Day 4: Day of Firsts

WARNING: I am going to do a double post for 2 separate days in 1 day. This may be "taboo", but who cares. It's happening.

Yaaa Buudddddy

Day 4 was a day where I experienced new things. First off, I took a field trip from my regular internship location to a Holiday Inn where we were helping out with a seminar. Therefore, I was not in my comfy little cubicle with my handy-dandy refrigerator and microwave. Rushing out the door to drive to the hotel, I decided to grab chicken and broccoli for breakfast. Now I know what you're thinking... broccoli... for breakfast? Yup. In Whole30 they say to not think of your meals in terms of breakfast, lunch, and dinner because that's limiting (they may have provided more in-depth reasons, but that's the one I remember). Think instead of meals at meal 1, meal 2, and meal 3. This means you aren't required to have eggs every morning of every day. Mix it up. As long as you still get your protein, veggies, and fat. Meal template is available here.

So anyways, I had to eat it cold with the fork that I had stashed in my purse. I was getting some weird stank eyes while eating it because others were indulging in kolaches (TX style kolaches are kinda like pigs in a blanket) and donuts. I must admit - this was a tough morning. It was like a cartoon where the scent coming off of those kolaches and donuts put me in a trance and I just wanted me some non-approved food! I literally felt like this...

Womp womp wooooomp (trombone sound)

I fought through the cravings and stuck with my plan. Eye on the prize. At lunch, I partook in another adventure and went to Chile's for my first meal out. Eating out was something that I was initially worried about when doing Whole30, but my mind was put to ease after seeing my mom go out and about and still stick to Whole30. Sadly Chile's does not offer mixed vegetables, or any other vegetables other than broccoli for that matter. Random note - I have been eating a lot, and I mean a lot, of broccoli lately. I am surprised my bowels are still intact. Sorry if that's graphic... This is real life people. I don't have a filter. And if I do it has really big grates on it.  So anyways, I got broccoli and steak. 6 oz sirloin that was actually pretty good. Eating out is something that I am going to have to get used to though. It's the small details that I tend to overlook. Like getting my broccoli plain instead of with butter - something I almost forgot to ask my waiter for. I'll post more about eating out as it comes up, but my first experience was a success...

Tastes better than it looks...

Around dinner time came another neat experience. I cooked my first recipe from the Well Fed 2: More Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat cookbook!! I highly recommend getting this cookbook and the first Well Fed cookbook. They have great rubs, sauces, and dressings; as well as meat and veggie recipes. My friend Bonnie came over, and we made a chicken curry dish and it was tasty. I have never really had curry before. I mean, maybe I've tried a bite of something with curry on it or something while traveling but never an entire meal, and definitely never from scratch. It was a huge success and really simple to make. If you're looking for an exotic meal to spice up (literally) Whole30, then this is a great recipe. If you're a curry-virgin like I was, I would err on the side of caution with the curry powder and remember: less is more.

Day 4:

• Chicken
• Broccoli
• Steak
• Broccoli
• Taj Mahal chicken
• Strawberries

P.S. you can find the Taj Mahal Chicken recipe in the Recipe tab on my homepage.