goddesslynne Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I definitely need a log for my next go-around with Whole 30. I also know that I will need way more than 30 days. The day after Thanksgiving, I started a Whole 30, but only made it 27 days. It was not too hard, but I didn't challenge myself with creating variety, and I didn't create any movement/exercise opportunities. My sleep definitely improved, but I think that may have also had something to do with my bioidentical hrt, as much as with my food choices. On what would have been Day 28, I attended Mr. Goddess' office holiday lunch and basically fell hard off the wagon! No worries, I already knew I'd be relaxing my guidelines and starting again 1/1/13. I had dinner with some friends last night, and wow, it really hit me hard in the gut!! Veggie lasagne (just a tiny bit) rolls (what?) and pumpkin cake. What in the world was I thinking? I felt awful all night, and first thing this morning ate chicken and avocado...what a relief! Feeling fine now! I've been virtually grain-free for quite a while, and this was an avalanche of horrible, refined grains! My vegetarian hubby says this is how he feels if some meat somehow sneaks it's way into his food!! I also noticed a few nights ago that cheese does me no favors. I went into the Whole 30 knowing that I would be giving up a fairly significant part of my daily eating, since I had cheese almost every day. Well, it wasn't as hard as I thought, since I didn't restrict myself too much on nuts and avocado. So, a few nights ago I ate a few ounces of cheese, and I immediately noticed a vague, fairly mild stomach upset. In the name of research (LOL!) I repeated the experiment a couple of nights later - same thing! So now I'm clear and confident that cheese will not be reintroduced into my diet. If you had asked me a month ago, would have said that of course I would have cheese again!! Well, I'm much more at-ease with my decision to eliminate it, and I don't think I'll agonize. Unfortunately, sugar doesn't cause me that kind of distress. I wish it did! Seems that sugar and chocolate only cause me a little bit of rapid heart rate for a while. I did fine w/out sugar on my Whole 27, and I'm confident that I will be able to keep it out of my life as long as I want. I don't know about forever. I don't have much of a sugar dragon, so maybe someday I'll be one of those that can indulge a couple of times a year without trouble. My big blow-out will be New Year's Eve with hubby. It's been our tradition for many years to have Indian Food at our favorite restaurant on NYE. I don't eat the Naan or rice, but the dishes are so rich, with plenty of dairy and probably some less-desirable oils, but I'm planning on stocking my fridge in advance and hitting the ground running on 1/1/13. A little more about me: I'm an esthetician and massage therapist in Los Angeles. My professional persona is "The Hands of the Goddess", so my blog title is a play on that. I participate as goddesslynne on a number of boards, and I know a couple of you from other places. Mr. Goddess and I have been married 6 1/2 years, and we have 2 cats. I also have 2 lovely grown step-daughters. I appreciate this forum so much, and all of you!! I look forward to sharing and growing over the weeks and months to come!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Countdown to Whole30+: yesterday included a bunch of chocolates at the movies (along with some raw almonds - both snuck in my purse) and then dinner of roasted brussel's sprouts and pot roast. This morning, coffee (with some hwc) and left over beef and avocado. Tummy none too happy this morning, most likely due to the sweets yesterday. I will continue to beat myself in the head as I approach 1/1/13!! LOL!! Oh, maybe I'm still suffering from Christmas Eve dinner!! Hard to tell, but I look forward to getting all THAT our of my system! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Yesterday was much better! Not yet back to Whole30, but feeling better. Breakfast mentioned above was meat and avo. Had a spinach salad from TJ's, some sweet potatoes and some cheese, in addition to wine. 85% chocolate and some almond butter. I'm just looking at this as getting it out of my system. I hope no one reading is bothered by my reporting, I just feel that it is important to document what I'm doing and the effects/symptoms/results. I really think I need to be very conscious of portions starting 1/1. I know Whole30 isn't about restriction or portion control, per se, but my plan is to start with the smaller recommendation (1 palm of protein, 1 thumb of fat, the rest veg) and eat slowly, make sure I am really hungry before I eat anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Lynne, I think starting on the low end is a fine idea. It's what I did at first. At this point, I know when to re-direct my course to smaller or larger portions. Just promise to eat larger portions if you get hungry too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberrantatavia Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Congrats on getting back in the saddle:) You mentioned part of the challenge last time was that you didn't create any opportunities for movement and exercise. Do you plan to change that this time? I'm starting a whole 100 next week and one of the things I absolutely need to do is make exercise and movement a priority. I'd like to go back to yoga and add some lifting as well. Right now I try to use my spinning bike as often as possible, usually 4 week days. I work long hours and I have adog I'm responsible for, so walking her takes priority over yoga more often than not. But I'm determined to get better about moving my body! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Sometimes I have to hit myself over the head with a sledge hammer to get stuff. Take sugar, for example. I know it's not healthy, I know I have a bit of a sugar dragon. Soooooo, why do I eat the stuff (in any form)? No need to go into details, lest I gross anyone out, but I ate enough of the stuff to make my heart pound! I lay on the couch wondering what, exactly, was going on in my body. Was this the feeling of insulin rushing to every cell? Was my body trying desperately to burn it off? It's over, it's gone, never to be purchased again. No, this wasn't the first time, but it was definitely the last. I can't put my body through that again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 I bought kale yesterday!! And some squash!! Tomorrow is the big day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Day 1, and I've decided it will be a Whole100!! Very excited to make this all about ME!! I'm so fortunate to have a supportive husband. Although he's about as far from WholeAnything as you can get...vegetarian/carbitarian/eats soy...I'm working on sneaking some veggies in there somehow! I'm starting my morning with coffee+coconut milk (can) and I'm looking at some eggs/veggie/avocado for brekkie. I'm going to bake up a few sweet potatoes and boil some eggs for the coming week, and organize my fridge. My problem last month was that I got into a food rut, so I am committed to purchasing a different veggie each shopping trip, in addition to my regulars. This trip it was kale and squash. I'm also going to be utilizing my crock pot! I weighed myself this morning, and then put the scale away. I think I'll weigh every 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberrantatavia Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Yeah! Good for you:) what did you do with the kale? I have some in my crockpot today that is supposed to steam down with a little olive oil in it. I've never done it that way so we will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Good for you! Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Yeah! Good for you:) what did you do with the kale? I have some in my crockpot today that is supposed to steam down with a little olive oil in it. I've never done it that way so we will see. Nothing yet, I thought I'd saute in co tonight and then a squeeze of lemon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Tonight's dinner was beef roast, kale sauteed in olive oil, sweet potato and 1/2 avocado. Not full at all. Not even a little bit. I could eat another plate of food just like the one I just had. THIS is my problem, I have a big appetite and I'm trying to re-train myself. I know that big eating makes me big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Well, last night I ended up having a small apple + raw almonds (TJ's "handful" single-serve size). NOT what I was thinking I should do... This morning, my 1st meal was 2 eggs cooked in co, broccoli (pre-steamed yesterday) cherry tomatoes and guac. 1st thing this morning I had coffee w/coconut cream. Here's my big confession: I love IF!! My 1st Whole30 was done IF-style. Since that didn't work so well for me, I'm attempting to eat 1st meal early. I've actually been up for 1 1/2 hours, so I'm a little late. Not sure how this will work once I start exercising in the morning. I have a 1 hour commute to work, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 OK, time to search the forums for some help. I ate a 2nd plate of food last night. I was just not full/satisfied after the first one. Wondering if I should have had the apple/almonds like the night before. The extra sweet pot. made me sleep like a rock!! So nice to go to bed with no thought of an alarm - Thursdays are my day off. In better news, I had my breakfast w/in 1/2 hour of rising this morning!! Now I need a nap, LOL!! J/K, I feel a cold coming on, so I need to get some stuff done around the house while I can. 1st meal: 2 eggs cooked in co, Brussels sprouts, cherry tomatoes, 1/2 avocado. Coffee w/ coconut cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberrantatavia Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Sometimes we are just hungry Or maybe it was that your body didn't get something that it needed. Are you logging your food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 The only logging I'm doing is here. The last 2 days have been harder, I have a little cold, I'm still stuffed up. Did a little IF-style for the last 2 days with hot tea all morning, then lunch of salad and chicken breast with avocado and EVOO. Today I'm feeling better and headed to the kitchen for a couple of eggs with some kale and avo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Well, keeping a daily log has been a bust!! Today is day 30 of 100. My commitment for the next 30 days is to create and eat breakfast every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Today is day 31, or, Day 1 of my 2nd consecutive Whole30. I released 1.2lbs. in the previous 30 days. I haven't had a solid bm for 30 days (sorry, tmi), and I don't feel significantly better. I now have raging sciatica (probably not related). I sit here contemplating breakfast (I have 25 minuted to eat and be compliant) and I just...don't know. I'm staying on Whole30. I don't really want any other foods, I just want to make some progress! I'm headed to WF today to look for some compliant kombucha and sauerkraut. Maybe that will fix my elimination. The chiro for the sciatica is draining me financially, so I can't buy a bunch of new foods or supplements. I have some extreme stress at work, I'm doing my best to talk it out with hubby and friends and not internalize. Still sleeping fairly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Hope the stress & sciatica improve for you soon Well done on the first chunk of your 100 under your belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddesslynne Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks, Derval!! I have a bunch of emotions going on right now, not all related to the Whole100. I'm feeling really down on myself with regard to some stuff happening at work and home. And, I am also feeling that I failed in my quest for health. I lost a lot of weight on a really unhealthy diet a couple of years ago (medifast) and I feel that my 45lb. re-gain is "wasting" the stress I put on my body. I realize I messed up my body with those packaged foods, and I'm mad at myself. I also realize I may have done permanent damage metabolically, and I'm fighting to try to re-establish a healthy weight. I truly feel that I need to be patient with the Whole100, but it's just so discouraging to see my big belly every morning in the mirror. An old lady client actually asked me if I was pregnant yesterday. I said, no, just fat. It's true. I am in so much resistance. I don't want to get naked with my husband. Sorry if that's tmi. I'm almost always feeling on the verge of tears, I'm a hormonal mess. I'm afraid that the bioidentical hrt is dooming me to stay fat, but I just don't think I can deal with the hot flashes and no sleep I was experiencing before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 You're not dead and you're here, trying, so you haven't failed in your quest for health, your doing the quest right now. Stick to swypo with hubs keep the faith, you'll get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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