Had a slight panic attack this morning. One of my coworkers, who is on Paleo, came by my desk and said she had just gotten these yummy new sour cream and onion flavored kale chips from Whole Foods, and was pretty sure they were okay for Whole30 -- did I want to try any? I read the ingredients list and sure enough, everything looked hunky-dory. I tried one, and yeah, actually, it was pretty good. No risk of being a trigger for me, because, well, it was KALE, but it was a nice little bite. So she offered me some more and I poured a little bit onto a paper towel and nibbled while we chit-chatted. Randomly, she started mentioning ingredients and said something about sunflower seeds. I FLIPPED. I was POSITIVE that Whole30 condemned all seeds and that on Day 4, without even meaning to, I'd ruined it and was going to have to start over. And not even for something good. I cheated with KALE. Kale*!? Really!? AUGH! I freaked out and texted Derek... and before he could answer, I thought, "Hey, let me look it up. Maybe it's okay." And sure enough... Sunflower seeds are listed under the "Limit" category, but are not verboten and I did NOT ruin the plan. WOOHOO. Crisis averted!
(*The more I type and say "kale", the less it looks and sounds like a real word.)
Also of note today: I walked my tail over to CVS and bought a gallon of water. Less because I wanted the water, and more because I wanted the gallon container. A couple of my coworkers both keep gallon jugs on their desk that they fill with water every day with the intention of drinking the whole gallon by the end of the day. I thought this was an awesome idea and wanted to see if I could do it. Especially considering that a fair chunk of the reason I hadn't been drinking much water is that I had to keep getting up and going upstairs to fill my cup. Soooo, I bought my gallon today, and I actually drank OVER half of it. That's 64 ounces of water! That's a LOT of water! (The recommendation I've actually heard is that you should drink 64oz, not a gallon, but a gallon is a noble goal.) As you may imagine, I made a lot of trips to the potty today. Is it weird that I feel good about myself when my pee is almost clear? (Hey, I said I was going to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but. If this is too much honesty for you, you may wanna stop following me, lol!)
Anyhoo. It's looking like the general consensus for the work outing I mentioned yesterday is going to be the Mexican restaurant. In a fit of over-cautiousness, I emailed the restaurant (I will call tomorrow) to see if they could tell me what kind of oil they cook their fajita meat and veggies in, and what's in the seasoning they use. I am not expecting an answer, but emailing is easier than calling for me (because the best time to call is between meal shifts, but that just happens to usually be my busiest time of the day). I'm trying to be proactive and make sure I know what's on my plate.
We had another small victory today, too. We got home and realized that the meal for tonight was supposed to be some grilled chicken breasts with veggies, but that we didn't have enough chicken. The OLD Sarah and Derek would've said screw it and gone to Taco Bell or someplace equally heinous, but instead, I came up with the genius, off-the-cuff idea to grill some burgers (which we already had in the freezer) and throw them on top of some lettuce with some homemade pico de gallo (sort of -- I didn't have cilantro so I just threw onions and tomatoes in a bowl) and homemade guacamole. Oh, and a half-gallon of Cholula. (Can you tell I'm kind of obsessed with it?)
First of all, it was effing DELICIOUS. I mean, this is the kind of meal I would've eaten pre-Whole30 (although admittedly I would've tossed some cheese and/or sour cream on top too), and I've already decided it will be one to stay in the rotation throughout the Whole30 and after.
But more importantly than that, we overcame the hurdle of being too lazy to figure something out and utilize what we have, instead relying on cheap, quick food that does nothing for us nutritionally and actually makes life worse.
Big ol' honkin' pat on the back for the Hackleys! WOOT.
SO.
What I Ate:
Breakfast: Strawberries. TOTALLY lacking some protein and that was a terrible idea. I don't recommend. I had every intention of getting a couple hard-boiled eggs from the little deli near my office, but the time got away from me.
Lunch: Same as yesterday -- pulled chicken and salsa; although I forgot to bring avocado with me so I just dumped more Cholula on it. (Have I mentioned how much I love this hot sauce and how glad I am that it's compliant?) Also, cucumbers.
Dinner: Taco Burger Salad... or whatever we're gonna call it. Burger, greens, pico, and guac. And Cholula. Cuz duh. I had to take a picture. LOOK at my masterpiece: (Okay it's not actually that pretty but I promise, it was delicious. And yes, we ate dinner on paper plates cuz homegirl hates doing dishes.)
How I Feel:
Normal. About the same way I felt pre-Whole30. Tired. Eyes droopy, but not completely busted. Decent mood.
I will say, though, that the massive increase in vegetable consumption is catching up with me, ifyouknowwhatImean... I had some really awful abdominal pains last night as I was laying down to go to bed and had to get up a couple times. (I'll leave it at that, thankyouandyou'rewelcome).
Mentally, I'm proud of myself. I'm still wanting some random junk food. (Cannot get grilled cheese sandwich out of my headdddddd.) I've had multiple opportunities to cheat but did not act on them. I'm feeling more and more convinced that I can do this. And that, my friends, is all I need to get me to the end.
Until tomorrow!
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