Whole30 Day Three

Day Three was a breeze! I woke up a little late but managed my first meal prep of the program!

No, the beer isn’t mine.

I love starting my day with a hearty breakfast. I’m still in awe that this is all Whole30 approved ingredients! I’m eating like a damn King!

Naturally, this breakfast was my #MealoftheDay or #MotD:

Today began with this beautiful meal: Two fried eggs topped with grilled onions and yellow peppers, homemade hash browns, and the almighty bacon. Oh, and my favorite coffee of all-time: Tim Horton’s, baby. God, I miss your stores.

And since I ate so late, I only had a small snack before heading out to drive for Lyft. I prepped a LOT of veggies for my drive, namely cucumbers and carrots today. I drank plenty of water per usual, but that always causes an issue while on the road. By the time I dropped off this lovely couple at an event downtown, the coffee and water had reached critical mass and I had to stop. I went to my old standby: McDonald’s.

You know it’s funny because I go to McDonald’s every time I need to pee because it was one of the few fast food places that don’t lock off their bathroom with codes. But I found that over time, I had begun to eat McDonald’s food more often. It was cheap and easy and I felt like shit every time. Of course, I failed to remember that this was one of the few McDonald’s that DID lock off their bathrooms… Shit.

After I relieved myself, I hopped in my car to make a phone call and I don’t know if it was McDonald’s or perfect timing, but I was hungry. I popped open a bag of sunflower seeds I had on standby but knew I had to head home to eat properly. I threw destination mode on and drove the fifteen miles. If I was going to do this right, then I would need a more satiating substitute.

A fellow Whole30 partner from The Comedy Button Facebook group (of which Brian Altano is a co-host) had mentioned making mini egg muffins with bacon, onions, and peppers. All I need is a muffin pan and I’m good to go. Truth be told, I thought I had one and that was part of my meal prep this morning. Alas, there was no such tin and I just threw the leftovers into the fridge.

When I got home, I made some more of that beautiful “sloppy joe” mix from Day One and used my remaining sweet potatoes. MMM HMM! Delicious. I topped it off with a glass of 100% cran-apple juice and went back to driving. And I thought I wouldn’t be getting enough to eat… Ha!

I’m already noticing my pseudo-hunger subsiding and my energy levels maintaining as I go throughout the day. I went to the gym before driving and I felt great! I try to go every day I don’t work on a TV set, but today was different. Maybe I slept better or maybe, just maybe, it was my newfound “Food Experiment.” Only time will tell.

I’m going to share some of these mouth-watering recipes with you all in tomorrow’s post. I finally got to that part of the book and boy oh boy, I cannot wait to make some money to buy the ingredients! Stay tuned for that!

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-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)

Jamie writes about himself a lot. Yeah, he knows that can be irritating, but he hopes that people can learn from his mistakes, like when he had cancer and waited too long to chase his dream. Learn more about his battle with Leukemia (AML) in his on-going first draft of his book here.

~~Day Five~~ Day ZERO