Mmmmmmm..... Coffee ice cream with chocolate chunks. Savoring every. Single. Bite.......
Finished my pre-prep for my first week of my Whole30. I'm starting this Sunday 9/1. Thirty whole days of whole, unprocessed, real food. So here I am devouring one of my last bowls of ice cream knowing it will reek havoc on my digestive system, but enjoying it all the same.
It's a bit strange. As soon as I set the date for my Whole30 my good eating habits of avoiding dairy and limiting grains went right down the tube. What happened? Maybe my subconscious is justifying this crap eating knowing I'll "make up for it" in the next month or so....maybe that's a load of bull as well.
Well Fed was a God sent when it came to planning for this experience. I couldn't quite figure out how I was going to swing cooking all this food when Derek is the one who normally makes dinner while I put the babe down to sleep. Melissa's idea of banging out a ton of prep work on one day and making Hot Plates (simple easy dishes that can be thrown together like bam) for most of my dinners and lunches has lightened any mental stress that I have been carrying. I am so siked to try the Chocolate Chili and the Pad Thai from Well Fed this week. Between Melissa's cookbook, It Starts With Food, and the Whole30 Forum, I am ready to tackle this beast. No excuses. Just purely awesome positive attitude coming at this full force.
Here is the meal plan:
and the corresponding grocery list:
Thankfully I have a stock-pile of frozen protein in the deep freeze to burn through first. No, it's not grass-feed. But I know I won't have the financial luxury of purchasing high-end proteins for all of Whole30. Money is tight as it is.... Hoping to save some dough and do a little shopping at Trader Joe's , then make my way over to Whole Foods. Sadly my order from Penzey's won't arrive till Tuesday because of labor day and my procrastination of ordering, but I'll plan those dishes that need some spice love that I don't have on hand, later in the week.
I'll be measuring and weighing on Sunday morning as well as taking my before photos. Ah, I cannot wait.
