Enders_Shadow's Group - eating clean & getting lean - FULL (Page 17)

SOOOO sick.  this sore throat i was fighting all last week is now a full-blown headcold.  Just want to get better.

and yes, i realize this could be part of the problem with my digestion.  but i did have a bad run prior to the cold.

rough estimate of my typical diet before compare to now - i think i am eating significantly more fiber.  i ate kind of healthy, but nowhere near the amount of veggies i eat now, so maybe that is it?  i will be able to reintroduce grains and legumes before the race, i'm just worried about getting a decent training run in before then.  but gotta get rid of this damn cold first.  UGH!

still sick - but still 100% compliant on the whole 30 - i lasted 16 days when i thought i'd only make it a week.  some of the recipes i made this week are linked in my training blog - i strongly recommend both!

god, does being sick make me want starchy foods BAD!  doesn't help that you can't pick up day quil without walking through TONS AND TONS of candy!  they were getting their easter display stocked up yesterday when i went in - pallets of crap everywhere!

Originally posted by enders_shadow Sorry to hear you're sick, Marilyn. Rest up and get healthy for Shamrock. As far as digestion...I'm with George - a good cup of coffee in the morning is what I need! Not sure if it's whole30 related or not, but the podcasts on paleo that I listen to frequently say that shifting to good eating does take time for digestion to catch on...(and then when you eat like crap after eating clean, the GI system is so P.O'd at you, digestion is not a problem...um. Yeah. TMI.) Things are good here - clean eating 80/20 and not at all around my long training. I won't tell you what I'm eating on the run because I don't want to set off any one's cravings...but it isn't on the whole 30 list for sure.

I think this is what is happening with my digestion.  Things are finally starting to...move.  Haha.  I love watching cooking shows/reading pinterest recipes/talking about food even when I am on a restrictive diet.  Honestly, the one thing I miss the most is a glass of wine!  I'm cooking the most amazing meals because of this diet and I just wish I could pour the perfect glass of red to enjoy with the stuffed pork chops, or a crisp glass of pinot grigio with the shrimp alfredo i made last night!

This is a huge switch from one thing to another.  Why did you decide to do this?  I don't ever want to go back to counting calories again!

i think i'm allergic/intolerant to coconut!!

i have always kind of hated eating coconut - i like the taste of it but the texture of coconut flakes (on a pie, for example) just has ALWAYS grossed me out.

well, in the course of whole 30, you lean on coconut for fat a lot.  i cook with coconut oil daily.  no issues.  last week i made a mock-alfredo sauce out of coconut milk.  the next morning i had such awful stomach cramps, i wanted to die.  yesterday, i tried coconut milk in my coffee, and had stomach cramps all day again.  i think it is possibly an aversion to the protein in the meat of a coconut!  i am able to drink coconut water - if it has no additives to it (vita coco brand is clean) but some brands have made me sick.

so interesting to discover this thanks to whole 30!  now off to toss that last bit of coconut milk in the fridge i was saving for today's coffee ;-)

hi everyone - still hanging in there?  

I only like coconut water when I really need refreshing - like after a 10 mile run on a 70 degree day.  its not a normal thing for me.  i don't enjoy it unless it's when i truly need it.

i have been drinking almond milk for years - quit dairy milk a while ago.  i find it's an easy substitute in cooking and the occasional cereal.  i don't really care for smoothies - no interest in drinking my food - i've always been that way.  HOWEVER most store bought almond milk has nasty additives in it.  i will look into making it but i don't really need milk more than the occasional little bit in baking - for that i can use the husband's dairy milk!

I'm running the same event as Kristen!  (she is running the full, I am only the half)

I definitely could NOT consume 3 L of almond milk in 5 days.  1 L from the store usually lasts me over a month!  can you freeze it?

apparently i didn't finish the whole 30 (check my blog).  but i had a fun friday!

almond milk really does look easy to make and it seems that it will be much cheaper than buying.  i will try later this week!

i am not so sure about the difference between sweet potatoes and yams - i think they are the same exact thing (in the states at least).  my sweet potatoes are orange (but they come in purple and white sometimes!)

ketel one is a higher quality vodka (danger - it tastes like water)

grits are far more difficult to explain.  it is a part of the corn kernel - the same part used to make polenta - the part you grind up to make cornmeal.  in the southern US, grits are usually soaked, boiled, and cooked in lots of cheese and hot sauce.  i was probably 26 before i had my first grit - they are VERY regional!  shrimp and grits is a common combination here.  there is a local restaurant that makes theirs with some andouille sausage and the grits are formed into patties and fried up a little - one of my favorite meals in THE WORLD.