Day 234 - Wednesday March 12th

Info: Got chosen by a research company to do a survey it was 45 minutes, and I got $100 check on the way, always a nice little supplement to money here and there. I work with 4 research companies, and some of the studies are really cool (One time I got paid to drink scotch and tell them what I thought.....this was pre Whole360 though of course) its always good money, and usually pretty short in duration. The longest study group I've been part of was 2 hours, but I was paid $250!!!! The "regular" job search continues, I have a few prospects, but nothing yet that I would really want to hang my hat on. I will keep you all posted!

Food Log:


Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, cauliflower dolmas, pineapple, 6 olives for fat.


Lunch: Seasoned ground beef and cauliflower dolmas, 6 olives for fat.



Dinner:  Found out an old boss of mine, and friend as well started his own restaurant so we went to check it out. I had 1 koobideh (minced meat, parlsey and onions) kabob, as well as 1 joojeh (chicken) and 1 shishleek (steak) kabob, and a large green salad with a lemon/olive oil/parsley dressing. I've never eaten traditional Persian food (Iranian specifically) but I really liked it! Plus they use all natural meats, and anything without the bread in it is gluten free.... my kind of place! I was too busy inhaling it to get a picture....but I will remember next time!



Snack: none


Exercise Log:  none
 

DAY 234 COMPLETE

Day 233 - Tuesday March 11th

Info: Today was bulk cooking and repackaging day. I made the mistake of freezing the case of chicken whole last time....not fun to try and work with. So the breasts and thighs got portioned in to 5lb freezer backs, the ground beef I split in half, 6lbs in the freezer and 6lbs of seasoned ground beef to eat. Still have to cut the pork loin in to roasts and chops, which I will have to do tomorrow. Repackaging 92lbs of really cold meat is not all that fun, and my hands are icicles! I also cooked 6lbs of chicken breast, made it in to Jerk chicken again to use for various items.

My freezer is now well stocked!

Food Log:

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, cauliflower dolmas, pineapple, 14 almonds for fat.


Lunch: Smoked oysters on a romaine salad, cauliflower dolmas, OOM and hot sauce.



Dinner:  Baked Paleo chicken nuggets (Chicken breast, egg, almond meal) with OOM for dipping sauce, cauliflower dolmas, and pineapple.



Snack: none


Exercise Log:  none
 

DAY 233 COMPLETE

Day 232 - Monday March 10th

Info: A few days ago I was sharing that I was running out of everything, well today I made a trip to help with a large resupply! 80lbs of chicken, 12lbs of ground beef, 12lbs of pork tenderloin, 6lbs of sugar free salami, 2 gallon jars of olives, 1 gallon of Franks Red Hot, 1 gallon of salsa, and a few bags of cabbage and lettuce later I can say the foundation is solid again! The best part about it all (Remember the "Is it expensive to eat healthy" article?) was the price. I got all of that for $265! For some that sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but lets just consider the meat for calculation purposes... I got 100lbs of meat, divide that by $265 and that's an average price of $2.41 a pound and that's not even including all the other stuff I got! (Just found the receipt, average price of the meats was $2.14 a lb) Moral of the story is if you shop in bulk, and look for sales, eating healthy can be pretty inexpensive.

Great savings in bulk!

This is nice too!

Food Log:

Hamburger salad goodness!

Breakfast: Last piece of Holland Pie with a dab of OOM.


Lunch: Dolmas made with cauliflower rice.


Dinner:  Hamburger salad with kalamata olives, OOM, and mustard, with a side of cauliflower rice dolmas.


Snack: none



Exercise Log:  none
 

DAY 232 COMPLETE

Day 231 - Sunday March 9th

Info: What a beautiful day for a match, Sunny, no wind and 70-75 made for a perfect day to shoot! I took 5th which isn't horrible, but I was running around on a sore ankle so that's my excuse LOL. After the match went out and found a bunch of Geocaches near Standley Lake and had some fun with the kiddos

A little fun by the lake while we were out "treasure hunting"

Food Log:

Breakfast: Holland pie, 14 almonds and hot sauce


Lunch: Holland Pie, organic apple chips, and a handful of almonds for fat.

 
Dinner:  I made romaine lettuce and turkey breast boats/rollups (6 of them)  - 1 leaf of romaine, turkey breast, and mustard and some OOM.


Snack: none



Exercise Log:  Spent 930a-130p on the range, and then went Geocaching, walked roughly 3 miles while searching for treasures!

DAY 231 COMPLETE

Day 230 - Saturday March 8th

Info: Today was an "easy" day as far as food goes, I ate Holland pie for every meal, cleaning up my basement and trying to make it in to a man den takes time, so it was fast an easy food. Heck half the time I didn't even heat the Holland Pie, I dabbed a TBS of OOM on it, habanero hot sauce, and wolfed it down cold!!





Tomorrow is supposed to be really nice, and there is a USPSA shooting match close to home, guess what I'm gonna do!!! Excited, it's been a while since I shot a match! If there are any shooters in Boulder...USPSA every 2nd Sunday of the month...... And it's cool I've never been to this range, I like checking out new ranges!

Sounds like a nice place to shoot to me.....

Food Log:

Breakfast: Holland pie - this version has onion, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, and cilantro. Total
damages to make this one (1) large onion, (1) head of celery, (1) head of cauliflower, (1) lb of broccoli, (1) large bunch of cilantro, and (24) eggs. (15 cups of veggies ended up in this bad boy!) It is more like a Holland "brick" but its packed with veggies and protein! Topped with a dab of OOM

Lunch: Holland Pie, with OOM, and some frozen blueberries

Dinner:  Holland Pie, with OOM and habanero salsa. 1TBS of Almond butter with 14 almonds mixed together for fat (its like crunchy almond butter!)


Snack: none



Exercise Log:  Was looking at a police fitness test and it said something about being able to do 26 pushups in a minute, and I predicted I could easily top that... turns out I can do 48 pushups in a minute. Look to revisit this one later so I can break 50 in a minute.



DAY 230 COMPLETE

Day 229 - Friday March 7th

Info: Got on the food makin' wagon this morning and got some essentials banged out. New Holland Pie in the fridge, as well as a new batch of Olive Oil Mayo. Came up with a list of groceries I need....this bill isn't going to be pretty...It's a full page and I am adding stuff as I come across it. I will say that is one nice thing about Holland pie; Whatever you have laying around goes perfectly in it, and helps keep your waste down. No more rotting veggies for me, they quickly find themselves in a Holland pie! Also have 6lbs of chicken thawing to make some various creations out of....can't wait!

Food Log:

The Holland "Brick" has arrived!

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, a few celery sticks, some left over cucumber, and 2 TBS of almond butter.


Lunch: Holland pie - this version has onion, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, and cilantro. Total
damages to make this one (1) large onion, (1) head of celery, (1) head of cauliflower, (1) lb of broccoli, (1) large bunch of cilantro, and (24) eggs. (15 cups of veggies ended up in this bad boy!) It is more like a Holland "brick" but its packed with veggies and protein!


Dinner:  Mixed greens salad with red roasted pepper, sun dried tomato, onion, artichoke, avocado and blacken chicken breast. Pistachios for fat, and some dried organic apple chips.



Snack: none






Exercise Log: 50 pushups (I know it's not much, but I'm scared to get back in to CrossFit until my back stops hurting, and unfortunately I keep feeling twinges ALL the time) and stretching.



DAY 229 COMPLETE

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