Anyway... what is the Whole 30 you ask?? The Whole 30 is basically Paleo but on steroids. It's so intense. Here is their website:
whole30.com
First off... whole 30 is not intended to be a life long diet change. The purpose is to strip all things from your diet that could potentially have a negative impact, give your body 30 days to heal, and then as you reintroduce the foods, really pay attention to how they affect you.
Before you think I'm crazy and I tell you all the things involved, I have "seasonal allergies" ALL. YEAR. LONG. It's super duper annoying. I blow my nose every day, all year, multiple times. It wasn't until people around me (nephew, student at school) started getting diagnosed with gluten intolerance that I started to wonder if something in my diet was causing my allergies. So this is why I'm doing this. 30 days for my body to reset and heal and then hopefully figure out what's making me stuffy.
Ok so here it goes.... What exactly do you eat on the Whole 30?
Eat:
Protein- Chicken, beef, pork, seafood
Fruits- all, but limit dried fruit
Vegetables- all of them, all the time
Fat- Healthy fats like olive oil, almonds, cashews, avocado, coconut oil
From their website, "Eat meat, seafood, eggs, tons of vegetables, some fruit, and plenty of good fats from fruits, oils, nuts and seeds. Eat foods with very few ingredients, all pronounceable ingredients, or better yet, no ingredients listed at all because they’re totally natural and unprocessed. - See more at: http://whole30.com/step-two/#sthash.txtOMZOv.dpuf
What you can't eat:
From their website:
Doing this involves lots of meal planning, lots of grocery shopping at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods and lots of will power. Yesterday I went to Trader Joes and got a few things (kale, clarified butter, Lara bars). I was pretty disappointed by my shopping experience. The prices were good, but the selection is so much smaller than Whole Foods. After school today, I went to Whole Foods and finished shopping: almond milk mixed with coconut cream, almond flour, sausages, lots of veggies, salad dressing, marinades, more Lara bars, coconut milk).
Today was Day One for me. I woke up and realized that since Trader Joe's didn't have any coconut milk or almond milk without added preservatives, I had nothing to put in my coffee. I also am not using stevia for 30 days. Just perfect. I decided to have green tea instead because I knew I could drink that without milk or sugar. I also made scrambled eggs instead of my normal toast with peanut butter.
I used Power to the Greens from Trader Joe's in my eggs, with garlic powder and pepper. I cooked them and put them in Tupperware to eat at school. In the car on the drive to work, I had an apple and green tea.
By 9 am I wanted to break things. Not having coffee was not a good idea. On the Whole 30 website they have a timeline for how you might feel each day. On day one you are supposed to feel great and empowered. I did not. I felt cranky, tired and pissed off. I took a bite of a Lara bar that had cherries and dates and that gave me a little bit of a sugar boost. I also drank A TON of water (causing me to have to get my class covered twice before lunch so I could use the bathroom). By lunch time I was starting to feel a little better.
Today was Emma's day to bring lunch. She made tuna salad with avocado, peppers, and onions. We ate it with celery and carrot sticks. While I definitely was aware that it would be even more amazing on a piece of bread, lunch was really yummy.
After school, I went to Whole Foods to finish all the shopping I couldn't do yesterday. Thank goodness, I found almond milk mixed with coconut cream. And, the only ingredients were almonds, coconut and water. I am excited to try it tomorrow morning with coffee.
When I finally got home around 6:30 pm, I heated up a chicken kabob and grilled zucchini (with olive oil and salt/ pepper) that was leftover from a cookout on Monday. I went through all my cabinets and made one cabinet Whole 30 ingredients only. I also did the same thing with shelves in the fridge. Then I washed and cut strawberries, grapes, celery, lettuce and peppers. I hard boiled some eggs too. Now there are plenty of things to grab when I want a snack. I really wanted a glass of wine while I was doing all of this, but I survived on water.
Side note- Tom thinks its going to be hardest for me to give up alcohol for 30 days (which might be true because there is a bachlorette party in there...). I think dairy is going to be the hardest. I really like cheese. Sugar is tough too. And lets be honest, I just got three boxes of girl scout cookies that will be hidden for 30 days until I can devour them again.
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