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First Day of Whole30

okay. soooooo. I started Whole30 today. Well this afternoon. This morning, I woke up angry because I fell asleep last night without making my “last smore”. Which let’s be honest. I know its bad that I let myself do that. So this morning: what did I do? I ate a hot dog with bun, some chips, a soda AND the smore. Great job Alex. I then decided enough was enough anddddddd then after I got home and Keith left to go shoot his new bow... I decided to eat half a box of Focaccia crackers.  And then with dinner (my awesome Whole30 dinner) I snuck some Mio into my LaCroix.

I have a history with hiding my food habits. And so. This is where it ends. no more cheating. because cheating on this is cheating on myself and making me upset with not following the path to my goal of being (mostly) Whole30 compliant for 30 days. 

The (mostly) comes from the fact that I am going to allow myself to eat organic rolled oats and brown rice a couple times a week to help fend off cravings. Yes. I read the book. I know why this isn’t optimal. But honestly- I am TERRIFIED of not having breads and pastas. And if after the first 30 days, I feel like going true Whole30, I will do so. But if I am feeling great, this is sustainable for me and for my life. Which is the point of why I am doing this all in the first place. I picked the Whole30 program at first because of it’s clear cut what you can and can’t do, which is why I was drawn to it. Secondly, after reading the book, especially since I’m a nurse, the science makes SO much sense to me. Of course this is the plan for me!

I am set up for success tomorrow as I go back to work after a 9 day vacation. I have leftover sweet potato and homemade breakfast turkey sausage skillet hash from dinner tonight. I have carrots cut up and ready to go.  And when I get home tomorrow, I plan on making chicken fajitas (chicken and homemade spice mixture with peppers and onion, served in romaine lettuce boats) for dinner, which Keith will happily eat.

That’s all for now. Wish me luck!