Nearing the end of WEEK TWO on Whole30

I meant to post every day.... THAT was ambitious! I will keep posting what I'm doing and what I learn, though.

I checked out Melissa Hartwig's book The Whole30 Day by Day: Your Daily Guide to Whole30 Success (**affiliate link) FREE from my library with the Overdrive app (will link the FREE download below). She outlines the day to day experiences one might feel, as well as highlighting the most common side effects she hears about from her followers. I feel like it helps to keep the ball rolling.

 

ANYWAY, I did well with another week of Whole30! I went to a restaurant for the first time on the program and I think it was FANTASTIC. My pastor/boss (I work at a church) and parents went out and got caught up and talked a little about my wedding! I had a small cup of Manhattan clam chowder, made with a tomato base rather than cream, and they said there was no wine in the broth, so I think I was fine. It has tomatos, carrots, celery, potato and clams in a nice tomato-y broth. Then I had a crab and shrimp Louis salad (a California coast special) replacing the Louis sauce with olive oil and balsamic. I just LOVE a little balsamic on an apple in a salad. Such a crisp and fresh taste! The pastor was so inspired by my order that she ordered the same thing!

Otherwise, this week was really nice out, so we barbecued a lot. I made a great homemade sauce over the weekend to flavor the meats. It's slightly sweet, nice and tangy, and enhanced flavors without the extra calories of a store-bought sauce! We grilled a tri-tip on Sunday, which became a lovely spinach salad Monday, cut up a whole chicken and grilled it for Tuesday, and had the leftover bits of meat in a yellow curry on Wednesday. I'm really happy that on top of being super healthy, our food isn't going to waste and we are making our dishes with whole, fresh ingredients and finding ways to use all of our food. It's actually a lot of fun, getting creative with what we have in the pantry. I'm excited for tonight's dinner, even though I haven't quite planned it yet! 😆

Overdrive is worth the FREE download because it's such a GREAT tool for ebook and audiobook readers, you just need a local library card. San Francisco Library allows cards for anyone in the state of CA and there's a huge selection!