Here I am!

[kimberj]

Hi, I'm Kim. I live south of Seattle. I am in my late 30's and pretty sedentary. I have a 5 year old daughter and when she was 10 months old I ran a 1/2 marathon but have not done a whole lot since. I definitely have a sugar addiction and when I feel I eat Looking forward - kind of - to doing the Whole30 and seeing these addictions subside. I also have high blood pressure triggered by my pregnancy with my daughter that never went away that needs to get under control. I suspect I have a gluten intolerance and I had my gall bladder removed so I need to watch bad fats. Sluggish and fatigued, skin issues, irritable bowel, headaches... yada yada yada. I am convinced so much of it is related to the junk I put into my body. All in all I think I will have nothing but a positive experience from this.

I'm pretty educated as far as healthy eating/Paleo/good fats etc goes but I lack the motivation or to urge to do it. To me, doing something like really committing to Whole30 is what I have to do, otherwise I will make up excuses or cheat or "try" for one day and abandon it when it starts to get challenging. I have a definite reliance on caffeine so bypassing Starbucks will be HARD (but much easier on my wallet).It's a habit to have a glass of wine or a beer nightly as well; my DH is on board supporting me and is going to make tea for me in the pm instead. My family will eat whatever I make, as long as there is a lot of it and it tastes good. I'm pretty blessed in that regard, so I'm looking forward to new recipes. I do NOT like sweet potatoes so that is going to be a stretch but I am going to make it work.

Sorry for the novel. Looking forward to seeing what happens in the next month and beyond.

[Chati]

Hi Kimberj - Good luck.

From what I´ve read I´d reckon those symptoms will indeed be helped with this.

Look forward to seeing you around

[Beets]

Hi Kim. We have a lot in common. I'm turning 39 in June, have a five year old (and almost 2 year old), get set off on sugar binges. I'm also much better at talking the talk than walking the walk.

How's it going? I've found it much easier to stick with my plans on the W0 than my previous attempts. (Day 19.) But I've had my ups and downs. I also quit coffee which was brutal for a few days (I had to nap while my 5yo was in pre-k and my toddler was napping, my head hurt so badly I could barely walk. But now I'm ok. Still crave coffee sometimes but not the way I completely relied on it.