Whole30 Days 20-23

Keep on keepin on! It has become surprisingly easier, and I feel like when this is over I will be able to maintain this lifestyle. My goal is 90/10, but it's possible I could slip a little to 80/20.  I am starting to resent less and less as my days go on about prep and convenience. I am starting to avoid those middle isles of garbage at the store. I have moved on to being resentful of the cost of foods that are "good" for you. I went to Planet Organic and bought a couple things. Coconut aminos, which is a sub for soy sauce. (Soy, btw, is horrible for you. I have never liked the smell of soy but the more I read about how genetically modified it is, and how stomped on it is, trust me, you are better off nutritionally, eating Cheez Whiz.) Ok, ok, so coconut aminos, avocado oil, toasted sesame oil... 37$!!! And these were all really small bottles! Try to find raw cashews anywhere though! Walmart was where I bought them last time. As far as I can tell, not many places carry those. Not even Planet Organic! (I did find them at Save-On Foods in bulk for a low, low price of 12$ for probably 2 handfuls.) I mean, yes, it costs money to grow this stuff and get it at the local store, and doesn't it piss you off that a frozen pizza that will feed 4 is 12$ and to make a stir fry for two with Whole30 ingredients costs probably more than 40$????  If it doesn't piss you of, it should! Here's an example!
Shrimp Stir Fry
Container of fresh crimini mushrooms 2.99
Bag of snap peas 4.99
Bag of coleslaw (because it's already shredded) 1.99
Head of cauliflower 4.99
2 broccoli crowns 3$
Red pepper 2.99
Yellow pepper 2.99
Ginger root- .58$
Toasted sesame oil- 13$
Coconut oil (already have, but low, bought another) 12$
Bag of frozen shrimp (20-30 per bag) 10$

Shrink the water out of that, it feeds 3... enough for healthy portions for two and a lunch left over for me. Did you do the math? That's like, 60$. Groceries for one meal! (And the only thing bought at a specialty market was the toasted sesame oil.)
If I had gone with pre-chopped veg. Just a bit of coconut oil and a stir fry sauce from the Asian isle, I could have halved that! And had probably 25g of added (hidden) sugar to one meal, GMO soy sauce, GMO rice, or heavily greased noodles full of artificial egg and GMO flour. No wonder we're fat! No wonder we have aches and pains and skin issues and IBS. Our food is fake for the sake of convenience. Our convenience food is cheap because we are stretched to our means. We are tired because we eat crap and fuel our bodies with crap and people need to get mad about it and fight back!
I don't get a 3 o'clock crash anymore (I know, I still think it's weird), I eat 3 meals a day. I don't drag-ass anymore. I have energy and I feel stronger. And I'm not working out either... saving that for my next Whole30.  I am just properly fueling my body.
It's 30 days. You owe it to yourself to at least try it. You owe it to yourself to feel better. Stop fueling your body with garbage. Stop dragging your ass around. You can do it.
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