Katie's Whole30

[Katie (soon to Mrs. F)]

Hi,  I'm new here so if anyone reads this, say hi.  LOL!  I know I want to do this because my chiropractor actually started, kinda.

 

I was supposed to start yesterday but when I promised to take my daughter to lunch, hadn't grocery shopped, and also promised her ice cream, I realized yesterday wasn't a good idea so I started today.  I am realizing that I'm not as prepared as I should be but I know I have the means to make it work because I'm going to.

 

So far today, I've had two fried eggs (in olive oil) for breakfast, a kale salad, and a sweet potato for lunch, and water.  I'm lucky because I'm not used to drinking soda or coffee anymore so I don't have that habit to kick. What I do have is an addiction to snacking on sweets.  And the craving is there and it's AWFUL!!  I know I'll be going to bed at a decent time tonight because the later I stay up, the more I tend to habitually snack.  If I can just stay busy at work the feeling will pass but really I think it's just habit here and at night.  I would love some M & M's but I would also love to not keep getting sick to my stomach and lose said stomach as well. 

 

My chiropractor started this for inflammation which he did test after test so find it but he was going to charge me over $400/month and this is much more reasonable.  I can do this.  I felt great when I first started and was really sticking to it. As soon as I introduced junck, my stomach rebelled and my body followed along.  I'm looking foward to sticking to this and coming out on the other side.  And I have to admit I'm scared I'll fail.  I have motivation but is it enough? 

[Tom Denham]

You have not come close to eating enough so far today. You need protein at every meal and lots of veggies. Study the meal planning template and eat more: http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf

 

Cravings are much easier to manage when you are eating enough.

[Katie (soon to Mrs. F)]

Thanks for the input.  I think I'm doing better now.  I made a Fritatta with peppers and onions and I've been eating that every morning and I feel like I'm eating a ton of food right now.  I don't think I planned as well as I should have but I'm working on that this weekend so next week will go smoother for myself and my family. 

 

The timeline doesn't seem to be following me or vice versa.  I did have the hangover on Day 2 and felt good on Day 3 and now on Day 4, I can't keep my eyes open.  This is when I usually snack like crazy just to keep my eyes open.  I keep aking myself if I'm hungry enough to eat  brocolli and fish and I turn my nose up so I keep drinking water.  I know I'm having a lot of dizzy spells today so that could just be part of all of it and I have a mild headache.  It's almost time for lunch and I know I won't eat any time soon because I'm not hungry and I'll be wanting to eat again soon. 

 

Bottom line is I feel pretty good.  I do feel like a stickler because my fiance was trying to make lunches for my daughter and I kept saying, "no, too processed, no too much sugar".  He told me I need to shop.  LOL!  Better planning will make this easier.  I don't feel deprived though, I had started trying to eat better before but now I'm just being diligent about not eating anyting off the plan where before I would "cheat" and then get right back on track.  Now I plan to stay on track.