Go to the boat show they said. It will be fun they said.
Brad and I thought that we weren't being tortured enough so we decided to go to the Boat, Sport and Travel show this past Saturday. As soon as we walked through the doors we entered a gauntlet. Forearms up to cover our faces, heads down as the smell of french fries, cheeseburgers, and beer was hurled towards us. It looked just like this...
I was prepared to shout, "MAN DOWN!" I just figured Brad was going to say screw it and I would be left out in the trenches taking grenades. Now normally when we go to an event like this Brad NEVER lets me (his other small child) get any food, snacks or drinks. So it's not like we would have normally gotten something at this BUT this was a different scenario.
I'm happy to report that we survived. Only a few bruises. No slips or cheats. The show was great. Walked in and out of very expensive RVs that we most likely will never own. Looked at boats that cost more than our last house and of course saw Indiana's finest out and about. We saw some sweet air brushed jean jackets, a few rat tails and of course NASCAR from head to toe. Ooooh yeah baby. Rock it!
That morning Brad had made a very tasty breakfast of scrambled eggs covered with grated sweet potato hash and onion. Delicious!
Now normally we would have taken time to make our lunch at home and just packed some fruit and nuts for our snack but something about trying to get two adults and a baby out the door... it just takes FOREVER. Soooo we did not do that. We did pack some snacks but we were going to have to stop for lunch. I was nervous but I figured that this was do able. We went to Taco Bell and ordered a Cantina Power Bowl with chicken and pretty much nothing else. Seriously
I was pretty sure that the lady at the drive thru was going to hurl sauce packets at us when she opened the window but she was very nice. We apologized several times for being those annoying dieting people. That was the most money I have ever spent at Taco Bell for the least amount of food. It was still tasty. Now before some crazy Whole30-er yells at me and says "You're doing it wrong, Bro" I just want to say,
No one is perfect. We had to improvise and I'm pretty sure we are ok. So we headed home from the boat show before Snowmagedon hit all of Indiana. On our way back we stopped at Bloomingfoods in Bloomington to search for some sugar free meat. We were a little nervous pulling into the parking lot. We thought we might get kicked out for not having a Prius or our recyclable shopping bags but we made it through unscathed. (By the way, this is a FANTASTIC local co-op and I love it but seriously, SO crunchy.) We did find sugar free meat! Thank goodness. Even bacon!!! If you are in search of this as well I suggest looking at Trader Joes, Whole Foods, Sahara Mart, Fresh Thyme, or your own local co-op.
Look there... no sugar. I'll be!
Not sure what to make for dinner we decided on a baked potato with shredded chicken, caramelized onions and peppers and salsa on top. I cooked the chicken in some chicken broth with salt, pepper and lime juice. Dry chicken freaks me out so this helped give some flavor. The onion and peppers were very good. I would double that amount next time. The salsa on top was awesome. Be sure when you look for salsa, again, no sugar!
Sunday morning was going to be awesome. Even though we were up at 5 AM because our little Norah Bell thought that was an appropriate wake up time. I was making breakfast casserole. I made hash browns with potatoes, cooked the sausage and onion and then added eggs on top with salt and pepper. Now, I was in a hurry because we were so hungry so I didn't peel the potatoes or brown them before putting them into the pan. I would definitely do this next time. Takes a little longer but I think the flavor would be worth it. You add the ingredients into the pan ( I used 13x9 because we wanted this to last a few days) and you bake at 350 for 45 minutes. It is pretty good! We have enough for a few days. After this is gone we are breaking out the bacon! Whole30.com says that you are most likely to quit your Whole30 on Day 10. Knowing this we are going all in when it comes to meals this week. We are prepped and we want the best and most tasty to be sure that we don't give up.
Lunch was another turkey burger with grilled pineapple and onion and almond butter. We did get a bit snacky so we grabbed some nuts, raisons, apricots, and I had an orange too.
Dinner was chicken stir fry. It was sooooo good and super easy. I grabbed a bag of frozen stir fry veggies and a bag of frozen onions and peppers and threw that into a skillet with some olive oil and seasoned with curry, turmeric and paprika. I was a little tired of buy SO many veggies and having to cut everything so I made it easy on myself by buying the frozen bags. Kroger 10 for 10, yo!! Seriously, it's $1 for a frozen bag of veggies and they taste great. This has been my go to for years. I love those. Added in the chicken and all done! So good!
We were also making Chocolate Chili in that pic ^ Note to those who are making this. The first time we made it in the slow cooker and this time we did "Simmer" on the stove top. Well unfortunately our gas stove is either Burn your food Or Burn your food slower. Our Low option never let it simmer. It started to burn the bottom sooooo we didn't have that soupy chili this time. Just keep this in mind when you make yours. You really want it to simmer on low.
So here we are at Day 8. I have to say, I feel awesome. I slept like a rock. I have energy. I'm not angry. I'm not sleepy. I'm good. I'm actually good! I'm about to go start a roast. We are making Chipotle Pulled Pork. Link here...
Lunch today is left over from last night, and dinner will either be Chocolate Chili or the pulled pork.
Alright, I'm outta here. Till next time
-Hannah
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