Clearly I have gotten over the initial shock of the Whole 30 and have settled into a pretty good routine. A big mistake I made today was not eating breakfast. I had fire fighting training and had only eaten a hard boiled egg. Not enough.
I felt the pain during lunch. I had my first real sugar craving and I think it was just because I was hungry. I ate lunch until I was full but still wanted something sweet. I drank some water and some coffee and powered through it.
And when did it happen that fruit is now a guilty pleasure? A handful of grapes and a few pieces of pineapple made me feel like I had eaten a cookie. How weird.
I made a batch of protein nut balls that look delicious. I was licking the bowl. I was excited to eat dates. Seriously, what has happened to me?
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Addiction
Here is another surprising thing I have learned this week: the hardest thing for me to give up has been the scale! I clearly have an addiction to it!
One of the Whole 30 rules is to not weigh yourself the entire time. In this, I have failed. Miserably.
I even moved the scale to another room. That did not work. I think I need Paddy to hide it from me until February.
Good news... I have lost 5 pounds!
Bad news...I am a scale addict. I need an intervention.
One of the Whole 30 rules is to not weigh yourself the entire time. In this, I have failed. Miserably.
I even moved the scale to another room. That did not work. I think I need Paddy to hide it from me until February.
Good news... I have lost 5 pounds!
Bad news...I am a scale addict. I need an intervention.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Day 4
Today was far better than yesterday. Maybe because I drank a lot of coffee this morning, maybe because I ate Tylenol twice today. Regardless, I didn't get the raging headache.
I also had my first Crossfit workout since I changed my diet. I feared having low energy and struggling through the workout. I was also dreading running the prescribed mile at the end of the WOD in the sub-freezing weather. But, shockingly, it was a great workout! I had such a great surge of energy when it was done. It was great. I hope it stays this way.
I also had my first Crossfit workout since I changed my diet. I feared having low energy and struggling through the workout. I was also dreading running the prescribed mile at the end of the WOD in the sub-freezing weather. But, shockingly, it was a great workout! I had such a great surge of energy when it was done. It was great. I hope it stays this way.
SWOnuts
I have changed the name of my blog after having a revelation today. I am on Day 4 of my Whole 30 day experience and I had to venture into a Dunkin Donuts. Bad idea, right?
Here is why I had to go in...I am in the Navy and am currently attending a school for Surface Warfare Officers. We have a rule in our class that the person who gets the highest grade on a test has to bring in coffee and doughnuts the next day. Well, lucky me, I got the highest grade on the last test. Unlucky class, there was no way I was bringing in doughnuts.
There is a culture in my community of saying we want fit and healthy people and then serving doughnuts every morning for breakfast. They have often been referred to as SWOnuts, because we are SWOs. How does that make any sense?
I don't want to eat any SWOnuts. I walked into the Dunkin Donuts expecting to be tempted. I was not. They looked gross. I bought my big Box of Joe and left, not SWOnuts in my bag. The class was happy when I arrived with the Joe, but some did not appreciate the Paleo breakfast casserole I brought in the doughnuts stead. End of the day, though, the casserole was gone and I saved everyone a few bites of grossness.
That is when I decided to change the blog's theme. It isn't just about 30 days on a whole food kick, it is about living and eating well in the SWO community.
Here is why I had to go in...I am in the Navy and am currently attending a school for Surface Warfare Officers. We have a rule in our class that the person who gets the highest grade on a test has to bring in coffee and doughnuts the next day. Well, lucky me, I got the highest grade on the last test. Unlucky class, there was no way I was bringing in doughnuts.
There is a culture in my community of saying we want fit and healthy people and then serving doughnuts every morning for breakfast. They have often been referred to as SWOnuts, because we are SWOs. How does that make any sense?
I don't want to eat any SWOnuts. I walked into the Dunkin Donuts expecting to be tempted. I was not. They looked gross. I bought my big Box of Joe and left, not SWOnuts in my bag. The class was happy when I arrived with the Joe, but some did not appreciate the Paleo breakfast casserole I brought in the doughnuts stead. End of the day, though, the casserole was gone and I saved everyone a few bites of grossness.
That is when I decided to change the blog's theme. It isn't just about 30 days on a whole food kick, it is about living and eating well in the SWO community.
DAY 3-Stupid Sugar (as reported from Day 4)
I was all ready to post last night about how great I was feeling and blah blah blah and the WHAM-O! I was knocked over with the most ridiculous headache and my energy completely bottomed out. I have been having some nagging headaches over the Christmas break, but I attributed those to no longer drinking my daily cup of coffee at work. But this one, this was different.
I actually had a great day back at work. I was alert and never got hungry or got tempted by anything. I come home from work and ran to the grocery store and came home and cooked like a mad woman.
**Side note** The way Paddy and I are reacting to this diet change has been pretty surprising. I have had a decrease in hunger. I never really feel starving or anything. And when I eat, I never feel full. You know, the uncomfortable stuffed feeling. I like it.
Paddy, on the other hand, is a ravenous beast. No matter how much I feed him, he is always starving. I realized somewhere during day 2 that I was going to have to have the fridge over stocked with easy to eat meals to keep him from wasting away. My guess is that he is withdrawling from his carb addiction. Hopefully his appetite will balance out as his body adjusts to not getting 2 PB&J sandwiches as snacks and a side of "insert white carb here" with every meal. I have been gluten-free for over a year, so I think I had a much shallower adjustment to the loss of carbs from my day.
Back to yesterday, I was cooking like an animal. Or maybe someone who likes to cook and eat animals. I felt like a master chef on meth. It was a sight to see. Then, I sat down and, like a wave, my mood took a nose dive, my head was killing me and I could not pull out of it. I wrapped up my last meals and went to bed. It was the only solution.
Here is my theory: I had way more sugar in my diet than I had realized. I do not consider myself a sweet tooth. I mostly craved salt, crunchy snacks. But, when I really sat down and thought about it, I guess I had a lot of sneaky sugar in my diet. A couple packets of sugar in my coffee (and then 2 more with the refill and then 2 more in my mug after lunch), sweetened creamer in those same cups of coffee, some sweet candies to "keep me awake" at work, sugar in sauces and packaged foods, a bite of ice cream...it goes on and on. Maybe I don't sit down and eat a bag of cookies like someone who I might consider a sweet tooth, but I eat me some sugar. So, I am blaming sugar from my headaches and now I hate sugar.
Stupid sugar.
I actually had a great day back at work. I was alert and never got hungry or got tempted by anything. I come home from work and ran to the grocery store and came home and cooked like a mad woman.
**Side note** The way Paddy and I are reacting to this diet change has been pretty surprising. I have had a decrease in hunger. I never really feel starving or anything. And when I eat, I never feel full. You know, the uncomfortable stuffed feeling. I like it.
Paddy, on the other hand, is a ravenous beast. No matter how much I feed him, he is always starving. I realized somewhere during day 2 that I was going to have to have the fridge over stocked with easy to eat meals to keep him from wasting away. My guess is that he is withdrawling from his carb addiction. Hopefully his appetite will balance out as his body adjusts to not getting 2 PB&J sandwiches as snacks and a side of "insert white carb here" with every meal. I have been gluten-free for over a year, so I think I had a much shallower adjustment to the loss of carbs from my day.
Back to yesterday, I was cooking like an animal. Or maybe someone who likes to cook and eat animals. I felt like a master chef on meth. It was a sight to see. Then, I sat down and, like a wave, my mood took a nose dive, my head was killing me and I could not pull out of it. I wrapped up my last meals and went to bed. It was the only solution.
Here is my theory: I had way more sugar in my diet than I had realized. I do not consider myself a sweet tooth. I mostly craved salt, crunchy snacks. But, when I really sat down and thought about it, I guess I had a lot of sneaky sugar in my diet. A couple packets of sugar in my coffee (and then 2 more with the refill and then 2 more in my mug after lunch), sweetened creamer in those same cups of coffee, some sweet candies to "keep me awake" at work, sugar in sauces and packaged foods, a bite of ice cream...it goes on and on. Maybe I don't sit down and eat a bag of cookies like someone who I might consider a sweet tooth, but I eat me some sugar. So, I am blaming sugar from my headaches and now I hate sugar.
Stupid sugar.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
A few days left
The start of my first Whole 30 is quickly approaching and I am using my time off of work to prepare, kind of.
I am slowly finishing off the Christmas leftovers that are not Whole 30 approved, although they were not bad. Just a little dairy and, of course, the puff pastry on the glorious Beef Wellington. I figure, if you are going to eat flour, you might as well eat it wrapped around beed tenderloin. Man, it was good.
And a nice side of parsnip and carrot puree and a casserole of leeks, butternut squash, goat cheese and hazelnuts. Not paleo, but quality ingredients and very delicious.
Now, I am thinking Whole 30. I have a pot of Citrus Carnitas from Well Fed (pg. 95) on the stove and I turned some old steak that was wasting away in the freezer into a variation of Chocolate Chili (pg. 73) that Paddy can take to work for lunch.
I also did some research and found a winter farmers market nearby that I am going to raid on Saturday. Depending on what I find there, I will plan my first week out. I know I need a lot of very easy to eat food so I am not tempted to cheat, although I do not think it will be hard. The foods I have made so far have been better than anything out of a box or bag. I just need to keep nibbley things out of my eye sight. I think I just made up a word, nibbely. But you know exactly what I mean.
Paddy has stopped eating sandwiches everyday for lunch and has been bringing leftovers and he can already feel a difference. Pretty sure he has lost 3 pounds, without really trying. Punk. His challenge will be no cream and sugar in his coffee. I do not think I will get him to buy off on coconut milk as an alternative. We will see how that all goes.
I am slowly finishing off the Christmas leftovers that are not Whole 30 approved, although they were not bad. Just a little dairy and, of course, the puff pastry on the glorious Beef Wellington. I figure, if you are going to eat flour, you might as well eat it wrapped around beed tenderloin. Man, it was good.
And a nice side of parsnip and carrot puree and a casserole of leeks, butternut squash, goat cheese and hazelnuts. Not paleo, but quality ingredients and very delicious.
Now, I am thinking Whole 30. I have a pot of Citrus Carnitas from Well Fed (pg. 95) on the stove and I turned some old steak that was wasting away in the freezer into a variation of Chocolate Chili (pg. 73) that Paddy can take to work for lunch.
I also did some research and found a winter farmers market nearby that I am going to raid on Saturday. Depending on what I find there, I will plan my first week out. I know I need a lot of very easy to eat food so I am not tempted to cheat, although I do not think it will be hard. The foods I have made so far have been better than anything out of a box or bag. I just need to keep nibbley things out of my eye sight. I think I just made up a word, nibbely. But you know exactly what I mean.
Paddy has stopped eating sandwiches everyday for lunch and has been bringing leftovers and he can already feel a difference. Pretty sure he has lost 3 pounds, without really trying. Punk. His challenge will be no cream and sugar in his coffee. I do not think I will get him to buy off on coconut milk as an alternative. We will see how that all goes.
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