Day 0: Preparation, Expectations, Goals and more.....

I'm calling the couple days before I turn this whole thing on "Day 0". I have read lots of blogs, looked at umpteen recipes, been to too many stores and I'm not sure if I'm ready or not! But ready-or-not August 4th (DAY 1) is tomorrow! I have a meal plan, which I need to get in better order so I can share it here easily. I have stocked up on the necessities. I started this blog (which I'm hoping will help with accountability). I also have annoyed a few of my friends with all the details and ordered a couple a copy of the book. I'm calling myself ready regardless of any other feelings pulsing through me.

I expect the next few days to be rough for all three of us as we adjust, but at least we know to expect that part. I'm trying many new recipes, so I'm a little stressed about the idea of cooking a meal we all hate....but eh trying new things is good. 

We treated today like a prep day! We had no grains, no legumes, and no alcohol. I had diet soda (farewell bad-for-me friend) and a tiny bit of cheese, my husband had a last cup of hot cocoa and a bit of cheese, and our roommate had cheese (plenty of cheese). We tried one of the new recipes for dinner, it is one I am hoping to have work for breakfast. Whole30 provided a post with links to MANY recipe blogs and they are all great! Making the meal plan was hard cause there were too many options not cause there weren't enough; tonight's adventure was Italian Brunch Bake! I'm going to freeze one serving to see how I like it frozen and re-heated. I love her ideas and I'm excited to see what I can do to save time and still eat clean!

I've included some pics of our first Whole30 meal, which will be breakfast for Day 1. I doubled the recipe since we have 3 people eating, we think it will make 8-10 servings.

This is how it looked before I added the ground beef and eggs. The zucchini is from our garden!

 Here it is ready for the oven!

 Fresh baked!

One serving! 

We also had a few tomato slices (fresh from the garden) on the side. I am not a mushroom fan but that is based on texture not flavor, in this dish the flavor was great and the texture not bad at all!! I loved it! My roommate said he liked it and could eat it again. My husband said he "could choke it down and that's pretty good for beef" (he is not much of a meat eater). Overall everyone agreed we should make this meal again so in the rotation it goes!!!! YAY a win on Day 0, that has to be a good sign!

Now to document our goals and concerns:

Me

Goal: Lose weight; master my sugar cravings; improve my joint pain 

Concerns: 100% no cheats...that's hard but that's the plan!

Husband

Goal: Lose weight; improve allergies
Concerns: "Being able to do it"

Roommate:
Goal: To determine if dairy (cheese, milk, and whey protein) needs to be limited going forward
Concerns: Getting enough protein; maintaining muscle mass

There's always something to learn...

L