Reminder to self

[Herta]

I am now around three weeks past my first Whole30. I have stayed mostly compliant, with an anniversary dinner as my main 'sin' (very much enjoyed, but I had to pay with more painful hands for a few days). A bit of rice occasionally is no problem for me I have found. To remind myself to stay on track, I have the following in my notes on my iPhone:

I SHOULD GO BACK TO EATING WHAT "EVERYBODY" EATS IF I WANT TO ENJOY:

 

- not being able to fall asleep for 30-60 minutes till my knees 'settle down'

 

- having sore feet from pressure in bed

 

- not being able to walk longer distances because the top of my right foot hurts (result of old injury)

 

- hardly being able to wear my nice sandals on my right foot

 

- hardly being able to cut my toe nails

 

- not pressing anything with my arthritic right index finger

 

- using chopsticks with constant pain

 

- having pain in the thumb joint when I grip something with my right hand

 

- keeping the bedroom windows tightly closed during ragweed season

 

- not being able to sit outside in the evening during ragweed season

 

- fitting again into my 2X or 3X clothes

 

- having little energy on most days

 

- having a decidedly unhappy colon

 

IF I THEN ALSO START GOING TO BED LATE AGAIN, ALL WILL BE LIKE IT WAS BEFORE. OH, HAPPINESS!!! :-(

[CarolineatMyCasaCaoba]

Keep it up!  So the whole 30 helped with your seasonal allergies?!  

[Herta]

Yes, slept with my window open the whole ragweed season. I could never have done that normally. I can also have fragrant blooms in the room now. That used to be a sure way to get a wheezy chest. I have kept to the W30 mostly since the beginning of August. I have not done any formal re-introductions, but I can occasionally eat rice with a meal. I think my main issue is gluten, but I don't need the other stuff, I just sin a bit on special occasions.

[CarolineatMyCasaCaoba]

Isn't it amazing what nutrition can do?  I hope our doctors start studying this stuff at some point.