I'm already to day 20!

Between the puppy, cooking everything from scratch, and washing the dishes, there seems to be no time to blog. I've also been reading the Whole 30 book "It Starts With Food." It explains the why behind eating this way and how our bodies function on different kinds of food. So fascinating! One thing I've learned is that I haven't been eating enough, and especially not enough carbs. Since adding more things like squash and sweet potatoes, I've had a lot more energy and have slept really good. I've also made my meals more complete. Instead of having just a salad with chicken, I'll have a salad with chicken and avocado, some more veggies, some nuts, coconut flakes, and some fruit. When I eat enough I can go from one meal to the next without snacking (the ideal situation on the Whole 30).

So here is the new and improved list of what my meals have looked like:
Day 13-Monday
Breakfast: eggs with leftover grilled zucchini and sweet potato hash browns
Lunch: leftover coconut Thai soup
Dinner: Asian themed: fried "rice" made with spaghetti squash with curry chicken

Day 14-tuesday
Breakfast: eggs with sautéed yellow squash
Lunch: big salad with chicken
Dinner: tri tip with steamed broccoli, salad, and blackberries

Day 15-Wednesday
Breakfast: quiche
Lunch: big veggie salad with chicken, some cashews and blueberries
Dinner: salmon with green beans and salad

Day 16-Thursday
Breakfast: eggs with sautéed zucchini
Lunch: Chinese chicken salad
Dinner: taco salad with guacamole, salsa, cashews, and blueberries

Day 17-Friday
Breakfast: 2 eggs with carrot and celery sticks, some cashews, and blueberries
Lunch: chinese chicken salad (napa cabbage, carrots, cilantro, cashews, grilled chicken with homemade ginger dressing)
Dinner: Cajon dry-rub chicken breasts with acorn squash and a big salad

Day 18-saturday
Breakfast: eggs with sautéed zucchini and egg/banana pancakes
Lunch: leftover taco salad with 1/2 apple
Dinner: bun-less hamburgers (topped with sautéed onions and Anaheim chilies, with avocados and tomatoes) with a big salad

Day 19-Sunday
Breakfast: eggs with sweet potato hash browns, 1/2 apple and some cashews
Lunch: leftover hamburgers with baby cucumbers, sautéed zucchini, 1/2 apple, some pistachios, and some coconut flakes
Dinner: easy grilled chicken, with zucchini, acorn squash, baby cucumbers, and some blackberries

Day 20-Monday
Breakfast: 2 eggs with leftover sweet potato hash browns and leftover acorn squash
Lunch: Chinese chicken salad with an apple
Dinner: roast with mashed sweet potatoes, roasted acorn squash, grilled zucchini, a salad, blackberries, and coconut flakes (the nephews with a bottomless pit are coming over) (http://shecookshecleans.net/2012/11/26/pot-roast-with-balsamic-onion-gravy/)

Chinese chicken (my new lunch favorite)