My thoughts now that I'm done with my Whole 30
Whole 30 was in the news quite a bit last weekend (The Examiner, Daily Mail UK, ELLE, The Wall Street Journal). I read through the Elle article and remembered that I was not allowed to cheat even in Paleo ways, for instance with coconut milk ice cream. So I basically failed my Whole 30 like 2 weeks ago and should have started over then.
It took me 2 weeks for my body to adjust to the lack of processed crap in my diet. I do feel better now that I've gotten through those first 2 weeks. HOWEVER, I am still so freaking tired all the time so maybe something else is wrong...
Oh and I lost 8 10 pounds. So that was nice. I'm back to my post-Peak 10 weight from the fall so I'm glad to be starting out at this point.
I've decided to go forward on more of a Paleo-plus diet. I intend to introduce quinoa back into my life as I believe its a healthy grain. I will use cheese but sparingly. I do miss cheese but surprisingly not too terribly much. I had some on my salad today but it wasn't necessary. I don't know about milk much more than to put it over my granola in the morning, which I also miss so very much. Greek yogurt is a must. I ate a lot of crap over the past two days but I don't want to move forward like that. No more pop. Limited alcohol. I'm going to try and stay away from candy. I am starting Peak 10 again this weekend and have to eat clean for that so yay- I'm already there!
I forgot to mention that with eating this "normal" food over the past couple days, I have felt full fast but not a good, satisfied full- more of an "I ate too much" full. And then I'm hungry again faster than when I was just eating fruit, veggies and protein.
I also have been thinking a lot this week after being done that the Whole 30 was just too restrictive. This was bad because as soon as I was done, I binged. But it was good because the things I've eaten weren't that good- I have found that I could really do without cheese in my diet. I finally had my granola the other morning and it just didn't taste as good as I thought it would. So the Whole 30 was good and bad, I suppose.
Anyway, for anyone looking to make healthier life decisions with food, I would definitely recommend the Paleo plan. If you have many health issues that could be attributed to what you're eating, I would try Whole 30 but only if you're really committed and take it seriously. Let me know if you want to borrow my book.
I did my Peak 10 fit test today. This is the third Peak I've done since it started in January 2013. I've basically done every other round. I was really disappointed by my test today. My measurements and weight were good but my exercises were not. I was back to where I was when I did my Peak in the fall, if not worse. And it turns out one of the exercises we do for the test (sit outs), I have been doing wrong the whole time. It was funny because halfway through the test for the sit out, Sarah asked how it was so easy for me- then Erin came over and pointed out that I wasn't doing it right. Oops. I'm just not pleased with how I did today. I really do need to work out between Peaks. And I'm serious about my additional workouts this time. And about eating clean. Third time's a charm, right?
