Adagio Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 So I completed my whole30 for July. Today will be an off day, then right back to Whole30 for August. Thoughts: Since I'd already been eating mostly Primal, I didn't have to cut out too much in way of grains/legumes and bad oils. However, since going Primal in 09, some unhealthy foods had crept into my diet, like gluten-free cookies/muffins once in a while, too much dark chocolate, too much cheese, and bottled condiments with sugar in the ingredients. Eating those foods was not helping me lose weight, and since I am both obese and allergic to casein, it was time to eliminate cheese and sugar. I listened to a Jimmy Moore podcast with Melissa and Dallas, and I decided to do Whole30 to rid my diet of things that seemed to be a roadblock to achieving good health and weight loss. Thoughts: I had a lot of fun buying new spices and trying new recipes. I've always enjoyed cooking, but over the last couple of years, I grew bored with it. Doing Whole30 re-ignited my interest. Giving up cheese was not as hard as I thought it would be. Giving up dark chocolate wasn't easy, but it's done now. Perhaps someday I will return to eating a bit of dark chocolate here and there, but not now. I found that when I ate more than 2 servings of fruit per day, I started craving sugar. So I tried to keep my fruit intake within Whole30 guidelines and it worked well. The funny thing is that I had virtually eliminated fruit, except berries, while eating Primal. During Whole30, I actually ate more fruit - which I had been afraid to do previously. I learned that stone fruits do not agree with me, and neither does more than a tablespoon of almond butter. The second and third week of Whole30, I had severe digestion issues from the stone fruits, and nausea from the almond butter. Even though it wasn't a nice experience, I am glad that I discovered what does not work for me. Today I will eat some white potatoes at lunch, then go right back on Whole30 at dinnertime. I am doing Whole30 for August - with one exception. I will add a bit of heavy cream to my daily coffee. I really dislike black coffee. Drinking coffee with cream while catching up online in the morning is an enjoyable habit, and I have decided not to give that up right now. We'll see how that goes, digestion-wise. During July, I did very little exercise for various reasons. In August, I will return to daily walking and recumbent bike. Thank you to Melissa and Dallas, and to the members of this forum. Weight Lost: 7 pounds Inches Lost: 5 Energy level: Increased. Success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Wow great results & wonderful round-up. Have a great August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adagio Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Wow great results & wonderful round-up. Have a great August. You too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SummerGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Great results Adagio! I'm the same re enjoying cooking with all the various spices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri W. Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Hamilton Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Great job Adagio!!! I'm planning on going into another Whole30 in August too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyB Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Congratulations! And I love your Joel Salatin quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Great job! Enjoy your (short) time off ;0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Jeanne Penrod Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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