JeffreyBongo Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hi all, After much research and a glowing recommendation to the whole9life.com family, the wife and I have decided to start the whole 30 program on Wedenesday! A little background: in February of 2011 we decided to get up off the couch and make a change. We started with a 30 day vegan cleanse (featured on Oprah which, on top of the usual vegan diet, also eliminated alcohol, caffeine and sugar). It was hard for me to say the least, who was wholly addicted to cheese After an excruciating caffeine withdrawal and a whole new insight into our diets, the cleanse was over. We both dropped weight and starting feeling better on a daily basis. We kept a few components from the cleanse and started out on shaping a realistic everyday diet. Fast-forward to August of 2012, I am officially down 130 lbs and my wife (Erin) is down about 50!! We were in a local organic shop and started talking to the owner about nutrition and eating to live, not eating to eat. We did our research and found whole9life.com. We realized that even on a 80% vegan diet we were still mainly eating all overly processed junk, and un-natural foods. It's time for a reset, so starting in three days we will be beginning the whole30 program! We are going out to Whole Foods (in Cherry Hill NJ) this Tuesday and starting our first Paleo shopping trip. I am expecting to buy a lot of: - chicken breast (both whole and boneless skinless) - steak - fresh fish - eggs - veggies (spinach, carrots, broccoli, onions, collie flower, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers) - fruit - bottled water - nuts (still not certain which to buy and which to avoid) Does this list sound about right? Im still a little unclear on some certain foods items, and a little apprehensive of the next 30 days. But I'm hoping with the support of this forum we will be successful and come out feeling great on the other side. Thank you for reading this, entirely too long of a forum post, and I hope to get some positive feedback/advice from this wonderful community. The Bongos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formercupcakejunkie Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Wow! 130 lbs and 50 lbs lost? That is amazing! Your shopping list above looks good. I would print out the shopping list on the website and use that as a guide also. It gives me ideas on other types of veggies, fruits and meats I may not be thinking of when shopping and planning meals. Good luck to you both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Kosowan Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Good luck to you and your family. List looks like a great starting place. But I to recommend the Whole30 shopping list provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyBongo Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 A shopping list sounds like a great tool. Could you show me where to find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted August 13, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 13, 2012 The best nut choices are cashews, hazelnuts, and macadamias. There are links to shopping guides at http://whole9life.com/itstartswithfood/. Scroll down to find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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