Man! Today was certainly interesting. My dad is in town, so I had to get pretty creative with food. My hubs and dad love to eat out when he is here. AND, Thursdays are our date night, so we always eat out somewhere.
Breakfast was super easy. I had leftover frittata and my usual two morning bananas pre and post workout. I had leftover Mongolian Grill when I got a little hungry after that. Lunch and dinner became the challenging part.
My dad wanted to take us all out this afternoon. I decided to call ahead to a couple restaurants to see how I could be Whole 30 compliant. My dad absolutely loves Red Lobster, so I called there first. It seemed possible, but very limited options, and don't usually love their steak. (I know I know, there a seafood restaurant and all, what should i expect). I assumed seafood wouldn't taste the best though without getting their seafood seasoned with butter or seasoning (could contain sugar), so I decided to try Outback instead. It is A LOT more paleo/whole 30 friendly.
We came to the restaurant and they very easily obliged my requests. I ordered a 10 oz. Ribeye Medium well, a baked sweet potato, and mixed veggies. I asked the server to omit all butter, oils and sugar. Since the server didn't know what was in their normal ribeye seasoning, I decided to get their 80/10/10 seasoning which was just salt, pepper, and garlic. Oh man!!!! IT. WAS. SO. BOMB!!! So delicious and flavorful. Very marbly....mmmm. I wish I could eat more right now! I had my whole sweet potato, veggies, and about half of the steak. I was stuffed! What's really neat is looking online at the total calories, it added up to be about 375! I don't think I have EVER gone to a restaurant and ate that little calories, enjoyed it so much, AND been that stuffed. Crae crae!
For dinner, I googled Whole 30 restaurant options and came across an article that gave some decent places. I chose Chipotle. 100% Whole 30 complaint. I had a salad with a double serving of carnitas and guac, as well as the mild and medium salsa. Sooo good! Total calories being around 880 calories, and I had between half to 3/4 of it. Not too shabby, considering the lack of snacking i've been doing.
A couple hours later, we headed off to a movie. Before we went in, we swung by Target and picked up some grapes, cantaloupe, and organic strawberries. I was super tired for some reason, so I decided to guzzle down 1 shot of espresso over ice from Starbucks. Of course I didn't eat nearly ALL of my goodies. That was be a TON of fruit. For some strange reason, I wasn't THAT eager to wolf them down like i normally would, and they were really good.
I'm home now, and I am so surprised how easy it is going. I STILL haven't really been tempted, but I think it's because I really LOVE fruit, LOVE veggies, and LOVE succulent meat.
I have been feeling pretty good, other than being a little tired the last couple days. No withdrawal headaches or sugar demon chasing after me.
Perhaps I will have some tea and hit the hay??
Farewell for now!
Breakfast was super easy. I had leftover frittata and my usual two morning bananas pre and post workout. I had leftover Mongolian Grill when I got a little hungry after that. Lunch and dinner became the challenging part.
My dad wanted to take us all out this afternoon. I decided to call ahead to a couple restaurants to see how I could be Whole 30 compliant. My dad absolutely loves Red Lobster, so I called there first. It seemed possible, but very limited options, and don't usually love their steak. (I know I know, there a seafood restaurant and all, what should i expect). I assumed seafood wouldn't taste the best though without getting their seafood seasoned with butter or seasoning (could contain sugar), so I decided to try Outback instead. It is A LOT more paleo/whole 30 friendly.
We came to the restaurant and they very easily obliged my requests. I ordered a 10 oz. Ribeye Medium well, a baked sweet potato, and mixed veggies. I asked the server to omit all butter, oils and sugar. Since the server didn't know what was in their normal ribeye seasoning, I decided to get their 80/10/10 seasoning which was just salt, pepper, and garlic. Oh man!!!! IT. WAS. SO. BOMB!!! So delicious and flavorful. Very marbly....mmmm. I wish I could eat more right now! I had my whole sweet potato, veggies, and about half of the steak. I was stuffed! What's really neat is looking online at the total calories, it added up to be about 375! I don't think I have EVER gone to a restaurant and ate that little calories, enjoyed it so much, AND been that stuffed. Crae crae!
For dinner, I googled Whole 30 restaurant options and came across an article that gave some decent places. I chose Chipotle. 100% Whole 30 complaint. I had a salad with a double serving of carnitas and guac, as well as the mild and medium salsa. Sooo good! Total calories being around 880 calories, and I had between half to 3/4 of it. Not too shabby, considering the lack of snacking i've been doing.
A couple hours later, we headed off to a movie. Before we went in, we swung by Target and picked up some grapes, cantaloupe, and organic strawberries. I was super tired for some reason, so I decided to guzzle down 1 shot of espresso over ice from Starbucks. Of course I didn't eat nearly ALL of my goodies. That was be a TON of fruit. For some strange reason, I wasn't THAT eager to wolf them down like i normally would, and they were really good.
I'm home now, and I am so surprised how easy it is going. I STILL haven't really been tempted, but I think it's because I really LOVE fruit, LOVE veggies, and LOVE succulent meat.
I have been feeling pretty good, other than being a little tired the last couple days. No withdrawal headaches or sugar demon chasing after me.
Perhaps I will have some tea and hit the hay??
Farewell for now!
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