Whole 30 #3
I did the Whole 30 again starting the first day of spring. Here's a recap so I can look back the next time and get a general idea how things went.
Day 1: My downfall with Whole 30 is I eat terribly before it knowing it's going to happen. The kids birthday was this past week so there is plenty of junk in the house. Cake and cheese balls and a beer yesterday... Woke up this morning feeling pretty terrible. Ate well through the day, not really craving/missing anything. Excited to start.
Day 2: Feeling better already, good night's sleep, joints really really hurt. Again not really craving/missing anything. (When I did this in January I really wanted a drink on the porch in the evening, but not feeling that this time at all.)
Day 3: Woke early feeling great after solid 7 hours sleep. Have been dealing with pretty bad insomnia for weeks and -- poof -- that's just gone. My joints hurt like crazy...
Day 4: So much for the insomnia...terrible time sleeping last night and my whole body aches...
Day 7: Getting really discouraged actually...doing this so the aches and pains in my joints go away and I sleep better...and I am sleeping a little better but still not terrific and the aches are better but not gone...probably just need some more time but am impatient. Still not really craving anything so grateful for that!
Day 8: Super bloated, joint ache...why do my joints ache so much??
Day 9 on: I feel so skinny! And though I'm not doing this to lose weight, a few pounds never hurts...
Day 12: Hungry and headachy.
Day 13: Apres ski and wasn't craving a cider at all. And Mexican after and no problem skipping the chips. Although I have been craving a cheese enchilada for days. Also my body is still aching, although not nearly as much. Sleep has been really good. Waking up early which isn't a bad thing...
Days 16 on: Cravings are gone. Hip feels great. Weight feels perfect (I haven't weighed myself though). Feel great in a bikini. Sleeping well, often waking at 5 or 6. It's amazing what getting the crap out of your diet does.
Days 28, 29: Want to finish early and have something forbidden. I resist. :)
Day 30: Finished strong!
And the results: Sleeping great (although waking early), my hip doesn't hurt at all, at my ideal weight (I didn't weigh myself before I started, but I know I lost a little). The Whole 30 this time was hard but not terrible. I didn't cheat at all! Now the challenge is to figure out what sustaining all the benefits looks like. I'm reintroducing foods one at a time, very carefully...
XO
