MeGA"gardener" Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 This is a continuation of my life after a Whole 30. The invaluable information here on the forum is amazing. There's so much for so many people to see and share. At the end of July I completed a Whole 30. Let me tell you it took me a few tries but the third time's a charm, so they say. This is the prime of my life. I just came closer to seeing Senior years really soon. I'll give it my all. That's the thing to do. Waaaay back when I approached 40 I took the bull by the horns and lost a bunch of weight working super hard. The physical toll would not be felt until now. I've never given up on myself although others have. This is the way out of the multitude of sins I've created. I'm a work in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 This another way we can contribute along with the interesting knowledgeable people of Whole 30 who can also share what they've experienced Or would like to conquer: http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/30526-senior-optimist-prime/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 This is how I started my Saturday. Awoke little later than usual around 7 ish. Made breakfast for the guys and myself. 3 eggs with too much bacon in bacon grease, sweet potato wedges and fresh fruit. 24oz. Water with lemon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Finished lunch now. It was okay. The last of my homemade mayo is done. I had 2 hard boiled eggs with a can of wild caught tuna, chopped lettuce, cukes, yellow cherry tomatoes, my mayo. 16 oz glass water with lemon. I'm a bit short on the water today. By this time I usually have had 75% water intake. I'll work on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 I'm planning to make pork loin for supper. I'll think about it. I use my head. It's for creating many recipes. I have the books yet when you cook as much as I do your recipies are made up on your own head. Been cooking 5 decades. My sister used to say "she doesn't use recipies pfff" lol. Somebody had to create them! I only use baking recipes for special things. I don't need recipies just ideas. I'm a firm believer that your food should taste good TO YOU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 I feel pretty good today. My energy level is even mostly because of W30 eating. I'm sleeping through the night. NSV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Dinner will be grilled pork loin (S&P, garlic, ginger, sesame oil) with oven roasted split potatoes in butter, sautéed red cabbage with fennel and onion, applesauce--homemade, garden tomatoes cuke sticks red onion with oil and vinegar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 After dinner we're cleaning up and enjoying some time together. Hope you have a great night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Good morning to all. The day is cloudy and warm as the rest of the week might be. Slept very late this morning. My back hurts. It'll feel better soon I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 My husband and I just returned from Church. It feels good to pray for all our intentions including those who are on our minds and we're not necessarily on theirs lol. We are faithful. This morning I felt something different. I'm wondering if this could be an extinction burst. http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/20636-nervous-about-not-feeling-any-cravings/?fromsearch=1 Nevertheless it's okay. I have plenty of energy. I just finished putting together a tomato sauce with chicken thighs. I don't post in Recipies or Cooking anymore. There's enough to go around for sure. I find since I've been cooking all these years, most people aren't interested in our traditional dishes. I'm forgetting that they weren't even born then or grew up with different eating styles lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Dairy Reintroduction: Breakfast was eaten around 8 am this morning. It consisted of a 4 egg/fresh tomato/sliced crispy pork/ regular butter dish. I've decided to have a coffee along with heavy cream. Just one for a proper dairy reintroduction (cream). I felt rumbly in my tum. I will try later again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 There’s a science-y term for what you’re experiencing: extinction burst. Any time you quit something cold-turkey, your brain will make a last-ditch effort to return you to your habit. Once you become accustomed to a reward (like sugar), your brain gets really, really mad when you can’t have it, and tends to throw a temper-tantrum as a final, desperate attempt to get rewarded again. - See more at: http://whole30.com/2013/07/dear-melissa-cooking-for-two-and-day-ten-tantrums/#sthash.Dr4GNULQ.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 I've realized that the veggies supplies are running low. All I've left is lettuces. I may make a large one with chicken olives tomatoes etc. Tomorrow will be a grocery day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Late lunch: large salad with romaine lettuce, cherry and heirloom tomatoes, black olives, mandarin oranges, roasted beets, carrots, cukes, olive oil and vinegar with a few walnuts. 3 small chicken thighs. It was satisfying enough. I'll try something with cream later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Things don't always work the way we intended. People react in different situations uniquely. Just a mere word will change the context of the intention, a compliment. Today it seems this society has become so jaded jumpy jack-in-the-boxes we tend to hold on to our words carefully. I like the old days when no one took offense. They can't hear see or feel your voice inflections in text. Most hold no literary degrees. I've read so many giving advice even on a personal level. Yet I'm being told stay out ..you don't know what you are saying. Real Friends don't publicly humiliate each other. Especially since they don't have the story straight. So if you let them into your world they tell all. Sad. Sad. Bewildered. I've forgotten what they didn't learn yet lol. My goodness gracious let's be kind, loving smart poster children. I've been told "I love your work" from persons on the other side of the world. What's happening to our society? People thrive on power, control, criticisms, jealously, envy. I don't know that world. I don't live like that. I find the good in each individual and try to bring it out. Praise is contagious. Sure I've had my share of the heartache. I'm the outsider trying to show that there's another way to live. They treat their dogs better. Forgive and forget about it. I move on easily. It's second nature to me. I practice what I preach. I have a loving family life. Good old friends too. I'm blessed. I know this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 My current schedule for a Reintroduction is: Skipping most legumes Today: dairy cows cream, butter, mozzarella, Yogurt 8/30: gluten such as artisan bread, egg pasta, Oats*, farro 9/6: non-gluten grains such as rice 9/9: quinoa 9/11: polenta 9/14: peas 9/17: peanut butter Reintro completed *http://www.drperlmutter.com/eat/list-of-gluten-free-foods/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 DEAR MELISSA: WEIGHT LOSS STALLS IN LIFE AFTER YOUR WHOLE30 9 March, 2015 Welcome to Dear Melissa, where we answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new healthy habits, and figuring out how to make this lifestyle work in the real world. Today, we’re talking about dealing with a weight loss stall post-Whole30. - See more at: http://whole30.com/2015/03/dear-melissa-change/#sthash.TpCNjC1N.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Supper tonight is leftover pork loin, potato, garden heirloom tomatoes, red cabbage sautéed. Edit: add 11:45 pm sliced mozzarella, 2slices ham D&W. This completes my dairy reintro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 As I approached 25 years of age I thought it was the worst thing. A quarter of a century. Looking back I don't know why. I was fit trim 118 lbs. happy healthy no diets ever. I didn't know how. I ate like a bottomless pit. My dad said it would catch up with me someday......Worked three jobs and socialized. I survived on broiled steak salad and potato at dinner time. I ate chicken and tuna salad on rye for lunch. Breakfast was always scrambled eggs with American cheese. I never ate fruit, nuts, junk food. Sunday was always macaroni with meat, tomato sauce. One meal usually. I rarely ate salad. The This is pretty much what I plan to eat again. With the exception of course of 3 meals, addition of fats veggies some fruit and a variety of Protien. I'll only add artisan bread occasionally along with sweets on special occasions. I don't have a sugar dragon it's rather salty. I know now the reason I gained weight in my 30s was coffee addiction, the addition of junk food along with massive stress in my mid 30s. Fast forward 10 yrs. lost 70 lbs. kept it off for 3 years by 50 I slowly gained back 20 lbs.... now 8 years later it's way more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/womens-health/in-depth/menopause-weight-gain/art-20046058 This is precisely why we need this W30 way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 Gandhi: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Be the friend you want to have https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201002/what-makes-true-friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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