So I have
started a journey eating Whole 30, except I am not fully committing to 30 days
yet because that would mean it’d run though Chirstmas and I am not about that
life! So I am giving this a trial run so I can get used to it, and starting the
30 days over in January. If you cheat you are supposed to start over again because that is how long it takes your body to “re-set.” I guess my thoughts are that it would be
easier to eat Whole 30 starting in January if I have already gotten used to
it. My hopes are that this will not
necessarily be a diet, but a lifestyle change.
It is supposed to reduce your cravings for sweets and processed foods
and lead you to make some permanent changes in your diet. Check out their website for all of the rules,
but basically, you eat meat, veggies, some fruit, no added sugar, no legumes
(this includes peanuts), no un-recognizeable ingredients, no dairy, no alcohol
or tobacco…there’s a few others but like I said, check out their website! Oh yeah! and no stepping on the scale for the duration of the 30 days! One
of my best friends has done it more than once and she loved it so I suppose I
am going to try to stick with it.
I started it on Monday.
I planned out our meals for the week and researched the ingredients to
make sure I bought compliant items. I
did have a few slip ups, like I bought the “nitrate free” bacon you are
supposed to, but the ingredients say “evaporated cane sugar”…so that means it
is not compliant. I also bought a snack
food that I thought was compliant, but it isn’t so Aaron can eat that!
My Biggest
Challenges so far:
1. 1. No cheese: I never realized how many
things I put cheese on until I cut it out.
I seriously put cheese on eggs, salads, at least one item at dinner, and
I sometimes ate it as a snack. This has
been hard but I have heard the first week is the hardest.
2. 2. No creamer in my coffee: I drink coffee every morning and I have
always put creamer in it. The one plus
side is that I can have almond milk in it.
The first few days were tough because it just didn’t taste the same. Coffee creamer is really anything but cream
so it is a good thing to cut from my diet, but it is a little difficult. Today my coffee tasted awesome though because
the husband and I tried putting cinnamon in with the grounds and that little
extra flavor was just what I needed!
3. 3. No dessert at night: Do not get me
wrong, I will still eat a snack after dinner, but now it is an apple or
pomegranate seeds. It is a lot harder
sitting there eating fruit while your husband sits next to you eating cookies
or candy…but “It’s Fine!” this was my
choice and I cannot ask him to change his diet if he doesn’t want to.
4. 4. No wine: This is truly not that hard. I rarely ever drink anyways, but we have
about 10 bottles of wine left over from the wedding and they are sitting in our
apartment staring at me. And you know what they say, “you want what you cannot
have”
They say “misery loves company” so if
anyone out there wants to start Whole 30 with me in January it’d be awesome to
have an accountability partner!! We can
message on here or through Facebook!
Look it up and give it some thought!
I am thinking that it will not be so much “misery” after the first
week! So, I am trying to eat better, in
the winter, and my husband is not doing it with me? “It’s Fine!” I think I have the motivation to make it
through to February (with a few major cheat days due to the holidays) Until next time...
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