Whole 30 – Day 5 -10! – Ok, I can do this.

Whole30 has been interesting so far. In this short amount of time I have seen that at this point of the game this is more of a mental exercise than a physical one. Your habits are challenged, your emotions are more evident, and your reactions to both of those are what will get you or stop you from getting through these first couple of days. It is also funny how much food plays a part of are social interactions and how for me, not being able to have those foods made being social more of a pain, so I avoided it. Lemme get to my journal entries and again if you are doing Whole30 and had different experiences, feel free to share them in the comments!

Day 5 aka This is weird also…I’m crazy tired! – It seems like my body is adjusting to the food situation better. I am not hungry every 2 hours, but my energy is a tad low. I keep cooking at home, and I am sincerely convinced that my gas bill is going to be out of this world by months end! Every. Single. Meal. I am cooking at home! And oh did I mention that I am going to marry myself just for my cooking! Good gravy! Broiling a center cut pork chop will make you say such things to yourself. I actually like cooking, I just hate cleaning. But back to the day. I’m doing fine with it and getting ready to head out to my bible study at 6:45 per usual so I eat around 5:30, hoping this will keep me from being super hungry after it’s over. Usually after the study is over, I go to Zaxby’s or to some other nearby fast food place, however I am so physically exhausted by the time I leave (9:15) that I have a little more incentive not to stop. Plus I don’t want to throw it all away at this point. All that being said, I feel super odd going straight home. But doing it makes this a definite victory!

via GIPHYDay 6 aka Sabatoge! aka I was minding my own business! – I am feeling pretty confident and determined to do this. I have turned into that annoying person that tells everyone I am doing so and so diet. I am doing this partly because I don’t want to be invited to do things that I cannot do (aka I don’t feel confident enough to go and not eat what I would usually), and I am trying to reinforce to my brain that this is what is happening for the next 24 days and I am not breaking. The work day goes great, cooking goes fine, and a good girlfriend of mine is coming over as she says she has found this Sweet Potato Gnocchi from Trader Joes that she wants to make. Keep in mind that this girlfriend is my accountability partner for Whole30 so I am looking forward to eating with her. I make the rest of my protein for the week while she makes the gnocchi, it looks kinda saucy but I don’t question her. She says she has left a package of it in my freezer and after she leaves I look at the ingredients…Milk, wheat, sugar. ALL THE THINGS YOU CANNOT HAVE ON WHOLE30! When I say I am upset, I can’t fully express it in a blog post! I have been so determined to do this with no slips. This is not just any old diet to me, it is a challenge to prove to myself that I can do it. So for me to be so dedicated and literally a slip up be added to my plate by a well meaning but not label checking friend is so disappointing. It also makes me think because I say out loud, “She ruined my diet!” But, did she? Did this one meal, with this one side item RUIN my entire 30 day diet? Will I gain 15 pounds because of it? No. Yes my friend could have checked the label as she is doing Whole30 as well, but apparently she didn’t. She tried to do something nice but it didn’t work out as either of us expected. I check myself about things having to be so all or nothing. Its perfectly acceptable for me to be annoyed (Because lets be real, this is crazy annoying) but it is new for my brain to be clearer so I can work through this issue without blasting my friend. I will just check everything out food wise myself over the next 24 days. I have a feeling that if I want to eat this way I will have to do it anyway.

Day 7, aka emotions make me hungry – Energy is fine, food is fine. But I get bad work related news. I am sad and want to have something sweet or go get a drink. All of these things are not a shock but what is interesting is that I can say no to it, eat my dinner and have a normal evening. I’m a little more tired by evening time but I force myself to go to the farmers market to buy more meat and seafood for the upcoming week. I get home, climb into bed and spend a little time on Whole30’s IG for tips from the inventor of the program and go to sleep.

Day 8 aka I’m a juicing machine!!! – My mom lets me borrow her juicer and I decide to make a beet, apple, ginger, and lemon juice. Oh my its delicious! I really love how the juice gives me a good pick me up and I decide to do some more component cooking and make more sweet potato and mushrooms like I did earlier in the week. I really want a juicer, I want to be able to do this at home and save those $5 for each juice. I spend about an hour searching, do some school work and go to bed.

Day 9 aka Oh man…I don’t feel sick! – Overslept Sunday morning and had to run to bible study so I didn’t get to eat. Usually I would feel very panicky and feel very sick. I sat through the entire meeting no jittery feeling, I didn’t even keep track of the time. I am usually very panicky. What’s happening! I go to Sprouts after the meeting is over as I have errands to run. I realize that I didn’t even feel like I had to do it. I chose to. I have a juice and a banana, ran my errands and headed home. It was 1pm. I was hungry and made some lovely salmon and veggies. I really don’t feel bad. This is kinda awesome.

Day 10 aka I’m not hungry – Wake up and I don’t really feel like eating so I make beet and ginger juice. Its good and I move on with my day. Im not focusing as I would like to though. I even tried taking a supplement, no help. I wait too long to eat and develop a headache. After I eat it goes far away. This is the first day that I feel a strong urge to eat food that I normally would. I think I am over eating at home. I tell a friend, she encourages me and I make salmon and some more juice. I am also tired but determined to stay up. Maybe I will sleep better tonight and be much better tomorrow than I am today. I have to admit that I am proud that I made it this far. YAY Me! I have to stay focused 20 more days!!!

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xo, Danie