As part of my Whole30 experience, I’m documenting my meals and notes about how I feel along the journey. Below, you can view the list of the foods that I ate during Week Four of my Whole30 elimination diet. You can also view recipes for everything in the meal plan below. The links for tasty recipes go to my personal recipe collection at stphne.com/recipes. For recipes I would not cook again, the links go to the original recipe.
I like to cook on the weekends and eat a lot of leftovers during the week. To really enjoy your leftovers, you can use a microwave and a toaster oven. Use the toaster oven for items that you want to be crispy. This can also dry out food, so add extra moisture or microwave things that don’t need crisping in the oven. You can also use your oven to reheat items, but it takes longer and makes your house hot in the summer.
FOOD
(To see recipes cooked in the previous week and listed as leftovers here, see Whole30: Week Three.)
| Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.Sun | Bacon and mushroom frittata, 1/2 peach | Leftover sea bass, leftover potatoes, leftover spinach salad, melon | Paleo BBQ sauce, BBQ pulled pork, Paleo McD’s french fries, melon | Epic beef apple bacon bar, 8 cherries |
| 23.Mon | Leftover firttata, leftover potatoes, 6 cherries | Leftover BBQ, leftover slaw, leftover salad, melon | Bacon and eggs, 1/2 peach | Epic beef bar, melon, dried apples |
| 24.Tue | Leftover firttata, leftover potatoes, 6 cherries | Leftover BBQ, leftover slaw, leftover salad, melon | Leftover fish, asparagus, leftover potatoes | Dried apples, 1 slice bacon and 1 fried egg, dried peaches |
| 25.Wed | Leftover firttata, leftover potatoes, 6 cherries | Eating out – plantain chips and fish ceviche, baked fish and broccoli | 1 1/2 slices of bacon, 2 fried eggs, leftover spinach salad, 1/2 apple | Epic bison bar, 1/2 apple, “That’s it” apple & cherry bar |
| 26.Thu | Leftover firttata, leftover potatoes, 6 cherries | Leftover plantain chips and ceviche, leftover fish, 1/2 apple | Leftover fish, leftover potatoes, 1/2 apple | 1 1/2 slices of bacon, 2 fried eggs, leftover spinach salad, 6 cherries, Epic beef bar, cherries |
| 27.Fri | Leftover firttata, leftover potatoes, 6 cherries | 1 1/2 slices of bacon, 2 fried eggs, leftover spinach salad, 5 cherries | Eating out, chicken with pickled carrots, cucumber, broccoli, cilantro, and fish sauce (2nd dinner) Paleo California Style Chicken, Roasted Green Beans, 1/2 apple |
Epic bacon bar, dried apples |
| 28.Sat | Leftover firttata, leftover potatoes, 6 cherries | Apple cider drink with no sugar, leftover chicken with veg, melon | Leftover chicken, leftover potatoes, Brussels Sprout Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette (no sugar), pluot | bacon, 5 cherries, Epic beef bar, “That’s It” apple and strawberry bar |
NOTES
Below are my notes about how I felt or any symptoms that I saw because of the diet change.
- Day 22 – My skin and mouth are dry. No idea what’s causing that. Energy is decent. I can actually get stuff done the entire day. Haven’t had that since my doctor reduced my thyroid meds 4 months ago.
- Day 23 – No noticeable change
- Day 24 – No noticeable change
- Day 25 – Still 3 BMs a day. Energy is still good. Hungry all the time. Eating 5-6 meals per day. Still having trouble with muscle pain in my neck and shoulders.
- Day 26 – No noticeable change
- Day 27 – I’m still having 3 BMs per day, but beginning to get constipated, so I reduced my IBS-D medication. Otherwise no change.
- Day 28 – Still 3 BMs per day, but softer now. Otherwise no change. Still hungry all the time but with good energy. Muscle pain continues.
TMI NOTES
In the too much information (TMI) category, below are some additional notes specific to female issues.
- Day 22 – Period is all done! No hormone problems!
- Day 23 – No noticeable change
- Day 24 – No noticeable change
- Day 25 – Still no hormone problems. The 50% increase in the hormone levels from changing birth control seems to be working.
- Day 26 – No noticeable change
- Day 27 – No noticeable change
- Day 28 – No noticeable change
