I amazingly somehow did it when I thought I couldn't

[Marianneb]

I am so shocked it's been 30 days and I am so amazed because I have never been so in control of food choices or having the determination to finish anything.  I had a lot of support from my older brother, who sent me daily poems to motivate me and my sister who bought me the whole 30 book back in May.  I read "it starts with food" so that I had a better understanding of what the bad food does to your body.  i think that really helped me to see the "junk" as poison and support not wanting it.  The book was great with all the recipes and I found it was the little things like making the mayonnaise and I used that to make dressing and also making Ketchup that helped me from getting bored with food.  I now have such a love of fruit, much better than icecream one of my favorites is frozen grapes after dinner, just like icecream only better.  I feel so free.  I am much more outspoken at restaurants about my needs or what I don't want, before I would just cave in and think well they brought it this way I might as well eat it.  Not anymore!  this is life changing and I have been able to convince my hairdresser to buy the book and get started.  She had not seen me since Day 3 when I was just beginning I saw her around day 25 and she could not believe the changes in me physically.  OH and I am no longer addicted to my scale.  i find it far more satisfying to try on a top that might be tight and see how it fits after a week or so.  I am fitting into clothes I have not worn since the 90's.  Now all I have to do is wait for them to be in style again:)  My health is amazing, not so many sleeping aids, my tendinitis is gone, sinuses better, and inflammation is really totally gone.  I was inflammed in places I didn't know you could have inflammation.  I highly recommend committing to the 30 days.  It gets much easier by week 2 and then its just something you do.  I did gradually ease into it by  eliminating sugar this summer, then gluten a few weeks later, then dairy a few weeks after that and finally the gluten free products (which was so easy to do for me again...amazing).  The hardest thing was my bowl of oatmeal and blueberries, but I did it and took the plunge, oh and getting on the scale every day and recording my weight like the past 6 years.  I eased into that by experimenting and trying to go a week, which I did before I started.  I did not want to have to start over and here I am at the end of 30 days and I am still amazed and very proud of myself for following through....I know anyone who truly wants better health can take the plunge.  I have a plan for reintroduction but am a little nervous but have found all I want is a bowl of oatmeal so we will see how that goes.  I never put sugar on it only cinammon and blueberries so I hope it agrees with me......thanks for listening:)

[Shawie]

Congratulations!!! Now that I'm technically no longer doing the Whole30 I find myself still eating completely Whole30 compliant at least for breakfast. I used to eat oatmeal every morning before the Whole30 but I have yet to reintroduce it. If you don't miss something don't reintroduce it. In your case though you are do so go for it girl!

[Mistyfire]

Way to go! I can hear how proud you are as well you should be. The reintro phase can be a little scarey. Just be thoughtful and aware and you can do great!