I wish I had a dollar for every post I've ever titled that on every blog I've had.
It's day one of my third W30. I weigh 152.4 pounds per the scale at the gym this morning. I'm happy when I weigh 143 pounds. I'm really happy when I weigh 137 pounds. But that hasn't happened in a long time. Weight Watchers told me I should weigh 135 pounds ten years ago when I asked them (and they helped me develop an eating disorder and get to 132 pounds for a fleeting moment). I couldn't leave the house ever and stay at that weight. While I'm doing this to be healthier and feel better overall I will admit that this time it is about the number too. So I may weigh myself during the month violating one of the W30 rules.
I started strong. Warmed up then ran 2 miles (see, this is about running) on the treadmill - slow - average pace of about 5.6 - without stopping, then did about 40 minutes of incline intervals on the treadmill that goes up to 20+% incline. Then did lunges, step ups and other leg workouts. Came home and had this pretty breakfast:
Breakfast:
1 egg
2 turkey/veggie patties (recipe below)
sugar snap peas
decaf black coffee
water
I have bone broth in the crock pot. I have cleaned out all contraband. Lunch might be soup or some of the mushroom meatloaf I made yesterday (I'll put that recipe below as well). Dinner will be salmon with an Asian cabbage slaw. As you'll see from the recipes, I try to bulk up my meat meals with a LOT of vegetables, and cook very improvisationally - which can lead to imprecise recipes when I try to share them.
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| I'm playing with keeping a visual journal for this W30 - I'll share here |
Breakfast patties
1 lb ground turkey (you could also use ground pork, or pork or turkey sausage, or a mixture)
1 huge (or 2 normal sized) baked sweet potato
1/2 onion, diced and sautéed in olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced and sautéed w/the onion
1 apple, peeled and diced
herbs (I used rosemary, thyme and sage - you could also go more in the cinnamon or ginger direction - I seasoned pretty generously - probably 5 springs of thyme, 5 sage leaves and 1 sprig of rosemary)
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 cups frozen chopped kale
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 425
Smoosh that all together in a big bowl.
Form small patties (smaller than a fast food burger in diameter, but thicker) - I got 18 out of the above ingredients.
Place on baking sheet
Bake for @30 minutes or until patties feel firm
I put half in a container in the fridge for this week (a good breakfast for me is an egg and two patties), and froze the rest to eat later in the month.
Mushroom Meatloaf (my paleo meatloaf secret is dried mushroom powder instead of any kind of flour. It thickens the loaf and adds flavor)
2lbs ground beef (I've used all kinds of combinations of ground beef, turkey and lamb in this recipe and it's always delicious)
big package of white mushrooms (I got this at Costco - so it's probably twice the size of the normal package of mushrooms - I think 16 oz)
1 onion, diced and sautéed in olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced and sautéed w/the onion
herbs (I used thyme and sage - I used a lot but didn't measure)
1 egg, lightly beaten
I can diced tomatoes, drain out extra liquid (I used 1/2 jar of diced tomatoes)
1-2 oz dried mushrooms, pulverized (throw in food processor or spice grinder and crush to a powder)
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 425
Smoosh that all together in a big bowl.
You can either form a loaf on a cooking sheet or in a baking dish, or make meatloaf muffins in a muffin tin (the above recipe made 24 regular-sized muffins)
Bake for @40 minutes or until the loaves feel firm when poked. Check midway through the cooking time and drain liquid/fat as needed.
