mochuisle Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Kicking off 2014 with a Whole 30! I pushed my start date back to January 8th so I could fully enjoy myself for the first night of bowling league last night - mission accomplished - and I'm ready to get going again. I've lost track of how many W30s I've done. Let's just say I've eaten this way pretty consistently since September 2012. I'm coming off my longest break - finished my last round on November 15th, so I've been off-roading for almost two months. Most of the time I was fine, but the holidays did me in. My jeans are definitely fitting a little tighter through the waist, so it's time to get back to business. Here are my goals this round: 1. Read 15 minutes a day 2. Take supplements - apple cider vinegar and Women to Women supplements in the am/pm 3. Limit chicken & tomatoes - one meal per week 4. Yoga at least twice a week In addition, I have my training goals for 2014: 1. Swim Peaks to Portland (2.4-mile open water swim) in July 2. Complete 1st Olympic distance triathlon - Rev3 in August 3. If I get into the Tri for a Cure, which I should know at the beginning of February, I want to beat last year's time (1:51) and would love to be around 1:40 4. Until weather and the holidays interfered, I had begun training for a marathon. And not just any marathon - THE marathon, Boston 2014. I have a student whose family thinks they can get me a bib and have had this in the back of my mind since September. Well, now that the mileage is starting to build up, I need to make a decision. I'm not doing 10+ mile training runs just for the hell of it, so I need to make a decision soon. And if I'm not doing a full, I need to register for a half, with the goal of being under 2:30 (my time for the Maine Half-Marathon in October). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochuisle Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Day 1 LET'S GO!!! To be completely honest, this is the least motivated I've ever been to start a W30 only because I've been having tons of fun socially. However, I know how much more fun I will have when I'm feeling svelte again. Hell yeah..... A year into my W30 experience, I decided this fall to get measured before I got started with back-to-back W30s. To my delight, I discovered that in addition to losing 16 pounds (and getting to my lowest weight in 10+ years), I lost 18 inches - woohoo! - so rather than weighing/remeasuring to begin this round, I'm just jumping into it. I'm all about having a healthier relationship w my body that's not connected to the scale, so this seems like a pretty natural transition to me. My first couple of days, I'm trying to use up a bunch of stuff in my fridge so I have some meals that are not philosophically perfect. I know smoothies are not part of the W30. I also know that eggs are a problem for me. However, I'm starting midweek and have clean food in my fridge, so I'm using it. I'm also starting off the year with my first cold in almost a year, and it is absolutely not a coincidence that I got sick while off-roading - good lesson! Breakfast - Scotch Eggs, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Spinach Salad w Blackberries & Avocado Lunch - Greek Meatballs, Avocado, Green Smoothie (homemade - kale, banana, mango, pineapple) Dinner - Braised Lamb Shanks, Carrot-Turnip Mash, Green Beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochuisle Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Day 1 LET'S GO!!! To be completely honest, this is the least motivated I've ever been to start a W30 only because I've been having tons of fun socially. However, I know how much more fun I will have when I'm feeling svelte again. Hell yeah..... A year into my W30 experience, I decided this fall to get measured before I got started with back-to-back W30s. To my delight, I discovered that in addition to losing 16 pounds (and getting to my lowest weight in 10+ years), I lost 18 inches - woohoo! - so rather than weighing/remeasuring to begin this round, I'm just jumping into it. I'm all about having a healthier relationship w my body that's not connected to the scale, so this seems like a pretty natural transition to me. My first couple of days, I'm trying to use up a bunch of stuff in my fridge so I have some meals that are not philosophically perfect. I know smoothies are not part of the W30. I also know that eggs are a problem for me. However, I'm starting midweek and have clean food in my fridge, so I'm using it. I'm also starting off the year with my first cold in almost a year, and it is absolutely not a coincidence that I got sick while off-roading - good lesson! Breakfast - Scotch Eggs, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Spinach Salad w Blackberries & Avocado Lunch - Greek Meatballs, Avocado, Green Smoothie (homemade - kale, banana, mango, pineapple) Dinner - Braised Lamb Shanks, Carrot-Turnip Mash, Green Beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Welcone back! Smoothies are discouraged on a Whole30. The idea is to chew your food instead of drink it, as chewing is more satiating. Your breakfast and dinner look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochuisle Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Day 2 Breakfast - Scotch Eggs, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Green Smoothie (homemade - kale, banana, pineapple, mango) Lunch - Braised Lamb Shank, Carrot-Turnip Mash, Green Beans Dinner - Paleo Chicken Parm w Zucchini Noodles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 mochuisle- I know you are an old pro at this, but I worry your smoothies will be confusing for the newbies. Should we move this into the "your post whole30 log section to avoid confusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 mochuisle- I know you are an old pro at this, but I worry your smoothies will be confusing for the newbies. Should we move this into the "your post whole30 log section to avoid confusion? Or if you are trying to use up things that you know make some of your meals non-Whole30 then why not renumber and call these prequel days and start your W30 when you are prepared to be compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochuisle Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'm searching for a way to delete my thread from the board. My apologies if I confused anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 No worries! and no need to delete. We can move it for you (as soon as I figure out how to do that...) thanks for understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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