First Friday of February! What I ate today.

I now have 2 yoga partners!  It does make yoga even more enjoyable than it already is. 

I think big dawg was looking toward the stairs because someone was making noise!

Felix was sitting on the armoire after being spooked by something.  He is a little skittish!  His favorite place to hang out is the closet on top of the shoes in my office.  He's a little strange!  I was very happy that he actually ate all his food in one sitting this morning.  I had everything ready to go this morning, so no prepping needed!  I warmed up my coffee from yesterday (Be Well Cafe Vanilla Latte) and made my shake.  The temp had dropped again yesterday so D was going to drive me to work 😀 No being cold for me!

I got to work and then was asked to go run an errand!  Of course I don't drive to work so I borrowed a car from the front manager.  I was off looking for coffee filters!  Luckily a nearby Starbucks was kind enough to give me a stack!  So I headed back to work and had a bunch of things to get done.  Unfortunately I wasn't very busy cooking food but just prepping.  Around 10:30 I was ready for my lunch.

I mentioned I bought this metal bento box yesterday and it came in handy!  I had around 1/2 pound of sriracha brussels from Whole Foods, spaghetti squash, baby kale and a spinach chicken sausage from Brat Hans.  I grilled up the sausage on the flat top and let everything else come to room temp.  Only bad thing about eating at work, don't want to microwave it.

Can I get a macchiato!?!  I did make this myself, decaf of course. Then I was back at it.  I made almond butter bars a little later.  It's one of the best selling pastries in the case!  I make them a couple times a week!  If you're near Birmingham the come to Birmingham Roast to try one!

Finally 3pm and time to walk home!  It was still a bit cold but not like it was in the morning, I was happy about that.  I always listen to a Podcast on my walks.  Today was listening to the latest from Jason Seib and Altshift.  I love it for the mindset.  You should check it out.  I got home to hungry animals.  I'm feeding Felix after everyone else so him and I can get alone time and he can be calm.  So I meditated for 30 minutes in my office with him.  He ate well and went to the litter box.  He's making progress but I wish Nostrand would stop stalking him.  The dogs could careless about him but she is just nasty.

Butcherbox to the rescue for dinner!

For my Real Plans dinner tonight I made a cinnamon sage rubbed ribeye.  I had pulled from the freezer this morning 2 ribeye's to thaw from my butcherbox.  I love this service and wondering if I should change it back to monthly instead of bi-monthly or just add on a few more items.  The cinnamon was very subtle in case you were wondering.  They paired a totally different side but I wasn't feeling sage dusted butternut squash and opted for my leftover roasted cauliflower.  I made D a pesto rice with peas.  Overall it was a good day.  I'm still loving the Real Plans meals and so nice to be able to customize everything including portion sizes.  Check it out here if you haven't yet!

Modified AIP Journey The Day After Whole30/Sugar Detox - (What I ate for the day)

Early morning!  February 1st!  D had to leave early so everyone was up around 5:30.  Felix came in the bedroom and purred and wanted attention.  He didn't care that Jack was there either.

The dogs were "hunting" because they know that Nostrand could throw up at anytime.  Felix wasn't thrilled because he wanted to eat and Jack thought the smell of cat food was the Nostrand projectile she is known for!  Gross I know but it's at least a once of week occurrence.

Felix decided to explore the kitchen this morning. 

Certainly hope he isn't going to make a habit of lying on the stove!  I had my morning shake and got an email that my milk order for work was ready, it was 7:30.  So I headed out to pick that up and deliver it to work.  I got the car unloaded at work and also got a macchiato YUM!  I headed to Be Well cafe, I had a coupon and got a vanilla latte.  This latte has coconut oil, and an herbal coffee blend, so not what you think at all.  You can check it out here.  I picked up bread next, wasn't planning on it but decided to anyway, which meant another stop back to work. I then went to Target because I wanted a side table for my office, which I found one.  I picked up a few random things and then headed to Whole Foods.  I only needed a couple things and actually stuck to it!  I did give in a buy some sriracha brussels for lunch tomorrow at work.  

Time to get home for 30 minutes of cardio, followed by a shower and lunch!  I was excited about lunch!  But then again I just get excited about food!

I took 12 HCL's before this meal!

The brussels, ya know!!  Score for taking 12 this time.  I had no issues!  I repeated yesterday's lunch from PaleOMG's My New Go-To Lunch but I stuck to the recipe this time!  One chicken sausage and a slice of bacon, 1 cup of brussels and 1 tbs of creamy ranch dressing.  Even better today with the bacon!

After lunch I headed to the Container Store I wanted to see what they had for my home office.  I ended up with a drawer organizer, a metal bento lunch box, and a new lunch bag for D.  D texted me which meant another trip back to Target!  I ended up getting what he needed and 2 bottled of Cupcake wine.

I put my side table together and finished just as the vet was coming over for Felix's exam.  He got a clean bill of health!  Then everyone ate their dinner.  Even Felix ate a full packet!  It's about time!  Then I realized that I hadn't done my 30 minutes of meditation.  So I sat down and had a very hard time mediating.  My mind was all over, but the 30 minutes did go by quickly and I was able to relax!

It was 6 pm and time to make dinner.  It's Thursday which means it's breakfast for dinner.  I thought about pancakes but changed my mind.  I did make D his pancakes though.  I had half an avocado, sautéed cabbage and kale which I topped with Trader Joe's Green Goddess dressing.  I pan fried 2 pieces of Pederson's bacon and 2 Vital Farm pasture raised eggs.  I also had a few bites of roasted cauliflower that was in the refrigerator as I cooked.  I really shouldn't "snack" as I cook but I do and it's typically veggies I'm eating so how bad can that really be?!  Who else snacks while they cook?

Whole30/Sugar Detox/AIP Journey - Day 30- (What I ate for the day)

Last day of Whole30/Sugar Detox!

What does that mean? NOTHING!  I'm just going to keep going.  As I said at the beginning this is how I usually eat with a few treats here and there.

So what happened today on the "last" day?  Not much different than the usual.  First it's my day off, but I was still up with D's alarm and taking care of the animals.  Today was going to be a "wing it" kind of day.  We were getting a door repaired and had to wait for the call between 8 and 10 as to when they would be out.

I decided to have a decaf coffee at home with cinnamon and coconut milk along with my shake.  No it's not "Whole30" compliant but doesn't have anything nasty in it and it's an experiment to how I feel  with a shake at breakfast.  Maybe there will be a point I will do it after a workout or for lunch. We'll see!

I decided to not wait around since I needed to get a covered litter box and a few things from Better Health since they were having a sale on protein powder.  I got the call while I was shopping and I had time since he wasn't coming until the afternoon.

Gym time!

Treadmill warm up with usual up to 14%

Gluten kickbacks  4 sets 100#

Side lunges 4 sets

Abductor 115#, 130# 145# 160#

Adductor 110#, 130#, 160# 180#

Leg Curls 4 sets single leg 40# double 85# (squats in between)

L Raises 10# (light I know)

Push Press 20#

Pull Overs 35#

Single leg deadlift 35#

Push Ups

Starting with the L Raises I did ab work in between sets.

After that I decided to get milk for work so I had to stop at two Kroger and clean them out of almond milk!  Kinda frustrating when that is the best frothing almond milk around.  Of course it was nice there was a Starbucks right next store!  I have been loving the macchiato's lately!  I know I was cheating on work but it was right there.  How could I not?

COFFEE!!!

I was starving by the time I got home and needed lunch stat!  My Real Plans lunch was PaleOMG's "My New Go-To Meal"  I did change it up slightly.  I used a chicken sausage, no bacon and I added cabbage.  This was seriously good!  On a down note I had horrible bloating!  Ugh, those dang brussels!  I'm giving them up for a while after what I have are gone.  At least for a month to see how I do.

I had enough time to do some things around the house while the door guy was doing his repair.  He left at the perfect time so I was able to run the stuff I picked up earlier to work.  When I got back it was time to meditate and then feed the animals.  This guy, Felix, needs to work on being self sufficient. I have to get him to eat and go to the bathroom cause otherwise he lays around all day.

Food must be put in front of him or he won't ask to eat!  I don't have that problem.

He loves to stretch!

Noises from puppies have sparked his attention.

I prepped dinner earlier so all I needed to do was pop it into the oven.  It was going to take over an hour to bake.  Again, another Juli Bauer recipe!  Bacon Chorizo Chipotle Smothered Meatloaf.  This was unbelievably fantastic!  I didn't have the chipotle though.  Maybe with some of the leftover I will try it.

My piece came apart after I put D's on his plate.  I gave him carbs - mashed potatoes and peas.  I had sautéed cabbage and green onions.  He also asked for a grilled cheese after.  I scaled the recipe to feed 2 instead of 4.  There was still a pound of meat but so many vegetables!  So I guess you could say we each had half a serving.  I can see why he wanted more to eat!

Tomorrow morning will be early again.  D has to be to work at 7am and I have to pick up milk for work as soon as I get the email it's ready.  Then I will relax and do yoga.  Also, the vet is coming over in the afternoon to check out Felix and update Jack on a vaccine.