khillmiller Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I started my Whole 30 in earnest after a few weeks of planning on May 16 this year. I made it to Day 20...or so I thought. It was a great experience, wasn't hungry, picked up some great recipes, energy levels waxing strong, then suddenly hit a wall. Just really didn't feel good. Then I had this conversation with a moderator. Things I learned then and a few a-ha's I had afterwards: (1)yes, the small amount of soy in the brine my husband used on the smoked chicken for Memorial Day DOES count. She didn't say I HAD to start over, but the article she had me read, strongly suggested it. (2) the cough drops I pop in the middle of the night...Ricola All Natural...well the first ingredient is ...you guessed it...SUGAR!! (3) my beloved Vietnamese chili garlic sauce that adds such a kick to my scrambled eggs..."sodium bisulfate used as a preservative." Who knows how much I ate of that before discovering that. (4) and while we are at it, there MAY have been a 1/2 teaspoon of unclarified butter on the poached salmon I had at a cookout in week 2. OK....so I skipped the donuts and the cupcakes that accosted me at work, but I wasn't working the plan to the fullest so I made the tough decision to start over this MOnday with a new day 1 Day 1 Take 2: (1) at the end of a stressful day at work, I realize that the Gaviscon that I have been popping periodically all afternoon are actually compressed sugar and some other stuff. Take away: carry Tagamet with me for indigestion Day 1 Take 3: Didn't have time to make lunch for work. Ate in the hospital cafeteria. The roasted chicken, the balsalmic spinach, and some other veggie, I forget now...it all looked pretty good, but as I ate it, pretty sure I tasted butter. Just not sure. Take away: PACK your own lunch..know what you are eating! Will start Day 1 for the FOURTH TIME, tomorrow. The good thing is I never felt the need to go back to junk food just because of the inadvertent slip up. I'm thinking as I've been pretty disciplined, maybe the REAL plan will flow a bit easier! Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZKatie Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Good luck to you!!! Sounds like you are determined to make this work, or at least keep trying until you do. Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I respect your resolve to do this right - you're making a 30day committment to yourself so you might as well get as much as you can from it - good on you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khillmiller Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 AWWW...thanks AZKatie and jmcbn! I really needed that! I'm tying to look at those first 20 "7/8's 30" days as a practice run. I DO want to get this right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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