Whole30 Day 10 - Atlanta/Roswell/Buckhead GE Here I Come!

Packed a lunch bag filled with homemade goodies to keep me satiated on the road.

I believe that if I am well prepared then I'll stay strong when cravings/stress/anxiety comes on.

So far I really like this E-Bag lunch bag. It's big enough to hold a ton of food as well as mugs and bottles. Plus it can attach to my roll-on bag.

The TSA were so confused with my new collapsable storage container. They thought it was filled with soup, but when they found out that it was chicken salad they said it was OK. They did want to take my ginger coconut milk basil pesto sauce, but I talked him into letting me keep it.

I had lunch on the plane, and NO I didn't eat the entire bowl of chicken salad. I probably had about 1/4 of it.

Went directly to my Whole Foods category review meeting and presented 15 new products I just developed.

Went to the nearby Whole Foods Avalon to check product placement, buy coconut milk (for tomorrow morning's latte), carrots and macadamia nuts.

I then checked into the hotel and was pleasantly surprised with my 'Executive Suit' at the Marriott;-)

Worked out at CrossFit 404 in Bulkhead.

 It was a great experience: good coaching, decent warm-up, clean facility, and really nice people.

I was so hungry after class I decided not to shower & change. Instead I immediately YELPED 'sushi restaurants'. After a few minutes of research I decided to go to one that was about 1.5 miles away, Tomo.

Finally time to wind down and go to bed:-)

Today's Stats
Water Consumption:

120 ounces
YEAH, I'm finally drinking enough water!

Sleep:

5 1/2 hours (slept well)
Didn't go to sleep earlier enough 
because I was prepping food & packing

Daily Meals:

5:30am - Coconut Milk Latte with Macca

6:45am - 2 Hard Boiled Eggs

10am - Chicken Salad & Snap Peas

2pm - 3 Pieces Beef Jerky

5:30pm - Handful Macadamia Nuts & Carrot Sticks

9:30pm - Dinner: Sashimi & Hamachi Collar

Whole30 - Day 9 - Prep Day for Big Trip

I'm not going to lie, traveling on the Whole30 takes a lot of preparation and I think I went a little overboard, but 5 flights, 8 cities in 10 days...I'd rather take the time to set myself up for success than not and fail. 

Plus, I'm going to document it for you so of you are ever in this situation, you'll have some kind of guide to follow:-)

What I prepared for my trip...

Starting from upper left container: Homemade kale chips, roasted veggies (asparagus, mushrooms, broccoli), homemade toasted sunflower seeds, homemade ginger coconut milk basil pesto sauce, snap peas and dijon mustard (no sugar) and homemade poached chicken & egg salad with olives dressed in my homemade ginger coconut milk basil pesto sauce. 

I also bringing my homemade beef jerky (not in the picture).

Today's Stats
Water Consumption:

89 ounces, I need more water:-(

Sleep:

7 hours (woke up only once):)

Daily Meals:

5:30am - Coconut Milk Latte with Macca

8:45am - Breakfast egg salad

12pm - 3 Pieces Beef Jerky

2pm - Guac & Veggie Salad

8:30pm - Dinner: Sashimi (Salmon, Tune & Octopus) with Avocado & Tomatoes and some bites of my chicken & egg salad

Had dinner late because of Oly Club:-)

Day 22 on the Whole30 - Austin Bound...

So I'm heading out of town again on a business trip. This time to Austin for a Whole Foods meeting and regional table top show...

I planned and prepped all day Sunday to ensure I had another successful trip on the Whole03. I even went to Sur la Table and bought a can opener and frother for my Coconut Latte.

I brought my homemade beef jerky, raw/unsalted mixed nuts, figs, homemade chicken/egg/olive salad in a cilantro/coconut milk/jalapeno/lime pesto sauce (cabbage wraps), side of pesto sauce, lamb/veggie frittata and supplements...

I had over two hours to get to the airport, plenty of time, I thought... until I hit Route 36. It was a parking lot going eastbound. After traveling 1 mile in 20 minutes a cop car parted the double lanes and I realized I was going to miss my flight. A burst of anxiety rushed over me and for some reason I screamed at the top of my lungs while hitting the driving wheel. My dad used to do this all time when he was stuck in traffic (which was everyday to and from work  as he crossed the GW bridge between NJ & NYC - a 12 mile trip took him 2 hours on a good day). 

Anyhow, I've never reacted this way to traffic before, but for some reason that scream calmed my nerves and I began thinking straight again. I followed a few cars who jumped on a construction ramp to exit and made my way over to Table Mesa, bypassing the traffic. YEAH! I was out of that mess, but I still needed to get to the airport on time.

As I hit the toll road I also hit the pedal. I finally slowed down to 50 mph as I exited Pena Boulevard. NOTE: that spot is the biggest speed trap in Colorado...And sure enough, a cop was gunning cars down at the exact same place I got a speeding ticket about a year ago... 

By the time I got to the airport I was exhausted from all the adrenal racing through my body, but there was no time to spare, I had to rush to make my flight...

No lines at security, awesome! I walked through seamlessly until a TSA guy said he needed to check my bag. I pulled the liquid tea samples from my bags at my car since I knew I had no time to check my bag. 'What else could be in there?'... 

Well, it turns out that they considered my chicken salad and pesto sauce a liquid and they wanted to confiscate it. I wish I had my reaction on video...what a sight!!! There was NO WAY I was going to let them do that, so I quickly made-up a little white lie. I had to, you have no idea how much time and love I put into making that chicken salad and pesto sauce. 

"I have really bad food allergies. I'm lactose and gluten intolerant, among other things, so I have to travel with my food. If you take it I won't have anything to eat for a couple of days." 

Well, after a few minutes of him getting approval from his manager, he gave it back to me and I headed to my gate.

Note to self: don't make such a soupy sauce next time or maybe freeze it and also use it as a ice pack to chill my food.

After my Whole Foods meeting, I checked into my hotel exhausted, but I mustered up just energy and to go to CrossFit Central. I mean what else was I going to do, hit the hotel bar and order a burger and fries...

The WOD and the community was just what I needed to get me through that Happy Hour urge I was feeling. CrossFit Central is my go-to box when I'm in Austin. I would recommend it to anybody. 

For some reason, I was thinking about during the workout was where I was going to get a big, fat, juicy Texas steak. I hadn't really eaten all day. I think that adrenal rush left my stomach unsettled.

Anyhow, after CrossFit, I walked aimlessly downtown while yelping steakhouses. After about 20 minutes, I stumbled into Fleming's Steakhouse. I usually try and stay away from the chains, but it was close and I was hungry. 

I informed the waiter that I was allergic to gluten and dairy. He said no worries, he'll tell the cooks to use oil instead of butter. 'Great, I'll have the Bone-In NY Ribeye and grilled asparagus.' Ordering was easy and although I sat at the bar, I didn't even crave a glass of wine. All I was craving was a piece of meat.

After dinner I made my way back to the hotel, took a hot bath and blogged. I turned my lights out around 11pm with the 'intention' of going to CrossFit Central for the 7:45am class...

Today's Stats

Water Consumption

135 ounces

Sleep

  7 hours

Daily Meals

5:30am - Morning Beverage : Coconut Milk Latte with MCT oil

7am - Morning Beverage : Homemade Bone Broth

7:30am - Breakfast : Fritatta

4pm - Snack : Nuts & Beef Jerky

7pm - Dinner : Bone-In NY Ribeye & Grilled Asparagus