Day 11: 2/28/13

Today's major event was grocery shopping. I love Whole Foods for meat, but am pretty sure I'm gonna start hitting Kroger and Trader Joe's for produce and canned stuff before we head over there. Gotta keep costs reasonable. I'll pay what's needed for good food, but not everything needs to be organic, and the conventional stuff probs shouldn't cost quite so much. I am, however excited about these meal plans and trying all the new recipes and veggies I never even heard of!

Day 10: 2/27/13

Today was fairly uneventful but good overall. Worked a bit on getting systems in place as far as workout calendar, daily schedule spreadsheet, and the next 2 weeks of grocery lists and menus. We are going to use the Practical Paleo meal plans for awhile, and see how we like it. Excited to try many new recipes!

Day 9: 2/26/13

Today was good in a few ways. Lexi is still in her lovey needy mood, but that's ok. :-) she played-and I later discovered, napped- in her crib, allowing me to do an hour of yoga. There were some technical difficulties keeping me from Zumba, so we strapped on the ergo and tried to go for a walk. This would have been great had it not been raining. Too cold and wet, so we turned back pretty quickly. Food wise, the remarkable thing was the butternut squash soup I made. Oh my stars. I wanted to eat the whole pot! I leave you with a pic of the bug asleep at play:

Day 8: 2/25/13

Today was supposed to be my first day of working out, but Lexi was having a needy day, so I focused on her. It was really nice being able to enjoy the the results of my cook up and spend minimal time preparing meals. I had a bit of a hard day emotionally, just feeling discouraged and a bit fearful that I'm not going to be able to get into a routine with my sweet, unpredictable cuddlebug of a daughter. I'm just gonna work on that one day at a time. I have short term goals, yes, but this is about the rest of my life! Dinner was awesome-my sweet potato, apple, onion, Brussels sprout, chicken, and bacon skillet. It was pretty popular on Instagram too! :-D

Day 7: 2/24/13

Today Lexi is 7 months old!! It was a nice and productive day here at home. I did my first cook up, preparing mostly or completely 16 of the 21 meals for this week. Lexi seemed to really miss me, so I'm really glad for the extra time it'll give me with her this week. Overall the change has been pretty easy on me so far. There have been moments of craving, but I've managed to keep the big picture in mind! Only 38 days left till I can assess my results!

Day 6: 2/23/13

Today was great! We had lunch at whole foods, and proved it's a perfect eating out option for our new lifestyle! I planned out my first cook up for tomorrow (Sunday) and finished my winter clean out! Who wants to wait for spring? We had Balsamic Chicken for dinner, which was amazing, and I finally got to relax! I have so much energy! Can't wait to feel even better soon!

Interlude: Scott update 1

Scott has told me two different times that for the first time he can remember he is dreaming about food! So far the culprits are pizza and Burger King, two things we ate incredibly rarely even before whole30. Last night he was also dreaming of cake, which is like, birthdays only for us. Haha!