Live Sore (Whole 30 Day 25)

So as I was finishing my deadlifts yesterday and making note of my weight I realized I hadn't deadlifted in THREE MONTHS. What?? Apparently Fridays are my most often skipped day (which is the only day we deadlift; every other week). Needless to say, getting out of bed this morning was a struggle. My box has a motto, "Live Sore", I happen to live this motto very often.

Thankfully the weather is finally cooperating with me and is semi-cool. Hoping at least for some sunshine tomorrow (but not too much!) because I am..wait for it... playing HOOVERBALL! My trainers decided 5 days a week WODs wasn't enough time spent with each other so they organized a tourney happening tomorrow (in addition to our gymnastics classes, "shred" club and barbell lifting club; we have many many activities). If you have no clue what Hooverball is (such as me until 1 week ago) you can find a quick explanation here. Still unsure if I am actually playing but I will be baking paleo goodies to bring! Planning for some Pumpkin Walnut Muffins!

Day 25 Recap

Meal 1:
Frittata, sausage, mango bliss smoothie

Snacks:
Fruit, hard boiled egg and key lime larabar

In between meal:
Rosemary chicken and watermelon

Meal 3:
Chipotle steak bowl {noms}

I also did a little grocery shopping today at my favorite store Sprouts; I love that they have all of the raw nuts available by weight so you can get as little or as much as you want! Cheaper too!

I'm excited to try these new KIT's bars. They seem to have similar ingredients to larabars and come in my favorite kind. COCONUT!

And on a completly non-Whole30 note I went ombre yesterday which for me is a BIG step. I'v been Ms. Blonde Highlights since I was about 14. Love the change though! 

Whole 30 Day 22

SUPER early morning today so I made my smoothie to go and packed everything else. Tried to cut back on fruit but it is so hard!! Only 8 days to go... I've been dreaming about this new Honey Almond Milk Latte I've been dying to try...

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie, frittata and sausage
I'm starting to get more adventurous with my smoothies... coconut next?!

Lunch:
Salmon spinach salad, cherries, hard boiled egg
More yummy Trader Joes salmon!

Snack:
Carrot Cake Larabar

Meal 3:
BEAT salad

Loved the WOD today! Finished along side my fellow CrossFit Barbies for 9 rounds!

Mango Bliss Smoothie (Whole 30 Day 19)

Can you believe tomorrow marks the 2/3 mark of this journey? Somedays seem super slow but I really can't believe it is almost September! Can't see I am complaining though.

Meal 1:
Green Smoothie: coconut water, orange juice, strawberries, banana, spinach and ground flax

Meal 2:
2 slices frittata
(Made another one of these but this time added LOTS more veggies)

Snack:
Apple with cashew butter and dark chocolate

Meal 3:
Summer Salad; changed this one up a bit as well today by adding some unsweetened coconut flakes and lemon juice. Told you I could add coconut to anything!)

I really have been living off smoothies lately. This 90 degree weather has not let up and I am beginning to regret my decision to move somewhere that claims they "don't need air conditioning"

In the mean time I have these delicious concoctions to keep me cool!
This recipe was adapted from a smoothie joint my friend frequents and I decided to try and recreate it! It turned out very well and will definitely make this in the future!

Mango Bliss Green Smoothie
1/2 cup pure coconut water
1/2 cup pure apple juice
1/2 frozen banana
1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
1 cup spinach
2-3 pieces of celery
A few ice cubes

Blend and enjoy! I recommend a wine glass because honestly everything just tastes better in them.

Summer Salad (Whole 30 day 16)

Grocery shopping days are always my favorite and I had some great finds today at Trader Joe's!

New Seasonings (the grinders are my fav. so cute!)

I tried this pre-Whole30 and was OBSESSED. It is 100% natural but I couldn't think of anything to eat it with besides gfree tortilla chips until I had a brilliant lightbulb moment. CHICKEN & SALAD! Luckily I already had chicken in the fridge waiting to be used and my new seasonings! So first I grilled my chicken sprinkled with a little sea salt & lemon pepper...

Burn baby burn. 

Tossed it all onto some spinach with a few toasted pine nuts and VOILA! It was SO GOOD! Such a great refreshing summer salad. Can't wait to make it again!!

If you are eating dairy I suggest the following recipe from Trader Joe's; This was how I first tasted the salsa and fell in love!

Papaya Mango Chicken Salad

Papaya Mango Salsa

Canned Chicken

Sour Cream (could substitute greek yogurt!)

Mix all together for a "chicken salad" to top on some crackers, pita or just to eat plain!

Day 16 Recap:

Meal 1:
Scrambled eggs and bacon


Meal 2:
Spaghetti squash and meatballs

Meal 3:
Spinach salad topped with toasted pine nuts, lemon pepper grilled chicken and papaya mango salsa

Snacks:
Apple with coconut cashew butter

Not eaten yet but I may be indulging a little tonight...

And YES this is Whole30 Approved! Must be 70% or more cacao and make sure you check it doesn't contain soy lecithin!

Whole 30 Day 1

1 day down. 29 to go. So another 29 days exactly like this? I can do this.

I made sure to start my day off with a big breakfast, even though I wasn't too hungry I need to get my body adjusted again to a large morning meal. Snacking isn't encouraged on the Whole30 but by about 10am I was hungry and got out my dried mango and carrots. The rest of the day wasn't too exciting so I won't bore you with details. I did have a dull headache all day but I can't tell you if it was from the lack of carbs or the technological problems that plagued me at work all day.

I will post my meals every day as a check-in for myself as well as any others who are interested in what the heck I am doing! I promise to get a little more exciting once I go grocery shopping tomorrow :)

Meal 1:
Egg Scramble
3 whole eggs
Sliced onion
1/2 avocado
Ground pepper
Garlic powder
*mix all together and cook in small amount of coconut oil in stove top skillet.

Meal 2:
Deli turkey meat, Trader Joes guacamole, carrots

Meal 3:
3 eggs, 3 pieces of bacon, 1/2 avocado

Snacks:
Carrots, raisins, cashews, dried mango, peach