Monday, May 14, 2012

Challenge Eats: Days 1-10

I've somehow found myself on Day 22 of a brand new 30 Day Challenge without a single blog post! In case you forgot the rules: 
  • Each meal should consist of vegetables, meat or eggs, and healthy fats.
  • Fruits and nuts/seeds are also allowed.
  • Foods not included: all grains and dairy (sans grass fed butter), anything processed, all added sugars, legumes, starches, and alcohol.
Steve does a really nice job of simplifying the rules in his post here

This time around, I upped the ante by completely eliminating nuts and sweet potatoes, and limiting fruit intake to berries occasionally. These things are all well and good if you are happy with your body, but if you have (more than a few) pounds to lose, they aren't necessary. I also cut out coffee for no particular reason, just to prove to myself that I can get by just fine without it. 

The timing of this challenge presented itself with a few hurdles: a concert, a bridal shower, teachers' appreciation week, and Mother's Day dinner traditionally held at a Chinese restaurant.

Luckily, all my good eats over the past 22 days have not been lost -I have been logging my meals in my fancy food journal on WODify. I'd like to very briefly share my extremely repetitive meals with you... if you would like me to further elaborate on anything, please ask!

Day 1: Monday, April 23

Breakfast: 2-3 egg quiche with zucchini and sausage + a mug of bone broth



Snack (only on weekdays that I CrossFit: hard boiled egg, 1 Applegate naturals hot dog

Dinner: grass fed meatballs on a salad with cherry tomatoes and olive oil


Day 2: Tuesday, April 24

Breakfast: 2-3 egg quiche with zucchini and sausage + a mug of bone broth

Lunch: crock pot balsamic roast with brussels and bacon

Dinner: grass fed meatballs on a salad with cherry tomatoes and olive oil

Late: 2 grass fed Paleostix. These came in the mail while I was at my graduate class, and I could not help but try some when I got home around 9 - delicious!


Day 3: Wednesday, April 25

Breakfast: 2-3 egg quiche with zucchini and sausage + a mug of bone broth

Lunch: crock pot balsamic roast with brussels and bacon

Dinner: steamed broccoli, 1/4 avocado, 2 Applegate naturals hot dogs, and a hard boiled egg with hot sauce. Eclectic, but it was what I was in the mood for.

Day 4: Thursday, April 26

Breakfast: 2-3 egg quiche with zucchini and sausage + a mug of bone broth

Lunch: crock pot balsamic roast with brussels and bacon

Snack: 3 pieces of bacon

Dinner: I attempted to make a grass fed t-bone steak on the stove top, and ate it alongside roasted asparagus 


Day 5: Friday, April 27

Breakfast: 2-3 egg quiche with zucchini and sausage + a mug of bone broth

Lunch: crock pot balsamic roast with brussels and bacon

Snack: 2 grass fed Paleostix

Dinner: at Longhorn Steakhouse - rib eye with broccoli, squash, and green beans

Late: frozen blueberries and coconut milk... so good, I swore I'd never need ice cream again! I decided that this could be my Friday "treat" for sticking to the challenge all week long.

Day 6: Saturday, April 28

Breakfast: 1-2 egg quiche with zucchini, a little bit of sausage, and 2 slices bacon

Lunch: at a bridal shower at an Italian restaurant - I avoided all the bread, pasta, and dessert, and was able to stick with the salad and (unbreaded, plain) chicken from the chicken marsala dish

Dinner: at a diner before heading into Philly for the concert - eggs with meats (yes, it was a "Meat Lovers" omelette), and steamed broccoli on the side. I survived the concert without ridiculously expensive beer, and opted for (free!) seltzer water instead.

Day 7: Sunday, April 29

Breakfast: asparagus, 3 fried eggs, 3 slices of bacon. This meal was unbelievable - I'm pretty sure I could eat it every day of my life and die happy.


Lunch: I had a late breakfast then went to CrossFit. Afterwards, I had some blueberries and 2 grass fed Paleostix

Dinner: carnitas and peppers and onions from Chipotle. Alycia later informed me that these "fajita veggies" are cooked in vegetable oil - the only fail on the challenge thus far.

Day 8: Monday, April 30

(This was the day that was posted on CrossFit Aspire's site here)

Breakfast: 2-3 egg quiche with zucchini and sausage + a mug of bone broth

Lunch: crock pot chicken with Trader Joe's puttanesca sauce with roasted asparagus


Dinner: Whole Food's prime rib with brussels and bacon


Day 9: Tuesday, May 1

Breakfast: 2-3 egg quiche with zucchini and sausage + a mug of bone broth

Lunch: crock pot chicken with Trader Joe's puttanesca sauce with green beans

Dinner: ate at class - more quiche with brussels and bacon

Late: 1 hard boiled egg after class - so many eggs! Spoiler Alert: later on in the challenge, I see how I fare without eggs.

Day 10: Wednesday, May 2

Breakfast: 2-3 egg quiche with zucchini and sausage + a mug of bone broth

Lunch: crock pot chicken with Trader Joe's puttanesca sauce with zucchini and summer squash

Dinner: some pieces of this grass fed eye roast (a really simple recipe my mom sent me - season then stick in the oven for 22 min per pound on 325 degrees) with brussels and bacon 


During the first week or so of the challenge, I had some nasty headaches and was feeling weak. This could have been caused by multiple things, including my 2-3 cups per day caffeine withdrawal. Don't worry, things got much better by week 3.

Okay, that's all for now folks. Days 11-20 coming soon!

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