Half term and .... 7 weeks on Whole30

We've just had half term which was lovely to step off of the hectic conveyor belt for a few days.  It's been busy but still really lovely.

I felt like I have achieved some good things.  I have ordered, and taken delivery of,  a nice big shed for the garden which will be half for storage and half as a workshop.  I now just need to find and buy a greenhouse.  Hopefully the garden will take shape over the coming months as we have BIG plans. I will take some 'Before' photos next week before the real work begins.

I have also been continuing to make my quilt and after piecing together what felt like zillions of pieces the top is almost finished.  

It's 7 weeks today and I am still Whole30 compliant.  I have lost a stone in weight and feel tons better but I am now breaking up with my scale as that's just another bad habit I want to break.  My Daughter is 17 in a week o I am going to find a Paleo (not Whole30) recipe for a cake or some sort of treat for her.  Her birthday is a week tomorrow (on a Monday) so that will be nicely after 2 whole months of Whole30. I was thinking making Paleo waffles or pancakes as she likes them.  By the way she was doing Whole30 with me for the last 7 weeks as has had some depression and anxiety issues which Whole30 has really helped. In fact its been remarkable and made much more difference than a year of therapy and pills.

:)

 

5 weeks and counting ...

Yep, I have done 5 weeks on Whole30 so far and don't feel the need to eat any differently. I still feel very well and very happy and I want to stay that way.

I have just had a nice weekend.  A busy one but it was really nice.  One more week then a week off work :)

So, this weekend I have mostly done lots of eating like this: -

and this (lunch in my sewing room on Saturday): -

and this: -

and finally after cutting more then 200 fabric pieces I finally started sewing my quilt: -

as well as some much needed down time in the evening reading my Paperwhite Kindle (which I love) in a comfy reading spot here: -

Happy days ...

:)

Day 29

Bizzy B is back from respite and has big dark grey and red patches around and under his eyes which is known as 'Allergic Shiners' and usually means he has eaten something he is allergic to, like dairy.  I can't ask him and he can't tell me so I will have to ring the children's home he stays in to ask.  Things like this make me think even more about the sorts of foods we put in our bodies and what it does to us.  I am so close to the end of my Whole30 I can't believe it!  I will blog in further detail on the 31st day as tomorrow is day 30 so is technically still part of the program.

Tonight after dinner I have cut up a further 105 pieces of fabric for my quilt.  I have back ache ... I must be getting old.  All the preparation takes time but it will finally feel good to start piecing it together on my sewing machine.

At the weekend I started reading 'The fault in our stars' by John Green this has just wrapped up its filming and will be out in the cinemas in the Summer and I am reading it as part of the monthly book club that A Beautiful Mess is doing which is a blog I love. My first impression of the book is that I really love it. 

Here's what I have had to eat on day 29: -

Breakfast

Hard boiled egg
Cumber
Cherry vine tomatoes
Closed handful of cashews

Lunch

Left over bolognese sauce
Rocket
Cucumber
Cherry Vine Tomatoes
Closed handful of cashews

Dinner

Salmon fillet
Roast Sweet potatoes
Roasted veg consisting of:

Red, yellow and green peppers
Mushrooms
Onions
Garlic (added over half way through otherwise they shrivel up)
Courgettes
Cherry vine tomatoes (these were added toward the end so they didn't perish in the heat)


Here is a photo of it about to go in the oven. Yum.

 :)

Day 28 ... it's Sunday

Day of rest ... sort of! Well, I had a fairly relaxing morning and I prepared and started cutting up my fabric for my pending quilt.  I took a break at lunch to make us a cooked breakfast and my partner helped with that.  They are always very labour intensive aren't they?

Anyway after lunch the cutting resumed and it's still not finished.  Mind you I am talking about sorting, measuring, colour matching and cutting 405 pieces of fabric. 245 to go ...

Here's a few I have done

in other news Murphy the Black Lab ate my favourite leather gloves which I have had forever :-( I hope I can find a suitable replacement.  They were amazing. My partner and my Daughter are going on a hunt to two separate places to find out.  Fingers crossed.


Here is the rest of my day 28 in food: -

Breakfast

Last of the leftover pork
Rocket
Cherry tomatoes
Kiwi

Lunch

Cooked breakfast consisting of: Fried eggs, mushrooms, cherry vine tomatoes and homemade sausage patties. I also had a side salad in a separate bowl.

Dinner

Homemade bolognese sauce with extra mushrooms and peppers
Roast Sweet potatoes
Carrots
Melon
Small portion of coconut meat

Sorry about the photo I had already started eating when I realised I should actually have taken a picture ... oops

I made the same for my partner apart from he had his extras like his favourites (he's not on my journey) which was - Baked beans, friend bread, commercial sausagesand I can honestly say I did not miss them.



Yay for me.

Day 24 ... Jelly roll

It's not food but it looks and sounds tasty.  I thought it was time I posted something less foody as my 30 days are coming to an end.  This is a fabric jelly roll from Moda as I am starting a new quilt.

This will keep me busy in the evenings and weekends.

For now though here is the food I had today: -

Breakfast

Hard Boiled egg
Cherry tomatoes
Kiwi
Closed handful of cashews

Lunch

Mackeral
Cucumber
Raw carrot
Cherry tomatoes
Small portion of coconut meat

Dinner

Homemade Bolognese sauce
Roasted sweet potatoes
Sprouts
Carrots

:)