The Crazy Life of the K Family

This week began with a celebration!  Hump day!!!  We are officially half-way  through our journey on the Whole30!   Day 15 - January 18, 2016 HALF-WAY MARK!!!   Breakfast :  Roasted Sweet Potatoes & 2 scrambled Eggs.   Lunch :  Protein Salad over Romaine, with Latin Vinaigrette, and leftover pumpkin soup.   Dinner :  Walnut-crusted Pork tenderloin, and Brussels Sprouts, Onions & Butternut Squash, with a little avocado on the side!   Wow!  What a ride, so far!  Am I right?!?!  I'm very excited to see what the future 15 days is like!   Day 16 - January 19, 2016 Officially past the half-way mark!   Breakfast :  Butternut Squash/Sausage skillet, with a green salad & ranch, and 3 pieces of cutie orange, that my kids left sitting around.   Lunch :  Leftover Walnut Crusted pork tenderloin, on a salad with romaine lettuce, avocado, tomatoes ...

What an amazing journey so far!  We have definitely had some tough days, but the reward has far outweighed the difficulties!  Read along for the nuts & bolts of our second week of participating in the Whole30 program! And with that,  on with the journey!  Day 8 - January 11, 2016 I know I don't have abs yet, but I did get complimented TWICE today, that people can tell I've already lost weight! Breakfast :  2 Scotch Eggs, berries & homemade "pickles" (cucumbers in white vinegar with salt & pepper).  Lunch :  Thai Cucumber Cups (from the Whole30 book), deconstructed - since I made "pickles" and forgot to keep some cucumbers! I did have 1/2 banana with my kids, to keep them from wasting what they didn't want....  Dinner :  Pulled Pork Carnitas salad, with peppers, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes & ranch dressing (my Latin dressing got too cold in the fridge & was solid)! Day 9 - January...

In another blog post, I mentioned that Papa Bear & I ordered pizza for the last time in 35+ days on New Years Eve.  This is because we are doing the Whole30 Program.  Essentially, no sugars (or sweet substitutes), alcohol, dairy, grains or legumes.  Pretty tough regimen, but we know that it's for a metabolic reset & will help us conquer our demons.  Mama Bear's "Before" Pictures Papa Bear's "Before" Pictures Day 1 - January 4, 2016 We took our initial measurements, and weighed for the final time for the next 31 days (weighing or measuring during the program is against the rules)!  I won't share any numbers right now,  but I will at the end of our journey!  Day 1's meals consisted of the following:   Breakfast :  3 egg/veggie "muffins", 2 tablespoons of  "Salsa" (I don't have a food processor, so I ran it through the blender), and 1/2 banana. Lunch :  Chicken (Protein) Sa...

Yes, I talk about 2016 being better than 2015, and with good reason, but we decided, as a family to NOT set resolutions.  Instead, we are just planning on life being better! That being said, I am a planner, and a little bit OCD too, so it's a really different view, to not set resolutions!   Anyway, let's just set that aside for now!   New Years Eve was spent with a couple of extra kiddos in our home for a sleepover, while their parents got a much needed date night!  We bought our last Pizza for the next 35+ days (more on that later), and brownies - and played & had fun, until it was bedtime.   New Years Day was sunny & fabulous, until that evening, when I started to feel a pain in my chest... It was that kind of pain that only hurts when you breathe, and then when you do breathe, you don't want to.  I noticed a tightness in my next & pain down the back of my left arm, and a little tingling in my fingers.  I start...