Whole30 Week #1 Complete!
October 3, 2012 at 7:55 am 1 comment
It’s day 8 of Whole30. The beginning of week #2.
I’ve stayed on plan an entire 8 days. Which is 7 days longer than I’ve stayed on anything else lately.
And I haven’t cheated. Not once. Have I been tempted? Sure. I had a staring match with a bag of chocolate chips in my cabinet last night.
I ate half a peach instead. That’s a non-scale victory (NSV) right there, folks.
Here’s what I’m noticing, 8 days into it:
- I’m not hungry all the time. High levels of protein are keeping my blood sugar steady. Before, I would eat a meal and want to eat again an hour later. Now, not so much.
- I have more energy during the day. I’m getting a lot more done.
- I am more focused and less “foggy”.
- I have been in a better mood, for the most part.
- I fit into a pair of pants today that I haven’t worn in a while. My stomach area seems like it’s flatter. (Notice I didn’t say flat. That would take a surgical procedure or an act of God to get me to a flat tummy.) But I’m definitely smaller in the mid-section.
I miss sugar. I’ll admit, I like treats. I also like a cold beer every now and then. That’s off limits too.
I don’t really miss dairy; I have never been much of a milk drinker. I did eat a lot of Greek yogurt for snacks, but it lifted easily out of my diet. I don’t miss beans.
I’ve yearned, pined for, craved, and dreamed about bread. A good bagel. A warm roll. That’s the tough stuff for me, and probably the thing I most needed to eliminate.
Looking forward to the next 23 days, I need to make more Whole30 compliant recipes. I have been living on the same foods for the past week. Kinda sick of them. I have several great recipes from different websites; I just need to make them.
Also, I am still fighting headaches. I hope they disappear in the next week or so. I’m also interested to see if my IBS – which has improved somewhat – continues to get better.
Here’s to week 2!!
Want more info about Whole30 and what I’m doing? Go here.
Entry filed under: A weighty matter. Tags: clean eating, Whole30.
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Candice | October 3, 2012 at 12:20 pm
I was just wondering today how you were doing with this! Glad it’s going pretty well for you. 🙂