Survival Products I'm not going to lie. The Whole30 was hard for me. For someone who loved sweetened tea, chocolate, and cheese, giving all those things up at once was difficult. At many points, I didn't think I would make it the full 30 days. I had to look for some "survival products." Things that made the challenge a little easier by either making the cooking easier or the … [Read more...]
Results, Whole30 Thursday
Results I've been done with the Whole30 for almost a week, so it's time to share my results with you. I wasn't too confident in what some of those results would be, and I was a little scared to even get on the scale. However, I was still confident in all the things that I learned. I'm also confident in the things I didn't like about the program. I want to share those things, … [Read more...]
Preparations and Goodbyes
Preparations Preparations for the Whole30 are done. Well, actually shopping was done in two days, planning was done yesterday, and food preparation was done last night. Today, is the big day! All real food all the time! As I mentioned previously, this is going to be a challenge for me, but I'm up for it. I've read the book a couple of times (well, specific parts a lot of … [Read more...]
A Whole new approach with the Whole30
Whole I've been reading up a lot on whole foods lately. What are whole foods? Well, they are foods that haven't been processed, that don't have added sugar, and basically, just don't need a nutritional label. Real foods like eggs, meat, vegetables, and fruits. Sure, I've been on my healthy eating plan since last May, but I still eat processed foods, sugar, and dairy. As … [Read more...]