Today was Day 30 of Whole 30 so Whole 30 is OFFICIALLY OVER (as of tomorrow)! From here I will be doing 80/20. I will be doing 80% healthy/better/whole 30 options & 20% that won’t necessarily be junk food but it will be the reintroduction of items that I cut out like dairy and bread. Don’t get me wrong, I’I’ve already decided not to reintroduce certain things back into my diet & decided to continue to make the whole 30 recipes & alternates that I loved.
If you’re interested in doing Whole 30 then I highly recommend meal planning and prepping. Once the spring semester started in the middle of Whole 30. I have night courses that are 3 hours and it takes me 45 minutes to an hour to get the school. Successfully implementing a simple mean and taking an RX Bar to class really helped. Also having Tessemae ranch packets on me helped if I wanted to grab grilled chicken salad from somewhere.
The biggest question I’ve been getting most is: is it worth it? I see Whole 30 as the opportunity to start fresh. You get into the habit of cooking and meal planning as well as lose the cravings for foods you know you shouldn’t be eating but want to anyways. I have lost 10 pounds and went 2 sizes down.
A lot of people have also called Whole 30 a fad diet, Whole 30 is only a “fad diet” if you go back to everything you were doing before. That’s all fad diets are. You can’t expect different results when you’re doing the same thing. So if you want to make a change then I do recommend Whole 30 to everyone. I did Whole 30 as a start to making better food decisions. Also, the more healthier I eat, the more active I am and want to be. I’ve been going on bike rides with Mera and I feel healthier overall.
If you want to make changes to your diet then I recommend Whole 30. The opening lines of the book state that “it’s not hard” & while it can be rough, it’s do-able and can help you eat and feel healthier.
Meals
Day Twenty
Breakfast
Breakfast Tacos
- Egg Whites over easy // Whole Foods
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Salsa // Whole Foods
- Siete Almond Queso // Whole Foods
- Siete Almond Flour Tortillas // Whole Foods
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pods & Collagen Peptides
Lunch
Grilled Skirt Steak from Tessemae’s Recipes with Fries
- Skirt Steak
- Tessemae’s Lemon Garlic
- Potatoes cut into Fries with Sea Salt
- Primal Kitchen’s Garlic Aioli // Whole Foods or Amazon
Dinner:
Bacon Spuds
- Russet Potatoes with Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Siete Almond Queso // Whole Foods
- Tessemae’s Everything Bagel Ranch // Tessemae’s or Amazon
Day Twenty One
Breakfast
- Spinach Frittata, recipe from The Whole 30 Book
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pod Creamer
Lunch:
Leftovers: Grilled Skirt Steak from Tessemae’s Recipes with Fries
- Skirt Steak
- Tessemae’s Lemon Garlic
- Potatoes cut into Fries with Sea Salt
- Primal Kitchen’s Garlic Aioli // Whole Foods or Amazon
Dinner:
Bacon Spuds
- Russet Potatoes with Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Siete Almond Queso // Whole Foods
- Tessemae’s Everything Bagel Ranch // Tessemae’s or Amazon
Day Twenty Two
Breakfast
- Spinach Frittata, recipe from The Whole 30 Book
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pod Creamer
Lunch:
Lemon Garlic Chicken & Asparagus from Tessemae’s Recipes for the chicken
- Chicken Breasts
- Tessemae’s Lemon Garlic
- Potatoes
- Asparagus
Dinner:
Whole 30 Bacon Burger with fries & Garlic Aioli
Day Twenty Three
Breakfast Tacos
- Egg Whites over easy // Whole Foods
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Salsa // Whole Foods
- Siete Almond Queso // Whole Foods
- Siete Almond Flour Tortillas // Whole Foods
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pods & Collagen Peptides
Lunch:
McAllister’s Garden Salad
- Tomatoes
- Lettuce
- Cucumbers
- Tessemae’s Creamy Ranch Pack // Tessemae’s or Amazon
Dinner:
Bacon Spuds
- Russet Potatoes with Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Siete Almond Queso // Whole Foods
- Tessemae’s Everything Bagel Ranch // Tessemae’s or Amazon
Day Twenty Four
Breakfast
Breakfast Tacos
- Egg Whites over easy // Whole Foods
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Salsa // Whole Foods
- Siete Almond Queso // Whole Foods
- Siete Almond Flour Tortillas // Whole Foods
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pods & Collagen Peptides
Lunch:
Lemon Garlic Chicken & Asparagus from Tessemae’s Recipes for the chicken
- Chicken Breasts
- Tessemae’s Lemon Garlic
- Potatoes
- Asparagus
Dinner:
Leftovers: Lemon Garlic Chicken & Asparagus from Tessemae’s Recipes for the chicken
- Chicken Breasts
- Tessemae’s Lemon Garlic
- Potatoes
- Asparagus
Day Twenty Five
Breakfast
- Spinach Frittata, recipe from The Whole 30 Book
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pod Creamer
Lunch:
Spinach Tacos
Dinner:
Leftovers: Spinach Tacos
Day Twenty Six
Breakfast
- Spinach Frittata, recipe from The Whole 30 Book
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pod Creamer
Lunch:
McAllister’s Garden Salad
- Tomatoes
- Lettuce
- Cucumbers
- Tessemae’s Creamy Ranch Pack // Tessemae’s or Amazon
Dinner:
Bacon Spuds
- Russet Potatoes with Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Siete Almond Queso // Whole Foods
- Tessemae’s Everything Bagel Ranch // Tessemae’s or Amazon
Day Twenty Seven
Breakfast
- Spinach Frittata, recipe from The Whole 30 Book
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pod Creamer
Lunch:
Herb-roasted Chicken with Tessemae’s Lemon Garlic & Vegetables, recipe from Whole 30 Slow Cooker Book
Dinner:
Leftovers: Herb-roasted Chicken with Tessemae’s Lemon Garlic & Vegetables, recipe from Whole 30 Slow Cooker Book
Day Twenty Eight
Breakfast
Breakfast Tacos
- Egg Whites over easy // Whole Foods
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Salsa // Whole Foods
- Siete Almond Queso // Whole Foods
- Siete Almond Flour Tortillas // Whole Foods
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pods & Collagen Peptides
Lunch:
Chipotle Whole 30 Bowl
Dinner:
McAllister’s Garden Salad
- Tomatoes
- Lettuce
- Cucumbers
- Tessemae’s Creamy Ranch Pack // Tessemae’s or Amazon
Day Twenty Nine
Breakfast
- Egg Whites over easy // Whole Foods
- Banana & Blueberries
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pods & Collagen Peptides
Lunch:
McAllister’s Garden Salad
- Tomatoes
- Lettuce
- Cucumbers
- Tessemae’s Creamy Ranch Pack // Tessemae’s or Amazon
Dinner:
Spaghetti with Zoodles
Day Thirty
Breakfast
- Egg Whites over easy // Whole Foods
- Banana & Blueberries
- Nature’s Rancher Bacon // Whole Foods or Target
- Coffee with French Vanilla Nut Pods & Collagen Peptides
Lunch:
Rotisserie-Style Chicken from The from Whole 30 Slow Cooker Book
Dinner:
Leftovers: Rotisserie-Style Chicken from Whole 30 Slow Cooker Book