Starting today

[LAS3024]

Hello, I am a 34 year old mother to two- an 8 year old and a 1.5 year old.  I'm still nursing and the extreme nursing hunger combined with feeling overwhelmed/stressed/etc of having a toddler in addition to other life stressors can really trigger me to eat and eat.  I have followed a paleo diet in the past and have gotten a little too extreme/orthorexic but I'm thinking I can have a more balanced approach now.  I am excited about focusing on bigger more balanced meals (less snacks) and dealing with my strong emotions without food.  

[ingleshteechur]

Hello!  Feel free to join our January Whole 30 FB group.  We have some new moms and moms with small children in the group as well! Here is the link for an add if you're interested!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1646998128905449/

[MuseumGirl]

Hi, LAS3024! I'm starting today too! I wish you the best of luck in finding a balance, sounds like you are prepared with a plan. We've got this!

 

I'm 30, no kids, but I'm a distance runner who has had to eat quite a bit to maintain my performance... and then I got injured. My appetite hasn't gone down at all in my absence of running, so I packed on a few pounds and discovered I have a bit of an emotional attachment to food (and eating lots of it)!  I also have a lot of stomach issues I'm trying to figure out -- hope this helps me evaluate what I can and can't eat a bit more, and gives me more info to share with my dr. I hope this helps us both!

 

I know we aren't even that far into day one, so I can't talk at all, but I have so much more energy than I usually do at this point in the day. This is going to be a very productive afternoon at work!

[mrskateduvall]

Hello- today is my day one.  I have been battling a cold for a couple of days, and generally feel like crud, but today is the day I picked.  I took my picture and weighed myself on the work scale.  No looking back now.