Whole 30 February 2014

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  • bethcongdon1
    bethcongdon1 Posts: 44 Member
    I made it past the half way point. Today is the end of day 16. Feeling good. But today I was jealous of everyone that can have the crap. But I didn't give in. I reminded myself how good I feel. I can do this.
  • bethcongdon1
    bethcongdon1 Posts: 44 Member
    Day 19 and feeling great. My face is a better color- so close to my normal skin tone. I started to add more cardio. I feel really good and my clothes are getting baggy I tried on my spring clothes and they are fitting better. I have a nice wardrobe again. Looking forward to spring weather. Not many winters I can say that. :)
  • bethcongdon1
    bethcongdon1 Posts: 44 Member
    Tomorrow is my birthday and one thing that I wanted to do was go to dinner with my husband. We go out to dinner every couple of weeks, but this time there weren't any kids. I wasn't tempted by bread or dessert or even soda. I had a plan, ate large meals made at home for breakfast and lunch. I preplanned my meal ahead of time when I viewed their menu on line. I feel really good. We had a great time. Tomorrow will be day 21 for me. They say 21 days for a behavior change and I think this way of eating and making time for my meals has become a part of me.
  • usafbeach
    usafbeach Posts: 147 Member
    Day 7, and I'm feeling fatigued but pretty good about the program. There were donuts, pizza, cake and candy set out at work today because we made everyone come in over the weekend, and I barely gave them a second thought (although the pizza did smell pretty good...). Too tired to workout, but hopefully that will pass and I know I'll be doing PT with my unit on Tuesday so at least there's that.
  • GSD_Girl
    GSD_Girl Posts: 4 Member
    Day 6

    Surprisingly, I am not having any cravings, and passed up bacon and chips and salsa. Personally I think i deserve an award for passing up the bacon. I went to Trader Joes because I read you can get Whole30 compliant uncured bacon there, but all of them had added sugar. /sigh. Didn't stop my husband from buying it and eating it though!

    Couple weird things I am noticing - 1. Weird junk food dreams where I am pigging out on non program foods, I've read other people having a similar experience. 2. My legs are sore and I haven't added in any activity.

    Anyone else noticing similar or different weird effects of the program?
  • usafbeach
    usafbeach Posts: 147 Member
    I haven't found any bacon yet either... the nearest place I think has it is Atlanta which is a 2 hour drive. Plus, bacon is a food I figure I should limit anyway (lest I get too carried away with it...)

    I was hoping to incorporate sauerkraut or kimchi as well as more seafood in my diet, and before my wife was able to grab some at the store I had a dream about a kimchi store. Not quite the same thing, but pretty weird in retrospect.

    Last Tuesday I ran 1.5 miles, and on Thursday my quads were killing me when I ran 3 miles, but I'm pretty sure that was only from Tuesday (but it did surprise me just how sore they were).
  • bethcongdon1
    bethcongdon1 Posts: 44 Member
    I keep having dreams about what I am going to eat. Combining different foods together. My husband jokes about how this way of eating is all about planning. I say that he is right. I did dream around my birthday that my husband had picked up some bakery stuff and an ice cream cake and in my dream I was so let down and disappointed that he would try to sabotage my goals. LOL. Thankfully it was just a dream and he didn't do that. I actually got flowers for valentine's day and a date to a restaurant that was compliant for my birthday. I am thinking about the end of my whole 30 a lot. I want to reintroduce foods and then do this again for lent. I have found that I enjoy this way of eating and thinking about food. I fear falling into old habits if I stop, but will test the waters during the reintroduction phase.

    We have a friend who raises a pig for us. It is a small farm, they are family raised, and treated well. No hormones or antibiotics. My kids enjoy going to see them as they grow. It has been some of the best flavored meat. We would like to find someone to raise a cow for us or even buy a 1/2 cow, but it is too expensive. That's where we buy locally raised beef and I only buy from the grocery store if I have to. There is such a difference.
  • joybedford
    joybedford Posts: 1,680 Member
    Well I am afraid to say I have totally lost the plot. I am paleo for the most part but keep eating the occasional non paleo item. I have been like this for a week and I can't get back on track. I am so weak and dislike myself for this very much. I am furious with myself but can't stop sabotaging myself. Why am I doing this. I need to get back on track
  • bethcongdon1
    bethcongdon1 Posts: 44 Member
    3 more days left and all I can think about is how I am going to reintroduce foods and which ones I want back. And I am sick so I just don't even have any desire for food. So thankful for bone broth. I did eat lunch and dinner though.
  • bethcongdon1
    bethcongdon1 Posts: 44 Member
    Day 30 is done. I plan to continue on this path. I love how I feel. I am in the March 2014 group if anyone is looking to extend or continue their whole 30 journey! :)

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