Whole30 for August 2012 page 48

[Jaradel]

Doing well here, though I've sneaked a peek at the scale and it's not budging. However, I feel like I'm getting smaller (and a quick look with a tape measure seems to bear that out), so I am not discouraged. Last night I made another batch of beef heart stew and tonight we will have a pastured beef eye of round roast that is currently marinating with a sage, rosemary, thyme, and olive oil pesto on it that my husband will cook when he gets home (it's his recipe). So far I'm not feeling deprived; I mean, I miss having cream, sour cream, and cheese, but I'm not dying without it. Clarified butter is just as good as real butter, so no deprivation there either.

[SophieScreams]

Clarified butter is just as good as real butter, so no deprivation there either.

I miss my Kerrygold.

[namelesswonder]

What are the die off symptoms? I've only had a couple of infections, brought on by extended use of antibiotics, so I am relatively clueless when it comes to chronic infections.

Diarrhea, for me anyway.

P.S. Your attachments are probably going to take days to be approved. Better to upload images to Photobucket or Imageshack.us and past the [ img] codes here.

[jenn26point2]

Seriously? I can see them... Wonder what's up with that. Never had that happen before. It's my MyFitnessPal food log. You can probably click on my ticker below and view it just as easily.

Hmmm... that interesting. I've never had images do that before.

[JackieKessler]

So far, the Paleo OMG recipes are rocking my socks. (If I still wore socks, which I don't, thanks to my fake VFF.) I'll make the chicken butternut squash lasagna on Friday and will report back.

Ohhhhh! That looks amazing! My tummy started rumbling as I read over the recipe.
It only calls for a 1/2 lb of chicken? That must be a typo.

Probably not a typo; I made the chicken and spinach/avocado "pasta" yesterday, and that called for only 1 lb of chicken -- I would have liked more, and maybe will make it with more next time. I'll go with the .5 lb and see how it comes out. I'm guessing that the squash and the 3 T of EVOO will be insanely filling, thus less need for the additional protein. But what the heck do I know?

How's everyone feeling? Halfway there!!!

Actually? Pretty damn good. Tired, but good. Dare I say it, but Whole30 has been relatively painless so far. Maybe those two previous attempts helped! I know I'm eating quite a bit of fruit, but I'm OK with that. Just had my second ginger gold apple for the day, and man, it was YUM. I'm not even tempted by all the crap dessert junk that my family has -- the doughnuts, the cake, the cookies, the ice cream. (Well, if it were Hagen Daaz, then maybe I'd be tempted.) I feel like I'm finally giving my body the fuel it needs -- and in a tasty way.

[jenn26point2]

Share your fake VFFs with us... where did you get them??

[namelesswonder]

Yeah, the submitter can always see them, but they're pending approval for everyone else. It takes ages.

[jenn26point2]

Here's what I posted... hopefully it lets you see... not sure since you're not a "friend" on MFP...

[jenn26point2]

[impala454]

Got a date tonight, at a Mexican restaurant... hmm we'll see how I do