My thoughts on Whole 30 - Week 1

So if you follow me on Instagram you might have saw that I started Whole 30 over a week ago.When people ask what I can't eat I have told them it is easier to tell you what I can eat. Lean meats (protein), and veggies are the best and a LITTLE bit of fruit. That is the best way to explain it without going into to much detail. I thought after my first week it would be fun to do a little update of things I like and dislike about Whole 30. I was talking to my husband last night about some of the things I don't like and he said it sounded like I was making excuses for why I don't want to do it anymore. That might be it sometimes but this is what I think so far!

 

I feel GREAT! I just feel healthier all together, kind of like I did after I did the Suja cleanse except I can eat. It is like I am starting over and feel healthier all together. I think if someone is struggling with cutting back or cutting out on sweets, soda, carbs or bad fats this is the perfect diet   challenge for you. For me a lot of it is mentally breaking myself from craving and always thinking I need those foods (if you can call sweets food) when really I can do fine without them.

 

 If you have a family to cook for this challenge is hard. As a full time mom, employee and wife, I suddenly have become a full time chef as well. I feel like if I am not tending to Krew, or working I am cooking and making meals that I can eat. Meal prep is a must for me because I would not have time and then would end up letting that be my excuse to why I had a grilled cheese sandwich or something that isn't Whole 30 compliant which luckily hasn't happened.

 

I feel like "that person". All in one day I went to a work lunch where they ordered us lunch before we got there and I was that person saying "sorry I can't eat that" when really it wasn't that unhealthy. Then I had dinner at my friends parents house because she was in town, her mom made a nice dinner and I had to pick at the things I could eat and then say "sorry I can't that" to most the meal which made her scramble and try to come up with other things I could eat. To me I think that is rude and I felt rude. That really put a bad taste in my mouth about Whole 30. I am going out of town for the weekend for a little getaway and I will be staying with family. I have packed some healthy snacks like tomatoes and avocados but I DO NOT want to be that person all weekend that is saying "sorry I can't eat that" because I think sometimes it can be rude. Has anyone else ran into this? What do you do? I hate when people have to cater to me it is kind of embarrassing.

 

I have come to realize how many sauces, carbs, grains, and beans are in most meals. I have become very aware of what I eat which is the ultimate goal for me. There have been a couple times that I have eaten something then realized it isn't Whole 30 compliant and I am disappointed in myself! Whole 30 is a good reset, even if you only do a Whole 30 type of diet for a week or even a couple days you will notice a difference in how you feel. You feel like you are accomplishing something and you feel good. I feel good! I was doing my little boys smash cake and I literally had like TINY taste of the cake like maybe a teaspoon sized bite and I had a stomach ache. It isn't worth it to me! 

 

Will I eat this way forever? I don't have a yes or no answer for that question, let me explain why. I will be cutting out sugar, carbs and sauces. I will make my lifestyle change about eating lean meats and veggies and if I have rice it will be whole wheat. Now, if I am invited to a friends or families for dinner and they are serving spaghetti or something that wouldn't be considered Whole 30 compliant will I say sorry I can't eat that? The answer is no. Do I have to get a huge plate of it and eat away? No because that is one thing I have control over is portion control. If I go to dinner at a sushi restaurant will I order a seaweed salad? No I wont I will get sushi. If I go to dinner and order a salad will I bring my own dressing like some people do for Whole 30? The answer is also no.  You get the point. Anyway, what are your thoughts on Whole 30?

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