March 20, 2017 Start Date

[BeckJack]

I'm nervous.  I'm scared.

[thsp17]

I'm starting Monday too.  My friend did Whole30 in January and she has totally inspired me.  She stuck with it the whole time and loved it.  Says she's feeling wayyy better plus she lost 8 pounds.  I say...be nervous, be scared and do it anyway!

[Cindyh777_1]

I right here with you.  Started today. Feel extremely tired, ate too many raw almonds because I have this anxious habit of eating crunchy food.  So Day 1 down and I feel like crap.  I assume this is pretty normal since it is mostly my brain saying -this is NOT fun and you will NEVER make it.  So I remind myself that I am on the last size of clothing I am willing to buy/ wear and I try to distract myself from thoughts of Diet Coke, power crunch protein bars and the quiche my daughter made for the rest of the family..  hopefully these "good times" will work for me.

[shayolaine]

My husband and I started Whole30 today. We both have let our diets slowly slip into the Standard American Diet (with a gourmet twist) over the past five years, and we are ready to make a radical change. He's a little skeptical, so we're praying for both of us to have good results. Day 1 was done without any problems, and it was a good day!

[Frenche10]

I started yesterday as well.  Taking on new habits is tough.  Cravings haven't been too bad so far, but because I have gone to decaf tea I was super tired at the end of the day yesterday.  So I went to bed early and managed to oversleep this morning.  Good luck on Day 2 everyone!

[rachelmaria33]

This is my second round of whole 30.  I completed one two summers ago including the reintroduction phase.  (I have also started a few others that I didn't finish - not this time!)  I have kept some of the adjustments I initially made, but poor choices have slowly crept back in to a point where I need to get a fresh start.  Also I just discovered that there is now a second book and I'm re-reading the first and excited to see what other advice and encouragement there is for the "after" !!

Day 1 was good.  It was my hubby's birthday and they all had strawberry shortcake, but because I established before hand my "why I am doing this" it wasn't a matter of being strong enough, or awesome enough, it was just a matter of reminding myself of my goals.  Any of you who haven't read the book I highly encourage it! 

Chapter one, second sentence (after a testimonial)  "The food you eat either makes you more healthy or less healthy.  Those are your options."  Seriously.  pause and reflect on that!  It's true, and it's profound and simple all at the same time.

What is your why?  Having a "why I am doing this" handy will be a game changer folks, cause it IS going to get hard, it IS going to get rough.  It IS going to change your life - and that is beautiful!

Also, new discovery  "sheet pan chicken fajitas"  So simple, so easy, so perfect!  Recipes all over pinterest and probably a million other places.  I used a recipe for sheet pan shrimp fajitas, but decided at the last minute to swap to chicken.  Basically, chicken cut into fajita strips sprinkled with approved spices blended before hand.  Then 4 multi-colored peppers sliced thin and one red onion sliced thin -also sprinkled with the seasoning blend.  Baked at 450 for 8 minutes and then broiled for 6.  Recipe said 2, but I felt like some of the chicken needed just a touch more.  I served mine on a salad with a touch of extra virgin olive oil.  So delicious.  Packed the left overs for work today.  Family had theirs in tortillas.  Everyone was happy!  Will definitely make again.