ccolburn Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 My wife and I started our first Whole30 yesterday. I have read about the first 100 pages of the Whole30 book and need to continue reading because there is so much I do not, yet, know about the program. A little about me: Back in May of 2014 my health was poor and I weighed around 320 lbs. I decided to change my lifestyle and started eating healthy and exercising. I started with walking which turned into running which led to my first 10K race in late 2014. In 2015 I added cycling and swimming and started doing short distance (Sprint and Olympic) triathlons. Things were going great and I managed to lose over 80 lbs in just over 6 months by simply not eating junk and exercising. I was going strong for over 2 years and then in mid-2016 I fell off the wagon from a nutritional perspective. I started having sweets and drinking alcohol (beer mostly) more often than before. I was (and am) still training and competing in various types of races. Then, I had an injury to my lower back in 2017 and could not exercise or compete for over 3 months. Yet, I continued to consume calories as if I were burning them like before, most of the calories being the "bad choice" kind. All this led to my putting back on 25 lbs of the weight I worked so hard to lose. I know the science behind nutrition. I know how certain foods trigger insulin reactions and give you a false sense of being full followed by a false sense of being hungry. I know the impact of healthy calories versus unhealthy calories. Yet, I have continued to struggle to get back on track. Then, my wife mentioned she wanted to do the Whole30 program and I was immediately on-board. I cannot tell you how important it is (for me anyway) not to be on such a journey alone. Trying to have a regimen of any kind is tough enough, but doing it alone it nearly impossible when the less healthy options are always around. I am very excited to be going through this program and look forward to the support my wife and I will give each other, as well as the support we can find right here in this forum / community. Regards, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted March 13, 2018 Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2018 I edited your thread title as it said "May 12, 2018" and although we're all wishing for spring, we're not quite there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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