Whole30 Round 2 Day 4

What a great weekend! the weather was beautiful, Ryan and I were busy and we ate so well! Ryan is so committed to Whole30 and supporting him really is helping my second round. It seems to be a lot easier for me this time because Ryan and I can eat the same food and he isn't tempting me with sweets and chocolate and pizza!

Day 4 started with an amazing breakfast, mainly because we had whole30 approved bacon. Bacon always makes the day so much better. We ate all leftovers for breakfast, mainly because I wanted to show Ryan how to reuse food! We had salmon cakes, asparagus and soft-boiled eggs! It was my first time making soft-boiled eggs - they were extremely delicious, but a bit tricky to peel. I took a lot of egg white off with the shell and they are so delicate because the yolk is still runny that a few broke. I did have a perfect cup and was able to dip my salmon cake into it! I'll keep trying!

After meal 1, we watched some episodes of Weeds and then headed out on this beautiful spring day in NYC to Hu Kitchen for meal 2. We weren't that hungry after such a filling meal 1, but we needed to get out of the house. We walked to 5th avenue and 13th street so we both had a lot of activity. I ordered apple & fennel salad and the stuffed portobello mushroom (which is basically dessert in a mushroom - it's so sweet with sweet potatoes, carrots, dates, cashews)! Ryan got the thai chicken salad and steamed broccoli rabe. He really wanted the slaw salad but it had honey. So not fair!

We walked back to Stuyvesant Town oval with our food and ate in the park. It was so great to be outside, enjoying the beautiful weather and just spending time together!

We got back to the apartment and meal prepped for Meal 3. My parents were coming over for dinner so we had a few dishes to make. Ryan made his sweet potato and zucchini fritters. He learned how to use the shredder for the food processor which saves so much time and energy. We even have extra shredded sweet potato for sweet potato hash for breakfast! I just have to make sure I'm not eating too many starchy vegetables. I barely ate potatoes round 1 and now in 3 days I have had 3 servings of sweet potatoes! Might have to cool it for the week now. The rest of the dinner was easy. We made seared tuna steaks and bok choy in a garlic sauce. I served a platter of avocado, mango, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes and dates so everyone could pick at it. The meal was absolutely delicious and since my mom is doing Whole30 with us, it was a great family meal!

Sorry, started eating before I remembered to take a photo!

Ryan and I cleaned up after dinner and got into bed. I watched some TV and Ryan began studying for the GRE's. He didn't have any evening snacks, desserts, or even caffeine. Now I know whole30 has a lot to do with those changes in only 4 days and I couldn't be happier!!!