Day 1 - Part 1

Day 1 - Here we go!!!

I kicked off the morning with an hour of hot yoga, hit Whole Foods to stock up on groceries, then swung by Monument Square to buy some local pork and beef.  (I'll be honest - I really wanted sugar-free bacon, but they won't have any until the beginning of February).  

But, perusing the shelves at WF reminded me of what a big role label-reading plays in the W30.  For example, I found a great Tandoor Chicken recipe that called for tandoori spice blend.  Piece of cake, right?  Nope.  Every prepared brand I found included some form of sugar.  So, I picked up bulk spices and made my own blend - no biggie! With that in mind, I'm attaching the W30 Sneaky Sugar guide:

http://whole9life.com/book/ISWF-Sugar.pdf

And I stepped on the scale for the first time since Thanksgiving.  Ouch!  I gained 7 pounds, but apparently lost body fat.  Hmmmm.... I may need to step on the scale tomorrow morning to double-check those numbers, especially since I may still be carrying some post-PMS water weight.  The "no scale for 30 days" thing is one of my favorite parts of the W30, but I want to make sure I've got an accurate handle on my starting place.

Toward the end of my first W30, someone posted "Oh my God, what DO you eat?" on the W30 forum:

http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/3506-oh-my-god-what-do-you-eat/page__fromsearch__1

Which then inspired me to keep track of the different ingredients I was using, which in turn inspired me to try new things.  Pretty cool!  I used 112 different ingredients during my Oct/Nov W30, and I've got a running of a total of 131 ingredients that I've used so far.  I'll definitely continue doing this for W30#3!

Here's what I've had to eat so far today:

Pre-Yoga - handful of pecans
Breakfast - Sugar-Free Breakfast Sausage, Green Salad w Tessamae's Balsamic Vinaigrette
Lunch - Kale Salad w Blackberries & Avocado (pic below), Applegate Farms Hot Dogs

A note on Applegate Farms hot dogs - they're amazing!  They also cost $5 for a package of 8, but they are a quick, easy, Whole 30 compliant protein when you're in a hurry or in a pinch for food.