Jerry Koch Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 My son, his best friend and I made a pact to start Whole 30 on July 13th while taking a cross country trip through the Great Northwest.. It was my son's 3rd "tour" and our first. My wife has been sick recently, so I had been doing a lot of the cooking, so she was coming along for the ride. My early feelings were: (1) excitement, because it was time to start being accountable to what I was putting into my body; (2) anxiety, because I wasn't sure that I could pull this off; (3) curiosity, I had never spent too much time reading food labels or concentrated on how much sugar and preservatives were jammed into our foods; and (4) teamwork, because we took an oath that if anyone cheated, the other two had to fast a day (that never happened because none of us cheated). We had a secret weapon in our commitment because my son's friend's brother, Brian, who we all loved, was dying of cancer and we committed as a prayer offering. Every time that we may have been tempted to cheat or compromise, we would laugh at ourselves - following Whole 30 was a snap compared to the pain and challenges that Brian and his lovely family were experiencing. We kept Brian posted and he actually got a kick out of the fact that we were not drinking, eating junk and "punishing" ourselves because of his tough journey. So we ended this last Tuesday. I was floored when I stepped onto the scale on Wednesday and saw that I had dropped 18 pounds! My fit son had shed 10 and his buddy dropped 22 big ones. That was great, but more importantly feeling so much better, clothes fitting a lot better and our little band of brothers coming out on the other side of Whole 30 was a fountain of joy. We we have committed to a next step, Whole 30-30 - another session of Whole 30 with a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise each day. My daughter has jumped onto our jolly bandwagon for her 2nd session of Whole 30. Her enthusiastic type A personality is adding a whole new level of accountability, sharing menus and enthusiasm. Oh, and my wife, too, is feeling much better, thank you very much. Now we have two new feelings - confidence and annoying missionary zeal! Thanks Whole 30 for your generous and supportive website, support and delivering an elevated joy to our life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted August 14, 2015 Moderators Share Posted August 14, 2015 Great job! I'm moving this to the Success Stories section of the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaraSW Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I have been reading many past and present Success Stories as motivation for me to get through these 30 days. This is one of my favorites, by far. I love your camaraderie. And the reminder that, compared to what others may be suffering, THIS IS NOT HARD. So many blessings to you, Kara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrots&Blueberries Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Congratulations on your success! Making it a family adventure, and with such a good cause.... what a beautiful story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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