I did it, you guys! Even midnight rolled around and I made it till breakfast the next morning! I completed Whole30 without breaking!
On day 31, I binged a little... I ate a Cabury Creme Egg and about 17 Whopper Eggs that I had in my Easter basket and had been saving. And I ate 4 mini Reece Peanut Butter Cups. All YUM!! Well worth saving. I had a little bit of International Delights coffee creamer; decadent! I also had a leftover Whole30 lunch and I had unintentionally planned a Whole30 dinner. The next day (day 32 or Day one of my second Whole30) I went back to coconut milk in my coffee and clean eating again. The day after that, I cheated and added a little cheese on my spaghetti squash dinner because T. had cheese the other day and I had to use it up. Yesterday at work, I snagged a small handful of homemade popcorn someone had brought in. Today, I thought, 'a wrap might be good for lunch!' I got a steak n' egg whole wheat wrap. Ok, I instantly bloated. And then my ass was... very unhappy, to say the least. So, there ya go...! TMI and also, this is my biggest noteable thing about this Whole30 business. I have said before, I don't have chronic pain of any kind, inflammation, joint issues or anxiety or depression (all things that people who have done Whole30 comment to having "cured" by clean eating). But I did notice a couple of things related to wheat/grains/gluten: as much as I eat vegetables, I am not gassy. Before, give me a too large a serving of broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and I was not even pleasant to be around. (TMI again, I know this.) The first thing I learned is that high fibre veggies, when mixed with the grain aspects of my previous diet, caused bloating, gas, cramping and an overall very unhappy tummy. When I removed the grain aspect, I can chow down on whatever, whenever. (One night I made a stir fry and ate damn near a half a head of cabbage without issue- at all.) And second, that even adding in something as trivial as a wrap, a whole wheat wrap at that- made me sick. Never mind all of that... I am hooked on this clean eating business. Am I perfect? Nah, but I can easily do this as a 90/10 or better.
So, all my posts together, that's about as honest a review I can offer on this. I lost, to date, 15 lbs. and that was my goal in the first place. I learned to eat better and make better food choices. I learned new recipes and I really was able to reset my eating habits and cravings. I eat more 3 times a day instead of needing snacks and I have no crashes. I have more energy and I sleep better. My skin looks great and my hair and nails are growing a bit faster too. I would tell anyone who wants to try clean eating, it's a 30 day commitment. No one should deny themselves 1 short month of well being. It could potentially change what you think you know about food.
#Whole30
On day 31, I binged a little... I ate a Cabury Creme Egg and about 17 Whopper Eggs that I had in my Easter basket and had been saving. And I ate 4 mini Reece Peanut Butter Cups. All YUM!! Well worth saving. I had a little bit of International Delights coffee creamer; decadent! I also had a leftover Whole30 lunch and I had unintentionally planned a Whole30 dinner. The next day (day 32 or Day one of my second Whole30) I went back to coconut milk in my coffee and clean eating again. The day after that, I cheated and added a little cheese on my spaghetti squash dinner because T. had cheese the other day and I had to use it up. Yesterday at work, I snagged a small handful of homemade popcorn someone had brought in. Today, I thought, 'a wrap might be good for lunch!' I got a steak n' egg whole wheat wrap. Ok, I instantly bloated. And then my ass was... very unhappy, to say the least. So, there ya go...! TMI and also, this is my biggest noteable thing about this Whole30 business. I have said before, I don't have chronic pain of any kind, inflammation, joint issues or anxiety or depression (all things that people who have done Whole30 comment to having "cured" by clean eating). But I did notice a couple of things related to wheat/grains/gluten: as much as I eat vegetables, I am not gassy. Before, give me a too large a serving of broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and I was not even pleasant to be around. (TMI again, I know this.) The first thing I learned is that high fibre veggies, when mixed with the grain aspects of my previous diet, caused bloating, gas, cramping and an overall very unhappy tummy. When I removed the grain aspect, I can chow down on whatever, whenever. (One night I made a stir fry and ate damn near a half a head of cabbage without issue- at all.) And second, that even adding in something as trivial as a wrap, a whole wheat wrap at that- made me sick. Never mind all of that... I am hooked on this clean eating business. Am I perfect? Nah, but I can easily do this as a 90/10 or better.
So, all my posts together, that's about as honest a review I can offer on this. I lost, to date, 15 lbs. and that was my goal in the first place. I learned to eat better and make better food choices. I learned new recipes and I really was able to reset my eating habits and cravings. I eat more 3 times a day instead of needing snacks and I have no crashes. I have more energy and I sleep better. My skin looks great and my hair and nails are growing a bit faster too. I would tell anyone who wants to try clean eating, it's a 30 day commitment. No one should deny themselves 1 short month of well being. It could potentially change what you think you know about food.
#Whole30
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