Socallady Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Good morning ! Sometime in mid April, my dear husband came home and declared he was doing the Whole30 in May. That was my queue to do research and figure it out. I read all the rules and giggled that my husband had no idea what a Whole30 really entailed. The only issue I had was giving up my wine. I thought that if I couldn't give wine up for 30 days, that was indicative of a different problem, so up go the big girl panties and a start date is selected. My husband and I started our Whole30 on May 4th. I do all the shopping, prepping, label reading and cooking. My husband would have quit if he had to try and manage the program while working. Lessons learned: 1. I should have measured myself prior to starting , but major self esteem issues prevented it. We did weigh before/after and I lost 7 pounds and my husband lost 9. 2. Clothes fit better 3. No more puffy face. 4. Feel more at peace ( our only child died a year and a half ago and the grief has been overwhelming. he was only 24). I am more in tune with my feelings and am more stable. 5. Still hate sweet potatoes (unless they are fried drizzled with honey). So perhaps it's not the sweet potato I like. 6. It was not hard. See number 4, that was hard. 7. I realized that everything I put in my mouth is my choice. No one makes me eat/drink anything. I am grateful that my husband declared he wanted to do a Whole30. Thank you to the wonderful moderators who provide great inspiration and support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Thank you for sharing - I am glad you've made some discoveries about yourself, and I'm glad that you've found a little more peace.... Congrats on your success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrots&Blueberries Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Thank you for writing that up, and congratulations! (and mostly: so, so sorry for your loss... hugs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Marie Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thank you for sharing ! Sending cyber hugs - I can't even imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgymama Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thank you so much for sharing! Sending hugs. You are so right, this is NOT hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Hugs to you! Congrats and thanks for sharing too I'm sorry for your tragic loss Peace always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth49 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Congratulations!!!! It sounds as though we have similar husbands the biggest difference in that regard, what that by week 2, husband was sharing everything. I too, didn't weigh or measure myself but by day 30, I'd dropped 2 pant sizes and my face looked more well rested, whether I was or not. Are you continuing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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