BabyBear

@CGinDCwelcome aboard! Keeping a log and journaling has helped me a lot process what is going on with my body. It helps me to realize and name what’s happening that way I can move past it rather than muscle through it.

@SchrodingersCatim glad to hear your dad is on the mend and home again. I’m sorry to hear the vertigo is back and other upsets are back. It’s almost like the body has figured out immediate protest will yield the best results. It’s never fun when the body mutinies against you. that’s a lot of walking for a lot of miles... hats off to you. Maybe it wouldn’t sound as daunting to me if my current walking state wasn’t the duck waddle. Lol

@LadyMtrying on clothes is exhausting even if it is a positive experience lol. ah 2021, so hopeful, so very hopeful.

@LadyMmy other main love language is physical touch, and yes yours are certainly hard with a long distant relationship. You are a brave and wonderful person to stick it through as your “dude” takes care of his mom. I hope you are feeling better and on the mend. Hopefully you’ve been able to use some time to devise a packing plan. I’m super excited for you to get into your very own house!

What a fun get away. I’m so glad you have the energy to really enjoy it. I love the pic by the waterfall. It’s like you are literally glowing with happiness.

Day 13 10/17 saturday play... and feeling oh so prego 7:30 up with the toddler. Get laundry going and food going. 9:30 2 deviled eggs (4 halves), dill pickles, cucumbers and carrots So pregnancy cravings kicked in for breakfast. And let me just say it was wonderful. It’s a good thing I packed up the extra eggs I made for later or I would have eaten them all. Life hack: to avoid eating a dozen eggs in one sitting when having made deviled eggs, only make half a dozen, that way you only eat six eggs. Ha ha ha. My mom came out and we went to JC Penny as soon as i

Here here! I’ll drink some water to that! Lol

Congrats on your whole 30 and learning more about you and your reactions and relationship with certain foods during your reintro. It’s weird how sugar seems to amplify the issues. It does that to me with dairy and makes my digestive track really sick, and with gluten it causes unbelievable almost uncontrollable cravings and impulses to eat more and more. That is definitely a combo I have to be very careful about even when deemed worth it. Maybe you don’t need to put a number of days on your reset, maybe just take the time to really evaluate your NSV and how you feel until you are back to

10/16 - Day 12 7:30 up with baby. Despite only 4.5 hours of sleep I actually have more energy than I did the past two days combine. Also I’m starving. Hurray the appetite is back. (TMI warning I had a huge release last night, so that may be something to do it.) 8:30 M1 scrambled eggs with basil cooked in ghee. Sweet potato apple medley on top of a bed of spinach. It took me forever to eat my food this morning, part of that was a needy toddler. Trying to get things done, but this belly is so darn heavy. I need to find my belly belt. 10:30 -S1 clementine My

Ah thank you for the encouragement. One of my highest love languages is words of affirmation and though it may seem silly to some words of encouragement go a long way with me. Honestly the past few days I felt like I was in survival mode and leaning heavily on my older boys to help out. I have to beat off the feelings of guilt I place on myself for not being able to do it all. Honestly though I think the having it all together expectation has taken a very unhealthy turn in our culture. When I think back to stories of my grandparents and the reading of journals of others beyond those years

This last half of the month is going to be busy and exciting! I’m glad you are on the mend. Don’t push yourself too hard give time for rest. I do hope “Dude” and his momma come out from the visit unscathed. Please don’t beat yourself up. You’ve made him aware of the circumstances, you’ve done what you can do and his response to all this is his own. tossing out the “fat jeans” what an accomplishment and a show of confidence that you won’t need them in January! Seriously it feels good to let those old things go.

I used the NSV inventory list I did at the end of my whole 30 to also gauge my symptoms if any during reintro. I journaled everything which was tedious, moods, sniffle, a sneeze, cravings, energy. I didn’t assume anything as coincidence for the next few days. I then paid attention after reintro if I was having two or more of the off plan foods together. I found that sugar and gluten together was dangerous for my mood, cravings, and energy, also upsets my digestive tract. Sugar and dairy together absolutely wrecked havoc on my intestines. Journal everything and pay attention to everything.

Yes! I experienced this paralyzing fear in my first whole 30. Reading Melissa’s book Food Freedom Forever along with listening to her podcast helped me so much with this mindset. I’m re-reading it through this round because it’s just that good. A big take away I had from reading it was that this isn’t a one and done thing, it’s a cycle, a process. Part of the plan is the slide or “fall of the wagon” that cycles you back around to another reset whether that be 30 days or just enough until you are set right and feel better with previous NSV restored. Falling off isn’t bad, it teaches you som

@Csm03i have no advice, just wanted to say when I was dealing with nausea due to pregnancy and trying to hold onto my whole 30 I did end up doing smoothies with coconut milk frozen fruit and loads of leafy greens. My family ended up with some extreme circumstances so I didn’t see the W30 through during my first trimester. But while I was trying, the smoothies definitely helped. As did mugs of bone broth.

I guess that depends on what you mean by worse. I personally think as long as you are using a healthy approved fat than enjoy them the way you like them best. If you feel it is too much oil you can play around with amounts to how much oil you really need for the results you want. That may also benefit the purse strings if you find you are happy With the results of less oil, because those good healthy oils can get expensive. Best of luck with your recipe.