Well I guess it wouldn't be the home stretch without a few hurtles to overcome!
This morning I had a great Bar Method class with Lara - my favorite, pretzel! Preworkout meal was a n'oatmeal muffin, post workout meal was 1/2 an RxBar and Meal 1 was a vegetable omelette at the office! I felt good today, full and satisfied and 1pm rolled around really quickly!
Meal 2 was a serious vegetable salad - mixed greens, spinach, broccoli slaw, hard boiled egg, oven roasted chicken, figs, 100% cacao nibs, walnuts and guacamole for dressing. It was filling and sweet and salty and delicious. I knew that I had an evening event tonight so I drank a lot of water and kept myself focused on work so that I wouldn't think about food and the fact that I wasn't cooking or eating at a normal time tonight. Around 4:30pm I started to get hungry, but I don't think it was actual hunger but more of an old habit to snack before going out when I knew food wouldn't be available. I drank more water to satisfy my hunger pangs and felt fine.
The after work event was a massage and dinner. The massage was exactly what I needed and I absolutely felt more relaxed afterwards - though during the massage I knew how tense I was and how many knots were in my back, but it felt incredible to be pampered for a little bit. Before the massage I decided to have 1/2 an RxBar - I know snacking is frowned upon but I felt better snacking on a Whole30 approved protein bar versus being hungry and giving in to temptation. I am glad I snacked at 5:30pm because dinner was not until 8:30pm (7 hours after Meal 2).
Dinner was at a restaurant so I couldn't control the food and ingredients and since I was with coworkers I did not want to seem difficult going out to eat. They ordered a lot of appetizers which I did not eat (potato pizza, fried calamari, pate, shrimp with garlic toast) and when people asked, I explained Paleo and my decision to eliminate grains, dairy and soy (and currently sugar) from my diet. For dinner I ordered the grass-fed burger without the brioche bun, without the sharp cheddar cheese, without the bacon, without mustard or ketchup. The burger came on a plate of lettuce perfectly cooked medium-rare and even though they forgot to not bring the large mound of fries that came with my meal, I didn't touch 1 french fry! I pushed them aside and ate my burger with a knife and fork just as I would have at home and enjoyed the meat and the little bit of lettuce.
I do feel a little itchy right now so I am sure my food had some cross-contamination with gluten or sugar or something that I have not eaten in 22 days but I am happy with my decision to partake in the evening activities and customize my meal so that it worked for me. I don't want Whole30 or Paleo to restrict me from living or joining others in activities. I don't want to be left out from dinners or meals just because others think I won't eat. I am proud with my decision to eat and the burger was just as good as I would have made it. The only problem now is that I don't have leftovers for Meal 2 tomorrow so I guess it's just another chicken salad!
I know I have 1 week left so I really want to be strict this weekend (like I always have). I don't want to see this week as the end, I don't want to think that because it's ending I can be a little bit more lax with my eating. This is the week so stay focused and strong because after this week the support system of Whole30 is gone. I will still have amazing support from Victoria who did Whole30 with me, but Whole30 became a crutch I leaned on to explain why I couldn't eat something. I feel like the past few days, especially with eating out twice and not having meal planned for this week, that I have become less focused, or less mentally prepared for Whole30 because I see the end in sight. I don't want that though so I need to sit down tomorrow and meal plan this week. I have a few tough nights coming up (Girls Night Friday and Passover Monday) so te next couple of days are really important.
I am going to cook a Whole30 Approved meal for Girls Night so I am less worried about that, but Passover - with all of my family here and all of the delicious cooked food available - I am a little nervous of binging and not controlling myself and not worrying since it will be Day 29.
I want to continue Paleo after Whole30 and even stay with a strict Whole30 diet because I know how amazing I feel right now and how horrible I used to feel. But again, I have to make it work for me - just like I did tonight! I hope I can continue with the success I have had the past 22 days in the future!
Have a great night everyone!
XO
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