Laurathegoth Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 So at the end of December I was in a sad place (pun intended). Plenty overweight, binge eating on sweet things, salty things-ok all the things. Sleep totally messed up, if I got 6 hours with under 20 times restless that was a good night. Plantar fasciitis in right heel, agony at the end of some days. Eczema on my scalp, itchy and unsightly. Frequent cold sores and terrible skin. I sound like I'm exaggerating but the truth is this was my "normal" and I didn't see a whole 30 changing much of that. I decided to commit to it though, be open minded and hope that at least I might feel healthier and have more energy. I read, prepped and focused on the rules and stuck to them. Not going to lie-headaches on day 4 and 5 were killer (bye bye sugar!). Food prep felt exhausting by day 20, but I just ate really simple things for a couple of days until I got my mojo back. But what you want to hear is how it all ended right? So day 31. I did jump on the scales first thing in the morning I'll be honest. 10 lbs down-happy with that! But more importantly (can't quite believe I'm typing this as I have a lot more weight to lose!), I am sleeping a solid 8 hours a night (with literally only a few odd minutes of restlessness), my eczema has gone completely (for the first time in 10 years), my skin is great (got very dry in the first 10-15 days but has settled down now). I have no sugar cravings!! My plantar fasciitis has gone (doctor said only losing a significant amount of weight would help with that!). I reintroduced legumes with no ill effects, didn't bother with non gluten grains, dairy also ok. Gluten however... 2 days later my scalp started itching. I'm currently eating paleo but planning another round next week, I can't imagine going back to eating processed junk again but I know I need to be mindful as its early days still. I think committing to a few w30's a year might be the way forward for me but I'll see how I feel after the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giometry Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Sounds amazing, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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