Day 24, 25 & 26!

I don't know where this week went - or even the past 26 days. I feel like I have gotten so much done - been busy at work, been working out, been cooking, been eating, and feeling great. I'm a bit tired today but that's to be expected when the week gets away from you and it's Friday already!

I have been feeling fabulous- went to Bar Method Wednesday and Thursday morning and had a great class! Wednesday I went to the new Midtown studio and it was gorgeous. The studio was so large, so pretty and really a great addition to the SoHo community. I did miss my friends at SoHo - the girls in the morning keep me coming back to class just as much as the exercise itself!

 

I am so glad I meal prepped the egg and proscuitto cups, they have really come in handy the past couple of days. It was great to have something beside an omelette on my Bar Method mornings. I had a salad on the side to have some extra vegetables with my meal. They were salty and sweet and I will have to make these more often for my busy workday mornings!

Meal 3 on Wednesday was so much fun to make! ZOODLES! I used the larger blade this time to make thicker and curlier zoodles and they are my favorite. I topped the zucchini with chicken sausage and fire roasted diced tomatoes. It was so filling and so easy and so clean! I added hazelnuts for added crunch and chocolatey flavor and avocado for fat and creaminess to the sauce! I had so many leftover zoodles that Meal 2 on Thursday was zoodles with leftover turkey and spinach stuffing from my sweet potato meal on Tuesday! I love using leftovers and creating new dishes from different ingredients!

 

We walked along the river again and enjoyed the beautiful weather and the wonderful views of Long Island City from the East River!

Day 25, Meal 3 was the best though! I came home from a really busy and stressful day at work (in the past 2 days I never left the building despite the incredible weather, and I barely got up form my desk) to dinner served and ready to eat by Ryan! It made me so happy to not have to come home and start planning, cooking and cleaning. And I was so impressed that he made it Whole30 approved for me!

Meal 3 was Trader Joe's pork ribs (he only used salt and pepper to cook but doused his in BBQ sauce after he purposely separated mine so it wouldn't be cross-contaminated), coconut oil roasted brussel sprouts and we split a leftover sweet potato (don't want too many starches in the same week). It was so delicious. The pork ribs were so crispy and the sweetness of the potato (and I had a side of avocado) balanced each other perfectly. I ate all of my ribs (cavewoman style) and then we spent the rest of the evening on the couch watching The Following and Shameless. I fell asleep at 9pm, exhausted and worn out from this week!

I was planning to either sleep in or go to Bar Method if I woke up early enough on my own without my alarm clock. Well neither of those happened - great way to start Day 26! I woke up at 5am but couldn't go back to sleep, but couldn't get myself out of bed and dressed and packed to go to Bar Method. So instead I spent some extra time in bed and then made a wonderful breakfast for me and Ryan. I made nomnompaleo's egg mcmuffins! We had bison burgers in the freezer that I quickly defrosted and reshaped into 3 burgers. This was really easy to make and such a great alternative to our usual egg omelettes. I steamed 2 egg "buns" for each burger and served the remaining zoodles I had with crushed tomato sauce on top. Ryan said he had never had a burger for breakfast, but this is the process of not defining our meals by what we eat. It is a meal just like any other and if we want burgers for Meal 1 then that is what we will eat. This will definitely have to be made again anytime we have leftover ground meat! Such a simple and easy idea!

Today was another busy day at work but it's finally the weekend! I can't believe this is my last weekend on Whole30! I have a hard ending though to this journey with Passover Monday night. Half of the dishes are Whole30 approved so I have to try my hardest to stay away from everything else! Hopefully being the hostess of the event will distract me enough from the food!

Meal 2 was a mixed green sandwich that I bought and then added my own oven roasted chicken and the remaining prosciutto egg cups. It wasn't anything fabulous but it got me through work today and I felt full.

Meal 3 was the best! I had 2 friends over for dinner and got to make them whole30 approved dishes! We had planned ahead earlier to make paleo pad thai, prosciutto wrapped dates and spicy shrimp in a coconut cream sauce. The food was delicious!!! I have to make this shrimp again for Ryan (who was out playing poker while I had a girls night in). The girls were so impressed with the meal and they even got to help cook a bit with me. It's so much fun to share food and good times with friends. After dinner we watched Frozen! It was a perfect night!

Have a great weekend!

XO