nicole lee

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Category: Nom Diary

Nom Diary 7/13 etc.

I lied when I said I would post about the beef soup last week. I was just emotionally and mentally tired from the week’s events. I will say that I ate mostly the same ol’ stir-fries and scrambles, with a few exceptions that I will note below: Here’s that “Welsh beef soup” I mentioned. I [...]

Whole30: Halfway point

Day 16 of Whole30 has just passed, so I’m officially well past the halfway point. Here’s where I report on how I feel and if I think the diet is working. One of the points of this exercise is to eliminate the sort of food that is commonly known to cause gut irritation with people, [...]

Cooking it up

Since today’s food journal isn’t that interesting (Eggs with salsa and leftover marrow + zucchini spaghetti and meat sauce), I’ll give a brief insight into how I’m dealing with this diet, cooking-wise. I’m a big fan of cooking. There are a number of things that give this away: The thick cookbooks that adorn two to [...]

Nom Diary 7/7 + 7/8

It’s currently Day 13 of my Whole 30 diet, and I’m feeling quite confident that I’ll be able to complete it. Considering the range and richness of the items I’m eating, it’s really not that hard. I do miss indulging in the occasional cookie or cracker, but then I have a big bite of pulled [...]

Nom Diary 7/5 + 7/6

There’s probably a better way of chronicling this food journal. Maybe just an intermittent weekly edition? The reason I’m not updating it as frequently is because even I find it quite boring. But it’s actually a good way of keeping me honest, and reminding myself what I actually ate during the course of the week. [...]