Week 2 (2021)

So the 2nd week started off a little rough as I didn’t get to start cooking until 9:30 Sunday night. I normally like to go to the grocery store Sunday morning and meal prep for the week Sunday evening, but I got sidetracked. I only had time to cook one dish, which was the Vietnamese Braised Pork Belly & Eggs. This dish is so flavorful and easy to make! 😋

Monday, January 11th

Breakfast

I tend to lean towards more savory foods and I’m so glad because I can eat my lunch and dinners for breakfast. Since I had only prepared one dish Sunday night, I ended up eating the braised pork & eggs for breakfast and lunch. I did change it up a little though. For breakfast, I served it with riced cauliflower!

Lunch

I had extra romaine lettuce that I wasn’t planning on using so I decided to grill my lettuce! It is so good with the braised pork! It kind of reminded me of pickled cabbage or bokchoy. It gave the dish a nice tang. The recipe is at the end of the Braised Pork Recipe

Dinner

I felt like I wasn’t getting enough veggies and wanted to use some of my leftovers, so I decided to make a no bean chili! This is a super easy recipe you can stick in your instant pot or slow cooker. I personally love using the instant pot because it’s so much faster and turns off after it’s done. Here is my recipe.

Tuesday, January 12th

Breakfast

I was craving the braised pork and eggs with grilled romaine lettuce, so I had that. I know I’m so weird, but the dish is so savory and good! It has eggs in it so it’s considered breakfast food right??? lol 😂

Lunch & Dinner

I had a cup of the no bean chili. The recipe is a lot so I actually ended up freezing about half of for emergency food!

I also grabbed a Chomp beef jerky stick as a post workout snack!

Wednesday, January 13th

Breakfast

For breakfast, I baked avocados and eggs with bacon! My favorite bacon is Nature's Rancher No Sugar Whole30 approved bacon - Cook on 400 degrees for 10 mins in the air fryer

Avocado & egg recipe: Preheat over to Bake at 425 F. Cut 1 avocado length wise and scoop some of the avocado out to make room for the egg. Crack the egg in the center of the avocado and wipe off any excess egg whites. Sprinkle a little bit of salt and bake for 15 - 20 mins. Meanwhile, air fry 3 pieces of Whole30 compliant bacon at 400F for 10 mins. Once eggs are cooked, remove and sprinkle paprika and crumbled bacon on top

Lunch

I had the No Bean Chili with half an avocado.

Dinner

So, I LOVE that Amazon purchased Whole Foods because they offer same day delivery for FREE if you have Prime & spend over $35! They also offer special Prime discounts at Whole Foods! You can go here to learn all about Prime.

During the day, I went on Amazon.com and clicked Whole Foods to research current prime sales. I noticed that the Yai Thai’s Red Thai Coconut Curry and Thai Chili Garlic Hot Sauce were on MAJOR sale! I added them to my cart and went to their website and found this delicious looking recipe called Thai Shrimp Salad with Sweet Chili Garlic Almond Butter Dressing. Of course, I had to make it!

This is how it turned out. It was super delicious and Whole30 approved! 🙌🏼

Note: The recipe calls for honey so I used apple cider instead to give it a little sweetness.

Thursday, January 14th

Breakfast

I had the last of the braised pork and eggs with grilled romaine lettuce! LOL 😆 — I know.. I’m obsessed with this savory dish!

Lunch

I had leftover Yai Thai shrimp salad! 😋

Dinner

Since I did not use all of the Red Coconut Curry from the Yai Thai shrimp salad and didn’t want to waste it, I decided to make a coconut curry soup! I found this recipe on their website, but I ended up changing a few things based on what I had available. Instead of Broccolini, I used leftover celery and served it with arugula. It turned out pretty good!

Friday, January 15th

I was so busy Friday that I only had celery juice and beef jerky for breakfast. 😣 I worked my day job and then worked on my 5 ways to style combat boots blog. You can check it out here if you’re curious! 💃🏻 I completely skipped lunch and I think I had leftover soup from the night before.

Saturday, January 16th

So I guess me being so busy and not eating transitioned into the weekend, because I ended up not having breakfast and only drinking celery juice in the morning. I completely mixed up my days and thought Saturday was Sunday so I went to the grocery store to meal prep for the next week! lol I was a mess, but also glad that I got my grocery shopping done early and had a full day on Sunday to cook! I ended up eating leftover coconut curry soup for lunch and dinner!

Sunday, January 17th

Breakfast/Lunch

I had a small bowl of the coconut curry soup again because I wanted to clean out the fridge and start fresh! I got busy again and had a beef jerky snack to hold me over until dinner.

Dinner

I ended up making a Pad Thai dish with spaghetti squash that I prepared for the week. I will post the recipe soon!

Thoughts from Week 2

The 2nd week felt like the 1st week, but my clothes was fitting better and I felt more confident wearing crop tops. Here I am preparing to take photos for styling combat boots haha!

I didn’t have any hormonal breakouts like I normally do during the time of month which amazed me! I’m assuming it’s because my body has been clearing out all of the toxins in my body. I didn’t eat as well as I should have because I got really busy, so I will be more conscience of eating going into the 3rd week.

Below are pictures from left to right: Evening Day 1, Morning Day 8, Morning Day 15