whitershade Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Actually I am at the end of day 29, but from tomorrow till Saturday I'll be busy with my M.A. exams, so I suppose I won't have time to check here, and I am way too excited to wait till Saturday to share my amazing results! First of all, let's talk about the most important ones: HEARTBURN and GERD GONE SINCE THE FIRST DAY- this has been my first month without heartburn and GERD medications in 7 years, could you believe that? I was totally resigned at the idea that I would have been taking medications and anti acids for the rest of my life, instead now I actually feel great without them (and I have had coffee, tea, fat, fried food, broth, nuts, very hot curry, and all a bunch of things that the Doctor told me could exacerbate my acid reflux - nothing happened!). SINUSITIS GONE - after the second week I noticed that I could breath with my nose again...before this month I had the same results just after one month of antibiotics, antihistaminics, and steroids. Amazing! SKIN CLEARED - I've been in treatment with Aisoskin for some months to cure my cystic acne, but I still had my skin spotted with red signs. I noticed these very last days that my skin is gradually clearing (and my hair look gorgeous!) TIGER BLOOD - It took me a while more to feel like this (I've actually been feeling like this just since two days ago) but eventually I get it! I feel super energetic and the lethargy of the first weeks has completely gone! Now let's talk about fitness results: before whole30 my time for a 5K was 32:05. Yesterday I've run my faster 5K ever: 30:56! More over, I improved my push ups from 17 in 30 seconds to 20 in 30 seconds, but I consider my running result one of the most satisfying goals achieved this whole 2013!:-) And finally, I know you are curious about the numbers: I was 121 lbs (5'2 female, 30 years old), now I am 113 lbs, so 8 lbs lost! You can see how amazing is this result, since I was not overweight at all before! I have to say that I workout a lot, I did a lot of strength training and HIIT training, but less long cardio session than usual (max 45-50 minutes, whereas last winter I pushed to 2 hours cardio!) and that I've been a little rigid with my carbs intake, though. This last thing was a mistake, in fact...well, let's go to the BAD stuff (very short list): I had some strange craving for fruits and nuts, ended in two or three occasion when I ate an amount a little bit bigger than normal of fruit and nuts. That is, I guess, the consequence of a lack of carbohydrates in proportion to my activity level. These episodes happened in week 3, but during week 4 I adjusted my carbs intake and I also did some pre/post workout meals sometimes, and I functioned way better. My breath was not so "nice", especially the first week, even if I brushed my teeth continuously. But I suppose this aspect as well is connected to the carbs intake. My social life, without a glass of good wine (hey, I'm italian...;-)) has been a little bit sadder than usual, but less than expected! Post-whole30 resolutions My overall eating behavior, except for my binge/problematic episodes (very rare since 2010) has always been quite clean. I've always eaten a lot of vegetables, good proteins, farmer's eggs (from hen I personally know:-)), good extra virgin olive oil, and very little dairy, always whole and local. The only canned stuff I buy is tuna, tomatoes (when I finish my homemade canned tomatoes), and some oil canned vegetables, like aubergines and sun dried tomatoes. Anyway, I'm considering a very slow reintroduction, where I'll gradually try Greek yogurt and Parmesan cheese, the only dairy I really miss, and maybe legumes, assuming that my body will respond well. I think that I need to test my gluten tolerance, and that if the test is negative I could feel free to have some pizza or pasta when I go out with my friends. I want to underline that pizza, here in the south of Italy, doesn't have nothing to do with what the rest of the world calls pizza (when I say pizza, I mean super fresh buffalo mozzarella, fresh cherry tomatoes, basil and natural leavened dough, cooked in a wood-fired oven..that's it!). Anyway, I know that I will follow the template for my homemade meals, since I feel so good, and that I can always repeat the whole 30 whenever I need a deep cleaning session! So, that's it!I'm sorry if I wrote so much, but I really wanted to share my happiness about this great experience! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aellison Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 THATS AWESOME. CONGRATS I LOST 9LBS 4 INCHES OFF MY WAIST 2 INCHES OFF THIGH 1 INCH OFF MY HIPS 1.5 INCHES OFF MY ARMS AND 2 INCHES OFF MY BUST I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntB Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Congrats! Today is my day30. I hope I get some good results like you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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