Days 6, 7, and now 8!

Well, we got through the weekend without eating out - a HUGE accomplishment for us.  It was pretty calm - went on a run on Saturday, lots of walks with Leo.  Took Leo to the beach for the first time... avoided eating junk when I found out yet another friend is happily into the second trimester.  I'm having a hard time, and maybe this wasn't the best time to be attempting a Whole 30, but it gives me something else to at least partially focus on.

Three weeks and 2 hours from now I will officially be on Summer vacation.  YAYYYYYYY!!!!!

So this weekend I made blueberry muffins for the newest neighbors and also our neighbors two houses down that just had a baby.  It was difficult not to taste test - but I did it.  I made a paleo muffin for us instead; I ate one and couldn't handle the texture...Ryan ate the rest of them.  I also tried making paleo shortbread cookies - so gross - that got spit out :/  Both recipes used coconut flour - I guess coconut flour texture and me just don't get along!  I also made a chocolate chia pudding which tastes quite delicious but, again, weird texture.  The chia almost turns into a tapioca type dealio.  All 3 of those recipes used honey, so I wasn't 100% whole 30 this weekend, but I am okay with that.  If having a little honey gets me through what I'm going through, I will have a little honey.  It won't hurt me, and I am eating it in extreme moderation (1-2 teaspoons a day - either in coffee or a baked good (which I also know we aren't supposed to be having, but again...)

Weight update:  Down a total of 8.4 pounds as of Sunday morning (so 1 week).  I have about 4 to go until I am to the "overweight" instead of "obese" BMI status... hoping to get there by the end of this week!!!  That is my "get through the week" motivation this week.

Food over the weekend:
Saturday:
Breakfast - Spinach and garlic omelet with coconut oil coffee
Lunch - 2 hard boiled eggs, an apple, cashew butter
Snack - cashews, an apple, almond butter (I started having anxiety and this was a better option than ordering a pizza or going and getting candy)
Dinner: Grilled shrimp, broccoli, and 2 of the icky shortbread cookies that got thrown away shortly after.

Sunday:
Breakfast: coconut oil coffe
Morning snack: apple with almond butter
Lunch: Homemade egg drop soup with a side of celery with cashew butter
Snack: Cashews
Dinner: Zoodles, grilled chicken, homemade super green pesto sauce (HIGHLY recommend), and the chocolate chia pudding on top of a banana with cashew butter and raw unsweetened coconut.  (Dinner was very satisfying!)

Today:
Breakfast:banana
Lunch:egg, carrots and pesto sauce (using up the leftovers!), celery and almond butter, strawberries
Afternoon Snack: Apple with nut butter, maybe coconut oil coffee
Dinner: Chicken with cauliflower rice, broccoli, garlic, and coconut aminos