Happiness is feasting on foods that you love. I’ve mentioned before that I love Asian food of any kind. Tonight I spent a few extra minutes in the kitchen and made an incredible Coconut Shrimp Curry with cauliflower rice. It was like “coming home.” Dinner was amazing.
I’ve had a shift in thinking. Always, in our everyday lives, eating out is so much easier and convenient. While on the Whole 30 I find that being home is much more convenient and more importantly, desirable. I have control over what I’m eating and I’m not at the mercy of the restaurants menu and the chef’s ingredients. I’m also sadly am no longer craving sushi. I had sashimi a couple of weeks ago and with no soy sauce, no lemon and a dry salad really put a sour taste in my mouth (literally). So while I’m on a no soy sauce regimen, going to a sushi place is completely out.
If you follow me on Facebook, you’ll know that a little package arrived today via Amazon. We bought a Spiralizer, I’m so excited to have “noodles” again and I can’t wait to start using it. It also will allow me to make sweet 
potato curly fries.. this is exciting news. (I’m feeling like I live a very boring life). Family, Work, Food, Workout and repeat.
Challenge: While writing my blog about food and exercise. I watch the news in Baltimore. My heart goes out to their citizens, all of them. Rioting, violence and looting won’t solve this very serious problem and I believe that 99% of Baltimore know that. Peaceful protest yes, if I were there, I’d be there with them on Sunday.
Triumph: successful dinner and workout
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Meal 1: Sautéed spinach, Adele’s Chicken Sausage, 1/2 orange – black coffee
snack: 1 date
Meal 2: Tuna, Egg, Olives and Guacamole in a coconut wrap – water
Meal 3: Coconut Shrimp Curry with cauliflower fried rice – water and Kumbucha
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Exercise:
Fullerton Structured Crossfit. I gave Brian our coach my camera, and he took some shots of the workout. I was smiling after the 1st 200 yards and 20 burpee ball slams… not so much afterwards.
I will say that eating healthy and exercising go hand in hand. I am a very active person, I’m non stop, but while I was eating bad and drinking a lot of alcohol, my body didn’t change. I ran 4 half marathons in the past year, trained for them by running sometimes daily, but my body weight stayed the same. Until I started this program three weeks ago, I didn’t see change. I’m now seeing it, feeling it and living it. When I tell people that I’m on this strict regimen, I hear from so many that “there’s no way I could do that”. I’ve heard myself say those exact words, yet here I am. 8 more days to go and it’s not the end. Instead, it’s the beginning and I’m ready for it. 
