I’m still in what I call “the sleeping phase” of the Whole30. Starting on Day 2 and lasting through about Day 7 or 8, I tend to sleep A LOT. This means that I’m not only getting up later, I’m also taking naps in the afternoon a lot and feeling sleepy when I’m trying to get things done. It’s a frustrating time, especially on the days I’m at work, but fighting through it means I get to the good part eventually!
If this is your first Whole30 you may be tempted to give up. Hell, this is my 2nd (well, 2.5 if you count the one I messed up a few months ago ;)) and I’M tempted to give up! But if you stick it out, you should see some results after about day 8 or so. Things start changing and it really does get better. In the pit of the hangover, that’s hard to believe but when you reach the Tiger Blood portion, you understand the low is worth it because the high is SO HIGH!
Anyway (I also ramble a lot during this period :P), today I slept in until noon, then got up and had a lazy breakfast before taking my husband to work and going to Whole Foods to pick up a few things. This was poorly planned on my part. I’m used to dropping my husband off at work on Sundays and then going shopping during the Saints’ game while most New Orleanians are at home glued to their TV sets. I failed to take into consideration that the season is over and, unfortunately, the Saints didn’t make the playoffs so there was no football distraction to keep people away from where I wanted to shop.
BIG. MISTAKE.
Whole Foods was insanely packed. People were fighting for parking spaces and yelling at each other and it took all I had not to just drive home. I finally found a parking space only to have a lady in a Mercedes almost hit me as she started backing out (she was in the space next to the one I was parking in) and so she had to swear at me for a few minutes. As she drove off, I took note of her “Keep Christ in Christmas” bumper sticker and smirked. Hmm, where is all that Christian sentiment now? ANYWAY – BACK ON TOPIC!
Of course, this parking spot was NOWHERE NEAR the entrance to the store – problematic for a person with a bootie on one foot and a pronounced limp (though I got my stitches out on Friday I still have to be very careful because movement can be painful). Not fun. Especially when someone runs over your foot with a cart in the hurry to get in front of your “slow ass.”
Yes, it’s a lovely day in New Orleans. Did I mention it was raining?
Anyway, after some slight swearing, I managed to get inside the store which was mass chaos. I spent about 10 minutes trying to find the Brazil nuts (great source of selenium!) which was confusing because they have so many different kinds of nuts, granola, etc. I ended up with more than I wanted but that’s okay. I also grabbed some macadamia nuts and then I went off in search of the Thai Kitchen full-fat coconut milk (MY FAVORITE!) It was not on the aisle by the other coconut milk. Instead, they put it on the “ethnic” aisle. I’m guessing this is because it says “Thai” on the label? Whatever, I found it. Then I had to go all the way back to the other side of the store because I forgot that’s where they keep the uncured ham.
Surprisingly, after all that there was only one person in front of me in the check out line. Thank god – I was so ready to get out of there! I checked out and then headed home (after a quick stop for gas).
Once at home, I started prepping for my lunch – a crustless quiche. I was originally going to make a frittata, however I realized this morning that all our skillets have rubber on the handles so none of them are oven safe. It was easy to transition the frittata idea to a crustless quiche – it’s very similar. As the oven preheated, I chopped half an onion and some fresh spinach and then diced some of the ham I bought at Whole Foods. I whisked together 5 eggs, 1/2 cup coconut milk, and 1/2 tsp of baking powder in a bowl, then stirred in the goodies. The oven wasn’t quite heated yet so I took some coconut oil and greased my cake pan. I was just washing my hands when it started beeping to let me know it was done. I poured the mixture in the bowl and then popped it in the oven and set the timer for 30 minutes.
While I waited for the timer to go off, I collected towels and put them in the washer and then played around on the internet for a bit. When the timer first went off, the quiche still looked a little light so I left it for another 8-10 minutes until it started getting brown on the edges. I could hardly wait to eat it! As soon as it was out of the oven, I cut it into 8 slices and immediately scooped 2 onto a plate. It was a little loose but I didn’t really care because it tasted FABULOUS! I originally planned on eating some for breakfast but at this rate, I may have it for dinner and then there might not be any left after that! Nom nom!
Okay, now it’s 9pm and I can officially say I had quiche for dinner and it was delicious! It was not my intention to eat the whole thing in one day but… oops… At least it was Whole30 compliant and yummy. 🙂
Paleorific! 