FBG Whole 30 Results

WHOLLY COW! Let's just start this thing by saying that little group of 20 people that grew to 80 last year, grew to over 360 people! Words can't begin to explain how my heart feels. Not only did my group grow but two restaurants in the community offer Whole 30 options! What a journey 2017 has been thus far. Let's do a recap.

December 16th I put my feelers out to see how many people were interested in participating in a Whole 30 with me. Over forty people, some from other states, expressed interest and we began to prep. I don't mean meal prep, I mean we prepared our mind, our kitchen, and our loved ones for what was to come (headaches, tears, cravings, hanger).

January 1st we hit the grocery store and spent the whole first day of the year roasting vegetables, burning vegetables, chopping, dicing, and washing lots of pots and pans. We took our before pictures and put away the scale.  The very first day of the Whole 30 was a snow day for many. Most snow days are spent drinking alcohol and binge eating on the couch while watching episode after episode of (fill in the blank with your favorite show). We had more snow the first weekend so I challenged people to use this time to exercise, clean, meal plan ANYTHING other then falling off the wagon.Week two people were starting to see a decrease in headaches and noticing more energy. Personally I was still trying to master how to make a poached egg. Starting our third week I hosted a Potluck. I tried doing this last round but snow interfered with those plans. This really helped relight the Whole30 flame for me. Along with participating in the Whole 30 I decided to make all of my meals so by this time I was starting to burn out.

I will say this being my third round was the easiest yet. I had no slip ups and never once licked the peanut butter off my fingers while preparing the Kong for the pup. Along with this great 30 day clean eating challenge I did a 21 day Yoga challenge. As you'll see in my pictures below that even my posture improved. Here are some of my "non-scale victories":

• No more sugar dragon
• Decrease in my resting Heart Rate
• MY KNEES DON'T HURT!
• Wake up well rested
• No 3 PM crash
• No headaches
• No bloating

And here's what you really came for.... the pictures..... oh and the poundage lost was between 12-15... I forgot to weigh myself in the beginning. Whoops.

Left is Post Whole 30

What next? I'm going to continue no sugar, grains, and dairy for another two weeks and then I'll have my body composition tested via Bod Pod. Yes, Fit Bottomed Girl is finally back! See you soon.

xoxo,

Spicy Rockfish

Being from the Eastern Shore, I've grown up eating a lot of Rockfish. Dating a fisherman, I eat a lot of Rockfish. Needless to say, I'm always looking for healthier ways to prepare this Maryland delicacy. Around here it's mostly prepared with tons of butter or drowning in crab imperial (more butter) which I'm not a huge fan of. With freshly caught Rockfish in the fridge and a new Spiralizer waiting to be used, I searched Pinterest for the perfect recipe. Finding the usual suspects; garlic butter sauce, lemon butter sauce, butter on butter, I cracked open my new Inspiralized cookbook for inspiration and found a recipe that called for white fish.

Excited to use my new toy, I headed to the grocery store. Prep only took about 10 minutes thanks to my handsome Sous Chef. I will say that spiralizing the carrots seemed to be a step that I could eliminate, being that you rice the end product with a food processor.  From start to finish this delicious recipe took about 50 minutes.

If you're looking for a yummy new way to prepare your Rockfish, I highly recommend this Spicy Seafood-Chorizo Paella. The boy gave it, "two thumbs way up!" Here's what you need:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon red peper flakes
• 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 large chorizo sausage
• 1 can of diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 2 large carrots that you spiralize and then rice
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cilantro
• 4 ounces Rockfish fillet, chopped into 1-inch cubes
• 12 medium shrimp

Here's how to prepare:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Once it begins to shimmer, add your garlic, red pepper flakes, onion, and bell pepper. Cook for a couple minutes until they become soft. Add the chorizo and cook until it begins to brown. Add your tomatoes, peas, carrot rice, chili powder, paprika, turmeric, lemon juice and cilantro. 
• Press your fish and shrimp into the rice. Cover your skillet and and cook undisturbed for about 8 minutes.
• WHALAH! Dinner is served.

Who would have known you could prepare Rockfish without one ounce of butter! Oh and it's Whole30 compliant as long as your canned tomatoes don't have sugar. Enjoy.

xoxo,

The glass is half full.

It's not often that I'll hear a devotion that will speak to me. Before our Yoga practice last night, our fearless leader and novice instructor, Katie, read to us the following devotion,

"Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you meet. To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds. To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you."

My FBG Whole30 FB group has grown to over 90 members! It's becoming so much more than I envisioned. I'm happy that people are finding inspiration from talking health and wellness. I hope that each of them find something out of the Optimist Creed and continue their healthy lifestyle post their 30 days.

xoxo,

Humble FBG

Six months ago I started a FB group for a few of those joining me on my Whole30 journey.  In this group we posted pictures of our 3 meals a day and found support through one another's posts. Fast forward six months and I have over 80 people in the group. Many of which I've never met.

I began blogging as a way to help people become more active and make healthier choices. Never could I imagine I would have 80 others interested in changing their eating habits. With spring in the air, people start to come out of hibernation and become interested in how to get a six pack. Yes, it's true, abs are made in the kitchen. No matter how much you sweat in the gym, if you continue to eat like crap you'll never reach your goal.

Those of you reading this from afar, ask to join the FBG's Whole30 Challenge group on FB if you're interested in how to eat clean or follow the FBGLivinginanunfitworld blog for workouts. If you're from Talbot County or close by, join me every Saturday at 10AM for Boot Camp at Easton Fit4Life.

Hump Day Workout 
Repeat as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes

• 20 Air Squats
• 10 Reverse Lunges /per side
• 20 Speed Skaters
• 10 Step Ups /per side

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. To those of you who have shared the FB group with their friends and family thanks, it's because of you I continue to do what I do.

xoxo,

Whole30 Day 1

Today marks the first day of my next challenge. I'm so happy to have 9 people joining me in the Whole30. Yesterday I took my before pictures first thing.  I then made a trip to my parents house to pick up some seasonings and a food processor. Finally it was time to head to the grocery store where I ran into one of my friends who is also doing the Whole30. I was so happy to see her shopping cart filled with Whole30 compliant foods. Once I got home and had lunch, I began to prep my chicken salad for the week. It felt good to be back at my old routine again!

A few of my friends and I are making a trip to Trader Joe's this morning to pick up some things we just couldn't find at our local grocery stores for a reasonable price. One thing on my list: LARA Bars! During the Whole30 you are not supposed to snack but I know I need to keep these bad boys handy for the first few days when I need a little pick me up.

Do you shop at Trader Joe's?
What is your go to healthy snack?

xoxo,

Getting started with the whole30

Now that I'm back from vacation and my fridge is bare it's time to get started. I will begin my whole30 Monday, September 21st. There is no perfect time to block out 30 days free of alcohol, grains and sugar. During the whole30 I will be going to a concert and a wedding, both of which are typically filled with alcohol, grains and sugar!  I hope to be an inspiration to those joining me on this journey and show each one of them that with will and determination, anythings possible.

Over then next seven days I will build my support team and prepare my kitchen. Since moving into the apartment in December, I haven't really organized the cabinets and many things have yet to find their permanent home. I'm not going to deprive the boyfriend of his cookies so they will need to be kept somewhere out of my site. I will also need to purchase some Tupperware and a knife that will actually cut through a spaghetti squash. Once the kitchen is organized I will begin my meal planning.

There's still time to decide to join me on this journey. Do your research and get ready for your life to be changed!

xoxo

Know your WHY

Many of you have expressed interest in participating in my next challenge. Eagerly asking, when do we start?, when do we start! Before we take away some of our favorite things, it's a good idea to pinpoint why we want to do so. Whether you're thinking of doing the Whole 30 or just want to eliminate processed food from your diet, it's going to require dedication.

I first would like you to think about why are you planning to do this challenge? Are you hoping to reset your body? Do you really want ABs? Are you simply trying to eat better?

You may want to do this challenge to "get healthy". Well why do you want to be healthy? What does health mean to you?

This WHY will determine whether you make it 30 days or not. Once you've found your why, share it with me and display it somewhere you can see often.

As we prepare for our challenge, do a little research on your own about the Whole 30. There are plenty of resources out there so don't get over whelmed. Keep it simple by reading the background and reviewing what foods are and are not accepted. If you don't wish to do the Whole 30 but are still planning on eating clean, still look over the Whole 30. You might just change your mind ;)

Looking forward to hearing your WHY.

xoxo,