What I ate this week [August 17-August 23]

Hi Everyone,

This week was a tough one, I won’t lie. Between back-to-back trips, lots of meals eaten out of the house, and the general chaos of life, I felt super uninspired in the kitchen. Cooking didn’t excite me, and planning felt like too much. Add some stress into the mix, and next thing you know—I was reaching for keto cookies more often than I’d like to admit. Still, I did my best to stay somewhat grounded and make choices that didn’t throw me completely off track. Here’s what I ate this week—real, imperfect, and honest.

Sunday, August 17

• Breakfast: Keto cake and protein fruit shake
• Lunch: salad, salmon, and potatoes
• Dinner: ?

Monday, August 18

• Breakfast: Eggs, keto crackers, and tomatoes
• Lunch: tuna, spelt sourdough bread, cut veggies
• Dinner: salad and 1.5 hotdogs

Tuesday, August 19

• Breakfast: keto cookies, tuna fish and cauliflower
• Lunch: tuna salad
• Dinner: chicken breast with zucchini
• Snack: more keto cookies

Wednesday, August 20

• Breakfast: keto cookies, eggs, and tomato salad
• Lunch: chicken breast and zucchini
• Dinner: chicken breast and broccoli

Thursday, August 21

• Breakfast: keto cookies, eggs with cabbage, cut tomato
• Lunch: half a keto cake (didn’t realize I didn’t eat lunch)
• Dinner: no dinner- started intermittent fasting

Friday, August 22

• Breakfast: sugar free cake and coffee
• Lunch: pashtida
• Shabbos Dinner: Spelt sourdough bread,Salmon, Roasted Broccoli and cauliflower, beef

Shabbos, August 23

• Breakfast:  fasted until 10:30 then potato kugel and salad
• Lunch: spelt sourdough bread,salad, salmon, roasted broccoli and cauliflower, diabetic friendly chulent
• S’s:  spelt sourdough bread, salmon and salad, cut veg, cut fruit

Some weeks are full of fresh meals, creative ideas, and a sense of balance. This wasn’t one of those weeks—but that’s okay. Life happens, and food doesn’t have to be perfect to be nourishing. I’ve had my share of stress-eating and convenience meals, but I’m choosing to give myself grace and reset with intention. Here’s to finding my rhythm again in the week ahead.