Whole30
I don’t exactly remember the conversation but one night I mentioned the Whole30 to Jes and he looked it up that night and didn’t say anything. The next day, he said he wanted to do it so I said “why not?” If he’s going to do it with me, it’ll be a little easier.
It’s basically a short-term challenge that allows your body to reset and somewhat detox from everyday food allergens and other things that could make you unhealthy without knowing it.
For 30 days, Jes and I will be eating mostly animal protein, lots of vegetables, fruit, and eggs. We are not allowed to have soy, dairy, sugar (except for what’s in fruit), legumes, wheat, rice, corn, or alcohol. We also have to cut out sulfites, MSG, and some other chemicals/ingredients that are found in food. As an Asian, I always thought the Whole30 was impossible for us because we can’t have RICE, WHEAT, or SOY! Well, we decided to do it just to prove we could and to see if it would actually make a difference.
It started on Super Bowl Sunday, which was a somewhat inconvenient day to start. When I think of Super Bowl, I think of bar food and alcohol. Well, alcohol was going to be out and we were going to have to figure out what to eat during the game. After returning home from Tahoe on Sunday afternoon, we unloaded the car, and then headed to Costco to stock up. We bought steaks, fish, lots of fruit and veggies, and eggs. I had to say “see ya later” to the booze aisle and made sure to bypass the snacks section. What’s hard is that the kids will continue eating all the stuff we aren’t allowed to eat. So, we had to buy the pretzels and other snacks that they love.
Anyway, we got home and started planning our dinner. Apparently, Whole30 has a recipe for buffalo wings!!! Frank’s Red Hot Sauce is Whole30 compliant (as are most hot sauces) and we can have butter as long as we take out the milk solids. So, Jes made some clarified butter and made us wings!!! It was so good and I didn’t miss the Ranch dressing as much as I thought I would. I think I missed the wine more.
By the way, we also bought a new TV at Costco. It’s 58 inches, inexpensive, and the technology is so much better than the one we bought 12 years ago.
It’s now Day 5 and it’s been ok. Here are some of the meals we’ve made:
Jes grilled some chicken breast for me the first night. I cut it up and added some roasted brussel sprouts. That was my lunch on Monday and it was pretty satisfying.
On Day 2, I made some of my own mayo using egg, salt, and oil oil.
On Day 3, I made a beef chili for dinner. Jes and I ate it over baked potato and I got a nod of approval from the picky husband. Woot!
On the same night, I used a spiralizer to make some zucchini noodles (aka zoodles). I added it to the top of the leftover chili for my lunch the next day. With couple minutes in the microwave, I had a pretty tasty lunch that was almost as good as spaghetti with meat sauce.
And this is my breakfast on most days. I made some pico de gallo on the first night so that I had some for every morning. We also bought a bag of avocados at Costco and they go a long way!
So now it’s Day 5 and it seems like Day 30 is so far away. I think our biggest challenge will be going out for Chinese New Year dinner with the Bangs and Sokol-Juns. I may have to eat some hard-boiled eggs beforehand and just feed the kids.
I’ll keep you posted on the progress! I found this funny calendar that seems to be pretty accurate so far…
My hope is that I sleep better, have more energy, have nicer skin, and it wouldn’t hurt if my clothes fit better.
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