The Whole100

[Whole30Sue]

Thank you for being so dedicated to this journal/log. I read through all of it. It was very helpful. From your attitude to your food choices, I have learned from you!! Blessings.

[petitemortuaire]

Thank you for being so dedicated to this journal/log. I read through all of it. It was very helpful. From your attitude to your food choices, I have learned from you!! Blessings.

 

Thank you so much. I wish you luck on your extended Whole30!

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 2: Clean Eating

 

Woke up without soreness/stiffness for the first time! I did one round of 30DS about 1.5-2 hours after breakfast, and felt really slow/sluggish while doing it. I also woke up with a little bit of a headache, even though I had over 64 oz water yesterday. I'm guessing that these are lingering effect from the legumes yesterday. Had a BM this morning, which was fine. I didn't notice anything off or undigested. 

 

Energy and stamina were good during my second run-through of 30DS. 

 

Today's food:

 

M1: 1 can tuna (tossed with olive oil, Tajin, jalapeno powder); baby carrots; cauliflower (roasted in olive oil)

 

M2: 2 hardboiled eggs; cauliflower (roasted in coconut oil); macadamia nuts; frozen raspberries

 

M3: tilapia (cooked in coconut oil; seasoned w/ Tijan); 1 plantain (fried in coconut oil; salted); cauliflower (roasted in coconut oil)

 

Snack: Pineapple

 

Take home lessons: Legumes make me slower, sluggish, and inhibit my workout performance. I also get a legume "hangover" headache, even with plenty of water. 

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 3: Clean Eating

 

Surprised that I'm not stiff again this morning! My body must be getting used to 30DS Workout 1. I noticed (thanks Fitbit) that my sleep quality was poorer last night than usual (11x restless vs. 8x). Another possible legume effect! 

 

Today's food:

 

M1: 1 can tuna (tossed with olive oil, Tajin, jalapeno powder); broccoli (sauteed in olive oil; seasoned w/ S&P)

• Napped almost immediately after finishing breakfast. WTF?
  

M2: salmon (cooked in coconut oil; seasoned w/ Penzeys Trinidad); fermented sauerkraut; broccoli (sauteed in olive oil; seasoned w/ S&P); macadamia nuts; raspberries

 

Snack: pineapple; cantaloupe 

 

M3: 2 chicken drumsticks (sprinkled with chicken seasoning, garlic powder, & salt); boiled beets; red & yellow potato wedges (roasted in olive oil; tossed with garlic powder, paprika, & fresh parsley)

 

Take home lessons: Legumes possibly negatively impact my sleep quality.

[WholeMama623]

Wow. Who would have thought that legumes would create such an issue? Glad you've learned their impact!

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 4: Non-Gluten Grains

 

Missed my 30DS again yesterday because Becky was here. I did 30DS today plus an energizing yoga routine. I'll double up on 30DS tomorrow (at 7:30 AM, and then again after work). That'll be my last day of Level 1. Then I'll start Level 2 on Thursday!

 

Today I'll be introducing white rice (cooked in a rice cooker with salted water) and corn on the cob (boiled in salted water).

 

Here's today's food and how it affected me:

 

M1: POTG hot cereal with Mt. Vikos glazed & roasted figs (Ingredients: Figs, grape juice concentrate, apple juice, water, fresh orange & lemon, arrowroot and/or cornstarch, spices, citric acid, vanilla extract [and only 6g sugars in 2 tbsp]); 2 hardboiled eggs (salted); 1 serving white rice; fermented sauerkraut

• Immediate stomach pangs after finishing off the hot cereal/figs. Perhaps it was too much sweetness too quickly? No BM this morning, which is weird, because I usually go soon after breakfast. Minor headache 3.5 hours post-eating. 

​M2: tilapia (cooked in coconut oil; seasoned w/ Penzeys Trinidad); fermented sauerkraut; 1 ear of corn (brushed w/ coconut oil); organic strawberries

• Really, nothing happened. Feeling good.

M3: Salmon (cooked in coconut oil; seasoned w/ Penzeys Trinidad); 1 serving white rice (seasoned w/ Penzeys Trinidad); fried green plantains (in coconut oil; salted); salsa

• Feeling fine 2.5 hours post-dinner. Still no BM today. Noticed a new pimple on the side of my cheek, where I pretty much never get them. Thinking this is more likely from the legumes a few days ago. It's pretty unlikely that I'd have sprouted this blemish from the non-gluten grains today. 

Take-home lessons: Legumes (or possibly non-gluten grains) give me blemishes. Rice & corn (soy is still untested) do not cause stomach distress. They do, however, lead to constipation and may induce headache.

[WholeMama623]

Interesting results. I know that grains make me feel terrible!

[petitemortuaire]

Rentroductions Day 5: Clean Eating

 

Did 30DS first thing this morning. Felt a little sluggish--my feet didn't want to go very far when I was doing jumping jacks. 

 

M1: Tilapia (cooked in coconut oil; seasoned w/ Penzeys Trinidad); broccoli (sauteed in olive oil & garlic); POTG hot cereal w/ blueberry compote (i.e., cooked down frozen blueberries)

• Didn't get immediate stomach pangs when I had my hot cereal with the blueberries this morning. I guess preserved fruit is just too sweet. Also, no BM again this morning (not for lack of trying). 

M2: 2 hardboiled eggs; broccoli (sauteed in olive oil & garlic); macadamia nuts

 

M3: salmon (cooked in coconut oil; seasoned w/ Penzeys Trinidad); broccoli (sauteed in olive oil & garlic); onions (sauteed in coconut oil); canned beets

• BM about 2.5 hours post-dinner. Nothing appeared undigested.

Take-home lessons: yep, non-gluten grains cause constipation. This is really just annoying--you all who read this know by now how much I care about regular BMs. I don't plan to reintroduce them into my diet unless it's something I really enjoy like corn on the cob (which is strictly a summer food, and one I don't cook at home), sushi (which I rarely eat, because sushi near me is terrible), or my Tia Didi's rice and beans (which I only get to eat 1-2x/year).

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 6: Clean Eating

Started Level 2 of 30DS today. It was tough, and I had to modify quite a few moves. But that's okay--I'll work up to doing the unmodified versions over the next 9 days.

Here's what I ate:

M1: POTG hot cereal w/ strawberry compote; white fish (cooked in coconut oil; seasoned w/ Penzeys Trinidad); onion (sauteed in coconut oil)

• WOW its crazy how legumes and non-gluten grains affected my BMs. I had one about an hour after breakfast that was pretty epic, and it was so different from the BMs I've been having since starting reintros (amount, quality, etc). Only noticed one piece of undigested corn.

M2: 2 hardboiled eggs; fermented sauerkraut; canned beets; macadamia nuts

 

Snack: baby carrots

• This was free food at my office, which I ate on my 3 PM break. I knew I wouldn't be home til 7:30. I'm glad I ate these because I didn't get to sit down to dinner until 8:50!

M3: white fish (cooked in coconut oil; seasoned w/ Penzeys Trinidad); onion & white asparagus (sauteed in coconut oil); a few almonds

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 7: Dairy

 

Today I've planned to eat Kerrygold unsalted butter, Siggi's coconut yogurt (9g sugar), and Beemster 18 month aged cow's milk cheese (which is apparently lactose free).

 

I'm a little nervous about reintroducing today because I'll be traveling from PA to NY in the afternoon/evening. Fingers crossed that there are no bathroom emergencies! I'll know whether to eat the cheese on the road based on my first two dairy experiences.

 

Here's what I ate, and how it affected me:

 

M1: 3 eggs (cooked in Kerrygold butter); POTG hot cereal w/ blueberry compote; white asparagus; canned beets

• I woke up this morning feeling like I was going to have a BM first thing, but it didn't happen. Immediately after finishing breakfast, I had to go. It was a good, "Whole30-worthy" elimination, but I was left with some vague nausea/stomach discomfort (like the feeling of being too full) and a few headache pangs. The headache quickly dissipated.

M2: 2 hardboiled eggs; beets; macadamia nuts; canned beets; Siggi's coconut yogurt

• Yogurt didn't taste as good as I remembered. And the Siggi's didn't compare at all to Liberte's coconut yogurt, so if I want some, I'd just go for the real deal. Eating it made my throat sore for a while. Also experienced a little stomach discomfort, but not as bad as the morning.

M3: 2 hardboiled eggs; broccoli (cooked in olive oil; seasoned w/ garlic powder and jalapeno powder); macadamia nuts; Beemster Aged cheese

• Ate the cheese in the car, and luckily felt no dire urge to go to the bathroom. However, it did make me sleepy and lethargic! It also gave me gas. Also, I really loved Beemster, and it didn't taste as good as I remembered.

​M4: Butternut squash (cooked in coconut oil with garlic); grapes; tuna in olive oil

• Ate another meal before going out at 10 Pm to meet up with friends. I ate it hurriedly, in a ay that reminded me of a binge. 

Snack: butternut squash (cooked in coconut oil with garlic); grapes

• Ate this right before bed, around 2 AM. Didn't need it. Just fell into old habits.

Take-home lessons: Dairy gives me mild to moderate stomach discomfort, gas, and causes lethargy/sleepiness. Can also cause transient sore throat. Something else I've realized is that all of my poor food habits (snacking, eating hurriedly, eating more than I need) come out at my parents' house, where I learned them. 

[WholeMama623]

Good luck with the cheese. I notice it doesn't affect me immediately but in a day or so I'd be constipated!!! I hope it doesn't happen to you!

[petitemortuaire]

Sorry for the lack of updates! I've been extremely busy since I've been visiting my family and friends on Long Island. So busy, in fact, that I have't had a chance to work out since Thursday. I think I'll just start Level 2 of 30DS over again once I get back on Tuesday. I have been keeping track of what I've been eating and how I've been feeling, so here it all is:

 

Reintroductions Day 8: Clean Eating

 

Had a small, hard BM first thing in the morning. 

 

M1: egg fritatta with asparagus, broccoli, mushroom, and spinach (cooked in coconut oil); ground beef; watermelon; butternut squash (cooked in coconut oil with garlic)

 

M2: Bombay chicken (from Whole Foods); kale, bell pepper; beet; cherry tomato

 

Snack: bell pepper; strawberry; medjool date (it tasted like caramel!)

 

M3: chicken (cooked with tumeric and chili); avocado; broccoli; roasted carrots; grapes; zucchini/brussel sprout/onion hash

 

M4: 2 steak, shrimp, onion, zucchini, eggplant, and bell pepper kabobs

• Ate this around midnight while hanging with friends

Take-home lessons: Not sure if the dairy is influencing this, if its that I've been staying up really late, if it's the increased fruit intake, or if it's the context of being home, but I ate way more food than I usually do in one day. I'm guessing it's a mix of all 4.

 

Reintroductions Day 9: Clean Eating

 

Had a BM first thing, but it was very loose. 

 

M1: Ground beef; 1/2 sweet potato; zucchini/onion/brussel sprout hash; avocado

 

M2: Grilled chicken; grilled romaine heart; grilled asparagus; 1/2 sweet potato; avocado; grilled pineapple

 

Snack: ground beef; roasted carrot; grilled pineapple

 

M3: turkey burger (with egg and zucchini mixed in); lamb; red bell pepper and onion (sauteed in coconut oil); green beans (sauteed in olive oil); spinach (cooked w/ garlic in olive oil); grapes

 

Snack: green apple

 

Take-home lessons: Noticed that I have broken out like a teenager on my nose and chin. Dairy definitely worsens my complexion. And clearly it messes up my BMs. Again, ate more than I usually do (and snacked). Thinking now that it has more to do with increased fruit intake than dairy. I told my mom about the fact that I eat home (and more quickly) and asked if instead of eating family style, we could try making plates and then sitting down to eat. This way I won't be tempted to take seconds. 

 

Reintroductions Day 10: Alcohol

 

Today I'm reintroducing alcohol. I'm visiting my Uncle Jeff and his boyfriend Rafael. We always share a fancy glass of champagne or something equally fabulous on holidays, so I thought this would be a special occasion. 

 

Here's what I ate (and drank) and how it affected me:

 

M1: ground beef and ground turkey (mixed with egg & zucchini); red peppers and onions (roasted in coconut oil); green beans (sauteed in olive oil); 1/2 avocado; small green apple

 

M2: ground beef and ground turkey (mixed with egg & zucchini); green beans (sauteed in olive oil); 1/2 avocado

 

M3: 3 glasses rose; 3 grilled lamb chops; fried plantains (in coconut oil); baby potatoes with shallots; asparagus; brussel sprouts with roasted red pepper; sauteed mushrooms with onion; watermelon; 1 date

• Wow, I missed wine. Even though I was drunk after 1 glass, I had more because it tasted so good (goodbye judgment). Then, after my second glass, my uncle poured me another even though I said no. I ate a little more fruit than I should have, but I didn't cave and eat any of the gorgeous tarts my uncle bought for dessert (he even said he bought "low sugar" options for me). When I got home, I took a leftover lambchop to eat, but put it back, knowing I really wasn't hungry (Hooray! I can show some self control even with alcohol!).

Take-home lessons: No surprise, alcohol skews my judgment a bit, but I'm getting better at controlling my unhelpful impulses. No BM all day. Dairy, what did you do to me?

[WholeMama623]

Dairy is never good for me, and I too break out badly when I have it. Good luck with alcohol today.

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 11: Clean Eating

 

Drove back to PA today from Long Island. Hard (and difficult!) BM in the morning, and gassy all day. Woke up with a minor headache, but really, nothing terrible. 

 

M1: frittata (egg; broccoli; spinach; garlic; ground turkey); avocado; tomato; Frank's hot sauce; cherries; cantaloupe 

 

M2: lamb chops; cucumber; green apple

 

M3: frittata (egg; broccoli; spinach; garlic; ground turkey); bell pepper & onion; Kite Hill almond "cream cheese"; 2 dates; a few cacao nibs; Natural Calm dissolved in water

 

Take-home lessons: No surprise that alcohol dehydrates me. It also makes me feel less bad about loading up on sugar (i.e., fruit), so I'm finding that it affects my judgment even after I'm done drinking.

 

I think I might need a break from fruit. I've had entirely too much since Thursday, and it's taking me down a path I don't want to travel. However, I remember reading somewhere on the Whole30 site or in ISWF that its OK to eat more fruit in the summer, as there's so much in season. But, correspondingly, you'd have very little fruit in the winter. I think one serving a day is OK, but 3 is certainly not. So tomorrow I'll go back to a much smaller fruit intake.

[JaneBerkin]

as a fellow BM-obsessed person (who remembers fondly my grandfather using that term), I've really enjoyed reading this - and not just for the BM talk, it's better than bridget jones' diary! I started in the middle, so i'll have to go back to the beginning to read it all, but i'm so impressed with your ability to keep track of everything, not to mention in such a nice orderly manner, as well as your honesty and thoughtfulness. Thank you for doing this!

[Kmlynne]

just a thought.....  could the gassiness be from the extra fruit?  Sometimes I get gassy/ looser stools when I eat too much (especially the high water fruits - citrus, melon, berries - versus things like bananas).

[petitemortuaire]

as a fellow BM-obsessed person (who remembers fondly my grandfather using that term), I've really enjoyed reading this - and not just for the BM talk, it's better than bridget jones' diary! I started in the middle, so i'll have to go back to the beginning to read it all, but i'm so impressed with your ability to keep track of everything, not to mention in such a nice orderly manner, as well as your honesty and thoughtfulness. Thank you for doing this!

 

Thanks so much for reading!

[petitemortuaire]

just a thought.....  could the gassiness be from the extra fruit?  Sometimes I get gassy/ looser stools when I eat too much (especially the high water fruits - citrus, melon, berries - versus things like bananas).

 

It could be! I figured it could have been a number of different things, so I didn't try to play detective with that one.

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 12: Clean Eating

Reallllly not feeling 30DS today. I am trying to find some motivation to do it tonight. I feel like I fell off the exercise wagon hard and can't catch up. I also woke up with a number of new little whiteheads in my T-zone. No BM after breakfast, despite having Natrual Calm last night and making a serious effort. Weird!

M1: crab roll (nori, crab meat, Kite Hill almond "cream cheese"); sauteed peppers and onions (in coconut oil); macadamia nuts; Tulsi tea

M2: canned tuna in olive oil; sauerkraut; grapes; strawberries

 

Snack: handful of baby carrots; a few macadamia nuts; spoonful of Trader Joe's raw almond butter

• I ate lunch at 12 and knew I'd be eating with my friend Annie at 7, so I had this snack quick at 6 so I didn't die of starvation. I figured it would be appropriate to eat some fat because I knew there would be no fat (besides what's in the meat) in my dinner.

M3: crockpot pot roast, potato, and onion (seasoned with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, basil)

 

Update: I did not find the motivation or time to to 30DS. It's 9:20 now and I *just* finished working. Tomorrow I'm going to go on an evening walk with a coworker, which I'm very excited about! She's the first friend I've made outside of my grad program in town. It's been three years... took long enough. Also just had a BM. It was effortful and I know that I didn't get rid of everything, even though I tried. I'm feeling exhausted by it. 

 

Take-home lessons: Alcohol makes me break out, too. Damn. It also gives me the kind of exhausting BMs that made me want to do a Whole30 in the first place. 

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 13: Gluten-Containing Grains

I am both excited and nervous for this day. I plan on eating an egg everything bagel that I brought back with me from NY (!!!) over the course of two meals, as well as a serving of Dreamfields pasta. I'm thinking I'll buy some basil and make pesto.

 

Update: I couldn't find fresh basil (seriously, so stupid), but I bought Amore's Pesto paste. It's technically compliant, but uses sunflower and olive oils. I'll take it.

 

The weather turned out to be cold and crappy today, so I didn't go walking with my friend. We're going to meet tomorrow night instead. This is yet another day that I have not exercised. My lack of motivation is really starting to bum me out! It's been almost a week without exercise. I want to finish 30DS, but I kind of hate the idea of getting back to it and I want to do something that I like. Maybe I'll just start the Strong Curves program next week. The idea of doing strength training/lifting really appeals to me, and the University gym should be empty, now that the undergrads are gone for the summer. Regardless, I want to move my body in some way tomorrow!

M1: 1/2 egg everything bagel; Kite Hill almond "cream cheese"; smoked salmon; cucumber; tomato

• Had a good BM after breakfast, and really felt fine.

M2: 1/2 egg everything bagel; Kite Hill almond "cream cheese"; smoked salmon; kale (sauteed in coconut oil); 2 dates

• Felt okay until an hour post-lunch. Then I got a mild stomach ache, a headache, and started to feel mentally foggy.

M3: Dreamfields pasta with pesto; D'Artagnan duck leg confit; zucchini (sauteed in coconut oil; seasoned w/ La Boite's Shabazi)

• Headache intensified immediately. 15 minutes after finishing my meal, I experienced a weird tightness above the roof of my mouth/in my sinuses that I remember experiencing this one time after eating Red Lobster. I remember being told that this was a reaction to MSG, but there was no MSG or yeast extract to be found in this meal. Then came gas (from both ends!) and some stomach pain. 

Take-home lessons: Gluten-containing grains cause headache, decrease concentration, and can induce stomach ache and gassiness. Possibly causes weird sinus pressure.

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 14: Clean Eating

 

This morning, I made some crockpot chicken chile verde (http://www.traderjoes.com/recipes/recipe/265) with chicken breasts instead of thighs. I'm excited to eat it! I noticed a new zit on the side of my chin upon waking this morning. Not sure if it's leftover from the alcohol or from the gluten-containing grains. We'll see if anything pops up tomorrow. Definite gluten-reactions I experienced this morning were gas and lower back pain.

 

Here's what I ate:

 

M1: 3 egg frittata with kale and zucchini (cooked in duck fat); GT's Enlightened Super Green Kombucha

• Felt an urge to have a BM about 1.5 hours post-breakfast. I tried for 10 minutes and nothing happened. Same thing happened about 2.5 hours later. The gas is becoming painful. I'm also experiencing pain in the middle of my back and in my neck.

M2: chicken chile verde w/ coconut "sour cream" (coconut cream blended w/ lemon juice & salt); zucchini (sauteed in coconut oil w/ La Boite's Shabazi); mango smoothie (frozen mango & coconut milk)

• FINALLY had a BM after lunch. Phew.

M3: pot roast w/ onion, carrots, and potato; asparagus; almonds

 

Snack: 1 cherry; 1 dried fig; 1 prune; 1/2 fried plantain; a few forkfuls of chile salsa verde

 

Take-home lessons: Gluten-containing grains cause body aches, constipation, and gas. 

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 15: Clean Eating

Woke up to yet another new zit on the side of my chin. Looks like gluten-containing grains break me out, too. I also looked at my sleep stats (thanks Fitbit) and found that for the past two nights, I've been much more restless than usual (15-17x per night!). This morning I went to a bunch of yard sales with my friend Annie this morning and I bought an DP AirCiser stationary exercise bike for $3! I put it in my bedroom. I also got a yoga block, cashmere-lined leather gloves, driving gloves, 2 sweaters, a shirt, a skirt, 6 scarves, a lemon juicer, a tea baller, for an additional $1.25.

M1: Spicy crab roll (nori; crab meat; homemade mayo; sesame oil; cucumber; wasabi (made from S&B Wasabi Powder)); fermented sauerkraut; GT's Enlightened Super Green Kombucha

• No usual post-breakfast BM.

M2: chicken chile verde; spinach, tomato, & cucumber salad; Tessemae's Lemon Garlic dressing (http://www.tessemaes.com/products/lemon-garlic-10oz); 2 dates

M3: chicken chile verde; cashews (roasted in coconut oil & tossed w/ salt, smoked paprika, & garlic powder); baby carrots; small sweet potato; roasted dandelion root tea

• Had a loose BM about an hour and a half after dinner. I'm guessing this is from the Kombucha and fermented sauerkraut I had today. Also, roasted dandelion root tea is DELICIOUS! Definitely a new favorite.

Snack: watermelon

 

Snack 2: 5 baby carrots; Trader Joe's raw almond butter; 3 cashews

 

Take-home lessons: Gluten-containing grains make me break out and decrease sleep quality. Also apparently screws my judgment lowers my inhibitions to have what is basically dessert and then an 11 PM snack.

So as of now, my "official" reintroductions are over. I seem to tolerate non-gluten grains the best (and I enjoyed them the most), but they still cause constipation, which--for a BM-obsessed person like me--is annoying. I don't need dairy, and found that I didn't really care too much for the things I chose to reintroduce. Gluten-containing grains might have been the major cause of all my bathroom problems that I had before ever doing a Whole30. And legumes really cause a lot of stomach discomfort. Each of these food groups came with some serious drawbacks, and I don't miss them enough to add any of them back into my diet in a permanent fashion. At home, I'll stick with eating paleo. When I go out to eat, I'll decide if eating something blatantly noncompliant is worth it (chicken tikka masala, you totally are). And when I have the opportunity to eat something on my "worth it" list and choose to do so, I'll know exactly what to expect.

On Monday I'll be reintroducing compound dairy+sugar foods (frozen custard; Liberte coconut yogurt). I want to eat these foods in the future (they're on my "worth it" list), but I'd like to see how they affect me in a controlled way.

[petitemortuaire]

Reintroductions Day 16: Off-Roading

 

Today I made my first paleo treat: coconut bark! (Recipe: http://kaseyskitchentv.blogspot.com/2013/01/coconut-bark.html?m=1).I made a half batch of this.

 

M1: chicken chile verde w/ coconut "sour cream"; baby carrots; cucumber; mango/raspberry/coconut milk smoothie

 

M2: tuna salad (tuna; avocado; onion; Tajin; jalapeno powder); fermented sauerkraut; 2 cashews; roasted dandelion root tea; 1 piece coconut bark (and a few licks of chocolate during the assembly process)

• Immediate stomach pangs upon eating the coconut bark. Looks like my stomach doesn't like sugar too much. I guess I'll be sharing it with friends.

M3: Thai green curry (chicken, carrot, broccoli, eggplant, bamboo shoots, peas) over white rice; 3 glasses white wine; whiskey neat. 

• Went on a date and we went for Thai food. From my reintros, I knew I'd experience some constipation the next day and probably get a few zits, but it was well worth it.

[WholeMama623]

You are learning a lot from your reintro!

 

Good for you for taking it slow and figuring all this out!

[petitemortuaire]

It's been a few days! Here's what I ate the past few days, how it affected me, and some thoughts:

 

Reintroductions Day 17: SUGAR

 

I cut up the coconut bark and packaged almost all of it for my friend Annie. Today's plan was to really see the effects of a day full of sugar.

 

M1: 1 egg w/ bacon (noncompliant), fresh chive, and spinach; leftover Thai curry w/ rice

• Felt fine.

M2: chicken chile verde w/ coconut "sour cream"; baby carrots; white raspberry truffle custard and peanut butter oreo swirl frozen custard from The Meadows; small piece of coconut bark; watermelon

• Felt so uncomfortably full/sick/sleepy after eating that I actually napped. After about 3 bites of the frozen custard I was over it, but I finished it anyway. This was half "I don't want to stop" and half "I paid for this , so I should eat it." Next time this happens, I WILL STOP EATING when I'm no longer enjoying the treat. Had a BM some time after lunch. Felt an urge to go again a bit later but was too constipated for anything to happen.

M3: grilled chicken; roasted cauliflower; grilled portobello mushroom; cherries; sweet potato; 1/2 avocado; rest of the coconut bark that I saved for myself.

• Again, felt pretty sick after eating. With the coconut bark I was using the kind of bullshit logic my brain likes to use when it's making (sugar-induced) poor decisions: "I should eat the rest of this so its no longer in the house." 

 

Life After Whole100 (LAW100): Day 1

 

Slept like absolute garbage (22x restless!), and felt nauseous all day, especially after eating. Basically, I don't want to eat sugar apart from what exists naturally in fruit/food for a while. It's just not worth it. No BM all day. Honestly, it didn't feel difficult to stay on track because I noticed how terrible I felt from eating how I used to. 

 

M1: tuna salad (tuna; 1/2 avocado; onion; green pepper; Tajin; jalapeno powder) in a green pepper

 

M2: chicken chile verde; sweet potato; 1/2 avocado

 

M3: last bit of chicken chile verde; 1 Aidell's chicken apple sausage; sauteed spinach, onion, and bell pepper (in olive oil); homemade mayo; apple sauce with cacao powder, cacao nibs, and cinnamon