Day 13 - I'm Done Crying About Cupcakes.

Day 13
I went back and read this today because in all seriousness I would like to quit. 
Don't worry, I'm not going to I'm too determined (stubborn) to quit.
It seems that I am falling in line exactly with what they say will happen on Days 8-15.
"This is the part of the program where our minds try to drive us back to the comfort of the foods we used to
know"
And it is true.
Today I want a pancake today; yesterday I wanted a waffle, the day before I wanted a cupcake.
AND I don't even eat those things very often!! 
I make them for the kids all the time, but I rarely eat them and when I do most of the time it is just one or two bites.
But dude, with the cravings I've been having you would think those were my favorite foods.
The good news is my energy levels are super high.
And I've been experimenting in the kitchen.

Last night after I posted Day 12 and I stopped feeling sorry for myself I went to the kitchen and whipped these up for dessert for Hubby and I.

Avocado Mousse with Strawberry Puree.  I got the recipe here, but I couldn't make it the way she did because I CAN'T add sweeteners so I made it Whole30 approved.  It was pretty good, but would have been much better with a little more sweetness added.  I WILL make these again as I thought they were pretty dang good and can only imagine how much better they will be when they are not Whole30.

Strawberry Puree - 8 strawberries in a blender (next time I will do 4 frozen and 4 fresh to make colder) pureed.
Put contents in bottom of wine glass.
Wash blender.

Avocado Mousse - 
1 ripe avocado
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 cup coconut milk
 Toss in blender and blend until smooth.
Spoon on top of strawberry puree.

Garnish with a strawberry.

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Breakfast. 
These were supposed to be smoothies, but they turned out more like ice cream. 
EVERYONE LOVED these!
It was like dessert for breakfast.
2 frozen bananas
1 cup of frozen mixed fruit (strawberries, blueberries & mango)
1/2 a can of coconut milk
3/4 can of water
Blended till smooth!
Yum-O!

Notice the cute little charms on the glasses? These were from my sweet friend Beth as a "welcome home to Korea" gift! I adore them and her.

We also had homemade sausage and scrambled eggs for breakfast. But the 'breakfast ice-cream' was the star of the show.  :o)

I had a crazy day yesterday fixing things that I should not have had to fix, so I was running like a mad woman.  I kind of forgot about lunch, so when I finally got home at almost 3PM I had an avocado, and a hand full of almonds for lunch.  I know it's not good, but hey at least I'm honest.

While I was out today I swung by E-Mart (Korea's version of Super Target, but not really.....) and I picked up an unidentifiable squash and some mackerel for dinner.  We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE mackerel around here.

I just season the mackerel with kosher salt and grill it. 
I tossed a little ghee in the squash and baked it at 350 for about an hour.

And to top it off I am super stoked that I found bacon with NO SUGAR added in E-Mart!  I'm looking forward to breakfast tomorrow!  (Is it sad that I get so excited about food?)

All in all a pretty good day, my 'grains' cravings have subsided somewhat.
Thank goodness.

Day 13 - DONE.
We are almost 1/2 way.