCH: Leftovers
  • DINNER: One pan herb crusted roasted salmon with roasted broccoli steaks

DAY 7: 

  • BREAKFAST: Kitchen Sink Scrambled Eggs
  • LUNCH: Leftovers
  • DINNER: Walnut crusted pork tenderloin with baked asparagus