Whole 30 Vday Meal

So today I'm going to try shrimp scampi, spaghetti squash, and spinach with prosciutto.    And then after tonight, I'm not cooking for 2 days if I can help it.  

Cooking every single day and no chocolate are really getting to me.  I thought I loved to cook but this is for the birds.  Joey has been incredibly helpful with helping me clean up afterwards.  I can keep it up but I would like to cook every 2 days.  I'm going to need to figure this out quickly as baseball season is upon us.

Also, I found out today that I can have 100% cocoa.  YAY!!! I ate an RX bar from Trader Joe's today and it was delicious.  I'm going to try cocoa and coconut milk tonight in a pudding.

Oh yeah and this timeline has been helpful too!  It lets me know how I'm going to feel so I can plan for a breakdown.  That's huge!   And so far, it's been spot on.

http://whole30.com/2013/08/revised-timeline/

Day 3

We are half way through day 3.  I screwed up last night and added a can of tomatoes with sugar to our meal.  I noticed how sweet the tomatoes were after like two bites.  So I got the Del Monte can out of the trash and sure enough like 5 grams of sugar per serving. That's ridiculous!  They were gross.  I can understand a gram or so to cut the acidity but damn - this tasted like candy.

I told Joey and immediately he demanded - "WE ARE NOT STARTING OVER!"  Okay big guy - I don't plan to.  He's so funny.  He keeps asking me what he can and can't have.  It's like if I say so then he won't do it.  I always suspected think he secretly, deep down, likes being told what to do.  Of course, then he asked if I would split a mini pack of M&Ms.  I threw them in the trash.   He poked his lip out and sat on the couch.

I need to take photos and measurements tonight.  I'll post tomorrow.

And so it begins....

Joey and I started the Whole 30 diet today.  We need to take measurements and weigh in tonight.  I was up until 11 p.m. prepping for this week and watching the Super Bowl.   It's a little overwhelming - I feel like I can't concentrate on anything else.  It's something that I especially need to do.  I've gained so much weight and I feel like ass all of the time.  I drank red wine while I was prepping because technically we hadn't started yet.  I feel horrible today.  I've a got a headache and my sinuses are killing me.  So I know that's one thing I need to get rid of - even though I LOVE WINE.  There I said it.  But I need to start making sacrifices and getting out of my comfort zone.  I can give up wine and my other vices for a month.  Who knows how much money I will save or how much better I will feel without it.

Weight:
Joey - 248 lbs
Kim - 205 lbs (holy shit - I've never been this big - even full term pregnancy)
Here is our menu so far -