(m)eat to live Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 It's day 31! I have to say, this has been such an interesting process. I learned so much about food and I'm already planning another Whole30 for January Good things that happened in the last 30 days: * I lost 10 lbs. - without additional exercise, counting calories, feeling hungry, or thinking about it much at all, really. * I tried a lot of new foods and found some delicious new favorite recipes! * I got organized! It was sort of a necessity to stay on track, but I love my new meal plan calendar so much, I'm sticking with it! This will save me SO much time! * I got to know some of my local farmers at the farmers' market! It's nice to meet the people who grow/raise my food and I feel good about contributing to my local economy in such an important way. * I feel a LOT better! Between my thyroid and teething child, fatigue is just part of my life, but I have twice as much energy as I did before, even though I'm still not getting enough sleep. (Trying my best to improve this!) Reasons to stick with this new lifestyle: * I still have weird aches and pains in my muscles with no apparent cause. I'm hoping this changes someday in the future. * I only lost 10 lbs. For some reason, I really expected more, based on the way my clothes are hanging off of me. I know I shouldn't be upset about this! I'm working on it. * I still have gas and bloating sometimes. I haven't been able to trace the cause. * My breastfed child has all but stopped spitting up! Perhaps something I was eating before was upsetting her stomach. * One of my first thoughts this morning was, "I could have a chocolate bar if I wanted..." Yikes. So, all in all, I loved the Whole30, I will definitely be doing it again, and I intend to stick to a lot of the changes I've made! I'll be doing a reintroduction of some foods to see how I feel, but I've also realized there are some that I don't miss at all. (Like rice. I don't think I ever need to eat rice again. Plus, hello arsenic? Ew.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDogTuff Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Congrats for making it and all that you learned! That is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Lee Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Congratulations! 10lbs in a month is A LOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennrider Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 That's awesome! I finished two weeks ago and still remain mostly compliant. Chocolate is my downfall! I am buying better chocolate and a small amount does it for me. I have lost the cravings for a lot of foods I thought I would miss. Still no soy, dairy or grains. I tried some gluten free bread stuff and it didn't sit we'll with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (m)eat! I've been waiting to see this post - what a wonderful wrap up! I love that you see the things that aren't quite where you want them to be as reasons to keep going instead of failures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbeck13 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 My daughter used to spit up constantly when she was first born (and breastfeeding) - I cut dairy out and VOILA. Spitting up stopped. Just a thought - dairy might be the trigger. Congrats on completing the challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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