Whole 30, Day 2

Last night was pretty easy since I didn't get home until nearly 9.  I ate enough dinner but knew I might want a second (small) serving when I got home, so I saved a bit.  So, zero evening snacking - I wasn't hungry and there wasn't time!

This morning I got up and walked a mile before getting ready for work.  It's not for "exercise", it's about getting outdoors, getting some fresh air, and starting the day in a good way. I've been getting up most mornings, I just have forgotten to mention it.

Today's menu: Greek seasoned meatloaf with tomatoes for breakfast again (that's every weekday this week), lunch was leftovers from last night, and dinner was roasted green beans plus some chicken I made in the crockpot. 

I put 4 chicken thighs, a can of diced tomatoes (no salt), a can of artichoke hearts, and some sliced kalamata olives, then added some oregano, basil, onion and garlic powder.  Easy, and I have enough for a couple of dinners and a lunch.

Observation: I eat a LOT of chicken.

I may or may not weigh on Friday, but I probably will.  I've been weighing myself on Fridays for a lot of years and I think its a good habit.  I don't weigh myself daily - I am not a person that can do that without beginning to make myself crazy.  One or twice a week is enough for me, and I log it in a spreadsheet so I can see trends.

I'm not counting calories, but I weigh my breakfast meat so I know it is portioned correctly - I weigh out about 4 ounces of meatloaf.  My chicken thigh in my salad was 5 ounces yesterday and my dressing was 2 T.  I'm in the ballpark of around 300-400 calories per meal.  My 12 almonds have 83 calories and today I brought strawberries (45 calories).  So even if I have something in the evening, I think I'm staying in a good range.

One old habit is that I used to have a small square of dark chocolate after lunch (45 calories).  I miss that "signal" that lunch is done.  Yesterday I ate a few grapes and today I ate a large strawberry from my afternoon snack.  The fruit was sweet enough to signal "lunch is done", so that worked out well!

T25:  Yesterday's workout was cardio - which was basically 25 minutes of hard hitting cardio.  Today's workout was titled "Speed" and the group's thought was "Then what was yesterday!?!"  Today's workout was more like intervals - very fast cardio followed by a short active stretch/ balance segment.  I was HARD, but doable, and the 25 minutes goes quickly.  Overall I think I will stick with this, although it doesn't have much of a weight component, so I will probably add some weight training back in.  But not anything like the Jillian Michaels video which has a cardio component as I think that would be too much work and I'd end up hurt.

Day 2 is nearly done.  If needed I have some mixed fruit for an evening snack.  I got home later than usual so didn't eat until after 6, so I'm not the least bit hungry.

Have a good day!