Whole30 : Day 22 - 26

Day 22 (8/4):

• breakfast -- scrambled eggs (1 whole, 2 whites) with spinach and cherry tomatoes, one peach
• lunch -- Avocado Chicken Salad
• snack -- four baby carrots (not very hungry)
• supper -- Ropa Vieja (made it without the cauliflower "rice") with wilted spinach, one peach

Day 23 (8/5):

• breakfast -- leftover Ropa Vieja with wilted spinach
• lunch -- family Sunday lunch...steak salad (greens, grilled steak, squash, sliced tomato, homemade red wine vinaigrette), watermelon
• supper -- leftover Avocado Chicken Salad

Day 24 (8/6):

• breakfast -- leftover Avocado Chicken Salad, one peach
• lunch -- Orchard Salad (no cheese or dressing) from The Vineyard Cafe 
• snack -- 1/2 Cherry Pie Larabar (split it with Mimi)
• supper -- Roasted Turkey Cobb Salad (no cheese or dressing) from Yard House

Day 25 (8/7):

• breakfast -- Justin's Almond Butter and a Cherry Pie Larabar (This was to avoid having to eat the hotel's continental breakfast. I didn't see anything that fit in my guidelines, so I improvised.)
• lunch -- grilled chicken breast with pico de gallo and steamed green beans from Lone Star
• snack -- watermelon
• supper -- leftover Ropa Vieja with wilted spinach

Day 26 (8/8):

• breakfast -- scrambled eggs with spinach, baby tomatoes, and baby carrots
• lunch -- leftover grilled chicken from Lone Star, sliced tomato, watermelon
• snack -- two handfuls of walnuts/almonds
• supper -- leftover Ropa Vieja with wilted spinach, one peach

I can't believe I've only got four more days left!! Day 24 and 25 were a bit tough, only because I was out of town. I took a quick, very fun trip to Atlanta with my Mimi, and we did most of our eating at restaurants. Eating out is the only time I feel a bit of despair over my Whole30 commitment. Sometimes it's hard to find meals that you can eat, and even if the description sounds Whole30 compliant, you have no idea how it's being prepared. That led me to some salads with no dressing. Not my favorite in the whole world, but you do what ya gotta do!

The Ropa Vieja is seriously tasty. My only complaint is that the cut of meat called for in the recipe produced more fat at the end than I enjoy eating. I was able to skim much of it off, but I'm going to research leaner cuts of beef that would still work with the recipe. I did LOVE that it's made in the Crockpot. That'll be perfect for when I start work again (uh.....next week).

I would like to try the cauliflower "rice" that's part of PaleOMG's Ropa Vieja post, but I couldn't find any fresh cauliflower. I'm thinking that's more of a fall/winter veggie.

I'm still feeling GREAT and I'm actually planning to not stray far from my Whole30 lifestyle when my 30 days are over. I plan to allow myself a few "cheats" every now and then, but I feel so good and don't want to undo all my hard work! Four more days :)