Done with Whole30!

I did it! 30 days of gluten, soy, dairy, sugar, preservative and pretty much everything else- free eating. Lost 11 lbs, slept like a baby, no headaches, stomach relatively normal (for me)... It was pretty awesome. Lot of prep work on Sundays and planning for every meal and snack was time consuming, but it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. I ate new things I'd never tried, esp since I so rarely eat red meat and I had no choice but to re-introduce it. I didn't miss cheese like I thought I would...I missed carbs & chocolate though. So Wed morning, day 31, I had a blueberry muffin, and had some mini eggs at night. Sad and pathetic, I know. Oh well!

I learned a lot... I always read the labels for calories/fat/protein/carbs/fiber, but never really the ingredients. Holy hell do they put a lot of crap in stuff that it has no being in. I don't understand it! So I will surely eat better and cleaner than before, and with more knowledge behind my decisions. I think the headache free month was the most enlightening part...that is a miracle for me, and I know it's because I didn't have all the junk in my system. I also now know how badly gluten affects my gut...so as much as I can, I'm cutting out breads, cereals, pastas, crackers, etc. I'm not going to hate myself if I eat it, but I'm going to give myself better choices moving forward. As for dairy... I always knew it messed with me, so other than chocolate (which I proclaim a NON dairy food...in my own world...) and the occasional ice cream or frozen yogurt, I'll be dairy free I think.

So, a new leaf has been turned. For now :)

Mmmm Donuts..

After taking puppy for a walk this morning, it was too late to have breakfast so I stopped at Dunks to get a bagel on the way to work. Which I did. And while ordering, I noticed the 'manager's special' donut was chocolate butternut, which they never have... If there is someone out there who hasn't had the amazing experience of a chocolate butternut donut from DD, let me describe it for you: Heaven. Chocolate donut covered in toasted coconut. Mmmmm. Serioiusly - how do they expect me to resist that?

So not only did I eat the cinnamon raisin bagel with plain cream cheese (I didn't even get light cc today... so bad), but I had fruit for Sally's birthday at the office and the donut. And it's only 10:20 AM.

I just ate...

I just ate a cheeseburger. Doesn't sound all that impressive, does it? Well, I haven't had one since 1996. I have no idea what possessed me to eat one (I keep saying "the baby wants ...), but I figured since I actually wanted one, I'd get one. What I really wanted was a Big Mac, but figured that would be a bit much for my stomach to handle, so I toned it down a notch. We'll see how it sits!